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Dec 30th, 2019 by 
HDG Explains: What Is A Keylogger & How Do I Remove It From My Computer?
You never want anyone recording your strokes
HDG Explains : What Is Bluetooth & What Is It Most Commonly Used For?
Nothing to do with colors or dentists
How to Troubleshoot WiFi (Wireless) Printers
Problems crop up when you least expect them
Few things are more frustrating than when you want to print a document, and your wireless printer is in an error state, or gives you the silent treatment. Perhaps you’ve […]
Why Most New Phones are Ditching the Headphone Jack
The very sad but honest truth
The 3.5mm stereo TRS (tip, ring, sleeve) jack has been around for a very long time. The original 6.35mm version hails from the late 1800s where it was used in […]
Black, White & Gray Hat Hacking Defined
We delve into the moral headpieces of hacker culture
Hackers. The news loves to report on them and the public just loves to completely misunderstand what they actually do. The word “hacker” has become associated with malicious computer criminals, […]
How to Remove Shortcut Virus in USB using CMD
Safeguard your computer from future attacks
A computer virus can come from just about anywhere — even removable storage devices. When an infected USB flash drive finds its way to your PC, it will be activated […]
What Does End of Life Mean for Software and Should You Care?
We'll take a trip thru the entire product life cycle
Before we begin, understand that this article also addresses operating systems (OS), specifically Windows, but the principles could apply to any software, app, or OS. When you hear or get […]
99 of the Best Windows Freeware Programs You May Not Know Of
Bookmark this article for easy reference
Due to the popularity of my previous article on Help Desk Geek entitled 99 ways to make your computer blazingly fast, I’ve decided to write another list post with 99 […]
CPU Processor Comparison – Intel Core i9 vs i7 vs i5 vs i3
We'll do more than just show you useless benchmarks
Although they’ve been out for more than a decade now, Intel’s Core lineup, Core i7, Core i5, and Core i3 processors, still feels relatively young. Here, we will review the […]
Create a Windows 10 System Image Backup
Something you should do every few months
Windows 10 is probably the most stable and usable OS Microsoft has released since Windows 7. However, that doesn’t mean you won’t run into serious issues at some point. I […]
How to Delete the Windows.old folder in Windows 7/8/10
If it's eating up a chunk of disk space
If you have tried upgrading your Windows PC and it has failed a couple of times due to various annoying reasons, you’ve probably come to realize that there is a […]
Ultimate Troubleshooting Guide for Windows 7 Hanging Issues
Every different situation that we've encountered
Previously, I wrote the Ultimate Troubleshooting Guide for Windows 7 Homegroup Issues, which a lot of people found useful. Today, I am going to write up a ultimate troubleshooting guide […]
Retrieve Your Wireless Network Security Key in Windows
This is for Windows 7 users only
Have you experienced a situation where you have to add a computer to your wireless network and you can’t find the network security key? Windows 7, like previous versions of […]
5 Free Programs to Completely Wipe a Hard Drive
You get the same results as the paid ones
Looking to sell an old computer and want to wipe the hard drive clean before you sell it? Whatever your reason may be, there are lots of programs out there […]