Lawrence Abrams
Author Bio
Lawrence Abrams is the owner and Editor in Chief of BleepingComputer.com. Lawrence’s area of expertise includes Windows, security, malware research, ransomware, and computer forensics. Lawrence Abrams is also a co-author of the Winternals Defragmentation, Recovery, and Administration Field Guide and technical editor for Rootkits for Dummies.
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How to Remove a Firefox Addon or Extension
While Mozilla Firefox Addons or Extensions are very useful, sometimes an extension can cause bugs, does not work as expected, performs malicious behavior, or you just do not find it useful. As extensions cause Firefox to use more memory than normal, if you do not use an extension, then you should always remove it. This guide will explain how to remove a Firefox addon or extension.
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What are Mozilla Firefox Addons and Extensions?
Mozilla Firefox addons or extensions are programs that can be installed into Firefox in order to change the browser's functionality. This includes adding new features or modifying existing behavior in Firefox in order to fix bugs, add extra functionality, or increase the browser's security.
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How to Rename a Hyper-V Virtual Machine using PowerShell & Hyper-V Manager
Sometimes when you create a Hyper-V virtual machine, you may name it with a name that is not accurate or that you no longer wish to use. This article will provide three methods to rename a Hyper-V virtual machine so that it uses the name that you want.
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How to Install Hyper-V in Windows 10
Hyper-V is a virtual machine software solution that is included with Windows 10 Professional, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Windows Server that allows you to run multiple operating systems at once from within one instance of Windows. This tutorial will explain how to install Hyper-V in a supported version of Windows.
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How to Enable CPU Virtualization in Your Computer's BIOS
CPU Virtualization is a hardware feature found in all current AMD & Intel CPUs that allows a single processor to act as if it was multiple individual CPUs. This allows an operating system to more effectively & efficiently utilize the CPU power in the computer so that it runs faster. This feature is also a requirement for many virtual machine software and is required to be enabled in order for them to run properly or even at all.
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How to open a Windows 10 Elevated Command Prompt
This tutorial will explain how to open an Elevated Command Prompt in Windows 10. You can use this Command Prompt to type commands that will be executed with Administrative privileges.
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How to determine why Google Chrome is using a lot of memory or CPU
Unfortunately, it has become very common to find malicious Chrome extensions, poorly designed extensions, or extension monetization that causes Google Chrome to use up too much CPU or memory on a computer. This can cause the Chrome and the Windows to become slow, freeze, or crash.
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How to Open and Use the Google Chrome Task Manager
The Google Chrome browser has a built-in Task Manager that allows you to see how much memory and CPU web pages, extensions, and Google processes are using while Chrome is running. This feature is very useful if you find that Chrome has become slow, is using too much memory, or freezes a lot as you can see those extensions or pages are causing a problem.
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Understanding Command Line Arguments and How to Use Them
Command line arguments are extra commands you can use when launching a program so that the program's functionality will change. Depending on the program, these arguments can be used to add more features that include specifiying a file that output should be logged to, specifying a default document to launch, or to enable features that may be a bit buggy at the moment.
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How to fix crashes when you start Notepad++
Notepad++ is a terrific Windows notepad replacement, but just like any application, it sometimes has a problem and no longer starts properly. If you find that Notepad++ is crashing when you start it, in my experience there are typically two things that could be wrong; either a problem with a previous session or a problem with an installed plugin.
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How to turn on Night Mode in Twitter
Twitter offers a Night Mode that causes the site to display darker colors in both the Twitter Mobile app and on Twitter Desktop, which is when you use a desktop browser such as Chrome, Firefox, or Android to access Twitter. These darker colors produce less light and thus do not bother other people in the room, are easier on the eyes when viewing Twitter in the dark, and arguably look better. This tutorial will walk you through enabling Night Mode in Twitter.
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How to Restore a Missing Windows Desktop
When using Windows, under certain circumstances the Windows Desktop will not be shown. When this happens, when you login to Windows instead of seeing the desktop, start menu, or your normal icons, you are shown a blank screen instead. This tutorial will provide steps on how to restore a missing Windows desktop.
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How to Remove a Button from the Firefox Menu
If you have previously added some buttons to your Firefox menu, you can just as easily remove them to provide more room for other features.
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How to Add a Button to the Firefox Menu
In addition to customizing the buttons on the Firefox toolbar, you can also customize what buttons are displayed in the Firefox menu. This provides easy access to Firefox extensions or other desired features.
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How to Add a Button to the Firefox Toolbar
Mozilla Firefox has a user interface that is extremely customizable. This means that you can add or remove buttons from the toolbar in order to customize your individual experience. To add a new button to the Firefox toolbar, right click on any of the toolbar icons and a menu should appear as shown below.
