How to Hide any Drive With Command (cmd) Prompt in Windows

Mostly, all computer users have some important files on their computers which they don’t want any third party to have access to due to privacy and some other factors. Although, there are hundreds of software available in the market to encrypt/hide our files, but most of the programs are paid and the most disgusting part is that you may have to format your computer in case you forgot your password, which will in turn make you lose the files you are protecting.

But today, I want to show you the easiest way to hide your computer local drive without installing any 3rd party software and you don’t have to remember any password. This method will save you money, time and protect your files. This tutorial will explain how you can use windows command prompt (cmd) to hide any local drive on your PC.
Before you proceed, check:

• How to Enhance Computer Performance with Notepad
• How to Hide Files and Folders on PC with Command Prompt
• Block Access to Certain Website on PC without Software
• Check if your PC Antivirus is Real/Fake

How to Hide your Local Drive with Windows CMD

1. Click on WIN+R on your computer to launch run command

2. Type cmd into the run command and then click ok

3. After step 2, a windows command prompt window appears, now type diskpart in it and then hit enter
4. A new window will appear, type list volume and then hit enter to show the list of local drive that is available on your PC
5. If for instance, I want to hide local drive D on my pc, then I will type select volume D into the command prompt and then hit enter.
6. To hide drive D, I will then type remove letter D into the command prompt and then hit enter. Study the Image below and step 1-5 for better understanding.

7. Immediately after step 6, the hard drive D will disappear from my hard drive list as seen in the image below:

How to Un-Hide your Local Drive with Windows CMD

1. Follow step 1-4 explained above, then after I will select the volume I have hide by typing select volume D into the command prompt and then hit enter
2. So instead of remove letter D I typed in step 6 above, I will type assign letter D to make the hidden hard drive visible.

For questions regarding this tutorial, don’t hesitate to use the comment box.

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How to Check If Your Antivirus is Real or Fake

It is good to know your antivirus status whether it is real or fake. Your computer is vulnerable to threat if you are using a fake antivirus since it won’t be able to detect virus on your computer.

Today, I want to share a simple trick that can be used to test if an antivirus is real or fake or if the antivirus is working or not. Follow the steps explained below to know if your antivirus is working or not.

Steps to Check if Your Antivirus is Working or Not

==> Press Windows Key + R to launch run command, then write Notepad to open notepad.

==> Copy and paste the code below into notepad:

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

==> Now press CTRL+S to save this file, and save the file as jnvirus.vbs on your computer.

==> If your antivirus is real and working, it won’t allow the file to be saved on your computer. But if your antivirus is not working, it will save on your computer then delete it immediately. My avast antivirus reject the file when I was about to save it on my Pc.

Note that this tutorial will not harm your computer in any way. Share your antivirus name through the comment box if it is working.

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How to Use Windows Host Files to Block Access to Website(s)

==> First launch run command on your computer. This can be done by pressing Win+R key on your keyboard
==> Now type the code below into the run command box and press enter and then Notepad will show some information

C://windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

==> Now go to the last line and add the website you want to block using the format below.
For example, if I want to block access to Facebook and Twitter on my PC, I add this code to the end of the Windows Host Files

127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 www.twitter.com

Now save and exit the file.

If you later want to unblock the website, follow the same process as explained above and delete the line of code you entered.

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How to Clean PC RAM Without Notepad | Increase Computer Speed

You computer might become slow if you’re working with many programs on your computer. This usually happens when your computer RAM (Random Access Memory) is full of remaining progress pieces that you’ve worked on and you no longer need. So if you get rid of those pieces that you no longer need, your computer performance will be enhanced i.e. your computer will work at it’s full speed, since your PC RAM has been freed of  programs that aren’t useful.

Here is a simple technique you can use to clear your computer RAM cache with Notepad.

Steps to Use Notepad to Enhance Computer Performance

1. Click on “Start” button ==> “All Programs” ==> “Notepad”
2. Now type “Mystring=(80000000)” without quotes
3. Save the file on your computer as “ram.vbe”.
4. Now click on the file you created to clear your computer RAM to make your computer almost 80% faster.
If you have any question(s) regarding this tutorial, don’t hesitate to use the comment box below.

