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Microsoft’s ‘Project Siena’ lets anyone create Windows 8.1 apps

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Microsoft has released Project Siena, a Windows 8 app which allows anyone to create Windows 8 apps, no programming skills required.

Building the interface is as simple as placing, moving and resizing assorted objects on your page: images, videos, buttons, lists, checkboxes, whatever you need.

You can then link your visuals to data sources: RSS feeds, an Excel file, SharePoint, Azure services and more.

Next comes the task of making sure the app works as you expect, deciding what happens when the scroll bar moves, the button is clicked, and so on.

And once you’ve finished you can use the app yourself, or share it with others.

Project Siena isn’t going to bring app development to everyone. It may not require you to write code, but you’ll still have to design an interface, and have some understanding of visual development, events, collections, Excel functions (used for custom app logic) and more.

If you’re used to visual development environments, though, and interested in creating simple apps, but have no idea where to begin, then Project Siena will quickly point you in the right direction.

3 Tips to Fix Windows 7 Crashes

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Nowadays, for most Windows 7 functioning System users, the most frustrating difficulty that often happens is the Windows 7 crash. The functioning system smashes randomly without any hint-at the moment you boot the computer, the time you are working on a design, while rushing with associates by computer games, when surfing the internet, and more. This problem is renowned as BSOD (Blue Screen of Death), under which the computer screen turns azure and crashes at last. Though this kind of problem can make you very dejected and antagonise, but you can get it repaired effectively with the help of tips underneath.

1. Eradicate Viruses and Spyware.

First present an general scan to notice viruses or spyware concealed on your computer. Some viruses or spyware are unseen and hard to be found. They can sway your computer and interfere with the proper functioning of your functioning scheme. in addition to, computers assaulted by viruses may frequently freeze or even smash into. furthermore, these viruses have powerful ability in spreading, just like some virus in the human body. The most pressing thing is to eradicate it one time your computer is affected.

luckily, you can establish dependable antivirus programs and then boot these malicious programs away from your operating system. habitually hold your computer updated with the latest virus delineations. It you have not armed your computer with a good antivirus program; you can try some freeware, which are not only free but also helpful.

2. Update PC RAM and Uninstall pointless Programs.

Each programs installed on your computer lives at the Random Access recollection (RAM) while running. The RAM is a kind of storage newspapers which permits facts and figures stored in it to be accessed exactly in any random order. In supplement to these applications, your Windows 7 OS also needs a certain allowance of resources to run. To ensure these programs run easily without smashing into, you can either free up some space by removing some redundant programs or upgrade the RAM to a bigger size.

3. rectify the Windows 7 Registry Error.

The Windows registry is a large-scale database for saving files and configurations that are utilised to run all software and hardware on your system. It can be regarded as the "lifeblood" of your computer, as the PC cannot run with no get get get access to to to to the facts and figures in the registry. As time went by, more and more facts and figures supplemented into the registry would make it congested with needless applications. Some invalid applications would origin mistakes and lead to computer crashes finally, especially in new Windows 7/8 functioning schemes. The worn computer needs common PC upkeep for the sake of improving PC performance.

A wholesome registry can convey the end of the computer smash into; although, the registry is an extremely perplexing section of your scheme. It is unrealistic to fix it manually since most persons have trouble in pointing out the problematic registry application. If you eliminate the wrong registry application or worth, the whole system can disintegrate. To bypass this risk, you had better install a registry cleaner on your computer.

This submission can scan your registry comprehensively and remove these invalid entries. Some persons may arrest that the registry cleaner may clean up some significant facts and figures by mistake and lead to the eternally loss of these facts and figures. Do not worry; the programs developers have currently taken this case into concern. The submission would conceive a backup before eliminating applications and errors which endow users to restore their registry to its original state if required.

Do as the three tips overhead to speed up your compute and absolutely eliminate Windows 7 smashes. Run a full scan of your computer with a registry cleaner by diving deep into every facet of the computer's system seeking for potential matters rapidly and accurately. After scanning the computer, you would be quite shocked by the PC performance.

