Guide to installing Windows 10 using VMware Workstation

by | Jun 23, 2018 | Windows

Lets get started! To start this tutorial make sure you have the right software and compatible hardware to complete the task. What you need is a 64 Bit processor, 4GB of memory,1.3 GHz or faster and 1GB of free hard drive space. Also you will need the Windows 10 ISO file. Step one:  Start up VMware and click on new virtual machine.  When this screen comes up click on typical and hit next.  The custom option lets you change different settings for compatibility options. Step Two:  This is where you click browse and find your ISO file or Windows 10 disk location.  After finding the file select it and click open and then click next. Step Three:  This box lets your enter in the Windows product key before you install it (This is optional).  The next box lets you select the Windows version and choose a username and password. When selecting a password, it’s good to have at least eight characters, upper and lowercase letters and a number.  When you’re ready, click next. Step Four:  This box lets you assign a name to the virtual machine and where it’s going to be stored on your computer.  VMware has a default folder named virtual machines in which it stores the files. When you’re ready, click next to move on. Step Five:  This is where you select the size of hard disk space you want on the VM.  It recommended 60GB however, just make sure there is enough free space for the operating system.   The next section has different options explaining how to group the hard drive space.  Selecting “store...

Key differences between Edge browser and Internet explorer? Which one do you think is better? Why?

by | Jun 1, 2018 | How To, Student articles, Uncategorized, Windows

The key differences between Edge and Internet Explorer is that Edge is more emphasized on Web Note and Reading View and Cortana and obviously like any browser update the compatibility and security of the Browser, and Inter Explorer is there for the backward compatibility and modern web standards and IE11 has ran all the way back to windows 7. I think that Microsoft edge is better because the new browser interface is a lot smother and is made to work with all the new windows 10 features. It is made like google chrome because anything you type in the web address bar can be a search or website, but instead of using google it uses Bing which is not the best in my part but its better than nothing. With Internet explorer they have the search bar and an address bar, Edge has a great feature where it annotates and highlights parts of webpages for a better search of finding of what you are looking for. Then it also contains a reading view for people with either tablets or a cellular device, it makes the reading a lot better by making it perfectly proportioned for the devices screen and you can also save what ever your reading to your reading list for future reading. Cortana is one of the best things that has came on in windows 10 it’s like a Siri in some ways, Cortana and edge communicate very well with each other and make the search experience a lot better when you are asking Cortana a question, or your hands are full, and you can only speak...

Microsoft Edge vs. Internet explorer

by | May 13, 2018 | Windows

With the creation of windows 10, it came with many new features making the previous version of windows look like garbage. One of these many features is Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge is known as a complete reboot from Internet Explorer. It comes with many perks such as faster load speed, (which everyone hated internet explorer for) easier to maneuver through, and many more things. One of my favorite things about Edge is the magic marker. This is known as Web Note. I highly suggest Web Note for anybody in college or if you're making a power point for your job. While browsing through the internet, you may use this marker to add notes and edit web pages to your advantage. After you're finished with your editing, you can then save it as a file to your computer. One of the best things they added to Edge was Reading View. Reading View essentially acts as an ad blocker; it fits your screen to give you a focused view on your website. Some websites abuse ad elements to make it so you physically can't see them making the web page shaped very weird. Reading View will negate that and make it much easier for you to read your article without 500 advertisements popping up on your screen. A very excellent choice on Microsoft's side. It doesn't work on every site, but when it does work your life becomes a lot easier for a moment.   Another perfect addition to Windows 10 is known as Cortana. Cortana is essentially another version siri, but arguably better. Cortana is apart of Windows 10 itself,...

