Windows 10 will be Free for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 Users

Update: After clarification from Microsoft, it is clear that Pirated Users won’t get the free upgrade.

The world is eagerly waiting for the complete official release of Windows 10. While at first, only licensed users were excited for it but, now even pirated users have something good to wait for. According to Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s Windows chief, the upgraded version of Windows can be used by all genuine and non-genuine users. This means if you are using pirated version of Windows 7 and Windows 8, you can still upgrade to Windows 10. This amazing announcement was made at the WInHEC conference in Shenzhen, China.

The announcement came as a surprise as earlier Microsoft said that PCs running on Windows 7/8.1 will get free upgrades to Windows 10 for the first year but only after the product is released. This decision has surely left many answered questions. One of the biggest question is that whether the pirated users will get the update like the licensed user or he will have to wait for a year. It is confirmed that this plan to allow free upgrades for pirated users applies to all over the world and is not just limited to China.

Although, it should be noted that Microsoft has a long history with software piracy. Windows XP was the first ever operating system which needed license key for verification. However, this concept was soon defeated by using corporate license key which was shared on the internet. Microsoft has tried its best to stop piracy but whenever the company comes up with a new way to stop it, pirates find another way to bypass it. The most shocking thing is that many new machines comes with a pirated software and the customer don’t have any slight idea that he is actually using an illegal copy.

The company has still not declared any exact date for the release of Windows 10 as even this time they announced that, Windows 10 will be launched in 190 countries and 111 languages around the world this summer. Now, this is interesting as in the Northern part of the world, summer ends on September 21. And, according to this new announcement, the company has only six months to deliver it as free upgrade to millions of users.

There is no doubt in the fact that this is a great news for all the users who enjoy the pirated version of Windows. However, the bigger question which remains unanswered is that, whether Windows is actually trying to stop piracy or promote piracy. Nothing can be said until and unless, the software gets released. Till then we can only say that it seems like Microsoft has finally accepted that it is unable to curb piracy. Now, may be it is some kind of plan or strategy by the company but for pirated users, there cannot be a better news than this.

Best Face Recognition Software to Unlock/ Login Windows 8

Protecting the Windows 8 with a password can become a tad bit boring at times.  Every time you log on to your PC or any other device with a Windows 8 OS, you need to type in your password in order to get access to the same. Monotonous, isn’t it? Wouldn’t it be brilliant if some other kind of protection was available for your Windows 8 devices? What if I tell you that you can actually password protect your Windows 8 device with the help of face recognition? Pretty intriguing, right? Yes! It is now possible to lock your Windows 8 device with the help of face recognition with the help of a few software which are easily available online in both paid and free versions depending upon the kind of protection you want.

These software are easy to download and install. This article deals with three of the best face recognition software to unlock Windows 8.

1. KeyLemon

Of all the various kinds of face recognition software to unlock Windows 8 that we have tested, this is by far the best. Developed by the KeyLemon company which is based in Silicon Valley with its headquarters in Switzerland, the software is available for use in both paid as well as the free version. According to the level of protection you desire for your Windows 8 device, you can choose, download and install the software in a pretty simple way.

After installation, all you need to do is get a license and KeyLemon is ready to use. It comes packed with multiple features which allow you to capture your image in various lighting conditions and with the accessory of your choice for the purpose of recognition. It also allows you to capture and save the images of those who try to access your Windows 8 device without your permission. It also aids in locking your device, the moment you step away from it. The software is also available in multilingual packs.

2. Rohos Face Logon

While typing in our password, it may so happen that we don’t take heed of our surroundings and which results in the leakage of our password and unnecessary access to our device by unwanted individuals. But, you don’t have to worry anymore. With Rohos Face Logon you now can stop these trespassers. Once you have downloaded and licensed Rohos, all you need to do is customize it according to your preferences and your device is completely protected.

It allows in super fast and easy access to the computer with the aid of the web cam and also allows the use of the USB as a key which can be used to unlock your Windows 8 device. One of the best features of this software is the fact that it allows registration of multiple users. It also deletes any poor images and storing the best quality ones. Along with negating the face recognition failure, it also allows you to hide the face recognition screen.

3. BananaScreen

Last but not the least; BananaScreen is another face recognition software which is perfect for protecting your Windows 8 device. The most interesting fact about the software is the speed with which it allows the locking and unlocking of the device on which it is installed. Easy to download and install, BananaScreen is super efficient in preventing all the trespassers from coming close to your contents. All you need to do is download, install and plug in your webcam and register the faces which will be granted access to the computer and the software is ready to use.

Although only in its beta version, the software is quite promising and ever developing and we surely hope that once fully launched it will be a surprise to all of us. You can set your preferred configuration in order to customize the software so that it can lock and protect your device when required.

We hope that these software were interesting enough to bring a change to the regular password protected design that you usually use. The face recognition software to unlock Windows 8 are fun to use and at the same time provides ample protection to your device.

Microsoft Skips Straight To Windows 10

Windows 10 Operating System

The new operating system released by Microsoft, the “most comprehensive platform ever,” Windows 10, brings forward “one product family, one platform, one store,” by unifying experience for phones, tablets and computers that come with a unified App store for all devices. The preview version for Windows10 is already released and has already attracted attention from tons of Windows fans. This new operating system brings forward tons of new features for potential enterprise customers.

