Services in the Windows operating system are background processes that usually require no user interaction. They are automatically started with Windows, or when a certain event occurs that triggers them. Most system administrators distinguish between first party and third party services. First party services have been installed with the operating system, they are from Microsoft [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

If you are looking to speed up the startup of your Windows operating system then the following tip may be for your. You probably have already removed unnecessary startup items and tweaked some system settings and the Bios of the computer to improve the operating system’s startup time. You may also have disabled some system [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

The visual conditions can sometimes be that bad that you can barely read anything on the monitor. That’s for instance the case if you are working with your laptop in broad sunlight outside. Microsoft has built-in a high contrast mode that has been specifically designed for those situations. Users of Windows XP and newer Microsoft [...]

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The main reason for not using Windows Aero under Windows 7 was the transparency effect that was automatically applied to all open windows. That did not only make some menu items harder to read, but made the screenshots look unprofessional as the desktop background or folder background was shining through because of the transparency. Up [...]

Categories: Knowledge, Windows

Your PC with Windows 7 is not running as it should? Or are you experiencing slow downs or other errors regularly? Then it may be time to run a System Diagnostics report in Windows 7 to find out why. Windows 7 comes with several internal tools that can be used to diagnose the computer system. [...]

Categories: Windows

I have written my fair share of articles about how to speed up the start up of the Windows operating system. One of the best tips is to remove programs from autostart that are not needed. While you certainly want your security software to start with Windows, you most likely do not want a program [...]

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Sometimes you see the prompt “Do you want to scan and fix removable disk” when you connect a removable device to your Windows PC. This usually happens if the device was not properly disconnected from the system in a previous session. It is more of a “we assume there is a problem because last time..” [...]

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Several elements in the Windows operating system have been restricted by Microsoft. It is for instance not possible to pin folders to the Windows 7 taskbar, or to add programs to the Favorites group in Windows Explorer. There are however workarounds available that allow a user to do just that. This leaves the question unanswered [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

When is a computer idle? A friend of mine asked me that question the other day after playing around with the Windows Task Scheduler for a while. One of the conditions in the Task Scheduler is the on idle condition which executes the given task if the computer has been idle for a given amount [...]

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