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How To Set Up A VPN In Windows 10: The Ultimate Guide

How to set up a VPN in Windows 10? — This question is often asked by many Windows 10 users. This is so because Windows 10 has different network settings user interface than its previous Windows versions. Apart from that, to set up a VPN in Windows 10 takes different procedural steps. So, follow our guide to know how to set up a VPN connection in Windows 10.
Avirtual private network (VPN) is a set up to access different public networks across different countries. A VPN extends a private network across a public network, such as the Internet. If you are interested in knowing more about VPN and its working, head over to our in-depth article onWhat is VPN? And How it works?
Here are steps on to set up a VPN in Windows 10:

How to set up a VPN in Windows 10:

Before following this procedure, you need to log in to your Windows 10 with administrative privileges and then follow the below steps
  • Open Settings of your Windows 10 computer to get started with setting up a VPN in Windows 10.
  • Click on “Network and Internet” icon and open the relevant settings.
  • On the left panel, click on VPN and VPN setup window will open.
  • Click on “Add a VPN connection” and a new window will open up to set up the VPN in Windows 10.
  • Fill up the following details under “Add a VPN connection” Window
    • Select Windows (built-in) under VPN provider
    • Give a connection name as per your choice
    • Enter server name or Address
    • Under the VPN type, select “Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)”
    • Under the “Type of sign-in info”, select one of the options of your choice
    • Enter Username and password, if necessary
    • Check “Remember my sign-in info” at the bottom to avoid logging in again and again in future
    • Finally, save
  • Now you will see, the new added VPN connection under the VPN Windows
  • Click on that newly added VPN connection and click on “Connect” and that will connect you to your server
  • If you want to re-edit the information of your newly added VPN, click onAdvanced options just beside “Connect”
Advanced options will show you connection properties of the newly added VPN. Click on Edit to re-edit the VPN information.
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10 Tech Billionaires Who Won’t Leave Their Entire Money For Kids

This is a list of entrepreneurs who won’t let their children inherit their entire property. They would rather donate most of their hard earned money for noble causes for the sake of the well-being of the society and environment.
While most of us would be under the impression that children of the famous billionaires of the world would inherit a huge fortune to themselves, here’s the list of a famous people and couple people who have donated most of their money for the charitable causes.
These men and women have not only made it big by their sheer hard work and dedication but also contributed in making this world a better place.

1. Bill Gates:


Bill Gates is known for philanthropy. His past donations are a proof of how much is he in serving humanity than leaving behind billions for their children. Currently, Bill Gates is the master of around 85 billion dollars but he thinks that it is not a good idea to leave behind so much money for their children. From his past donations, it’s almost evident that Bill Gates is going to donate more money to his foundation called ‘Bill and Melinda Gates foundation’.
Gates said: “I definitely think leaving kids massive amounts of money is not a favor to them.”

2. Facebook Founder Mark  Zuckerberg:


Just like Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, Zuckerberg is also planning to open an initiative called Chan-Zuckerberg initiative. This initiative was announced after the birth of their daughter in December last year. Through this foundation, they want to serve humanity by promoting equality, accessibility to educational resources to unprivileged children, curing disease etc. Mark Zuckerberg‘s net worth is around 47 billion Dollars.

3. AOL co-founder Steve Case:


Case began case foundation in 1997 by Steve Case the founder of AOL. Case initiative is not just focused on donations rather it’s focused more on how to make philanthropy more effective using technology. Like Zuckerberg, he has also signed the giving pledge and he is more interested in  startups outside the Silicon valley through an investment firm called the revolution.

4. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff:

Through his recently launched campaign called SF Gives, Benioff was able to raise $10 million for San Francisco-based nonprofit programs in just 60 days. Apart from raising funds for philanthropy, he has also asked other corporations to follow his 1/1/1 model, which says that a company should donate 1% of its equity, 1% of its employees’ time, and 1% of its resources to philanthropic efforts.

5. Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs:


Irvin Jacobs is more into donating money for educational purposes. Jacobs has donated around $500 million to charitable causes that include the Cornell Tech Roosevelt Island campus, MIT fellowships, and the San Diego Symphony. Like Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Case, he has also signed the giving pledge promising to give away at least half of the billions he made with Qualcomm.

6. EBay founder Pierre Omidyar:

Omidyar and his wife Pam signed the giving pledge in 2010. 12 years after eBay went public. They have already donated more than a billion dollars towards philanthropy since eBay became pubic.
“In 2001, I publicly stated that we intend to give away the vast majority of our wealth during our lifetime, our view is fairly simple. We have more money than our family will ever need. There’s no need. to hold onto it when it can be put to use today, to help solve some of the world’s most intractable problems.”
– The couple say in the Pledge letter.
They are most widely known for their humanity work against Human trafficking.