Windows10 packs in all the features and functionality that enterprises expects from an Operating System and claims to be compatible with all major tools and Windows Apps, that enterprise users use.  Thus, IT managers can manage all Windows10 devices and customize the App store for their employees so that they can only access and download selected apps that have been pre-approved by the company.

Joe Belfiore, Microsot’s corporate vice president of operating systems, released the Preview version as a demo of the actual release, which focuses on enterprise features. Most notable features of the new operating system is the redesigned Start menu, which is a hybrid version that aims to integrate the best of Windows 7 Start menu as well as Windows 8 Start screen by including Live tiles. Moreover, the Search feature combines both the device and the internet. Moreover, Windows 10 will be running Apps in the windowed version instead of the full screen mode that Windows8 users were stuck with.

Other features include the Task View button on the taskbar that will list out all the Apps that are currently open. This way, users can switch between different desktops with different apps running in each desktop. Moreover, Command Prompt has also been reloaded with users finally getting the ability to Paste into the command line by using Ctrl+V.

Windows 10 Features

Microsoft has not left out touch screen users in order to compensate for the previous time. The IT global is releasing several new touch features. For example, users can swipe right to bring up the all new Windows 8 Charms bar whereas, swiping left will bring up the Task View which will even include touch-friendly buttons that simplify multitasking.

Observing the list of changes, one will notice that Microsoft has done everything in its power to bring the operating system on par with the users’ wishes. Windows users, although loyal to the operating system, are often unhappy with the changes that Microsoft brings forth. However, it remains to be seen how Windows 10 will fair once it is out for public release.

How to Test Health of Your Hard Disk on Windows 8 or 10

The hard disk is one of the main component that makes your system run accordingly. What if this important part of your computer fails? Obviously it would be the worst thing. So, how can you keep track of your hard disk and prevent its failure. To help you out, we have mentioned a few useful steps below on how you can test the health of your hard disk and prevent it from spoiling at the right time.

Step 1: Check for Errors Present in Hard Disk

By using ‘Chkdsk.exe’ utility you can check for errors or bad sectors present in your system hard disk. This utility is available for all the versions of Windows released recently. You can follow any one of the two suggestions mentioned below to run this utility and solve the general issues related to the disk.

1. Run it (Chkdsk) through the command lines. Click here for details.
2. Open windows explorer and choose ‘Properties’ after right clicking on the drive that you want to check for errors. After this, switch to ‘Tools’ tab and select the ‘Check Now’ option present under ‘Error Checking’.

• For complete physical disk check select ‘Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors’.
• To automatically fix the problem related to files containing errors, select ‘Automatically fix file system errors.
• For fixing of both file and physical errors select both the options.

While this process is being carried out, it is preferred not to use your system for other purpose. Apart from this the process may consume some time based on the size of your hard disk.

Step 2: Understanding the Disk Sounds

Whenever you hear any kind of strange sounds coming from your CPU, the best thing is to turn it off. As this sound may be from your hard disk and it’s preferred to take it as an alarm, before any sort of damage occurs to the hard disk.

Step 3: Detect Before the Error Happens

You can use any good hard disk monitoring utility (like – DiskCheckup) for this purpose. As it will display each and every data related to your drive or disk. It’s a bit tough to understand the details, but running the utility in background is recommended. These monitoring utilities keep a track of various parameters (like – read and write error, temperature and many more) related to your hard disk and inform you when the levels of these parameters are about to reach the danger levels.

So, these were the steps that you need to follow in order to prevent your hard disk from damaging. Through these steps you can also monitor the health levels of your Windows hard disk and take respective measures to solve the existing or coming problems.

Create Windows 8 Bootable USB – How to Guide

Bootable Pen Drive

There are number of ways for installing an operating system to your computer. Most of the people do it by using bootable CD/DVD of windows. But we really don’t need to install windows very frequently and because of this , it is so difficult to put this bootable disc on safe place and remember where you have kept it when needed. Here are steps to make Windows 8 Bootable USB.

Also , number of times when you are installing window you see some error saying that some of the necessary installation file is missing from the disc and setup can not be continued. All this happens because of scratches present on disc surface since disc is too old to use.Apart from all these , Not all Computers have working CD or DVD Drives. This creates a big issue for those who want to install operating system via Disc method,So today here i bring a easy tutorial to Create Windows 8 Bootable USB .

I here Assume that you already have ISO image of Windows 8 or 7 of which you want to Create Bootable Pendrive.

Step 1 :Download Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool and install it.

This tool is available for free from Microsoft Corporation as well so you can get it from there too. Despite its name, this tool works with Windows 8 ISOs as well. You can use this tool for any version of Windows.

Step 2:After downloading and installing the tool, Run it , now you need to Browse and give the path where the ISO  file is located in your computer.

Step 3:Now select whether you want to create a bootable DVD for windows or you want it to be abootable pendrive. Here you need to select USB device because you want to make bootable pendrive.

Windows 8

Step 4: Browse and select the pendrive which you want to make bootable. Make sure that the pendrive has atleast 4 gb free . Now click on Begin Copying.

Step 5:Once you begin copying , the tool will start creating bootable Windows 8 USB installer flash drive using the Windows 8 ISO. Let this process complete , lastly when you see the message “Bootable USB Device created successfully”, you can restart your PC and boot from the USB drive.

So this was my Quick tutorial on how to Create Windows 8 Bootable USB, Hope this will help you.