Windows 7 contains a suite of powerful Administrative Tools that are useful to System Administrators and advanced users. Previous versions of Windows had a direct link to these Administrative tools right on the Start menu, but Windows 7 has them hidden from view by default.
These tools are easily found if you know where to look (most people don’t) or by simply searching for them by name via the Search box, but I prefer having them linked from the Start menu as they had been in the past.
It’s very easy to add the Administrative Tools back to the Windows 7 Start menu. Here’s how: [Read more…]
It seems like every version of Windows is a little easier to install than the one before it, and Windows 8 is no exception thanks to Microsoft’s nifty Windows 8 Upgrade Tool.
Have you ever tried to delete a file only to have Windows respond that the file cannot be deleted because it is in use by one of your programs, but there are no programs running? This is one of Microsoft Windows’ most irritating annoyances, and it happens all too often.
If you have made the jump from a previous version of Windows to Windows 8, you have surely noticed that many once routine tasks must now be performed differently than before. And that includes something as simple as installing a second hard drive in your Windows 8 PC.
Facebook has added another option for regaining access to your account should you ever forget your password and not be able to reset it for some reason.