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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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. [...]

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Tweak Me – A free Windows Optimizer

Today I happened to come across this nifty little application called Tweak Me. It’s a tweaking and optimization freeware for most of the Windows-based operating system that will help you optimize your computer. They have in their latest updated version, added [...]

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Helge’s Switchblade – A Portable toolkit for IT Professionals

Helge’s Switchblade is a portable utility meant mainly for IT professionals and System administrators. It comes packed with a good collection of application. As IT Pros we often carry a USB with essential applications to use on a client site. When there are many [...]

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Fix: Unable to Mount ISO on Windows 8

One of the main feature of Windows 8 is the ability to mount ISO image without the help of third party application. We often use this feature because large software downloads like Office 2013 or Visual Studio and sometime games too, are [...]

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How to Take Full Ownership of Files & Folders in Windows 8

After introducing the User Account Control in Windows Vista, Microsoft increased the security of its core system files by hardening its Effective Permissions. Most times,  to replace a System file, rename a System folder or a folder under the root C [...]

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How To Customize Windows 8

I have been waiting for someone to find out a way to start customizing Windows 8. Well, the time has come to talk about the few customization option available today. I’ll discuss a few of them with you which I [...]

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MemInfo – A Real-time Memory & Page file Usage Monitor

I’m one of those people who like to know what is going on in the background on my Windows computer. I used to manage them with the Task Manager, Widgets and freeware to find out which  program is running, what is my [...]

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MusicBee – A Powerful Music Manager & Player

Now a days a good Music Manager application is a must-have for computers. There are a lot of applications out there that offer many features. Today I stumbled upon this nifty little application called MusicBee It’s an all in one Music [...]