How to Lock your Windows PC or Laptop with USB - Extra Security

Do you want to add an extra layer of password security to your computer in your absence. Then you can try locking your computer with USB Lock. Yes you can use USB as key just like we use normal keys to unlock the keys.So you need need the USB drive to unlock the computer. You will be having access till the USB drive is present connected to the computer. It will be automatically locked if the USB drive is disconnected from the computer. This way you can add another layer of security to your computer.

In order to use lock your computer you need to get a software tool "Predator"Professional Edition here[official link] and Free Edition from Here[official link]
Choose the best suitable one depending on your operating system bit. 

Step by Step Process for How to Lock PC with USB

• After Downloading after Predator. Connect the USB Drive that you want to use as key to your computer.
• And then run the predator installation.

• Before continuing installation. A popup will ask you to create the new password, Enter your desired password and then hit on Ok to continue.

• Now predator will present you a box with preference settings.

• You can change settings as per your need and you can add the USB drive by selecting the drive under Flash Drive settings and hit on create key to generate a key on the usb which will be used by the predator to monitor.

• When Predator is running on your computer you can see the predator icon in the taskbar as shown in below image.

And Predator offers one month free trail of the Professional edition which include sending of twitter messages to you and many more features.

How to Open or Access Blocked Websites at Schools,College and Office Work

Nowadays many schools and colleges are Providing internet access in their campus, but with a restriction.They are Blocking many popular sites like Facebook, twitter, etc.So in this article I would like to discuss the Top 10 ways to access Blocked Websites. 

1.Using IP address instead of Web Site URL

Most of the software which block the sites in our PC uses Website address/URL only like i.e. www.Facebook.com, www.twitter.com, etc.So can access those sites with their IP address instead of URL.Every website has its unique IP address same as the Computer and mobile devices.To get IP address of a website Simply Run Command Prompt and type:-

       Type Command: ping domain.com

Type this command in Command Prompt and replace "doamin.com" with the site URL of which you want to get IP address.

• For Ex: ping google.com
• IP address of google -->74.125.236.142/

You will see one IP address many times its your web site Address just note down it and run it on your browser.

2.Using Manual Proxy in Browser

Many Popular browsers support manual Proxy IP address.So using those proxy you can surf anonymously and access all blocked web sites.There are huge list of Free Proxy available on Internet so don't need to buy.You can get it from Here.

How to set manual Proxy in Mozilla Firefox:

Run Firefox browser and go to Option and then click on Advance.Then go to Network Tab and Click Connection settings button.A new box will appear click on Manual Proxy Settings.Now enter Proxy address and Port in box and click on save settings.Now you are surfing internet using Proxy. Many proxy will not work on you Computer so don't worry just keep changing the Proxy address which are not working with the new address.

3.Redirecting Blocked web sites with URL Shorten Service

Everyone knows URL shortner sites are used to convert Long URL to Short.But URL shortner site allow you to bypass the security settings.You can use following URL shortner sites Tiny URL, MooURL.

4.Using VPN software to unblock Websites

Using VPN is the best way to access blocked ways.VPN software allows you to browse anonymously, just download it and install on you PC.This Software is available in both paid and free version.Here i have listed some best VPN software.

1.ProxyXPN VPN
2.Hotspot Shield VPN
3.Tunnel Bear VPN

5.Surfing using TOR browser

You can use TOR browser to access the blocked websites, but you can't access social networking sites Like Facebook, Twitter, etc.Because these sites needs to store cookies in browser.So you can't access the sites which stores Cookies.Using TOR is the best way to hide you online identity.Just download TOR browser from the below link:- Download from here

6.Using Decimal Code

As in the first method i showed instead of using URL, you can access Site using there IP address.But what if there IP address are also blocked, so here works decimal codes.Decimal codes are nothing rather than conversion of IP address in decimal.You can access Blocked web site with their Decimal number and to get Decimal number you need IP address of the Web site URL (Showed in Method 1). Just note down IP address and covert it using this tool. 

7.Reading web page in E-mail box

Email the web is a free service which sends web sites straight away to you mail box.To get web page via mail you have to register on Email the web site and enter the web site URL and enter e-mail address.And you are done.

8.Using Hola extension

Hola is a Browser extension which allows you to browse internet anonymously.Hola Browser extension is available for all major Browser.You can download extension for your browser from there official website. 

