File operations on Windows NT based systems make use of a limited pool of kernel buffers which. This may slow down or even bring to a halt file operations on Windows if the buffers are filled up so that they, for the the time being, cannot accept new file operations. The memory usage of the [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

Windows users who want to change the icon size in the operating system need to dive deep into the Control Panel to find the preferences where the size of the icons can be changed. The Window Color and Appearance menu controls the default icon size and font in Windows. The icon size can be changed [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

Windows 7 has been gaining market share ever since it has been released in October 2009. The latest operating system market share trends, courtesy of NetMarketshare, has seen another strong month for Microsoft’s latest operating system which managed to gain another percentage mainly at the expense of its predecessor Windows Vista but also the market [...]

Categories: Microsoft, Windows

Things are not looking bright for users of the Windows XP operating system as companies are starting to drop Windows XP support or compatibility. Microsoft for one said that the upcoming Windows Live Wave 4 suite would not support Windows XP at all. Windows Live is a collection of popular applications including Windows Messenger, Windows [...]

Categories: Windows

Reports about blue screens began to appear on the Internet shortly after the release of this month’s security patches for the Windows operating system. Especially Windows XP users seemed to have been affected by the crashes which were first thought to be linked to the update. Microsoft addressed the issue shortly after reports began to [...]

Categories: Security, Windows

Windows Aero is the standard graphical user interface that most Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems ship with. Microsoft made the decision during the Windows Vista release to block some or even all Aero effects in some editions of the operating system and has continued that strategy during the release of Windows 7. To [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

File permission problems are more common in Windows Vista and Windows 7 than in Windows XP. That’s something that Windows XP users for instance notice when migrating to those operating systems. A common problem encountered by many users is for instance the inability to write specific files like the Windows hosts file or settings of [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

One of the security enhancements that Microsoft has added to Windows Vista and Windows 7 is the enforcement to only accept digitally signed drivers in 64-bit editions of those operating systems. The operating system would refuse to install and run a driver without digital signature. There are several points of view on the purpose of [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Unlike Microsoft’s previous try to make Windows Vista more attractive to gamers by bundling DirectX 10 exclusively with the operating system the company from Redmond decided that it was time to change strategy and offer DirectX 11 for both Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Many users believe that the exclusivity of DirectX 10, which locked [...]

Categories: Windows