How to bypass the authentication system

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Kon-Boot allows simple access to a Windows session with administrator rights and discreetly. In fact, the live-Kon-Boot CD that can be embedded on a USB key, attacks the kernel (core) from the phase of boot (start) to temporarily bypass the authentication system. Result, Kon-Boot leaves no trace because it is restarted, the CPU automatically restored the original contents of the Windows kernel and thus refers to the basic authentication window.

Step 1: Downloading UNetbootin.

To start out go to UNetbootin's SourceForge site and click "Download (for Windows)" and wait for it to

download.
Place it in the location you want to access it from.

Step 2: Downloading Kon-Boot.

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Step 3: Installing Kon-Boot on USB.
When you have downloaded kon-boot-all.zip and UNetbootin open up kon-boot-all.zip.

In kon-boot-all.zip open the folder "kon-boot-all *" then double-click the CD Kon-Boot zip file, example: CD-konboot-v1.1-2in1.zip. When it asks for a password type "kon-boot" to get access to the folder with the .iso file.

Open the folder appearing and extract the CD Kon-Boot iso file, example: CD-konboot-v1.1-2in1.iso to your desktop.

Start UNetbootin as we downloaded before and choose "Disk image". Then click the button with the three dots and locate your CD Kon-Boot iso file. When you are finished doing that choose the USB drive you want it to be installed on. Click ok and see it do magic.

Your done you sucsessfully installed Kon-Boot on your USB stick.

How to Fix a Slow Windows 7 Computer

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Most people love using Windows 7. That’s because it’s by far the nicest and the most productive Microsoft operating system to date. But there can still be glitches, errors, and lags. The good thing about Windows 7 is that it has lots of tools to troubleshoot and repair a slow computer. Here is a guide to where to find them and how to use them.

1. Problem Steps Recorder

Problem Steps Recorder is a great solution to get a detailed description of the problem, so that you can either review the report yourself or send it to a tech support team. Basically, this tool records everything happening on the computer that needs troubleshooting. It records all mouse clicks and everything that is pressed on the keyboard, takes screenshots, and then saves the report as a zipped MHTML file. This file can be easily emailed and analyzed. To enable Problem Steps Recorder, click on Start, type PSR and hit Enter. Then click on Start Record. To save a report, just stop recording your computer activity.

2. Troubleshoot problems

If something in Windows 7 starts behaving in a weird way and you have no idea why, go to the Control Panel, locate the “Find and fix problems” (Troubleshooting) option and you’ll be able to access the Windows 7 troubleshooting tools. They are easy-to-use wizards and can fix common problems, clean your system, check your settings, and lots more.

3. Discover bottlenecks

Under normal circumstances, Windows 7 easily outperforms Vista and XP. Nevertheless, your computer can still seem too slow from time to time. Most likely it’s an application or a process that’s slowing you down. Windows 7 makes it really easy to find bottlenecks with the help of Resource Monitor. Just click on Start, type RESMON and hit Enter to launch the tool. When it opens, click on the CPU, Memory, Disk and Network tabs to see which processes are hogging your system and using up your bandwidth. When you find the process that’s holding you back, you’ll be able to try to fix it right from the Resource Monitor. For example, if a process is locked up, right-click on it and select Analyze to see where the problem lies.

4. Repair your computer

If something goes seriously wrong and Windows 7 fails to start, it might be possible to repair your computer without the installation CD. Just boot your PC and press F8 during startup. You should see an option called Repair Your Computer. Select it and press Enter to see the recovery options Windows 7 has to offer.
These Windows 7 tools will help you troubleshoot and fix a slow computer in a quick and easy way. To prevent your computer from slowing down, use maintenance utilities like disk cleanup and defrag to keep your PC in top shape.

