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Optimize Windows for best performance for programs or background services

Window automatically manages between a number of foreground processes while a CPU is running. It has the built-in capability to manage allocation of tasks. Windows does so by allotting a priority to tasks. Due to this reason, your computer is able [...]

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RegOwnershipEx: Take ownership of registry keys easily

You may be aware of our freeware RegOwnit, that lets you take full control of Windows registry keys easily. RegOwnershipEx is another free utility that lets you explore the registry keys and take ownership. This process can also be done from [...]

Backup and Restore Registry in Windows 8 | 7

Before working in the Windows Registry, it is always a good idea to back it up first, so that you have the option of restoration, should something go wrong. This article shows the different ways to back up and restore [...]

Windows Registry Basics: De-Mystifying Windows Registry

The Windows Registry is a directory which stores settings and options for the operating system for Microsoft Windows. It contains information and settings for all the hardware, operating system software, most non-operating system software, users, preferences of the PC, etc. [...]

Fix: Size of registry key exported using Reg.exe is very large

We have already seen how we can use the built-in Reg.exe command-line utility to perform almost all the task which you otherwise can with regedit.exe. You can also use Reg.exe to save a registry key to a hive file. But if [...]

Free Registry Defragmenter to defrag Windows Registry

The Windows Registry is a database, located in the system32 folder, that stores all system configurations and settings. Over a period of time, you do end up installing and uninstalling several software on your computer. many a times, you tweak or change [...]

Registry Defrag, is it good or bad?

The Windows Registry is a place where you will find all the settings for your operating system. It contains information for all the hardware and software, along with user preferences. The Registry isn’t simply one large file but a set [...]

Display custom legal notices & start up messages in Windows 7 | 8

Start up messages let you display a reminder or any important message, every time users log into a Windows computer. As a company, some may even chose to display legal notices on every start-up. The process of displaying a startup Message Box in [...]

Change Default Image Editor In Windows 8 Using Registry

In Windows, whenever we right-click on an image, we’re provided with the option to edit it. By default it opens with Microsoft Paint and you can then edit the image on the go. But sometimes it may happen that you want [...]

When do changes to the Registry get saved in Windows 8 and Why?

When you make changes to the Windows Registry manually or when changes are made to the Windows Registry during the installation or uninstallation of a software or device driver, Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 does not make changes to the [...]

Disable Automatic Activation Feature in Windows 8 | 7

Windows Activation is a process that helps you to activate Windows and verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and that it has not been used on more computers than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. The Automatic Activation [...]

Export Registry Keys from Remote Windows PC with Remote Registry Exporter

Often it becomes necessary to collect information about registry keys and their values for varied programs installed on your computers. Doing it manually by opening the registry editor and then searching for specific registry key kills your time hence the [...]

How To Remove Computer From Windows 8 Explorer Navigation Pane

Recently we’ve posted the trick o how to remove Network from Windows explorer navigation pane. Today, in this article, I am going to share you same trick for Computer option. The only difference between these two parts of explorer navigation pane is [...]

How To Remove Network From Windows 8 Explorer Navigation Pane

Windows 8 contains a lot of new features while some features are still useless. Showing Network in explorer navigation pane of Windows 8 is also of little use to many. It was there in Windows 7 and it is now there [...]

Disable Open Folder In New Window, In Windows 8 Explorer

Today, when I was browsing my files, I observed that for every folder, in its right-click context menu, there is a option to open it in new window. I have never used this option. Some of you may find it [...]

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