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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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Enable, Disable Secure Logon in Windows 8

One way of adding an additional layer of security to your Windows computer is by enabling secure logon. By enabling secure logon, users are required to press Ctrl+Alt+Del before they can enter their credentials and log on. Secure logon – [...]

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Unregister or Register DLL or OCX files in Windows 8 | 7

The Regsvr32 tool is a command-line utility that can be used for registering and un-registering OLE controls like DLL and ActiveX (OCX) controls in the Windows operating system. If you find that some of your Windows functions are note working properly, [...]

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Change Group Policy Refresh Interval for Windows computers

The Group Policy in Windows allows administrators to set and enforce settings on their computer systems. By default Group Policy gets updated in background every 90 minutes, after a change is recorded in active object. But ig you wish you can [...]

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Super Mode in Windows 8

We had what we called the Master Control Panel in Windows Vista, we saw how the Internet went ga-ga when a God Mode was ‘discovered’ in Windows 7  – and we now have what is called the Super Mode in Windows 8! [...]

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Disable Context Menu For Taskbar In Windows 8 | 7

The Registry Editor is one of the best tweaking utility available inside Windows. Using registry manipulations, you’re able to set a setting according to what suits best from it for you. We’ve covered a series of registry articles on The Windows [...]

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Fix: Windows explorer crashes or freezes

The Windows Explorer or the File Explorer in the Windows operating system, helps us browse our files, folders and other data on our computer. You may face a problem at some point of time when you find that your Windows [...]

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Free up & increase hard disk space on Windows computer

These are the days of large hard disks, and seldom do we come across a case that someone is running out of disk space. Nevertheless, if you think you are running out of disk space on your Windows computer, you [...]

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How to add RSS feeds to Bing News App in Windows 8

Recently various Bing Apps of Windows 8 namely Travel, Maps, News, Finance, Sports received an update. These apps received several updates. Though the details about Weather app updates, too were announced, it wasn’t included in this set of updates. With [...]

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Fix: Windows 8 | 7 Hangs or Freezes

If you find that your Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista  is freezing or crashing randomly, the reasons could be many, and the solutions many too! Having your Windows computer freezing often can be really irritating. This post will just [...]

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How to Flush Windows DNS Cache

Internet connection problems? DNS cache corrupted? Maybe you need to flush Windows DNS Cache. If your computer is finding it difficult to reach a certain web site or server, the problem may be due to a corrupt local DNS cache. [...]

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How to use Narrator in Windows 8 | 7

The Windows operating system includes several accessibility features that makes using Windows easier, for people with age-related or other disabilities. By the time folks cross fifties, most will have vision, hearing, or dexterity impairments. Have dexterity and mobility impairments? Activate [...]

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CheckSUR: System Update Readiness Tool to repair Windows Update

System resources, such as file data, registry data, and even in-memory data, can develop inconsistencies during the lifetime of the operating system. These inconsistencies may be caused by various hardware failures or by software issues. In some cases, these inconsistencies [...]