What Is an "N" or "KN" Edition of Windows?

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[Spotify Insight] How to Let Someone Else Use Your Computer Without Giving Them Access to All Your Stuff If you let someone use your computer, they could gain access to your saved passwords, read your email, access all your files, and more. Instead of looking over their shoulder, just use your operating system’s guest account feature. Read This Article → What Is Windows Logon Application (winlogon.exe), and Why Is It Running on My PC? The winlogon.exe process is a critical part of the Windows operating system. This process is always running in the background on Windows, and it’s responsible for some important system functions. Read This Article → What Is an “N” or “KN” Edition of Windows? Microsoft distributes special “N” editions of Windows in Europe and “KN” editions of Windows in Korea. These are the same as the standard editions of Windows, except they don’t include Windows Media Player and other multimedia playback features. Read This Article → How to Unlock Your Kevo Smart Lock Without Your Phone The Kwikset Kevo mostly relies on your smartphone for locking and unlocking, but what if your phone died or you just forgot to bring it with you when you left the house? You’re not completely out of luck, and with a couple of preventive measures, you can rest easy knowing that you can still unlock your door even if your phone is unable to help. Read This Article → How to Schedule Your Wi-Fi Connected Roomba For Daily Cleaning Jobs Roombas may make it easier to vacuum your home, but they can be loud and get in the way. Fortunately, you can schedule them to run when you’re out of the house or when you’re asleep. Here’s how to set up a schedule for your Wi-Fi Connected Roomba. Read This Article → What Is Client Server Runtime Process (csrss.exe), and Why Is It Running On My PC? If you have a Windows PC, open your Task Manager and you’ll definitely see one or more Client Server Runtime Process (csrss.exe) processes running on your PC. This process is an essential part of Windows. Read This Article → How to Manually Disable the Power and Drive LEDs on Your Desktop PC Desktop computers make a certain amount of noise and light during operation. Unless you’ve custom-built a monster gaming machine with awesome obnoxious lighting effects, these are probably limited to a power indicator and a drive light. You can turn your computer off, of course, but if you’d prefer to let it run without the lights (like if you’re using your PC in a dorm room or studio apartment), it’s easy to turn those lights off for good. Read This Article → How to Factory Reset Your Nintendo 3DS There may come a time when you may need to factory reset your Nintendo 3DS. Maybe you’re getting rid of it, or maybe you just want a fresh start. Either way, it’s an easy process. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article → How to Turn Location Sharing Off on Twitter's Mobile Apps Twitter's mobile apps make it very easy to share your location without really meaning to. Let's look at how to know when Twitter is sharing your location, and how to stop it. Read This Article → What’s the Best Way to Back Up My Computer? Everyone loses data at some point in their lives. Your computer’s hard drive could fail tomorrow, ransomware could hold your files hostage, or a software bug could delete your important files. If you’re not regularly backing up your computer, you could lose those files forever. Read This Article → Advertisement Download Free eBook: 7 Ways to Make Yourself Hard to Hack While the concept is as old as IT security thinking itself, that doesn't make applying layers of security any the less relevant today. Choosing the correct layers, of course, is paramount. Think of defense in depth as being a risk mitigation construct applying multiple layers of control across the length and breadth of your IT environment, and you will be pretty much on the money. Click here to download