I’m not really making that much use of the jumplist feature that Microsoft has implemented into the Windows 7 operating system. With a fast SSD as my main drive, it feels that the extra click needed to start the application is simply not worth it to open a specific feature or page that way. A [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

Windows 7 has a built-in utility to create, resize, or delete hard drive partitions. No third party software utilities are required. You are able to expand or condense partitions after creating them using the inherent function rather than blowing cash on a third party utility that is simply going to perform the actions in this [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Uncategorized, Windows

Setting up a wireless network can be a hassle. You need to remember the security key and tediously type it correctly for all devices on your network. One of the good features of Windows 7 is that there is a simple way to manage the wireless settings for your network from one computer or device [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

Malware as it is comes in many forms. Sometimes there are viruses that will lock your antivirus program and render it unusable. What do you do to escape this? There are several options, of course. This is a way to use a free program called Autoruns. Autoruns allows you to manually remove infections. This does [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

If you have to use different languages in Windows 7, it comes with a preinstalled variety of different language viewing options. This can be done with XP, but this will require installation of additional files. What follows is for Windows 7, but the same steps will work with Vista. Windows 7 and Vista do not [...]

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While testing a new program I noticed that the Task Scheduler of my Windows 7 operating system was displaying an error message on startup. It displayed “Task XXX; The task image is corrupt or has been tampered with. Up to this point I was not aware of any Task Scheduler related issues. The error message [...]

Categories: troubleshooting, Windows

Preset backgrounds for Windows and other operating systems are bland. Some users don’t care, but for a customized look, there is a free source that offers thousands of images that are automatically formatted to fit your computer’s particular resolution. Next, they can be rotated at set intervals to keep the backgrounds fresh and fun. Many [...]

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Windows Live Mesh (WLM) is an internet-based remote application developed by Microsoft for internet-based file synchronization. This is essentially the basic method to synchronize files between two or more computers on a network, useful for some home setups, but essential for business networks. This article refers specifically to Windows 7 operating systems. The synchronization can [...]

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Windows Task Manager, among other functions, allows you to stop applications and processes that are interfering with the Windows operating system or particular programs and applications. This is particularly pertinent when malware infections are running. You can find them in the Task Manager and stop them then remove them. Often, malware processes that are actively [...]

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