Hardware

Creating a System Repair Disk (Windows 7 and 8)

Have you ever encountered a system crash which left you feeling helpless? System crashes, errors and other problems may occur as a result of a virus infection or lack of maintenance on most computers and these culprits does not choose which operating system to attack. No matter what version of Windows is installed on your […]

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How to Boot Into Safe Mode (Windows 8)

Most of us who have grown so familiar with Windows 7 or any of the older Windows versions may find it hard to boot into Safe Mode on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. The booting process on these latest Windows versions have changed in terms of procedures and other aspects which makes it faster compared […]

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Creating a Recovery Drive Using a USB Memory Stick (Windows 8)

All Windows operating system versions, no matter how good it looks and how well it performs are still vulnerable to problems that may put all your important files into danger. The computing and Internet space contains all sorts of threats and viruses that may cause varied troubles but thankfully, Windows 8 has a tool which […]

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Customizing Mouse Pointers (Windows 7 and 8)

Have you ever seen your friend’s laptop or PC having a unique mouse pointer/cursor? Do you wish to do the same thing on your machine? Customizing your computer’s mouse pointer or its cursor is a good idea especially if you want to have larger mouse characters (if your eyes are not that good anymore) or […]

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How to Use the System Recovery Options in Windows 7

Windows computers are vulnerable to different kinds of threats that can hinder users from enjoying all the features that it has and the worst is when serious problems arise and your machine refuses to boot and even display the Windows splash image. Problems on your machine have variety of causes but Windows has some handy […]

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Taking Advantage of the Windows Mobility Center (Windows 7 and 8)

Windows is one of the widely used operating system to individual consumers and it is also popular on mobile computers like laptops, netbooks and tablet PC’s. Back in the days of Windows XP, mobile device users needed to rely on factory set shortcut and function keys in accessing settings that would otherwise take time if […]

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How to Change the Currency, Time Server and Time Zone (Windows 7)

Windows 7 has several features that just waits  to be discovered. These features can also be tweaked in many ways to make them work the way you want them to. One very useful feature that is available on any Windows version is the Time and Date display which you can find at the bottom-right side […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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