Computer Tweaks

While playing games, watching movies on internet, or using application that need graphic acceleration, the LCD or LED screen gets randomly black for few moments or your PC may temporarily hang or become unresponsive and you receive the

If you find yourself busy, you don't get time to do your repetitive tasks. You can line up those repetitive programs to get executed in Windows Task Scheduler . I will take a very typical example:  You have created a batch file, (I have discussed about a batch file in my previous post you can read it from here: how to write a batch file or a batch job? ) and you need to run this batch file every Wednesday, then you can schedule a task using Windows Task Scheduler.  How to open Task Scheduler Click on Start Menu. In the Search box type "task scheduler" . From results select Task Scheduler link. or Click Start Click Programs or All Programs . Click Accessories and then System Tools . In the System Tools folder click Task Scheduler . How to create a new Task in Task Scheduler:   At the top of the Window click Action and select Create Basic Task . In the Create Basic Task Wizard type the name of your task and click Next . Select you...

Monitoring CPU temperature is useful and necessary for Gamers and people puting lots of load on their computers. You can monitor your CPU temperature using this free software . You can easily monitor the tempreature of each core of the CPU as well as the load on each core . CoreTemp: CoreTemp is one of the best programs for monitoring my CPU’s temperature is a free windows software . CoreTemp shows you realtime temperature of each core on your CPU . First check your CPU against the list that CoreTemp supports . Most modern processors are compatible. Now follow the simple steps: 1] Go to http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ and click “ Core Temp 1.0 RC3 ” to download CoreTemp. It is free. Once you download it, install and launch it.    2] A simple program will get installed. First timers may find it difficult to use but I will make it simple for you. 3] Tj.Max is the max temperature that the manufacturer for your CPU suggests. This means...

Application can be assigned to a shortcut key in Windows XP/Vista/7. The application would launch when the combination of keys is pressed which you entered as the Shortcut Key for that application. To create Shortcut key for any application in Windows: 1. Right click the program icon and select Properties . 2. Then select the Shortcut tab 3. Click in Shortcut key textbox 4. Enter the keyboard shortcut for that program. 5. Press OK to exit 6. Use the Keyboard shortcut combo to launch the application. The way i have used a combination of keys Ctrl+Alt+C to launch calculator application other applications can also be launched using Shortcut keys.

Windows Intune is an integrated, cloud based client management solution that provides you tools, reports, and upgrade licenses to the latest version of Windows OS. Windows Intune helps to keep your computers up to date and secure, and lets your users more securely access and install targeted licensed software applications and perform other common tasks, from virtually anywhere. It simply can be treated as a cloud service that helps you centrally manage and secure your PCs through a simple, web-based console. It was launched in July 2011.  Who can use it? Windows Intune is primarily aimed at small and medium enterprises and service providers who want to manage up to 500 Microsoft Windows computers. Simply, it is not for individual users. Smaller enterprizes having less no of PCs can also use it. It will simply be the substitue for your server. Features of Using Windows Intune: It is a web based service, provides friendly user interface which...

So many times you feel it annoying when you see a message in notification area, typically when you are using wireless network. That message tells you "Local area cable is unpluged" You get an urge to just hide this notification forever. Because it becomes a distraction sometimes. Here is the procedure to get rid of this notification. Open the Control Panel . Click the Appearance and Themes icon and then Taskbar and Start Menu icon or if displaying Control panel in classic view just click the Taskbar and Start Menu icon. In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window click the Customize button. Select the Local Area Connectio n and choose the option to Always hide . Click ok and close all remaining windows.

You can choose what happens, when you press the power button on your computer case (or the edge of a laptop). The computer can shut down, sleep, hibernate, or do nothing. You can apply the same setting to all of your power plans or you can apply different settings to individual power plans.  To apply the same setting to all power plans 1.    First Goto Control Panel to open Power Options . 2.    On " Select a power plan" page, in the left pane, click Choose what the power buttons do . 3.    On " De fine power buttons and turn on password protection page ", next to When I press the power button , choose what you want your computer to do when you press the power button.  If you have a laptop, you can choose separate settings for when your laptop is running  on battery and when it's plugged in 4. Click Save changes .

This is for Windows XP, Windows 7 or later. To change the virtual memory settings, go to Start, then Control Panel and click on   System . Click on the  Advanced   tab and under the   Performance   box, click   Settings . On the   Performance   dialog, click the   Advanced   tab and then click   Change   under the   Virtual Memory heading. Now you’ll see the Virtual Memory settings as shown below: You can increase your virtual memory to get better performance. You can go with the windows recommendation. I will show you the operation of virtual memory.  Here are the rules for setting your paging file correctly. To get the best performance it is best to create a paging file on a different partition than the boot partition (the drive that contains that operating system, which is usually the   C   drive ) and to also create it on a separate hard drive. In this way, Windows can ...

