Saturday, August 27, 2022

Network Computers not showing up in Network File Browser on Windows 10/11

To resolve this problem, check whether the following services are running and that they are in the Automatic Startup state to correctly display your network environment. Run the services.msc console and check the state of following services:

  • DNS Client (Dnscache)
  • Function Discovery Provider Host (FdPHost) - responsible for discovering other computers on the network
  • Function Discovery Resource Publication (FDResPub) - allows other computers to discover your device on the network
  • SSDP Discovery (SSDPSrv)
  • UPnP Device Host (Upnphost)

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Monday, May 23, 2022

Remove ads from Viber Desktop

To block Viber ads (and remove ads panel at the same time) follow these simple steps.

1. Edit your hosts file located at:

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

2. Add the following entries:

127.0.0.1 ads.viber.com
127.0.0.1 ads.aws.viber.com
127.0.0.1 ads-d.viber.com
127.0.0.1 api.mixpanel.com
127.0.0.1 s-imp.rmp.rakuten.com
127.0.0.1 s-bid.rmp.rakuten.com
127.0.0.1 api.taboola.com

3. Save changes and restart Viber.

Ads panel should be gone.