New features of Windows 10

by | May 13, 2018 | Student articles, Uncategorized, Windows

Windows Mixed Reality Mixed reality is the mix of real and virtual worlds to create new environments and visualizations. Objects also interact in real time. There are games, travel, 360° videos, creativity, social, live events and more. Windows gives a virtual home to move around in and rooms to customize with movies, apps, games and holograms. Motion controllers – Windows Mixed Reality controllers wirelessly pair with your PC. Headsets use inside-out tracking to track your movement, SteamVR Early Access- enables support for SteamVR titles to be played with headsets and controllers. Mixed reality includes skype audio and video calls as well. Photos The photos app allows you to create videos and slide shows including new 3D Effects, Music, and Text features. The app also continues to tie into your local and OneDrive photo storage. You can easily import images from external storage devices and digital cameras for use. Video Remix allows you to view and edit a video made for you. You can also select the Creations tab to create, view, or edit previous projects you have created. Mixed Reality Viewer Mixed reality viewer allows you to see 3D objects from paint3D or remix3D. It is mixed into actual surroundings through the PC’s camera. Cortana Cortana is a virtual assistant that responds to a user’s voice commands and performs tasks and retrieve information. Cortana can do many things like: give you reminders based on time, places, or people, track packages, teams, flights, send emails and texts, manage your calendar and keep you up to date, find facts, files, places and info, and finally open any app on your system....
Windows 10 “People”

Windows 10 “People”

by | May 13, 2018 | Uncategorized, Windows

Windows 10: My People   https://www.pcworld.com/article/3216489/windows/windows-10s-my-people-microsoft-makes-it-easy-to-just-wave-hello.html Many times upon booting my computer and looking at the taskbar there it would be an icon in a silhouette shape of a couple of people and I often wondered what that was. After a while with an assignment from our instructor to choose a topic out of a list of topics for the latest Microsoft Windows 10 Fall 2017 Creator Update list I selected this one. I really think that the majority of people who spend any significant time on a computer would be happy to address this feature if nothing else just to have a couple of close friends at your fingertips In newer versions of Windows 10 Microsoft has implemented a new feature called “My People “with this you are able to pin to your favorite contacts and to the task bar and then chat with them via Skype or email. Microsoft launched My People as part of Microsoft’s formally launched Windows 10 Insider Build 16184, at the end of April. Consisting of and focusing on three apps (People, Mail and Skype) be sure they are all updated via the Windows Store. To start the experience click the People icon on your taskbar in the lower right corner right next to some of the other seemingly less important icons. The My People menu will pop up, and you can click “Get started” to continue. The setup all looks simple enough but you have to remember like any other app venture or program there are bugs to be ironed out. People will initially pick 5 of your contacts even though you can...

Security improvements in Windows 10

by | May 13, 2018 | Antivirus, Information Security, MATC Information Technology Certificates, Security, Windows

Security Improvements in ransomware protection in Windows 10 Ransomware is the most extensive digital danger to safety and productivity now a day. Its impact is touched everywhere around the world. No computer user is safe, from the average home users that they could lose the ability to perform daily Internet activities, and all the way to organizations whose business operations can be toothless by ransomware infection are affected. Many high-profile events have demonstrated that ransomware can have shattering effects on all of the desktop users. Microsoft upgrades their Windows 10 to be more secure because they recognize that the threat to output that shameless modern cybercrime represents and capitalizes significantly in a thoughtful and simple strategy that is showing to be effective as new attacks arise. Microsoft has observed that extremely skilled and well-funded attackers can find unexpected paths to their aims. So, they detect and help avoid these threats with advanced defence services such as Windows Defender Antivirus and Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection.   Microsoft’s Windows Defender AV on Windows 10 controls the power of the cloud and artificial intelligence built on top of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Graph to quickly identify new threats, this include ransomware, as it first sees anywhere around the globe. In the Windows 10 Creators Upgrade, they significantly improved the ability of Windows Defender AV to recognize and stop ransomware more efficiently and faster than ever. With the Windows 10 Creator update, it will have a deeper level of the technical details on the ransomware detailed investments in Windows 10 Creators Update.   Security structures built in Windows 10 reflect their next-gen,...