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How To Install Windows 8 or 8.1 From a USB Device

Installing Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 from a USB device, like a flash drive, has become one of the most common and essential thing this days.

It’s not surprising why many new computers, especially tablets and smaller laptops and desktops, no longer have optical drives.

That Windows 8 install disc is of no use and importance if there is no disk drive available to run the DVD!

If you want to install Windows 8 from a USB device, you’ll need to copy the setup files from the DVD to the USB drive. But, by copying it simply there won’t be everything. Windows 8 software is also sold as a downloadable ISO file which, if you choose to buy Windows 8 that way,it requires similar steps to get it properly copied to a USB drive.

Irrespective of the kind of Windows 8 DVD software you have, you need a flash drive to copy the setup, or a Windows 8 ISO file to achieve the same goal. The following steps will guide you through the installation process with the Windows 8 installation files properly copied to a flash drive.

Duration: Transferring/ Copying the Windows 8 installation files into a flash drive or other external USB device will take between 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the format your copy of Windows 8 is in right now and the speed of your computer.

Compatibility: The following steps can also be used for Windows 8 (standard) or Windows 8 Pro, as well as those editions of Windows 8.1.

Required Materials:

• A USB flash drive (4 GB for 32-bit, 8 GB for 64-bit)
• A Windows 8/8.1 DVD or ISO
• Availability of a computer with a DVD drive, if you have a Windows 8 DVD installation disk) with either of these operating systems (Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP) installed or the Availability of an External USB DVD Drive.

NOTE: If you have a Windows 8 ISO file and you want to transfer it to a flash drive, begin with second step (Step 2) but if you have a Windows 8 DVD instead, Proceed from Step 1.

Installing Windows 8 or 8.1 From a USB Device

1. Create an ISO file from the Windows 8 DVD. This is the process in which you create a single file, called an ISO image, which contains all the data stored on the Windows 8 setup DVD disc. This ISO file can be created with Daemon Tool or Ripping. Once you have an ISO image created from your Windows 8 disc, come back here and continue on with this tutorial which will explain how to get that ISO file onto a flash drive.
   Note: If you have created your ISO file already with your favorite program, called “ripping,” then you can use whatever application or software you mostly use. However, if you’ve never created an ISO image, or don’t have a program installed right now that does it, Kindly search for tools and application with a video tutorial on how to Create an ISO file.
    
   
2. Download the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from Microsoft and then install it. This is a free Microsoft program that helps to properly format your flash drive and then copies the contents of the Windows 8 installation ISO file you have to the USB flash drive.
   Note: Don’t be disturbed by the program title “Windows 7”. This program works perfectly well with Windows 8 ISO files which is compatible with all these windows Operating systems, e.g. Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP.
    
   
3. Launch the Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool program. The shortcut should appear on the Desktop, as well as in “All Programs” on your Start menu, depending on Version of Windows you installed on your computer.
    
4. On Step 1 of 4: Choose ISO file screen, Click Browse
    
5. Locate, and then select, your Windows 8 ISO file. Then click or touch Open. Note: If you have downloaded Windows 8 from Microsoft, check your Downloads folder or your Desktop for the ISO image. If you created an ISO image from your Windows 8 DVD, the ISO file will be wherever you have created it.
    
   
6. Click Next.
    
7. At the Step 2 of 4: Choose media type screen, Select USB deviceNote: At this stage, you can see that there is also a DVD option. Since our aim is to transfer Windows 8’s setup files to a USB flash drive, this tool you can also be used to burn a Windows 8 ISO image to a DVD or BD disc.
    
   
8. At the Step 3 of 4: Insert USB device screen, choose from the drop-down list the USB flash drive or USB external hard drive which you want to copy the Windows 8 setup files into and then click Begin copying. Tip: If the USB storage device you’re planning to use hasn’t been connected, you can insert it into the computer now and then click the blue refresh button to make it show up on the list.
    
   
9. Click Erase USB Device if you are prompted with a “Not Enough Free Space window” message. If this message doesn’t appear, don’t worry, it means that your flash drive or external hard disk is already empty. Note: Every data/file you might have on this USB drive is going to be deleted as part of the process of getting the Windows 8 installation files copied.
    
