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Enable F8 key & Safe Mode in Windows 8

Windows 8 boots real fast, as a result, you may have found that the F8 key does not work. There is a reason for this. Microsoft has reduced the time-periods for F2 and F8 keys to almost near-nil intervals – less than [...]

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Processor Scheduling in Windows 7 | 8

Depending on the usage of your Windows computer, you can configure processor scheduling, so that it gives you the best performance while using Programs or for Background Processes. You can make this adjustment easily via the Control Panel. Processor Scheduling [...]

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Use WhatsApp on Windows PC with BlueStacks Player

WhatsApp Messenger is a popular mobile messaging app that lets you exchange messages, share videos between mobile devices and do more at no or minimal cost. The service is only available for smartphones Blackberry, Android, iPhone, Nokia and Windows Phone. [...]

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Enable, Disable Internet Explorer 10 automatic update

Internet Explorer 10 is by default, set to download and install updates automatically. But if you wish, you can prevent Internet Explorer 10 from installing new version automatically. You may have your own reasons for doing so – but if [...]

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Turn Windows Phone 8 device into a Windows PC Remote

Controlling you Windows PC with your Mobile phone seems like a great idea – and it even works great too. You can manage your PC even if you are sitting at some distance. You can play music, press the keys [...]

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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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Disable Superfetch & Prefetch for SSD in Windows 8 | 7

In this article we will see how Windows 8 and Windows 7 treat Prefetch and SuperFetch on Solid State Drives. Yesterday we saw how Windows 8 treats Defragmentation on Solid State Drives. Before we start, let me make it clear that [...]

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Make Windows Startup, Run, Shutdown Faster

These tips will tell you how you can make Windows startup faster, and run & shutdown faster too. Actually, this was my first post I wrote on WinVistaClub.com for Windows Vista, a couple of years back – and was very popular, having received [...]

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Check up Hard Disk Health natively in Windows 7 | 8

While it is always a good idea to regularly check your Hard Disk Health for Errors & Bad Sectors,  it is equally important to monitor the Hard Disk regularly, if you don’t want to be caught unawares by a hard disk failure for [...]

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Stop, Cancel, Abort System Shutdown in Windows 7 | 8

Sometimes, you may get to see a message, The system is shutting down. Please save all your work. Or you may get to see a message Restart your computer in 10 minutes to finish installing important Windows Updates, you can [...]

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How to Link & Unlink Contacts in Windows 8 People App

We do not have an easy single source via which we can get complete access to all the stored contacts. The People app in Windows 8 has changed this to a large extent. The app brings together email contacts and contacts from [...]