Convert FAT32 to NTFS Without Formatting or Losing Data

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You have a flash drive or probably an external hard drive that currently has FAT32 file system and you want to change it to NTFS, because FAT32 does not support handling large files (over 4GB) or it is just simply old for your taste but there is just one problem, you don't want to lose your saved data. This article is for you then as it explains exactly how you can achieve seamless transition from FAT to NTFS without involving any data loss.

While it is generally recommended to use the NTFS file system because of its stability, security and lesser defragmentation time, most of us end up using FAT32 because that is what most disks are preformatted with. Unless, we notice the “Not enough disk space error” despite disk space being available, we don't bother to change the file system. Moreover, most of us don't change it because of the risk of losing important data and lack of time (read laziness). As Microsoft was aware of this scenario, they added a capability in the command prompt to overcome this by executing a simple command. There are manysoftware that support this too but the Convert command is one of the easiest ways to do so. Follow the steps below to know how:-

Important: While this method works perfectly, I would still advise you to backup your data in case anything goes wrong.

FAT 32 to NTFS Conversion Steps

1) Go to Computer, and note the name of the drive whose file system you wish to convert.
2) Click on Start.
3) Type cmd in the search bar if you use Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows Vista. If you use Windows XP, click on Run and then execute cmd.
4) Execute "chkdsk h: /f " (without quotes) where H is the letter of the drive to undergo conversion. This checks the drive for errors and fixes them automatically.
5) Execute "Convert H: /FS:NTFS" (without quotes). H is again the letter of the drive to be converted.
6) The command prompt will start the conversion process and after a few minutes, CMD will say that conversion was successful.
7) You can check it in the properties of the drive through right click<Properties.

This works on Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 8 and Windows Vista. I converted my flash drive's file system using these steps and it worked flawlessly. It is interesting to note that this method cannot be used to reconvert NTFS file system back to FAT32. To reconvert back to FAT32, you will need to format the entire drive which will definitely cause data loss.

Download the official version 8.1 free

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Windows 8.1 comes with new and improved Microsoft apps and services – available right out of the box and right from your Start screen. Skype is there for instant messaging and catching up with friends and family. We’ve updated the Mail app (well, more like over-hauled) to make email easier – for both personal and email and work email. Two new Bing apps are introduced in Windows 8.1 called Food & Drink and Health & Fitness along with updates to the News, Weather, Finance, Travel and Sports apps. Xbox Music has received a big update for Windows 8.1, and you can watch TV and movies with Xbox Video. And Windows 8.1 comes with Internet Explorer 11which is optimized for touch and brings speed boosts and synchronized browsing history, favorites, and settings across all of your Windows 8.1 devices.

Windows 8.1: How to upgrade from Windows 8, 7, Vista and XP

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When migrating to Windows 8.1, there are several things to consider. Unlike Windows 8, there's no upgrade license for Windows 8.1. However, a cost-effective change from Windows 7, Vista and XP is still possible.

Overview of the available editions

Windows 8 Full version:	For new installations - Requires no existing license
Windows 8 Pro Full version:	For new installations - Requires no existing license
Windows 8 Upgrade:	Update from Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 to Windows 8
Windows 8 Pro Upgrade:	Update from Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 to Windows 8 Pro
Windows 8 Pro Pack:	Upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8 Pro by activation of extra features
Windows 8.1 Full version:	For new installations or upgrades - Requires no existing license
Windows 8.1 Pro Full version:	For new installations or upgrades - Requires no existing license

Updating from Windows 8: Super easy!

Windows Vista Service Pack 2

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Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is the final version of the second update package for Vista users.
The service pack contains all the Vista updates released by Microsoft since Windows Vista Service Pack 1. These updates fix system problems and vulnerabilities. Service Pack 2 enhances wireless and Bluetooth connectivity, and also features an updated versions of Windows Search 4.0, which again improves the comparably weak Windows search
To run Service Pack 2, you have to have Service Pack 1 installed already. Also remember that if you installed the release candidate, you'll need to uninstall it before installing this final version.

With general system improvements and fixed vulnerabilities, Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is a must-have for all Windows Vista users.

