How-To
Scale Down an Image in Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android
So you just downloaded some pictures from your new fancy Canon or Nikon camera? Well, get ready for some huge...
Windows 8
How-To
Windows 8/10 Desktop Gadgets
In Windows 8, Microsoft is moving away from desktop gadgets. Instead they want developers to write Metro-style apps, which also...
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Cleanup the WinSxS Folder in Windows 7/8/10
In Windows 7 and Windows 8/10, there is a new folder under C:\Windows called WinSxS, which basically stores dll and...
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Join Windows 7 HomeGroup from Windows 8
So now that Windows 8 is coming out, you’ll be happy to know you can join it to your existing...
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Fix “Your PC’s CPU isn’t compatible with Windows 8/10” Error
I’ve installed Windows 8/Windows 10 on a couple of machines lately to play around with it and it has installed...
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Top 10 Differences between Windows 7 and Windows 8/10
Like Windows 7 was to Windows XP (see our previous post on the differences between Windows XP and 7), Windows...
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Merge Two Partitions in Windows 7/8/10
One common complaint that I get from friends and family is that their computers with default system configurations from Dell,...
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Move a Window with the Keyboard in Windows 7/8/10
So for those of you who do not like to use a mouse, it would be pretty cool if you...
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Use Alternate DNS Servers In Windows For Faster Internet
For many computer users who have complaints about their ISP’s Internet speed, one factor they may not be considering is...
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Windows Asks to Format Your USB Drive or SD Card When Connected?
So here’s a really annoying problem: you connect a USB drive or USB SD card reader to your PC and...
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Export, Clear, and Increase Size for Event Logs in Windows
The Event Viewer in Windows is a centralized log service utilized by applications and operating system components to report events...
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Enable and Disable Windows Features
No matter which version of Windows you use, there is a lot of features that are installed with the system...
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Prevent Access to the Command Prompt in Windows
The Windows Command Prompt is a robust solution for administrators to quickly and easily keep a system up and running...
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Run Old DOS Games and Programs in Windows XP, Vista, 7/8/10
Many improvements have come with the most recent versions of Windows. Unfortunately, along with these improvements, support for running certain...
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Prevent Users from Changing the Screen Saver/Lock Screen in Windows
All users of Windows 7/8/10 have the ability to change the look and feel of their computing experience. This includes...
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Use the Windows Snipping Tool to Capture Popup Menus
While many people have begun to use the Windows Snipping tool instead of a third party product to grab screen...
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Change the Registered Owner Name in Windows 7/8/10
When Windows is first installed, Microsoft asks you a series of questions about the owner of the computer upon which...
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Restart the Explorer.exe Process Correctly in Windows
You may think that you need to restart your computer in order for registry changes to take place. Not necessarily....
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Remove the Text Labels from Desktop Icons in Windows 7/8/10
If you want to simplify the display of icons on your Windows 7/8/10 desktop, you can “remove” the labels from...
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Update Apple’s Safari Browser in Windows
Every web browser provides a different way of checking for updates, most of them fairly easy and found within the...
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Prevent Saving of Remote Desktop Credentials in Windows
Remote Desktop Connection in Windows allows you to log on to any remote PC and access all of the programs,...
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Turn on Windows Tablet PC Components in Windows
If you own a tablet PC, you have available to you a set of interface applications and features not available...
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Backup and Restore Your Pinned Taskbar Items in Windows 7/8/10
The Windows 7//8/10 taskbar can be a very handy launch bar where you can pin programs you use often. You...
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Add a Message to the Logon Screen for Users in Windows 7/8/10
Windows 7/8/10 allows you to add a message that is displayed on the logon screen when users log in. To...
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Run Programs as Administrator with Full Rights in Windows
We have previously written about creating a shortcut to run a command prompt window with administrator rights in our post,...
