If you are not careful during the installation of a software, you would be surprised to see new toolbars installed in Internet Explorer. These unwanted toolbars claim to enhance or improve your browsing experience, but most of the users find them highly invasive in the online privacy. Removing these toolbars manually from Internet Explorer is usually a herculean task. But now you can remove unwanted IE toolbars using free Smart Toolbar Remover.
Read moreRemove Google Search Redirects in Firefox
When you search for something on Google Search, it presents you with a search results page where all the results are listed. If you click on any of the search results, it redirects first to Google and then to the intended webpage. Google does this to track your browsing behavior and tracks your clicks. But if you do not want to be tracked by Google in this way, then you can use a Firefox add-on that would change all the links on the search results page to actual webpage links.
Read moreFree PDF Creator : Create PDF Files from Any Application
Although most of the popular applications have now added functionality to create PDF files, there are still times when you encounter an application with no option to create PDF files. In those situations, you can either search the internet for file conversions tools like Zamzar or just go ahead and use Free PDF Creator application which can be used to create PDF files from just about any application that allows you to print.
Read moreWindows 8 Upgrade Assistant: Check if Your System is Ready for Windows 8
If you are thinking of upgrading to Windows 8, then you should consider running the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant tool first. It scans your system and tells you if specific Windows 8 features (like Windows Store, snap, secure boot, and multi-touch) would be able to run on it. It scans your hardware, apps, and connected devices to see if they will work with Windows 8.
Read moreAutomatically Close Download Manager in Mozilla Firefox
When you download files using Mozilla Firefox and all the downloads are finished, Mozilla Firefox still continues to show the download manager window which can be very annoying if you download small files very often and have to close the download manager window over and over again. Fortunately, Firefox allows you to set the download manager window to close automatically as soon as all of your downloads are completed.
Read moreHow to Turn Off Internet Temporarily in Windows
Sometimes when you run certain programs or install a new software, you may want to turn off the internet temporarily. If you are using the native Windows firewall, then there is no option to block all the internet activity for some time. All you can do is either pull the ethernet cable, switch off your router or disable NIC card in Windows. But now InternetOff, a free tiny utility for Windows, makes it possible to quickly turn off the internet in Windows.
Read moreClover : Add Tabs to Windows Explorer
Windows 8, the new operating system from Microsoft, has many new features including many enhancements in the Windows Explorer itself. The Windows Explorer in Windows 8 has many tabs (like Home, Share, View etc.) that show various functions. If you are using an earlier version of Windows, then you can bring the tabs to Windows Explorer using the free Clover tool. It is a Windows Explorer extension that adds the multi-tabs functionality to Windows Explorer just like in Google Chrome browser.
Read moreBrowser Security Tool : Restore Browser Settings After Malware Attack
When your computer is attacked by malware, it makes undesired changes to your system, specially to your web browsers. Luckily, you can now restore your web browser settings using the free Anvisoft Browser Security Tool. It can restore access to Registry Editor, restore browser default path, repair file associations, block Windows startup pop-ups and repair Windows IFEO (Image File Execution Options) hijacker to facilitate virus and malware removal.
Read moreIOBit WinMetro : Get Metro UI in Windows 7, Vista and XP
The new version of Microsoft Windows – Windows 8 has come forth with an entirely new user interface which is being called Metro UI or Modern UI. Millions of people have downloaded and installed preview editions of Windows 8 just to see how this new Metro UI works. Even if you do not want to install preview edition of Windows 8 and are not yet ready to spend money to buy Windows 8, you can still enjoy Metro UI in your older versions of Windows using free IObit WinMetro.
Read moreWise JetSearch : Quickly Search Files in Windows
All the versions of Windows have a search function built into the operating system using which you can lookup for files and folders by their full or partial names and extensions. But if you want a faster search tool, then you can use the free Wise JetSearch utility. This freeware tool is created by the makers of WiseCleaner and supports both NTFS and FAT hard disk drives.
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