Tag: windows
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How to pass through a USB device to a Windows Virtualbox VM
Running a Mac with Windows running in a Virtualbox virtual machine? Here’s how to pass through a USB device so that whenever the VM (Virtual Machine) is running and the USB device is plugged into a USB port it appears in the Windows VM and not in Mac OS X. Open up Virtualbox and make…
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How to reset a user password in Windows without knowing the original password
Today we were asked how to reset a Windows user password (in this case the administrator account for a Windows Home Server 2011 install) without knowing the original password. The user had a logged-in Administrator session but had typo’d their password twice successfully during the install and was not keen on reinstalling then repeating…
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Windows 8 or 8.1 – how to change default program for opening files
Another Windows 8/8.1 question from someone who wanted to stop their OS opening PDFs with the default Win8 app and instead use SumatraPDF. Hit the Windows key to bring up the Start screen and type “defaults”. Then select Default App Settings and you’ll be presented with a screen showing a few common file…
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Windows 8 or 8.1: How to lock the computer or login session
Someone asked us how to find the “lock” button on Windows 8 the other day – it’s not under the “power” button, which only provides you with the options of sleep/shutdown/restart. Try this shortcut from anywhere in the OS: Windows Key + L Quick and easy – though not obvious!