W indows mobility center is as shown below:       This one is just for the notebook or laptop users. You can access Windows Mobility Center by pressing Windows key+X (you will see a window as shown above), This will give you the opportunity to tweak all sorts of settings on your laptop, all in one convenient place. You can do the do the below listed works using Windows Mobility Center: 1) Change your display brightness 2) Adjust the volume 3) Check your battery status 4) Turn off wireless connectivity 5) Switch your screen orientation 6) Connect an external display  7) Synchronize files with external devices (Like a smartphone or a tablet)

Hide Files or Folders Using Command Prompt Do you want to hide some important files? Do you want to keep some of your folders very confidential that no one can see?? Not even by Changing the View settings to "Show Hidden Files and Folders".   ??? If YES, Here is the way to Hide Files or Folders Using Command Prompt . Once the file is hidden then it won't be shown in search, can not be seen in any way. (Click on the image if it is not properly visible) Suppose you have a folder named workdata in your D: Drive and you want to hide it. So here is the procedure to be followed to hide it. SO HOW TO HIDE? Follow the simple steps: Press windowkey+R to open RUN dialog box Now type " cmd " and hit enter to open Commad Promt Window Now type " attrib +s +h D:\workdata " and hit enter. The folder "workdata" will be hidden (Now tt cannot be viewed by any search options) (To view this folder aga...

Computer Management we are refering is a Utility Provided by Microsoft Windows . It was first introduced in Windows XP . So what is there for me in Computer Management ? What does computer management provide? It enables users to manage their computer by giving them access to system tools. See the following picture of computer management , you will see what sevices does it provide to the user. (If pic is not visible click on it to view large image) How to open Computer Management? Click Start, Settings, Control Panel. Double-click on Administrative Tools if in Classic View or click Performance and Maintenance and then Administrative Tools if in Category View. Note: If you do not have admin rights to the computer this will not be available. Once in the Administrative Tools window double-click Computer Management . Basically there are 3 sections: 1) System tools 2) Storage Management 3) Services and Applications The System Tools that...

[Visit this too for a quick review Error 678 revisited ] Error 678 is an error that is reported when a remote system does not respond correctly when an attempt is made to connect to the Internet. The Error 678 message appears as “The remote computer did not respond.” After you install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), you may receive one of the following error messages when you try to connect to the Internet or when you try to browse the Internet. Error 678 Error 678 "The remote computer did not respond"  Error 769 Error 769 "The specified destination is not reachable" Microsoft has listed following probable reasons for this error: A network cable is disconnected. The modem has been disabled. The modem drivers are corrupted. Spyware is running on the computer and is interfering with the connection. Winsock has to be repaired. Third-party firewall software is blocking the connection. ...

Aomei Partition Assistant   is an easy to use yet full-featured hard disk partition software. The flawless and robust functions are brought together for Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, Windows Small Business Server 2003, 2008, 2011, Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows 8 Developer Preview, Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000 Professional on MBR and GPT disk including: Partition Manager, Disk Management and Easy Wizards. (As described by AOMEI) I have personally used it and found it very useful. Easy to install and simple to use software. It is recommended when your computer management utility fails to do the partition. Check out the screen shots here : http://www.extend-partition.com/screenshot.html You can download it from here: http://www.extend-partition.com/download.html  

This trcik may not be new  to everyone but still there are so many people who don't know about this , I am sharing it as it works well to speed up startup time of your PC.  Now a days everyone uses a Dual Core or higher configuration PC, in which they have more than 2 processors. By default, Windows will only use a single processor to boot Windows. That means it does not utilize full potential of your system configuration. You can increase the number processors involved in boot process. And the process is quite simple. GO to MSCONFIG (Open Run type msconfig press enter key) Go to the Boot tab. Go to the Advanced Options button and click on it. Check the Number of Processors option, and use the drop-down box to select all available processors.     I hope you followed the trick, enjoy tweaking!!!

AutoRecover feature in Microsoft Office can be really helpful. It can be a lifesaver when you are working on a document your app or system system crashes. However, the autorecover files are always saved to your system drive which is not always ideal. This tech-recipe guide will show you how to change the default AutoRecover locations for the applications included in Microsoft Office 2010. 1. Launch Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or Excel. 2. Go to File->Options. 3a. In Microsoft PowerPoint/Excel 2010’s options window, go to Save, look forAutoRecover file location and paste your preferred folder location there. (then go to step 5) 3b. In Microsoft Word 2010’s options window, go to Save, look for AutoRecover file location and click Browse. 4. Choose your preferred folder and hit OK. 5. Hit OK in Options window to save the setting. These directions...

Windows Defender is the anti-malware application of Windows, of course provides real-time protection against malware If you have a reliable anti-malware application that you prefer to use, disabling this feature can free up system resources 1. Click on the Start menu 2. Select All Programs, 3. Click “Windows Defender” 4. Click on Tools 5. Click Options (under Administrator options) 6. Uncheck  "Use Windows Defender check box" 5. Click Save.

Shortcut Key Short Key Description Alt + (double-click) Open Properties dialog of selected item. Alt + Enter Opens properties window of selected item. Alt + Esc Switch Between open tasks available on the taskbar. Alt + F4 Close the top (focused) window. Alt + Tab Switch between open windows. Alt + Tab + Shift Switch between open windows, backward. Ctrl + Alt + Delete (or Del) Bring up the Windows Task Manager, or reboot computer. Ctrl + Esc Bring up the Windows Start menu. Ctrl + '+' ('+' key on the keypad) Autofit the widths of all columns (if available) in current window. Ctrl + F4 Close sub window/tab. Ctrl + Tab Switch between existing tabs (within a window). Ctrl + Tab + Shift Switch between existing tabs (within a window), backward F1 ...