7. Intel co-founder Gordon Moore:


Gordon Moore famous for Moore foundation has already donated half of his wealth towards his foundation. Besides donations, he has also given away more than $1 billion to the charitable causes. His cause towards philanthropy is also as unique as of Omidyar. His foundation works more towards environmental conservation, health measures etc. He has given billions of Dollars in charity and He also signed Giving pledge along with his wife in 2012. After signing the pledge, they said:
“We are pleased to be a part of the Giving Pledge not only because we are able to commit these funds, but because we believe they can lead to real learning and measurable change.”

8 .Tesla CEO Elon Musk:


Elon Musk has already created history by venturing into the field of space technology and electric cars. Even after having five children, he’s already donated much of his $12.9 billion fortune to renewable energy, science and engineering education, and pediatric health. Elon Musk is a big donor towards technologies which are going to benefit humanity like renewable energy sources, science, and engineering etc. He receives only $1 a year for his work with Tesla.

9. Spanx CEO Sara Blakely:


Sara is the first woman to sign the Giving Pledge in 2013. Her Pledge letter read:
“I am committed to the belief that we would all be in a much better place if half the human race (women) were empowered to prosper, invent, be educated, start their own businesses, run for office – essentially be given the chance to soar!” 

10. Oracle founder Larry Ellison:


Oracle founder Ellison committed to giving away 95 percent of his wealth to charitable causes, especially to his medical foundation.
His letter to the Giving Pledge read:
“Warren Buffett personally asked me to write this letter because he said I would be ‘setting an example’ and ‘influencing others’ to give. I hope he’s right.”
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How To Maximize Battery Life On Windows 10

Windows 10 is one of the most polished and different than the most the previous Windows versions. However, the problem of Windows 10 battery life is a big headache. Know the steps on how to maximize the battery life on Windows 10. 
Windows is known for poor battery life — irrespective of the Windows version you are using. People often wonder how to maximize battery life on Windows 10. Finally, we decided that we write an article over a guide to maximize the Windows 10 battery life:

How to Maximize the Windows 10 battery life?

Windows 10 battery saver mode:

Windows 10 comes with two power modes: Battery saver mode and the default mode. Well, The battery saver mode surely stops your Windows from sucking your power. It reduces the battery usage as much as 20 percent on normal mode.

Uninstall the unnecessary apps:

Windows 10 comes with a plethora of apps. I, personally, do not use News app, Store and many other. These apps keep sucking the battery life in the background. So, it is better to uninstall these apps.

Uninstall the unnecessary programs:

To maximize the battery life on Windows 10, it is recommended that you uninstall the unnecessary programs. Sometimes, these programs keep on updating in the background which you are not aware of. It does not only consumes your internet data but also, it keeps on taking the toll on the battery life.

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Other Settings:

You do not need to leave Wi-Fi or Bluetooth turned on always. They keep on working and keep on sucking the battery out of your PC. So while watching a movie, or when you leave your PC idle for some time, turn off these settings, they are surely gonna save some battery life on Windows 10.

Update Windows While Charging:

Well, you do not have much control over Windows update on Windows 10. There are though certain ways to stop the Windows 10 upgrade but Windows keeps on popping out unnecessary notifications, almost bugging you to the core of your heart to update it. Well, you never know how long the Windows 10 takes. Sometimes, updating Windows 10 takes until eternity. It is advised that you keep your PC on charge while updating the Windows.

Reduce the volume:

We often leave the volume higher even though we are just typing or doing some work which do not actually need the volume to be up. Moreover, most of the laptops, these days, come with powerful speaker inbuilt. Though these speakers give you the soothing sound but they also suck the hell out of your battery life. So reduce the volume level on your Windows 10 while chatting or typing or doing something which does not need the higher volume.

Unplug Unnecessary Peripherals:

We often leave our mobile phones connected to the USB cables to our PC. Even though they consume the smallest amount of battery out of your PC but still it counts. So you might want to discontinue your mobile on being kept on charging. So keep a watch over USB cables, external mouse, Bluetooth-powered mouse, SD card and external keyboard and much more.

Keep your desktop and system drive clean:

When you boot up your PC, Windows 10 loads the most of the content of the C drive (or the drive where Windows is installed). The first thing we see on any PC after we power on it is Desktop. That means all the icons which are spread over the desktop are a part of C drive and they are also loaded up when the PC is powered up. So, try to keep your desktop clean so that Windows 10 does not have to load the entire programs scattered over the desktop.

