Favorite tech topics

*Microsoft account : https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/...manage-aliases

Add or Remove Microsoft Account Aliases | Windows 10 Tutorials
Change Primary Alias for Microsoft Account | Windows 10 Tutorials
Add or remove an email alias in Outlook.com - Outlook

How to change your account name on the Windows 10 sign-in screen:
How to change your account name on the Windows 10 sign-in screen | Windows Central

Change Name of User Profile Folder in Windows 10
Change Name of User Profile Folder in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

Change Hotkeys to Switch Keyboard Layout in Windows 10
Open Settings.> Go to Time & language - Keyboard. >Click on the Advanced keyboard settings link.>There, click on the link Language bar options.> or Rundll32 Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL input.dll,,{C07337D3-DB2C-4D0B-9A93-B722A6C106E2}
Switch to the Advanced Key Settings tab.>Select Between input languages in the list.>Click on the button Change key sequence, select the new key, and click OK.

BSOD : https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/...-screen-errors

Windows 10 - System Repair Triggers - Microsoft Community

*Winre :How to access Advanced startup using Automatic Repair If your PC isn’t loading Windows 10, and you don’t have the operating system installation files, you can use the following steps:Press the power button.>Immediately after the Power-On Self-Test (POST), press the power button again to shutdown.>Repeat the previous steps No. 1 and No. 2 twice, and in the third restart the operating system should enter into the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE), where a number of diagnostics will be performed to try fix any booting issues, but you will also get an option to access the Windows Startup Settings.>Select your account, enter the your password.>Click the Continue button.>The diagnostic will begin, and then you will have the option to get access to the Advanced startup environment. Click the Advanced startup button to continue. >After completing the steps, Windows 10 will open the Advanced startup environment.>While on the first “Advanced startup” screen, click the Troubleshoot option, and you will be able to access the Reset this PC feature, which will help you reinstall Windows 10 without losing your files, settings, and programs or you can also perform a clean install of the operating system.>In the Advanced options screen, you can access to a number of troubleshooting options, such as “System Restore” to restore your PC to a previous good working condition. You can also access the “System Image Recovery” tool, which let you recover Windows 10, settings, and programs from a specific full system backup. And you can fix various common problems, like bootloader issues that stops the operating system from loading using “Startup Repair”.

MS edge: 1)Change DNS server addresses :control netconnections>Preffered DNS server: 8.8.8.8 Alternate DNS server: 8.8.4.4
2)Make sure DNS client is running:services.msc>DNS Client service>click on Start, and set Startup type to Automatic> 3)Change your network to Public/Private:HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/NetworkList/Profiles>Category DWORD>to 1 for Private, or 0 to Public 4)Remove Edge extensions : Open Microsoft Edge.
Select More (...) to open the menu.
Select Extensions from the menu.
Right-click the extension you want to remove and select Remove, or select the extension and click the Remove button. 5) Disable IPv6: 6)Run the built-in Internet Troubleshooter 7)Reset your Internet connection: netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset >ipconfig /release >ipconfig /renew > ipconfig /flushdns 7) Clear browsing data :Launch Edge > click on the three-dot menu >Go to Settings > Clear browsing data > go to Choose what to clear

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...ge-not-working

Pk : https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/...nd-product-key
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/...-10-activation

Deleting folder/file issue : 1)Delete File/Folder Using Command Prompt 2)Rename Using Command Prompt : ren olderfoldername newfoldername 3) Create Temporary Folder : 4)Change the ‘Ownership’ of the file/folder 5) Boot in Safe Mode then delete the file : https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/...c-in-safe-mode



control panel commands : List of Commands to Open Control Panel Items in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

Black screen at boot : 1) Adjusting Projecting screen : Press Windows key + P to bring up the Projection menu. From top to bottom the options are: PC screen only, Duplicate, Extend, and Second screen only. While the first is the default, consider that yours might not be set to it.Press P to move the selection down the list and Enter to select. Repeat this four times to get back to the original setting 2) Try to wake up the display :Many times it could happen that Windows 10 is just not detecting the display. Using your keyboard, you can use the Windows key + Ctrl + Shift + B keyboard shortcut to wake up your display.

How to fix black screen problem on Windows 10 | Windows Central

https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/...creen-problems

Black Screen - No other device : Turn your computer on and off three times. While booting, make sure you turn off the computer when you see the Windows logo. After the third time, Windows 10 will boot into diagnostics mode. Click Advanced options when the recovery screen appears. > Click Troubleshoot. > Click Reset this Pc

Reset no other device : Reinstall Windows 10 without CD and without losing data - Microsoft Community

Recovery Options in Windows 10 : https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/...covery-options

list of the common functions or commands for loading the BIOS :
Brand / Manufacturer
Key

Acer (Aspire, Altos, Extensa, Ferrari, Power, Veriton, TravelMate)
F2 / Delete

Acer (older models)
F1 / Ctrl + Alt + Esc

ASRock
F2 / Delete

Asus
Delete

Biostar
Delete

Chaintech
Delete

Compaq (Deskpro, Portable, Presario, Prolinea, Systempro)
F10

Compaq (older models)
F1 / F2 / F10 / Delete

Dell (Dimension, Inspiron, Latitude, OptiPlex, Precision, Vostro, XPS)
F2

Dell (older or other models)
Ctrl + Alt + Enter / Fn + Esc / Fn + F1 / Delete / Reset twice

eMachines (eMonster, eTower, eOne, S-Series, T-Series)
Tab / Delete

eMachines (older models)
F2

Foxconn
Delete

Fujitsu
F2

Gigabyte
Delete

HP (Alternative, Tablet PC)
Esc / F2 / F10 / F12

HP (OmniBook, Pavilion, Tablet, TouchSmart, Vectra)
F1

Intel
F2

Lenovo (3000 Series, IdeaPad, ThinkCentre, ThinkPad, ThinkStation)
F1 / F2

Lenovo (older models)
Ctrl + Alt + F3 / Ctrl + Alt + Ins / Fn + F1

MSI
Delete

Pegatron
F2 / F10 / Delete

Samsung
F2

Sony
F1 / F2 / F3

Toshiba
F1 / Esc

list of commands for accessing the direct boot menu on popular brands:

Brand

Command

Acer

Esc / F9 / F12

Asrock
F11

Asus
Esc / F8

Compaq
Esc / F9

Dell
F12

Fujitsu
F12

Gigabyte
F12

HP
Esc / F9

Intel
F10

Lenovo
F12

MSI
F11

Packard Bell
F8

Samsung
Esc

Sony Vaio
F11

Toshiba
F12