   
10. On Step 4 of 4: Creating bootable USB device, At this point, the Windows 8 installation files will begin to copy, it just takes few minutes for the Windows 7 USB DVD Downloaded Tool to prepare the drive. The first Process you will see is Formatting, which will be done under few seconds, depending on the size of your USB drive. The next process will be Copying files which could take up to 30 minutes long, depending on which Windows 8 ISO file you’re working from, as well as You computer speed.
     
    
11. If all stages were successfully completed, then the next screen should display Bootable USB device created successfully with a Status that says Backup completed. You can now close the Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool program window. The flash drive, or other external USB drive you’re using has now been properly configured as a bootable device and also has the necessary files to install Windows 8 on any system.
     
    
12. Boot from the USB device that you just created to start the Windows 8 install process. Tip: If the Windows 8 setup process doesn’t start, it’s very likely that you’ll need to make boot order changes in the BIOS. See How To Change the Boot Order in BIOS if you need help doing that.
    Tip: If you have a UEFI based system and you still can’t boot Windows 8 Setup from the flash drive, even after setting the USB device first in the boot order, see Tip #1 below for help.
    

Tips & More Information

1. The Windows 7 USB DVD Downloaded Tool formats your USB drive as NTFS, a file system that many UEFI based computers will not boot from when on a USB drive.

To work around this issue, do this:

• After Step 11 above, copy all the files from your flash drive to a named folder on your PC.
• Manually Format the flash drive, with the older FAT32 file system option.
• Copy back all the files from the named folder you created in Tip 1.1 back to the flash drive.
• Repeat Step 12 above.

2. There are other alternative methods for getting a Windows 8 or 8.1 ISO image properly onto a USB flash drive but I prefer the procedure I’ve outlined above, but if you have trouble with it, that general ISO-to-USB procedure should work as well. 

3. Still having trouble installing Windows 8 or 8.1 from a flash drive or other USB device? Use the contact page, social networks or via email, and more.

Still having trouble installing Windows 8 or 8.1 from a flash drive or other USB device? Use the contact page, social networks or via email, and more.

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How to Install Windows XP In Less Than 15 Minut

Windows XP is a popular operating system used by most PC users. Though Windows XP popularity is decreasing but some PC users still use it due to its versatility, easy to operate and so on. New computers now come with pre-installed Windows 8 but I’ve seen cases of friends that upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 but later degrade it back to Windows XP because Windows 7 doesn’t work well on their old PC.

Windows XP installation process is slow and it annoys most users, it takes around 40 minutes to install. Today, I want to share a trick that can be use to install Windows XP in 15 minutes. To do this, follow the procedure outlined below.

Before you proceed, read: How to Activate and Make Windows XP Genuine

Procedures to Install Windows XP in 15 Minutes or Less

==> Boot from Windows XP disk
==> After the files have been copied, you will be required to select the location to install Windows XP
==> After selecting the disk, the installation process will start and it will show 40 minutes approx time to complete the installation process
==> Here is where the trick to quicken the installation process will be used. Just press Shift+F10 a command prompt will appear, now type taskmgr and then press enter. This will bring out the task manager , now click on process tab and locate the process named Setup.exe
==> Finally, right click on Setup.exe and set its priority to high

You can share how this trick has help save your time during the installation of Windows XP on your computer via the comment box below.

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Scientists Develop Super Condoms That Kill HIV Virus and Boosts Sexual Pleasure (Photo)

A team of scientists in America have invented a new type of condom that is capable of killing the HIV virus while enhancing pleasure.

The new hydrogel-based condom

A new hydrogel-based condom that contains antioxidants has been invented by a team of Indian-American scientists at the Texas A&M University Health Science Center.

It was gathered that not only does it contain plant-based antioxidants, which kills the HIV-virus in case of condom breakage but it also uses antioxidants to enhance pleasure.

Experts say it is the new big player to join the fight against AIDS

"We are not only making a novel material for condoms to prevent the HIV infection, but we are also aiming to eradicate this infection if possible. Supercondom could help fight against HIV infection and may as well prevent unwanted pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases. If we succeed, it will revolutionize the HIV prevention initiative"

Choudhury, the lead researcher and assistant professor at the Texas A&M Health Science Center's Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, said the researchers hope to test the condom within the next six months and then get it released for general usage.

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