The Windows 8 Developer Preview has been released less than two days ago. We already published our fair share of tutorials that include Windows 8 installation instructions and things that I love and do not like about the operating system. Probably the biggest single issue that I have with Windows 8 is that I cannot [...]
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How To Install Windows 8 From USB Key
Microsoft has just released a developer preview of their upcoming operating system Windows 8. Users from all over the world can download the preview and install it on their systems. There is only one restriction with regards to the installation: You cannot update an existing copy of Windows, the Windows 8 installation requires a clean [...]
- Author: Melanie Gross
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How to Hack the Windows Experience Index
When you look at the Windows Experience Index (WEI), you see certain information about your PC. Have you ever wondered how you can increase the numbers without PC maintenance or purchase of a new PC? This article will detail a hack the WEI and indicate any desired numbers. The reasons for doing this involve the [...]
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How To Cancel Drag And Drop Operations In Windows
Drag and drop operations can be very handy in Windows Explorer. You can use drag and drop to quickly copy or move files to another location, for instance to move files into a program window or another folder on the computer’s hard drive. Sometimes though you may start a drag and drop operation only to [...]
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Running System Restore in Windows 7 from your Windows Disk
When your computer is running at peak performance you probably won’t think twice about downloading some piece of software on the Internet. Most of the time, applications are safe and advanced computer users know how to download software safely and choose trusted download sites. However, sometimes it’s possible to let our guard down and accidently [...]
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How To Split Large Files Into Multiple Smaller Ones
Sometimes you may need to send a file to a friend, colleague or family, or upload it to the Internet, that is just to large to go through without errors. Most email providers for instance limit the maximum attachment size so that you may end up with error messages when trying to send that 200 [...]
- Author: Melanie Gross
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Improve PC Security by Changing the RDP Port
PC security is comprised of effective firewalls, efficient anti-malware software, WPA and WEP codes as well as several other software-related tweaks and applications. When Remote Desktop is enabled, additional precautions must be taken to minimize the possibility of malware infection and hacking. If the tech at a software company can remotely operate your computer, then [...]
- Author: Melanie Gross
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How to Automate the Disk Checking Utility in Windows 7
Windows allows you to check your hard drive for errors so that these errors can be repaired. This is called the chkdsk.exe or Check Disk utility. This is a task that can be easily automated with Task Scheduler. This does require rebooting to complete, so it is probably ideal to simply trigger the disk checking [...]
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Set Program Access And Computer Defaults In Windows 7
Default programs are used by the Windows operating system to determine the program that needs to be opened when a user wants to perform a specific action on the operating system. This can be a click on a link in an email program, a click on an email address or a click on a playlist [...]