Category: Windows
The Desktop or Explorer window or folder will automatically refresh itself when you make a change to its contents. This could be creating a new shortcut, creating or saving a …more >>>
I am sure that you must have noticed that when you right-click on your Windows desktop or inside an open explorer window, you see an option called Refresh in the context menu. …more >>>
Today, I’m going to show you a way out, if you ever face a situation, where you are unable to change the default program extension in Windows. I was helping out …more >>>
The Search function is one of the most useful and frequently used feature in Windows 7. And if it does get broken for some reason and does not display results at …more >>>
There are some who just don’t bother to use keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys, and then there are some who just cannot do without them. For those who don’t really use them, you …more >>>
Screen resolution is a setting that determines how much details and information is displayed on your computers screen, and is measured horizontally and vertically in pixels. Windows chooses the best …more >>>
At times it may happen that you are without a keyboard and/or a mouse and yet you’d like to use your Windows PC. This article will tell you how you …more >>>
If you find that, on your Windows 7 computer, the display is not good and the readability of text is poor too, then it could be a problem with your display …more >>>
Some of us love to install and carry Windows on USB Drives. But these are scenarios that Microsoft does not support. It is unsupported to boot Windows from external devices. …more >>>
If you find that your Windows 7 or Windows Vista computer is facing some hardware or device issues or problems, you can run the Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter. This automated …more >>>
Here is a rare situation you may face – a situation which may leave you perplexed! Let us say that you have created and saved a Windows 7 themepack. But …more >>>
Now as the Windows 8 DP has been released, many want to try it out. There are various Virtualization software for trying out Windows 8 on a machine without affecting …more >>>
Everywhere you turn you find someone telling everyone to stay clear of the Registry. While I agree with this to an extent, I have come to realize that a lot …more >>>
One of the best features of Windows 8 which I like is the Task Manager. The humble Task Manager has evolved oyer the years and now the new Windows 8 …more >>>
We have seen how the Task Manager has evolved from Windows 3 to Windows 7 to Windows 8 and also touched upon the new features which we could expect to …more >>>
As you know, there are various methods for logging on to a PC running Windows 8. If you had opted for logging on using Windows Live ID during the installation of Windows …more >>>
The Task Manager is one of the most widely used apps in the Windows operating system. It has a long history, having first showed up in early versions of Windows as …more >>>
In my first article of this series, I told you about 50 facts and new features of Windows 8 which I found exciting and really amazing. Now here are 30 …more >>>
If when you try to start your Windows computer, the computer stops at the logon process and you are unable to proceed further – then this article may interest you. …more >>>
Windows 8 introduces many new features. File History is one such new feature in Windows 8 that allows you to backup your data to an external source very easily. You …more >>>
