About ShyamS@TWC

Shyam aka “Captain Jack” is a Microsoft MVP and a Windows Enthusiast whose area of expertise is Crash Dump Analysis and Advanced Windows troubleshooting. He has developed Windows based Tools like SF IE Restorator for troubleshooting Internet Explorer issues and SF Diagnostic Tool for collecting Crash dump files for troubleshooting purpose. He blogs at captaindbg.com.
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Chasys Draw IES – An Advanced Photo Editor

Chasys Draw IES is a fully featured image editing software application with loads of features. The developer claims once you get used to this interface you’ll never go back to another application. That’s quite a challenge. According to the John, its [...]

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Avidemux – An Open Source Video Editor

Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. If you’re looking an an advanced video editor, then this is not the software you want. Avidemux offers a lot of basic video editing capabilities for [...]

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How to Convert MBR to GPT Disk in Windows 8 | 7

The GUID Partition Table (GPT) was introduced as a part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). GPT provides more options than the traditional MBR partitioning method that is common in PCs. If you have a large-sized Hard Drive, then you could want [...]

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Fix: Bluetooth Mouse disconnects randomly in Windows

One of the common issues which users, including myself, face is that the Bluetooth mouse gets disconnected randomly. I did look around a bit on the Internet and in the computer’s settings and was finally able to solve the problem. [...]

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Repair Master Boot Record in Windows 8 | 7

One of the effective troubleshooting steps, to fix boot issues is to repair Master Boot Record, or MBR. One of the common reasons why an MBR can get corrupted is due to malware infections. Improper shutdowns can also lead to MBR corruption. Sometime we [...]

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SnapPea – Manage Android phone from Windows PC

Today I came across this excellent software called SnapPea. This application helps you manage your Android phone from your Windows desktop. SnapPea is packed with lot of nice little features. Though this article I’ll walk you through some of its features. [...]

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Fix: File xlive.dll is missing in Windows 8

Once on a forum, I came across this error posted by a member where he was not able to get the Games working on Windows 8 Pro. You may find that you are unable to play some of your favorite Games [...]

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Fix: Unable to Open Libraries in Windows 7 | 8

Many of us are still trying to get used to Windows 8 interface, so I decided to add some extra Libraries  in addition to the default ones, for easy access. I went and right-clicked on Library and clicked on New. Windows [...]

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How to Reset Cache for Windows 8 App Store

One of the new features of Windows 8, is downloading of Windows Store applications. Often you might encounter issues where the downloading it stuck half way or when you try to install or update the Windows 8 application, you will [...]

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How to decrease Windows 8 Desktop Apps loading time

The Windows Embeded 8 Release Notes state that Windows 8 apps do not start immediately when using Windows 8 App Launcher. Most of the PC enthusiasts are researching ways to increase the speed of the computer by trying out various tweaks. [...]