9.Using Translation service

Major Search engines like Google and Bing provide you a translation service to covert web page from one language to another.To access blocked web site from this servce, just enter the Web site URL of blocked which you wnat access and convert it into any other languages.Using this you cna convert whole web page into other language and access its content. 

10.Using Wayback Machine

Wayback machine is an online service which keeps a copy of all most all web sites from the day they were started.Just enter Web site URL and click on the latest copy of wayback machine.Using this service you can access Blocked website.

I hope guys you enjoyed the article.If have any query Feel Free to ask in Comments.

How to Create Wifi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 -Best ways

If you are one who looking to convert your PC as Wifi Hotspot then you are done.Here in this article We listed best 2 ways to convert your laptop as Wifi router.Once you turn you PC as WiFi router you can connect devices such as Android, another laptops etc. 

Advantages of converting your laptop to a wifi router.

• You can Enjoy internet in your wifi devices, any where you want but depend on your laptop wireless range.
• Get rid of sitting at one place with wired internet connection.
• If you have smart phone then you can get access to internet on your mobile.

There are numerous of method to turn your laptop a wifi spot (Windows 7 and 8 only),

Such as By command promote (only in windows 8) and by installing 3rd party software compatible with both.

First Method-

You need to follow below steps care fully in order to make your laptop wifi router successfully.

Step.1: Open run (windows key+R), type ncpa.npl.

Step.2: A new window is in front of you. There select wireless Network adapter and sharing center and select properties.

Step.3: In wifi properties Select share, followed by Allow Others Network users to connect.

Note- Never Tick 2nd Option.

Step.4: Now Open Command Promote As administrative.

Step.5: Don't worry by looking in below Command promote codes in picture, those are very simple.

             You need to copy and paste below command in command promote.
"netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=”techbymak” key=”techbymak”"

You will see SSid which is actually your network name, which we are going to create.

Step.6:Now you need to start the network By using below command.

"netsh wlan start hostednetwork"

Every thing is done. Now you can observe your laptop is working like a router.

Note:To check How many Devices Are connected to your router you need to enter below command in command promote.

"netsh wlan show hostednetwork"

This was the first method to make your laptop a router.

Second Method:

We are using a Software in this method to make laptop Wifi router, this method is compatible with both windows 7 and 8.The name of the software is Virtual Router.Download the software and install it.( once you downloaded it will come in zip format so extract it)

When you have done all these make sure are connected to the network you want to share and then launch VirtualRouterPlus.exe.
Remember - Run the .Exe as administrative.

Let's Create A Network.

• In this method we are using Virtual router so it is essential to create a new network.
• It is similar to 1st method, here SSid also means the name of the network which we are creating, you can enter what you want.

• If you want you can enter Password, it is important to prevent others to use your internet service. 
• Now here you need to indicate which network is to be shared and then click on start Virtual Router.

I hope you guys like the article and feel useful for you .If you have any problem in above steps feel free to comment below we ill help you out.

How to Add Pattern Lock for Windows 7 and Windows 8

Are you bored with your default password system on your windows computer then this post is absolutely from you. You can enable the Pattern Locking system which is usually found on smartphones to unlock, on your windows 7 and windows 8 PC.You need not to worry about the security of your system with these pattern locking systems.

Here we have tested two pattern locking tools on our computers and felt wonderful with the tools.

1.XUS Pattern Locking Software:

This a best tool for locking your windows 7 and windows 8 pc with the pattern locking system.This tool has many features like:

• You set a Alarm when there are incorrect login attempts on your computer.
• You can select the no of points for locking your windows.
• You can set a transparent windows or a default windows.
• You can enable or disable the Pattern locking on the windows startup.
• You can Turn off the Internet when locked.
• You can backup the Pattern Lock to your local drive in the form of image file.
• You can set a costume message on the lock screen.
• You are advised not to forget your pattern lock. It is good and best option to add the password too to unlock the system.
• This tool available for free trail from here.

Each license costs 20$. 

This tool is compatible with Windows XP,Windows 7 and Windows 8

2.Eusing Maze Lock:

This tool too has all the features of the XUS Pattern locking system. This tool is available  for free. You can this tool from here this is the best alternative to the xus pc locking system.

This tool is compatible with Windows XP,Windows 7 and Windows 8.

• You can find many other features like setting time for automatic lock and some cool features.