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Windows 7

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Windows 7: Faster, lighter and more secure

After an open testing period with two versions of Windows 7 – beta and RC – available for download, Microsoft has at last released the final version of their highly-anticipated new operating system: Windows 7.

Behind this odd name (believe it or not, this is actually the seventh version of Windows), Microsoft's new OS includes a bunch of new features that try to make the computer easier and more enjoyable to use. Honestly, after the Vista fiasco this wasn't a hard task to do, and I have to admit that Windows 7 has left a very good taste in my mouth.

Microsoft has made the migration to the new OS as easy as possible. With Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor you can check if your computer is compatible with Windows 7, and if you're upgrading from Windows XP, you can use Windows 7 Easy Tranfer to copy documents, files, user accounts and settings to your new system. After a surprisingly quick installation process, Windows 7 launches in a very Vista-like environment. Similar desktop backgrounds, an almost identical Start menu, similar window theme as well... It even keeps the Aero effects and the popular Vista gadgets, though this time they're not limited to the sidebar. The whole system works very smoothly, without hogging system resources.

Besides these obvious Vista comparisons, Windows 7 also includes all the new features announced by Microsoft over the last few months: fully revamped versions of Wordpad and Paint that have turned them into really powerful apps now; a new toolbar with enhanced functionality (icons now launch programs and also let you switch among them); the so called Jump List that improve access to recently used documents and apps: the all-new Internet Explorer 8 and Windows Media Player 12; and a generally enhanced user interface that makes Windows easier to use (no more UAC messages, hooray!).

Obviously you can't decide whether you like a new operating system just after a few hours of usage. But like I said, this new Windows 7 is really promising and it's really worth a try, especially if your XP needs a complete overhaul or you're simply too tired of Vista's little annoyances.

Windows 7 is the latest version of Microsoft's popular operating system. Though not exactly revolutionary in terms of design, it does include some nice new features and enhancements that will make your system faster, more stable and easier to use. It is definitely the true heir to Windows XP, and the long awaited-for replacement for Vista.

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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)

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So the first major update to Windows Vista is here at last, fourteen months after Microsoft's latest operating system was finally released. Many potential Vista customers were advised at launch to "Wait for Service Pack 1" - so was this advice valid?

Service Pack 1 contains a range of improvements to Windows Vista, focused in three main areas, which Microsoft terms: Quality Improvements, Emerging Hardware & Standards and Infrastructure Optimization.

Quality Improvements are basically bug fixes and this part of the Service Pack includes all the small updates that have been applied by Windows Update since Vista was released, in one handy bundle.

Quality Improvements also include attempts to improve system stability and reliability, mainly when it comes to working with 3rd party applications like those you can download from Softonic.

Emerging Hardware and Standards refers to additional support for newer technologies in Vista. Since the code for Vista was finalised, new technologies have been released which many users would like to deploy to their PCs.

Examples of these technologies include 64-bit EFI network boot, exFAT storage, improved support for HD-DVD and Bluray technologies, additional cryptographic algorithms, full support for 802.

11n wireless, and much more.

Infrastructure Optimization consists of various improvements designed to help organisations deploy and patch Windows more easily.

Systems administrators will welcome improvements to the Network Diagnostics tool, Disk Defragmenter, Group Policy and Network Access Protection.

What has to be said about Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is that it still doesn't contain many of the innovations which were originally promised as components in the OS.

While many of these hotfixes, security improvements and technology upgrades are more than welcome, there is little to get really excited about in SP1.

So yes, it probably made sense to wait for this upgrade, but don't expect Vista to suddenly become a perfect operating system: that's simply not going to happen.

That said, SP1 does include a lot of fixes which might prove very useful for users, especially when it comes to security, and that's why it's a recommended update for all Windows Vista PCs.

Notes

This version will only update 32-bit editions of Windows Vista

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The latest major update for Windows XP

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The latest Service Pack for XP is finally here and it includes some minor but important updates for Windows users.

