Windows 8 has come up with many features that help you fight with the age old problems of files corruption, virus infection and messed up […]
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How to Restore Windows Firewall Settings to Default in Windows 8
Windows has an inbuilt firewall since the days of Windows XP. But it has improved very much over the years and the one that comes […]
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Easily Convert Videos for Variety of Devices with Hamster Video Converter
You captured a beautiful video when you were on vacation in Thailand, but now when you try to play it on your expensive mobile phone, […]
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Make SSD Last Longer in Windows with SSD Fresh
SSD disks are certainly faster than their HDD counterparts, because they do not have any moving mechanical parts in them. The data read and write […]
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StartW8 : Add Start Menu in Your Windows 8 PC
Because the Start Menu was completely missing from Windows 8 and has been a complete disappointment in Windows 8.1, most of the users have to […]
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Get New Desktop Wallpaper Everyday with PictureThrill
The first thing that appears on your computer screen when you power it on is the desktop wallpaper. Although in Windows 8 the Start screen […]
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Easily Create System Restore Points with System Restore Points Creater
System Restore points are a way to take your PC back in time in case of a malware attack, file corruption or some other mishap. […]
Read moreManually Find .NET Framework Versions Installed in Windows
Many of the applications available online these days are designed using the Microsoft .NET framework. Microsoft .NET has many versions starting from version 1.0 that was introduced in 2001 to the latest version 4.5 and consequently some programs require one version while other programs need another version to run. If you want to find out which versions of .NET frameworks are installed on your PC, then you can follow these instructions.
Read moreUse Unsigned Drivers in Windows 8 with Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider
If you are upgrading an old system with Windows 8 or Windows 7, then there is a possibility that you may have to use an unsigned device driver. Problem is that Windows 8 allows only signed drivers. The severity of the problem escalates if the device driver is for an essential PC component like graphics card or audio device. Thanks to the freeware Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider, now you can load the unsigned drivers by signing them yourself.
Read moreHow to Disable BITS Service Permanently in Windows 8
After installing Windows 8 on my computer, I found the constant network activity from Windows services for accessing the Internet. It was very annoying as it was consuming so much of my Internet bandwidth. After some analysis I discovered that it was the Background Intelligence Transfer Service (BITS) that was responsible for this. This service automatically starts every time you restart Windows. So I figured out the following method to disable it permanently.
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