3.Using Windows 8 Inbuilt Picture Password:

Windows the powerful operating system form Microsoft had many best hidden features one of them is Picture password. Unlike the pattern locking system on smart phones, picture password asks for the specific area to be selected as password or pattern on the picture to unlock the system.
If you want to try the Windows 8 Picture password just enter the Picture password in the start menu, and hit on the "Change or create a picture password" then you will be able to create you own pic password on your own picture.

How to Speed Up my Windows 8 PC to Work Faster - 10 Tips

Do you have Windows 8 installed and are thinking about tweaking its performance? Or have you installed many apps and softwares and now the question “Would this effect the performance and booting speed?” is clicking in your mind. Well today let’s see how to tweak the performance of Windows 8. We all know how certainly fast Windows 8 is compared to earlier version of Windows like 7 or Xp. The following tweaks or methods will certainly speedup your windows 8 performance even faster.

Changing Power Settings :

This is the most easy Tweak. Just open the Charging Power Settings by accessing the Control Panel and set the option to “Set to High Performance”. 

Closing Unnecessary Programs at Windows Startup:

Now, whenever your computer boots it analyses and reads Startup Programs on Startup. Some Programs get enabled at Startup by default on installing them. Such type of Programs increase the time your computer takes while booting. Take the following steps to disable them on Startup. 

• Press Win + R
• Type in ‘msconfig’ and press Enter
• Choose Startup tab
• Uncheck programs that are unnecessary for loading at Startup
• Click on Apply and Ok
• It will prompt you to restart
• Changes will take place once you will restart

Note: In previous Windows versions the startup items list was present in system configuration manager which can be accessed using msconfig command. But Microsoft has moved the startup items list in Windows 8. Now it can be accessed using Task Manager.

• You can open Task Manager by pressing "Ctrl+Shift+Esc" keys together. Now go to "Startup" tab and here you can click on the unwanted item and click on "Disable" button to remove it from startup list.
• You can start these programs again by manually selecting them.

Registry Cleaner:

Throughout your life you install so many Programs and then Uninstall them. But these programs leave behind the registry keys like the breadcrumbs for Windows. The Windows reads or goes through these registry keys every time. So you therefore, need to cleanup these registries using a registry cleaner. It will not consume much of your time. Here is the Registry-script which will tweak some settings in Windows 8 Registry to make Windows faster. It will reduce timeout values, set Windows to automatically end not responding tasks, make menus to show faster upon clicking and tweak various other settings.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop]
"AutoEndTasks"="1"
"HungAppTimeout"="1000"
"MenuShowDelay"="8"
"WaitToKillAppTimeout"="2000"
"LowLevelHooksTimeout"="1000"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelMouse]
"MouseHoverTime"="8"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControl]
"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="2000"

Just copy and paste this in Notepad and save this as registryspeed.reg. Then Open this file and Click yes when UAC dialog opens. After that again click yes to install these settings.

Effects of this Tweak:

• End the tasks of the Applications or Apps which are not responding and taking much time to close by Windows Automatically
• Decrease menus show delay time. After that When you click the menu, it will open faster.

Disable Animations and Increase Performance:

Windows 8 comes with lots of candy features. It will show animation effects even while minimizing and maximizing a window or closing programs. These candy features might amaze you but they  You can disable these animation effects for tweaking your Windows 8. 

• Press Win + R
• Type ‘Command’ and press Enter
• Now type SystemPropertiesAdvanced and press Enter
• You can view System properties with Advanced tab
• Now click setting button in Performance section
• Now you can see a performance Option Window
•  You can uncheck boxes on animations that you don’t want to see or you can use ‘Adjust for best performance’
• Click Ok

Note: Here is the list of animations which you need to disable. 

• Animate controls and elements inside windows
• Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing
• Animations in the taskbar
• Fade or slide menus into view
• Fade or slide Tool Tips into view
• Fade out menu items after clicking
• Save task bar thumbnail previews
• Show shadows under mouse pointer
• Show shadows under windows
• Show translucent selection rectangle
• Slide open combo boxes
• Smooth-scroll list boxes

A Few More Things to Do to Make Windows 8 Faster:

After following all above mentioned tweaks, you should be able to notice sufficient improvement in your system’s performance. Even though, apart from these steps, you should also do following things regularly: 

• Use antivirus and keep it updated
• Download and install latest updates using Windows Updates
• Use latest drivers for your computer hardware
• Install only necessary software's

If you have any other tips and tweaks to increase the speed of the Windows 8, do share with us  in comments