For what is essentially an image viewing application Faststone image viewer has a surprising number of useful editing features. One of it’s most powerful features is the batch convert feature. Batch convert gives you a lot of options like resize, crop, compress, rotate, color adjustments, add watermark etc. Let’s take a look at the resize option. Even if you are a not going to do any batch processing, the Batch Resize option of FastStone is well worth a look since it has a lot more resizing options than it’s dedicated single image resize.

First, go to the Dial-Up screen in the Settings App.
Settings App ➾ Network & Internet ➾ Dial-Up.
In the Dial-Up screen click on the name of your connection. This would make the advanced options button visible.

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 want, in which case the markers can be renumbered using the Edit details window. Here is a video showing all the steps

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 they are hidden. When changing internal preferences it is better to keep a record of the items you have changed in something like a text file.

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 app and click Accounts Click family & other people Add someone else to this PC

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 not provide an official tool which allows absolutely anyone to bypass Windows user account protection.

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 account which was used to create the disk. Creating a password reset disk is a precautionary measure; it cannot be done after you have forgotten your password.

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 back. The user interface of Windows Defender is a little unreliable; it sometimes fails to show the recovery options for quarantined files.

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 the quarantine. If you are convinced that the files in question are safe, you can restore them from the quarantine.