Vegas numbers markers in the order they are added. If you have added markers out-of-order in the timeline their numbering will not match their order in the timeline. Deleting markers can also lead to a mismatch between the order of a marker in the timeline and its number. This behavior may not be what you …
The default auto-save interval in Vegas Pro is 5 minutes. The default interval is reasonable, but it can be changed if required. Changing Internal Preferences In order to change the auto-save interval, you need to access Vegas Pro’s internal preferences which are hidden by default. Changing internal preferences is somewhat risky, which is obviously why …
The option to create a local user account is no longer available in the Control Panel as it has been moved to the Settings App. The workflow for this task is a bit convoluted since the Settings app gives more prominence to Microsoft accounts. Create a user account using the Settings App Open the settings …
In Windows 10 there are multiple ways of deleting user accounts. You can do it the old-fashioned way using the Control Panel, you can use the new Settings App. In the case of local accounts, you can also use PowerShell. Let us take a look at these options.
It is possible to reset user passwords in Windows using both official methods and unofficial hackish methods. Needless to say, the official methods work only if you have taken some precautions in advance, or if you can prove some way or other that you are authorized to use the account in question. Obviously, Microsoft will …
Windows allows you to create a password reset disk, in case you forget your password later. Using this disk you can easily reset your password. Limitations Password reset disks can be created only for local accounts and not for Microsoft accounts. A password reset disk can be used to reset the password of only the …
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Newer versions of Windows Defender moves files it considers suspicious to the quarantine without user confirmation. That is currently the default behavior. At first, I thought of this only as a minor inconvenience. But the feedback I received from many users is that once a file is quarantined there is no guarantee of getting it …
Have Windows Defender moved your safe, trusted files to the quarantine thinking that it is a virus? Here is how to get them back. Newer versions of Windows Defender moves files it considers suspicious to the quarantine without user confirmation. In my case, it sent some macro files which I wrote many years ago to …
If you are facing false positive issues in Windows Defender, you can add the file or folder in question to Windows Defender’s exclusion list. Windows Defender exclusions can also be useful in fixing some performance issues. Windows Defender does not play nicely with certain processes and slows them down significantly, process exclusions can help in …
In this post, I will describe how to change the default page background and text color in some popular PDF viewers. I will be replacing the default black on white theme with colors similar to the Solarized-Light theme.