Manage the brightness:

Brightness also consumes a lot of battery. So when watching a movie in a dark room, try to keep the brightness low. Or when you do not want your machine to be shut down and you are going somewhere, keep it dimmer. Keeping the brightness low in Windows 10 will save a lot of battery.

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How to Fix Windows 10 Slow Boot-up Issue After the Upgrade

Microsoft forums and Reddit is flooded with the mentions of Windows 10 facing slow boot-up issue after the users upgraded their Windows 7 and 8 PCs using the free upgrade offer. The Windows 10 slow boot-up issue could present you a black screen with a cursor on Windows 10. Here, I’m going to tell you how to fix it.
Windows 10 is currently being used by millions of people and it’s an OS that was well planned and Microsoft’s most complete OS till date. Keeping aside few privacy concerns, people are finding Windows 10 worth their time and according to a survey, about 92 percent of people liked the OS after it was launched. Features like Cortana and Microsoft Edge are being used by people and loved.
However, Microsoft forums and Reddit is flooded with the mentions of Windows 10 facing slow boot-up issue after the users upgraded their Windows 7 and 8 PCs using the free upgrade offer. The Windows 10 slow boot-up issue could present you a black screen with a cursor on Windows 10. If your boot-up time is fines and you want to boost the overall speed of your PC,
Sometimes it takes few minutes for Windows 10 to move ahead and recover from the Windows 10 slow boot-up issue. In this tutorial, I’m going to tell you simple ways to fix Windows 10 slow boot-up issue:

How to fix Windows 10 slow boot-up issue?

Step 1: Run a thorough antivirus scan to Windows 10 slow boot-up issue

If you are using any antivirus solution, run a complete scan on your PC and take care of any virus or malware present in your system. Just like the previous iterations of Windows, the last version of Windows too is prone to malicious virus and programs.
So, I would advise you to update your antivirus and scan your PC thoroughly. Most you would have performed an upgrade from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10. So, there are chances that older malicious programs and virus could be the reason behind Windows 10 slow boot-up issue.

Step 2: Disable software and services from Startup to fix Windows 10 slow boot-up issue

This step involves taking care of your Windows 10 startup settings. Here, you need to open the Task Manager by using the famous Ctrl, Shift and Esc – or by right-clicking on the Task Bar.
In the Task Manager, click on the Startup tab and disable the items with High rating in the Startup impact rating. However, you are advised to keep your antivirus software enabled.
Note that you can disable your Nvidia and AMD graphics driver from the startup without affecting the graphics performance of yours system.

Step 3: Enable FastStartup and to fix Windows 10 slow boot-up issue

In Windows 10, Microsoft enables the fast boot-up option and shutdown times using the special Hybrid Startup and Shutdown option. These options put the system into hibernation state and fixes the Windows 10 slow boot-up issue.
To make this change, you can either ask Cortana to “Open power options“- or you can launch the Control Panel and then head to the Power Options. 
Under the Power Options, click on  Choose What The Power Button Does from the left-hand side, then click Change Settings That Are Currently Unavailable.
Now you will be greeted with the list of options that were previously hidden. Here tick on the checkbox that says Turn On Fast Startup and save the changes.

Step 4: Use the Delayed Start for services to fix Windows 10 slow boot-up issue

After step 3, restart your Windows 10 PC and press Windows Key+R to reveal the Run box.
Here type services.msc and hit Enter. This will open a list of services that you need to scan to find the services that seem to be causing the Windows 10 slow boot-up issue. Right-click on those, open them, and change the setting from default to delayed start. Now, click save and exit the window.
This is it. Now you can restart your PC to witness a lot faster boot-up.
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What Is the Difference: Viruses, Worms, Ransomware, Trojans, Bots, Malware, Spyware etc?

By Amad Ahmad

What Is the Difference: Viruses, Worms, Ransomware, Trojans, Bots, Malware, Spyware etc?

If you are among the ones who consider malware, worms, viruses to be the same thing then you’re on the wrong track. Read further, and improve your knowledge about these terms. If you’re a regular or even an occasional computer user, then youContinue Reading...
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Schedule A Shutdown For Windows OS

By Amad Ahmad

Schedule A Shutdown For Windows OS

This article describes the steps to schedule a Shutdown command for Windows OS. Take a look. The very first task we learnt was to Turn ON and Shutdown Windows when we were kids, and sometimes we felt the need to shut down WindowsContinue Reading...
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