This new Internet standard is being widely adopted. The adoption list includes Windows 10 (Version 2004), Android 9 Pie, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera and Vivaldi to name a few. In this article, we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of DNS-over-HTTPS and how to enable this protocol in your devices. We will also discuss how to test if DoH is enabled for your devices or not. Let’s begin....

Currently, USB 4, also referred to as “USB4” (without the space), is the latest technology used in USB cables, but so is USB “type C.” So how can the 2 latest technologies be used simultaneously? This is where most users are confused. Today we are going to debunk this myth and get a better understanding of what USB 4 and USB type C are, and how they differentiate. Understanding USB Interfaces When we say “USB connectors,” we mean the physical port shape of the cable or the port it plugs in....

This is an optional update that Microsoft has released via the “seeker” experience in Windows Update. Simultaneously, Microsoft has also released an update to both Beta and Release Preview channels with the same KB ID, which you can read all about in our blog post. Installing this update on your device will update its build to 19043.844. What’s new in KB4601382 (19043.844) for v21H1 This release does not bring any new features to the table....

Let us dig in on what other benefits can be expected from the update. What’s new in Windows 10 Preview Build 20257 Your Phone now supports multi-app experience on Windows With this update, insiders can now launch Android applications directly from the Your Phone app, which is on their phone. When the phone is connected to the Your Phone application, Android applications can be launched in separate windows, allowing users to launch multiple applications simultaneously....

Here are the highlights for Windows 11 Build 25136: You can now open multiple folders in new File Explorer tabs, as opposed to opening them in a new window.Dynamic widgets in the taskbar that displays the latest breaking news around your area amongst other useful information.Significant improvements to the Notepad and Windows Media Player. With these, Microsoft highlights a new known issue with this flight as well. Let us see what those are in detail and then continue to see how to install this build....

These updates do not introduce any new features, but makes several changes to enhance the user experience. Microsoft has retracted the ability to share local system files directly to OneDrive which was built into the Windows share window, introduced in Build 22622.436. Microsoft says that this is only temporary and will hopefully be reintroduced in a future flight. If you have been subscribed to the Beta channel for some time, then you would already know that Microsoft split the Insiders into 2 groups: One group receives the updates with the new features already enabled (22622) and the other group receives the updates with the features disabled by default (22621)....

Although this build does have some predetermined problems, it also brings a plethora of new fixes and improvements for the recently-released operating system (Windows 11). However, that is not even the highlight of the release. Microsoft has been working on fluent-design emojis for quite some time now, and they have finally released its first official version with Build 22478. Not only that, celebrating their 7 years of the Insider Program, Microsoft has also released special desktop backgrounds for their consumers as a token of appreciation....

Math Tools Math Input Panel Now you can write easily any Math Expression in Windows 10 as it has one built in program “Math Input Panel” that supports every Math’s Expression. Type “Math Input Panel” in start menu and open the result which it shows. When you open it, a window will appear that says “Write math here”. As soon as you write, on left of that window, a new window of tools will also appear....

This article discusses various methods and techniques you can use to access or even map network paths onto your device using the command lines. Traditional methods to map and access network paths in Windows 10 Normally, users would access a network path using either Run or directly from the File Explorer. We shall also be discussing this method so that you understand the differences when we try and access a network path through the CLI....

The Run Command window can be very convenient to use, and if you have used it in the past, you would know that it can save plenty of time when performing time-critical tasks. The Run Command window, or the Run dialog box, is a subroutine of the Explorer.exe process. Therefore, there is no dedicated file to open the Run Command window. The resource shell32.dll is used to run this subroutine can be found at the following path: This post lists several ways to access the Run Command window....

Microsoft Word is the most popular Word processor. It is available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite and is not free. Microsoft Word goes a long way further by giving lots of formatting options and templates for creating different kinds of documents. There are a lot of free options like Wordpad and notepad which come built into Windows but nothing is as good as Microsoft Word.Microsoft has also integrated Word with OneDrive cloud storage service which means that you can edit your documents using Microsoft Word and save your documents to the cloud easily....

One annoying activity of Windows updates is that users have to restart their system to complete the update process. If not configured properly, Windows will restart at its own scheduled time even without notifying the user. After the restart, sometimes Windows 10 takes a lot of time to update the system. If you are in a hurry and want to restart the system without waiting for the updates to install, Microsoft does not give you any option....

OEMs are now including support for the anticipated Windows 11 version before the actual release so that the end-users have their devices ready and do not run into any problems at the time of the upgrade. With that, there are also a few known issues with this chipset driver update. Let us take a look at those as well, and then you may proceed to download and install the driver....

If you have disabled driver updates from Windows Update, then you will need to download and install the drivers manually. We will provide the download links to the latest update at the end of this article. Since Intel processors and motherboards are mostly used by laptop manufacturers, it’s important to install the updated drivers. Let’s go through some of the changelogs and then we’ll discuss how to download and install the latest version of Intel drivers....

The DCH driver version 31.0.101.2111 will apply to those older generations, whereas the driver version 31.0.101.3729 will be installed if you have the 11th or 12th-generation processors. Since the announcement, the older generation processors have remained on the 31.0.101.211 driver version and have not been updated. The highlight (and the only update) of driver version 31.0.101.3729 is the support for Intel’s 13th-generation (Raptor Lake) processors with integrated Intel UHD graphics....

With this update, your file copying and transfers will become significantly faster. KB5014697 also addresses one zero-day vulnerability as well as many other critical vulnerabilities regarding Hyper-V, LDAP, and NFS. More importantly, it also addresses an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability for the Microsoft File Server Shadow Copy Agent Service. Other improvements in this update have been discussed below. Let us see what those are and also consider the issues with this flight, then continue to learn how to install this update....

Graphics card performance is an important aspect, especially for gamers. So it’s important to keep the graphics card driver as up to date as possible. In this article, we are talking about Nvidia drivers.GeForce Experience Nvidia drivers are free. But the drivers are not universal. You need to download the compatible drivers for your graphics card and system. Nvidia updates the drivers regularly. It’s important to keep the drivers updated to the latest versions for best performance and security....

This version is also called Windows 10 19H2. If you go to the Windows Update settings screen, you will see that it is listed as an optional update and you will need to press the download and install button to install it. It will not automatically install, at least for the time being. NEW: Download Windows 10 Version 2004 now! Since this is just a performance update, it is recommended that you upgrade your Windows to this latest version....

However, these updates can be paused using different methods. One of these methods includes pausing an update through the Windows Update Settings page. But what if you find the option grayed out?Pause updates option grayed out This method is ideal if you want to pause Windows updates for 7 to 35 days. However, the option to do so may be grayed out due to an organizational policy of which your PC is part of or a misconfiguration of a Group Policy or Windows Registry....

What is a Hosts file? The hosts file serves as a local DNS server for the computer and is used to map IP addresses to domain names. The hosts file is essentially the first place your computer looks for an IP address when you are browsing through the internet. It is a file found on your computer that contains the name of a website and its corresponding IP address. When you type in “itechtics....