Photo Black & Color software Photoshop, GIMP, etc. should be on the top of your list when it comes to a professional image editing tool to do certain changes including brightness/contrast adjustment, special effects and more. Adobe Photoshop is probably the best image editing software that can replace the color of any image. All you need is a little bit of knowledge. However, using Photoshop is not easy to use. Sometimes we may want to change the color of a picture and replace it with that with something else....

Right-click context menu keeps popping up in Windows 11/10 Before we start talking about the ways to fix this problem, first, let’s see the possible causes of this problem. The right-click context menu may open up randomly due to the following causes: Corrupted or outdated drivers: A driver is an essential piece of software that establishes a communication link between an operating system and hardware connected to the computer. If drivers get corrupted or malfunctioned, you will experience several kinds of issues with the respective hardware on your system....

The following are some of the error messages reported by the users: The Routing and Remote Access service terminated with the following service-specific error:General access denied errorThe Routing and Remote Access service terminated with the following error:The system cannot find the file specified.Unable to load C:\Winnt\System32\Iprtrmgr.dllThe Routing and Remote Access service terminated with service-specific error 2 (0x2).The Routing and Remote Access service terminated with service-specific error 31 (0x1F)The Routing and Remote Access service terminated with service-specific error 20205 (0x4EED)....

SafePad Review Before digging deeper into the actual application and its features, let’s talk about the technology it uses. First of all, the application was entirely coded for fun and no-profits. So, ‘SafePad’ is always going to be free and ad-free. The data you enter is end-to-end encrypted. The text you enter is encrypted before sending it to the server. And it is also returned in encrypted form and decrypted right on your device....

Scheduled Tasks running forever, randomly, or multiple times Follow these suggestions to ensure the scheduled tasks on Windows 11/10 are running as expected and not randomly. You will need admin permission to fix the problem. 1] Randomly: Switch from Weekly to Daily Recurrence One of the suggestions was to switch to daily recurrence from weekly for repeating tasks. So instead of setting up weekly tasks, switch to a day-based trigger....

Things to do after you install or upgrade to Windows 10 1] Check for Updates and its settings Once the upgrade process is completed, I suggest you open the Start Menu and click on Settings to open the Settings app. Next click on Update and Security. Here, under Windows Update, click on Check for updates button. There may be more updates – especially some new features device drivers that your system may want to download....

Project Management Templates for Excel Project management is an important criterion to meet any business goals. You can use Microsoft Excel as a project management tool in addition to using it as a spreadsheet. Excel has some of the best project management templates that allow you to turn simple spreadsheets to the project management dashboard. The Excel project management templates allow you to manage projects, plan events, manage inventory, manage budgets, analyze the data, effectively manage and schedule the project by time....

File in use, The action cannot be completed because the file is open in COM Surrogate The dllhost.exe process goes by the name COM Surrogate, and the term itself is pretty generic – but it is used to host one or more operating system services. When COM Surrogate is unable to handle the code; you may receive this error. To fix The action cannot be completed because the file is open in COM Surrogate error, follow these steps: To learn more about these steps, continue reading....

0xC004C020, Activation Server reported that the Multiple Activation Key has exceeded its limit While Retail keys can only be used once, and they can be transferred to a new computer, they cannot be used to activate multiple Windows systems. Instead, the organization uses what is called MAK or Multiple Activation keys to activate multiple computers with the same key. The disadvantage of using MAK Keys is they can be used once, and they are set to activate a specific number of devices....

Add Kill All Not Responding Tasks to the Context menu on Windows 11/10 If you want to add the Kill all not responding tasks to the desktop context menu in your Windows 11/10 computer, then some Registry tweaks are needed. Before you start tweaking the Registry, you must backup the Registry which can be helpful to restore it, just in case. Now follow these steps: Open the Windows RegistrySelect the Shell keyCreate a KillNRTasks sub-keyCreate the following String values under the KillNRTasks sub-key:MUIverbiconPositionAdd Value data for all the String valuesCreate a command Registry keyFill Value data of Default String ValueClose the Windows Registry....

Add or Remove Libraries from File Explorer Navigation Pane Libraries present a simpler and granular view of your PC underlying storage system. This means the user, the files and folders in a library are displayed in one single view location regardless of the actual physical location of the folder. You can configure Libraries to contain folders that are locally stored on your computer and also folders that have been shared over a network....

What causes Allow Chrome to access the network in your firewall or antivirus settings error? The increasingly online world has exposed us to innumerable vulnerabilities. So, to protect your e-footprint from the attacks of viruses, malware, online spam, etc. the system is protected by a firewall, defender, etc. Furthermore, you may have installed an antivirus program or anti-malware software to build a protective layer against these infectious components. But, despite these measures, sometimes, the antivirus or anti-malware program breaks Chrome to access the Internet....

ALLPlayer is one of such the best free media players. It is a simple Windows application that lands on your Windows PC with a familiar installation wizard. Some of its captions are still un-translated, which make a few of its sections complex for a common computer user During installation, keep an eye open as ALLPlayer might bring some additional programs along – so make sure you check only the necessary ones....

We have already seen how we can make Microsoft Edge always start in the InPrivate window. Now let’s see how this can be done for Chrome and Firefox browsers one by one. How to always open Chrome browser in Incognito mode To make Chrome browser always open in the Incognito mode, you can use the two native features ofWindows 11/10. After that, the normal window mode is disabled completely. Neither the hotkeys nor the available options will work to open a regular window or tabs....

An error occurred applying attributes to the file These are the things you can do to fix An error occurred applying attributes to the file in Windows 11/10. Let us talk about them in detail. 1] Take Ownership of the file The error can occur if ownership of the file changes. Therefore, you need to take ownership of the file to fix the issue. To do that, right-click on the folder you want to take ownership of (the folder that’s giving you trouble) and select Properties....

Why does an antivirus block your activities? The answer is simple, it wants to eradicate computer viruses and other malicious software from making way into your system. Viruses and malware are designed to give criminals access to their victims’ devices. Malware has the potential to steal your login information, use your system to send spam, crash your computer system, and give cybercriminals ready access to your devices and the information stored on them....

Although Windows Task Manager works fine for me, some power users prefer using a third-party task management tool that provides extensive information and granular control to monitor their computer performance and processes. AnVir Task Manager Free for PC AnVir Task Manager Free is a free task management tool that helps users monitor as well as improve their computer system’s performance. It lets you make some important adjustments to your operating system and improve its performance....

Before going forward, we should note that AntiDupl supports image formats such as JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PNG, EMF, WMF, EXIF, ICON, JP2, PSD, DDS, and TGA. Most of your pictures are likely in the JPEG, GIF, and PNG formats, therefore, the others are just there for professionals. How to use AntiDupl open source duplicate photo finder 1] Choose your Path Before getting along with the search for duplicate images, you must first select which folder you’d want the tool to search through....

Network ProtectionControlled Folder AccessExploit ProtectionAttack Surface Reduction One of the significant capability, as mentioned above, is Attack Surface Reduction, that guard against common actions of malicious software that execute itself on Windows 11/10 devices. Let us understand what Attack Surface reduction is and why it is so important. Windows Defender Attack Surface Reduction feature Emails and office applications are the most crucial part of any enterprise’s productivity. They are the easiest way for cyber attackers to enter their PCs and networks and install malware....

So, without any further delay, let us jump right in. Fix BAD SYSTEM CONFIG INFO Bue Screen We always recommend creating a System Restore Point so that whenever such errors take place, you can roll back to the previously known stable state of your computer. First of all, try booting into Safe Mode and then restart the OS normally. If the restart does not fix the problem, the registry damage could be too extensive....