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View wireless network passwords on Windows
You can only do this to view passwords of connections that you are or have been connected with, you cannot use it to retrieve passwords of connections you have never been logged in with! That makes it a tool to
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After establishing a bluetooth connection with another device from your computer the other device will propably stay in the Devices section of My Computer even after the connection is cancelled. To remove that device follow these steps: Open the control
Block a program’s internet access with Windows 8 firewall
If you have some peculiar program installed that you need to have but want all its internet communication blocked you can do that easily with Windows' built in firewall. On Windows 8 just hit the Windows key to get to
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Take Ownership of a File or Folder by Command in Windows
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Delete Windows.old Folders from Previous Windows Installations
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