Try changing HPET settings to improve your PC's performance
The High Precision Event Timer (HPET) is a hardware timer that has been developed by Intel and Microsoft.
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Windows 8.1 may include a straight to the desktop setting
There are two main points of criticism in regards to Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system.
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Microsoft recommends to uninstall Windows 7 update 2823324
Microsoft released a total of nine security bulletins last Tuesday fixing two critical security vulnerabilities and several lesser rated security vulnerabilitie
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How to display the Windows 8 product key
If you have bought a PC that shipped with Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system preinstalled you may have noticed that it did not ship with a product key label
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Microsoft Security Bulletins For April 2013 overview
Microsoft a couple of minutes ago has released security patches for several of its products as part of this month's patch day.
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With Windows XP support ending in one year, what are the options?
So, the support deadline of Windows XP will not be prolonged and end on April 8, 2014.
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VLC for Windows 8 making progress, still work to be done
Windows users have lots of choice when it comes to media players.
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Windows 8's usage share increases while XP's and Vista's declines
The question why we are looking at usage statistics of operating systems and other software or devices comes up a lot and there are several answers to that.
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Windows Blue will feature improved synchronization
In today's world, the majority of users handle multiple devices.
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Windows App Boss: uninstall apps from the desktop in Windows 8
If you are using Windows 8 or have tested it for some time you have probably tested a few Windows Store apps to get a feel for what they have to offer […
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Windows 8: Mail, Calendar and People app no longer sync with Google
Windows 8 users who have been actively using the Calendar app of the operating system may be in for a surprise if they have configured the app to sync data with
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Windows Blue: Windows 7 File Recovery option gone
One of the many new features that Microsoft added to Windows 7 was a new backup and recovery feature that users of the operating system could make use of to bac
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Windows Blue build with minor improvements leaks
Rumors about Microsoft's strategy for the next version of Windows was all we had until recently.
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Windows 7 SP1 will be distributed via automatic update
The end of support for the original version of Windows 7 is near - it ends on April 9, 2013 - and Microsoft as a consequence decided to distribute the first ser
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ImmersiveTaille: Windows 8 start screen on the desktop
You have a couple of options to improve how you interact with Windows 8's start screen and the apps that run on it.
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You can now remove ads from all Windows 8 apps
Windows 8 apps can be monetized in different ways.
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Microsoft Security Bulletins For March 2013 Released
Yes it is this day of the month ago.
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ModernMix: Make Windows 8 better by running apps on the desktop
We have seen attempts before to bring Windows 8 apps to the desktop of the operating system.
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Steam survey shows Windows 8 on the rise, beats XP
There are not many reliable sources for operating system market share trends.
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Display a list of all installed network adapters
NetworkInterfacesView is a new program by Nirsoft that displays a list of installed network adapters and interfaces that are installed on the system.
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IE 10 for Windows 7 special Bing and MSN edition
Many of us in the tech world use Chrome or Firefox most of the time and we tend to forget that the vast majority of people still use Internet Explorer, largely
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Windows 9 to be released November 2014?
We do not know a lot about the operating system that is coming after Windows 8.
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Metro Scaler: Scale Windows 8's start screen to different resolutions
You probably know that Microsoft is limiting what is being displayed on Windows 8's start screen in several ways.
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Remove toolbars and plugins with Avast Browser Cleanup Tool
Getting rid of browser toolbars and plugins can sometimes be not as easy as uninstalling a program from the operating system.
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Create multiple folders or files at once with FileTool
It is pretty easy to create a single file or folder in the Windows operating system.
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Fixing Error Code 0x80073cf9 in Windows 8
Every week I'm spending time in Windows 8's store to discover new apps for my weekly column over at Betanews.
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Disable the Windows Explorer ribbon interface in Windows 8
The ribbon interface is highly controversial.
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How to open the control panel in Windows 8
Opening the control panel is a pretty straightforward process in all versions of Windows except Windows 8.
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Windows 7 support ended on January 14, 2020
Windows 7 extended support officially ended on January 14, 2020, making it the key deadline for most users, while final Extended Security Updates (ESU) for ente
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Microsoft Security Bulletins For February 2013 Released
Patch day has arrived and boy it is a big one.
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Remove multiple Start screen apps at once in Windows 8
While many of us in the tech world have been using Windows 8 for some time -- perhaps even since back when the Developer Preview came out, which is when I moved
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Troubleshoot Windows Store apps issues
Windows Store has been integrated natively into the Windows 8 operating system by Microsoft.
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You can still buy Windows 8 for a discount
To increase demand for its newest operating system Windows 8, Microsoft ran a promotion until January 31, 2013 that made available the operating system at a dis
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WinZip app for Windows 8 now free. Update: Not
One of the first apps to land in Windows Store that allowed you to unpack archives was WinZip, and like the desktop application it was not available free of cha
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Pin Anything to Windows 8's start page
While it is possible to pin different items to Windows 8's start page, installed desktop programs and websites come to mind, it is not possible by default to pi
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Speed up the loading of Windows 8 start up programs
While Microsoft changed the way users boot into the company's Windows 8 operating system which is a couple of seconds faster on average than in previous systems
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How to install unsigned themes in Windows 8
While you have some versatility when it comes to themes in Windows 8, you can't just go ahead and install third party themes in it.
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Windows Defender Status Manager makes security easier
Microsoft added the security software Windows Defender to Windows 8 by default, which means that it is available as a native application and does not need to be
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CNN app for Windows 8 and RT arrives
If you are a news junkie like me then Windows 8 offers you some tantalizing features.
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Windows Medkit helps you recover your PC after malware infections
Finding and removing malware that ran on a PC is often only the first step of recovery.
