Category: Windows Vista

Like Windows XP, you can put Windows Vista in hibernate mode too. When you hibernate Windows Vista, your computer saves all contents of the RAM in a file called hiberfil.sys in the root folder of the system partition. You can disable hibernation using these steps.

You can view the Microsoft Windows updates history on Windows Vista. You can see the date and time of the update, whether that update was successful or failed etc. To see the update history follow this procedure.

Driver Verifier Manager is a tool present in Windows XP and Vista both. Using this tool you can verify if an unsigned device driver works with Windows or not.

Windows Vista brought a new security feature called User Account Control or UAC in short. This feature makes all users run with the standard user rights and asks the permission of an administrator before making any changes to the system.

When you insert a removable disk like CD or USB thumb drive, Windows starts auto play wizard. Windows searches the removable disk for its contents and suggests an appropriate action. You can reset the auto run feature if you want.

So you forgot Windows Vista administrator password or other regular user password on Windows Vista? Do you think you have no other option but to re-install Windows? Well, someone has made a password reset disk just for this situation. The following procedure tells you how to reset a user or administrator’s password in Windows.

By default ZIP files are opened using compressed folders in Windows Vista. Even if you install a 3rd party software like 7-Zip or WinRAR and set the zip files association with these applications, Vista continues to open zip files using the inbuilt compressed folders. If you want 7-Zip or WinRAR or your favorite zip program, you can follow these instructions.

Windows Defender comes pre-packed with Windows Vista. Its a utlity to fight off malware and spywares that creep into Windows from the internet. But does it work that great? Many people prefer to use tools like Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware instead of Windows Defender. They can remove Windows Defender using these steps.

When you open System Properties window in Windows Vista you can see the Windows Experience Index number. You can manually modify it to be anything you like to impress your friends about your system.