Disk Burn feature in Windows 7 allows you to burn files to a disk right from the Windows Explorer. It is a useful tool if you continuously want to save backups of your files and documents on disks. Some people may have installed other commercial software like Nero Burner or Roxio Burner or they find it annoying and would want to turn off this feature.
Read moreChange default source viewer in Opera 10
When you visit a web page using the Opera, you can see the source code of that web page by right clicking on it and selecting Source. By default, the source code is opened in the internal source code viewer of Opera. But you can change it to whatever text editor you want.
Read moreChange default source viewer in Internet Explorer
When you visit a web page using the Microsoft Internet Explorer, you can see the source code of that web page by right clicking on it and selecting View Source. By default, the source code is opened in the internal source code viewer of Internet Explorer. But you can change it to whatever text editor you want.
Read moreControl services through command line
Windows XP, Vista and 7 all come with a command line tool SC to control services through command line. This makes it very easy to start, pause, query and stop services. Although this command line SC can do much more but we will cover only a few options of this command line.
Read moreRemove Windows Messenger in Windows XP
Windows XP comes with Windows Messenger which can be used to send and receive messages on a network. But it can become a nuisance if you receive a lot of messages. If you want to remove the Windows Messenger, you can follow these steps
Read moreChange time servers in Windows 7
Windows uses online time servers to keep the correct time on your computer. But Windows uses its own time servers to adjust the time periodically. Unfortunately, these Microsoft servers do not work always. Sometimes they are very slow to respond. But you can change the time servers to faster and free time servers available on the internet.
Read moreCopy files multi-threaded in Windows 7
hen you copy files from one location or folder to another in Windows, files are copied sequentially, i.e., one by one. This takes a lot of time if you have to copy thousands of files. But there is a way in Windows 7, which enables you to copy multiple files at the same time in multiple-threads.
Read moreCreate and attach a VHD in Windows 7
One of the features introduced in Windows Vista and enhanced in Windows 7 is the support for virtual hard disks (VHD). A virtual hard disk is an image file of a hard disk just like an ISO file is a CD/DVD image file. In Windows 7, you can create a VHD and attach it to your system.
Read moreInternet Explorer 8 Welcome window fix
When you run Internet Explorer 8 for the first time, it pop-ups a Welcome window which takes you through many screens asking questions. This may become a headache if you re-install Windows every few months like I do. Also, when you create a new user account, that new user has to go through this Welcome window again. But here is a fix for this Welcome window.
Read moreSet a process priority in Windows XP
Windows runs a program as a separate process. By default, all programs are run with normal priority. The priority is the availability of the CPU power to that process. So if there are two processes with different priorities, Windows would favor the process with higher priority to use the CPU.
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