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Facebook Password change, way and techniques

Password is most important part of any software, interface login or website user login system. Till today, password is preliminary security involve in this industry. So password is one of the security measures to authenticate and verify a user who has access permission to enter the system. As password is an individual property for protection, it always set by user and store in database with encryption to ensure maximum protection. Like other website Facebook use password for primary option to user login verification. So we have to more serious and give more attention when set a password to prevent unauthorized login. After set password we need to change it time to time. So, it is also important to know the procedure of password changing in any system. Here I describe steps by step techniques to change password in Facebook with illustration:- 1. Click the "Home" menu at the top right of your Facebook page. 2. Click on the drop-down menu, select Account Settings. 3. In t...

Limit user from changing system time and date in Windows OS

Most of us do not concern with system date and time. But it is one of most important factor in all operating system because when all software need system date and time for any update whether it is server end or end user end. Here we are talking about the importance of system date and time and procedure to restrict user from changing system date and time from front end or user end. So we need to keep it intact without any unnecessary changes. If any user except can have the right to change date and time from user end, then it will fall us in deep trouble specially when we run software which take entry time input from end user end. There are also many software mechanisms which does not allow date and time difference to start up.  For above reason we do not give user access to change date and time from user end. We can limit the user from this feature. Here I show steps how we can control user access in windows operating systems. Steps to follow:- 1. Go to "Start menu" an...

Hiding Control Panel objects from Control Panel in Windows OS

In windows operating system, control panel is the main control window where user can control his system by simple and easy user interface. It is actually act as dashboard to manage different hardware and software. User can interact with different parameter and set personal settings for individual devices from control panel. So it is important to decide who will get access because if you do not set it, then anyone can easily change your setting from control panel which maybe unwanted for you. In this post I will give you a solution to avoid such situation. Solution is to hide your control panel objects from the dashboard. This will help to evade such state and others can not perceive your objects icons so they do not have access of those path. Below I describe how to hide one or multiple Control Panel items from Control Panel to secure your control panel items from others user. Steps are as follows:- 1. Go to START menu of classic windows XP ->Click on RUN->Type "gpedit.ms...

Linux swap partition and swap file, definition and difference

Linux is most popular open source operating system. Linux is used when we need more stable, more secure system. So when we think about server we first look at Linux for operating system due to its properties.  Linux OS setup was not easy but now a days Linux graphical interface gives it user easier installation like windows. But still it required expertise for installation specifically when different package will have to select and swap partition allocation. Linux has two forms of swap space: 1. The swap partition 2. The swap file Difference between swap partition and swap file Swap Partition: In Linux OS, Reserved disk block in the hard drive used for swapping is known as Swap Partition; no other files can be located in swap partition.  If physical memory is not sufficient amount to allocate more memory, requested by processes of application in the system, then the kernel swaps out pages which are not frequently used or unused. And it allocates memory to th...

Restore system to previous save state by using System restore tool

System Restore point used in Windows OS to store saved state of system. It is one of the major troubleshooting tools when we do not have any choice without go back to previous state due to some anomalies in system or unknown behavior. In some case after install insecure software in system, it may not work as instructed and corrupt some system files that intend to system disorder. To avoid such unstable state of system we need to use the system restore tool in windows XP or Windows 7. Here I describe below steps how to create a system restore point in Windows XP and Windows 7:- Steps for Windows XP: 1. Close all running program one by one with ALT+F4 (Windows Shortcut). 2. Go to Start menu-> click on All Programs-> then click on Accessories-> System Tools, click on "System Restore" to open System Restore Wizard which will guide you until completion of the process. 3. Check radio button of "Create a restore point", and then click "Next". ...