Windows® XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. However, this particular update only includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly enhance the operating system. Amongst these updates are features such as an updated Microsoft Management Console 3.0 (which already appears in Windows Server 2008 and Vista) and an update to Wifi protected access to make wireless surfing more secure.

There has also been added a “health checking” component that’s already used by Windows Server 2008 which can check to make sure that certain upgrades and security features are in place for XP-based clients before they are allowed to log onto a network.

Note that this Service Pack is valid for updates across the XP range including Windows XP, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Home Edition N, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional Edition, Windows XP Professional N, Windows XP Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Starter Edition and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.

Download Service Pack 3 now to ensure that your version of XP is updated with the latest fixes and features for maximum functionality.

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SpeedyFox 2.0.5 Build 67

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SpeedyFox is a very light utility developed to boost the speed of Mozilla Firefox, a web browser already famous for the high speed it provides.

The application has been specifically designed with this goal in mind, so it doesn't comprise any other tool besides the dedicated feature to increase the web browsing speed.

In this regard, SpeedyFox relies on a minimal interface, with only a few options displayed in the main window.

Basically, it does the whole speed boosting job by solving fragmentation problems. We still don't know how exactly it achieves that because there's no help file included in the package, but developers assured that the entire process is 100% safe, so you don't risk to get your data compromised.

You just need to select the profile you wish to optimize, which can be either the default one or another profile stored on your computer. There's a single option in the main window, “Run Firefox after optimization”, and that's it.

It's important to keep in mind that Firefox needs to be closed when running the optimization, otherwise SpeedyFox has absolutely no effect on your web browser.

Although it may very well be a placebo effect, SpeedyFox seems to increase the speed of Mozilla Firefox, but don’t expect very significant changes. It does solve fragmentation problems, but nothing more.

So the conclusion is that SpeedyFox is worth a try once Mozilla Firefox starts losing its agility, with a very user friendly approach and minimal configuration settings.

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PointerStick 2.24

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PointerStick is a portable tool that presents on the Windows Desktop a virtual pointer stick, for example for Presentations to highlight the current mouse position and the emphasis on presenting will be better.

The use of the virtual pointer stick is ideal for projectors (Beamer) and larger LED/LCD screens.

Features:

Very Small Program
Low CPU usage
Adjustable size of Pointer Stick
Several Pointing-Stick textures (bitmaps)
Optional alpha transparency
Optional deactivation by mouse or keyboard input
Optional translation feature
Portable
Multilingual

Note: To exit the program, click "Esc" in the dialog box.

What´s New in version 2.24:

Verification, validation, and further testing of the PointerStick for/on Windows 8.1.

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5 Cool Mouse Operations You Can Use In Windows

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Here are five windows operations that you can use on some occasions with windows or associated software.

1 – Open new links in brand new tabs on Windows Internet Explorer

If your mouse has three buttons – then use the middle one to open new tabs. Hover the mouse pointer over the link and press the mouse wheel to open up new tabs. All you need to do is place the mouse pointer over a link and then press down on the middle mouse button (the mouse wheel).
The middle mouse button is able to roll forward or back, however, it is also able to be pressed down and clicked just like a button. If you do this on a link then it will open up that link in a new tab. This is a lot quicker than pressing right-click and clicking on “open in a new tab.” It is an easier way to research certain items by simply clicking in order to open new tabs.
If you are feeling the super lazy you can hold CTRL and press Tab to scroll through your tabbed windows – or you can even hold Alt and press Tab to see a screen of windows – which shows all of the items you have active at the moment, including your tabbed windows.

How to Deal With the Windows Blue Screen Error?

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“Blue” is one of the favorite colors of many people including myself but not when it relates to computer problems. The notorious “blue screen error” also known as the “blue screen error of death (BSOD)” is easily the most dreadful PC problem you will ever come across in your life. And the worst part is, it pops up frequently these days no matter what windows operating system you are using.

