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Quickly Uninstall Unwanted Programs through the Right Click Content Menu

Uninstall programs is pretty simple in Windows. Go to the control panel, find add remove programs, or programs and features, then locate the programs you want to remove and uninstall them. Pretty simple right? Well there is a faster and even easier way to do this using a small program called MenuUninstaller and the right [...]

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How to Securely Wipe a Hard Drive with SDelete

Every time you delete a file or folder from your PC, by empting your recycle bin, you really don’t permanently delete them. Instead Windows removes the index for that file, hence why we can use recover tools to restore deleted files. If you want to permanently delete a file in Windows then you can use [...]

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Stop User from Logging into Windows Computers When Not Connected to a Domain

When a Windows computer connects to a domain it will cache the domain credentials locally so they can be used to login even though the Windows machine is not connect to the domain. If you are a system admin and don’t want user to login with being connect to the domain first you can change [...]

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How to Lock Windows Desktop Without Hiding It

How to Lock Windows Desktop Without Hiding It

If you are like me you probably walk away from your computer and hit the WIN + L to lock your computer. This works perfect if you don’t want anybody to see what you have on your desktop. On the other hand, what if you do want someone to see your desktop. With ClearLock we [...]

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How to Disable Caps, Num, and Scroll Lock Keys with NumLocker

The Caps lock, Num lock and scroll lock can be annoying at times, if you accidentally turn them on of course. Even when they are annoying there are times you just want them one. With NumLocker we can do either of these task. After you’ve downloaded and installed NumLocker, link below, it will be in [...]

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How to Keep Windows Desktop from Crashing by Sandboxing Explorer Windows.

Windows Explorer process runs a lot of important Windows stuff. When Explorer crashes, it takes everything with it, well just your desktop and the taskbar. To stop this from happening we can enable a cool little trick that will sandbox each explorer instance in its own process. To enable this awesome feature go to an [...]

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Quickly and Easily Name the CD/DVD Drive in Windows XP, Vista and 7

Renaming the CD/DVD drive is not an easy task. It task registry skills to customize CD/DVD name. Which isn’t easy for beginners. This is were Drive Namer comes into action. This portable utility allows you to name your optical drive in a very, very simply way. Here is a quick look at what my CD/DVD [...]

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How to Hide Files in JPEG Pictures the Easy Way

Lets say you have a bunch of text files you don’t want anybody to look at. Usually you would have to download a file encrypted or change the attributes of the file so only you can see it. Which is a hassle and can be easy spotted since you usually have to install a bunch of software just to do this. Luckily there is a simple and easy way to hide multiple files in a JPEG. Here is how you do it.

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How to Change the Default Icon for Removable Drives

Have you ever gotten bored of the default look of those removable drives in Windows? Pretty boring huh? Here is how to spice this up by adding your own custom icon. Here is how you do it

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Create Icons from Image Files the Easy Way with Paint.NET

Do you have a really cool image file that you wish you could turn into an icon? You can buy software that allows you to do this but why not do it for free with Paint.NET.

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How to fix MBR in Windows XP and Vista

MBR is the Master Boot Record and it is the first sector of your hard drive. Your BIOS uses the MBR to find out what operating system is on your computer. Sometimes the MBR gets damaged or corrupt and stops your operating system from loading. Here are the ways to fix it from your Windows XP machine or Window Vista.

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