Not everyone has super fast internet connectivity, some of us are also afflicted with slow and not so efficient internet connections and some of us even use data cards sitting in a remote area but at the same time doing certain things well becomes essential like getting a Windows update.

This is where knowing the trick to get the things done without internet connection prove helpful.  Now Microsoft is most frequent in rolling out certain security and other important updates for the Windows operating system and it is important to get hold of these frequent updates in order to fix all the newly found out bugs and issues and make your system more efficient and well protected.

Here, you’ll get to learn a simple trick to update the Windows in the absence of internet connection.

For this you’ll simply have to use a third party utility program called Autopatcher. This unique application helps you download your Windows operating system and save it for installing offline which makes you free from the need of internet connection.

So, how you will actually update your Windows?

Step 1: Simply pick up any Pen Drive and carry it to any nearby Cyber Café or to your friends place to download Autopatcher software. This URL will get you the software.

Step 2: Once you have downloaded the software, simply install & run it.

Step 3: Now you’ll be prompted to select your OS for which you want the updates to be downloaded. You’ll simply have to click on the Next button to move forward.

Step 4: Now you’ll have to select your OS. It can be 32-bit or 64-bit supported. If your OS supports 32-bit, you’ll have to select X86 or else you’ll have to select X64 and simple click on the Next button once again.

Step 5: You’ll get a list of updates for your OS on the screen.

Step 6: Now you’ll only have to select all the Updates and simply click on the Download button.

Step 7: Once you are done with the downloading, simply copy/paste the updates you have downloaded in your Pen Drive.

Step 8: Now you’ll only have to insert the Pen Drive into your system and install all the downloaded updates and your Windows will get updated.

With these 8 simple steps you’ll have your Windows updated and made well secured even being in an Offline mode. This method is applicable for Windows 7, Vista and XP.  So, try it out and enjoy updated OS on your PC!

Are you a bit forgetful and keep forgetting things once in a while? Then you might be facing lots of trouble with your passwords. What if someday you forget your Windows password especially when it is pretty urgent to open up your computer? Sounds quite dreadful, isn’t it?

But there’s nothing to worry if you know how to login back right into your computer in some other way. And fortunately, there are several ways to reset the password for your Windows 7 or Vista. If you take a ride through the internet you’ll come across many of them but the thing is most of them are quite lengthy and complicated.

So, here we have got you one of the easiest possible methods and the only thing you’ll be required is either an installation disc or a USB for your Windows in order to reset your password.  This particular method simply works on the basis of a kind of unpatched bug found in Windows operating system.

So, check out this simple guide to reset your Windows Password.

Step 1. Insert your Windows 7 disk into the CD Rom of your system and simply Restart it.

Step 2. Now simply press any key this will Boot from your disc after this click on Repair your Computer option.

Step 3. Now you’ll get various options out of which you’ll have to select Command Prompt.

Step 4. The action in the last step will open the Command Prompt. Now simply create a backup of Sticky keys for this you’ll have to type the command give below in the Command Prompt.

copy c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe c:\

Step 5. After this you’ll only have to replace the Sticky keys with Command Prompt and for this you’ll just have to type the command given below.

copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe

Step 6. After typing the command, Restart your computer.

Step 7. The moment you get the Windows login screen on the computer, you just have to hit the Shift key continuously for 5 times and this opens the Administrative Mode of Command Prompt.

Step 8.Once it gets open, you only need to type the below command in order to Reset the password.

Net user username MyNewPassword

Where “username” will have the username of your computer and MyNewPassword will be the password. You can replace both of these according your requirement.

Step 9. Now you can happily login into your computer using your new Username and Password.

Also note that now whenever you’ll press the Shift key for 5 times, it will open the Command Prompt in place of Sticky keys.  And if you want the Stick keys back, you’ll only have to repeat the first three steps and type the command given below in the Command Prompt window.

copy c:\sethc.exe  c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe.