Tweaking the Date and Time Format on Windows 7

Your Windows machine does a lot of wonderful things and one very useful function that it has which most of us use on a daily basis is time keeping. Windows is equipped with a calendar and a clock feature that is capable of being adjusted to any time zone or update itself to follow any […]

Continue Reading »

Setting Program Access and Computer Defaults on Windows 7

On a previous tutorial, I have taught you how to set specific programs and applications to handle media files like music, pictures, videos and other stuff saved on a removable storage device like flashdrives, CDs and DVDs or even external hard drives that can be connected through your computer’s USB port. I have also explained […]

Continue Reading »

Getting Your Hands on the AutoPlay Feature of Windows 7

Windows has been around for a long time but only a few knows all the utilities that it has and what each of these tools are used for. One very familiar feature that the Windows Operating System has is the “AutoPlay” tool which gives you freedom to choose which media player to use when playing […]

Continue Reading »

Learning the Basics of the Event Viewer Tool

Most power users are aware of the existence of free Windows utilities and tools which are included on any Windows Operating System. These utilities and tools can spare novice users from spending too much on third-party software that does some maintenance, protection and monitoring stuff but of course, novice users wouldn’t know about it unless […]

Continue Reading »

Working With Performance Monitor on Your Windows 7 Machine

Computers normally slow down for certain reasons. Some of these reasons are easily identified as useless software running in the background, unused programs taking up too much system resource, viruses and malware and as well as other hardware related errors like outdated drivers or a hard disk that has already went past the limits of […]

Continue Reading »

Drive Partitions: What Exactly Are They?

The word “Partition” seems to come from the root word “Part” which means a fraction or a particular section of a given whole. This means that a hard disk partition represents a specified fraction of your computer’s hard disk space which is created for a specific purpose. But being part or fraction of your computer’s […]

Continue Reading »

Creating and Deleting Partitions with Windows Disk Management

Most users are not aware that their computer is actually capable of handling two operating systems at a time like Windows 7 and Windows 8 for instance. This is simply done by creating two partitions where you can install each one of them. Having more than one partition also is a good way of creating […]

Continue Reading »

Manually Updating Windows 7 Hardware/Device Drivers

Owning a computer exposes you to common problems that may lead to more serious ones if not given ample solution right away. A slow computer for instance commonly occurs when viruses and other forms of malware start infecting different areas of your machine. Useless processes and programs can also make a computer sluggish due to […]

Continue Reading »

Checking for Outdated Device Drivers (Windows 7 and 8)

Windows computers require hardware and device drivers to make all of its components run properly. When things start behaving slow, chances are some of the components on your computer (hardware and software) are not communicating well because of malware, viruses and other causes that disrupts important processes from working in the way that they should. […]

Continue Reading »

What Exactly Are Windows Power Plans?

Most of us who have been using computers powered by Windows are surely familiar with losing power at the middle of an important online transaction or while doing other crucial tasks. Our laptops and netbooks at present start to have weak battery on its second or third year of usage and this life span shortens […]

Continue Reading »