The blue screen error has more than one faces – and at least two that I have seen so far. Sometimes the error will show up and the PC will just die, and at other times it will keep rebooting the PC in cycles. If you see the 1st kind of error, an almost dead PC, it is often the less annoying face and easy to deal with. First thing you need to do is cold- restart and see if the error goes away. Most of the time, it will go away for the time being, and you wouldn’t have to worry about it for a while until it reappears a few days later. If you have a laptop, keep pressing the power button until it reboots or take the laptop’s battery off to do a restart.

If your PC on the other hand, keeps rebooting in cycles, this is a bigger problem. Try pressing the “F8” key, to get to the menu from where you can try booting in the safe mode and stop the continuous booting cycle.

How to repair the boot sector by fixing the master boot record (MBR) in Windows XP

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To repair the boot sector by fixing the master boot record, there is no doubt, you will have to be technically minded to proceed. You can sometimes fix the boot sector of a hard drive and your computer will magically start as normal.
Your computer may continually restart, sometimes load the Windows logo screen, or even just have a black screen. There are a number of symptoms that occur when you have a damaged boot sector such as the master boot record.

What is a boot sector of a hard drive?

Your hard drive is split into small sectors and the first of these is the boot sector. It is the most important and is obviously accessed first when the computer first boots up. If your hard drive is not partitioned it will have a Volume Boot Record.

What is the master boot record (MBR)?

The Bios looks for a boot sector of your hard drive. If the hard drive has a partition it will go to the Master Boot Record. This tells BIOS about your partition table and where the operating system is that you want to boot up.

How Does Windows 8 System Backup Compare to Windows 7 Backup and Restore

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Windows 8 has come up with a whole new range of exciting features that not only makes creating backup easy, but it also is handy too. The File History of Windows 8 that works simply the way most users tend to create backups. Most importantly the use of an external drive or network location for creating backups is a better option than using internal hard drives for backups. So in case your hard disk fails, there’s no worry about losing all your data, as no internal drives can be used to create a backup.
Windows 8 has completely revamped its backup system, and that is very different from that of Windows 7 backup system. The all new File History is not only simple to set up, but it also works automatically in the background.
Here are some of the major differences between Windows 8 and Windows 7 backup systems.

How To Recover Encrypted NTFS Disks

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If the user's access rights are set to invisible it won't work. Then, if anything happens, ALL your data may not become lost. Reformatting a hard drive and reinstalling an operating system will NOT override this key. How else is the software limited? What can help is to download commercial software that is created for the purpose of EFS and NTFS disk recovery.

So what happens if your hard drive was to fail and you could not get to your data? Well, here are a few things that won't work if you were to have a motherboard or Windows failure before decrypting the data files: using the recovery console, using bootable Windows disks, changing ownership and permissions and using Linux will not access the encrypted files.

Free Windows Repair And Recovery Tools

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Previous Windows versions had many tools available to perform repair or recovery tasks, many of which were just a Google search away. Your timing is important here, and it is easy to not get the keystrokes just right.

You may not know it, but there are several Windows recovery tools already installed on your PC. The method of using the Windows recovery partition can differ among manufacturers, so refer to your PC's documentation for instructions specific to your PC model.

5 simple steps to increase the performance of your PC

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If you want your PC to work faster right now, here’re 5 simple steps you can do to increase the performance of your PC. By applying these steps, your computer can start running faster right now:

Step 1: Remove visual effects

This is a step where you could remove all the fancy effects that make your windows look nice. These effects include fading, shadows and other animations. This step is similar to Windows XP, Vista and 7. The steps are:
Go to your Desktop
Right click "My Computer"
Left click "Properties"
Click on the "Advanced" tab
Under "Performance", click on "Settings"
Under the "Visual Effects" tab, click on "Adjust for best performance"
Click "Apply" and you’re done.

1. Eradicate Viruses and Spyware.

2. Update PC RAM and Uninstall pointless Programs.

3. rectify the Windows 7 Registry Error.

FAT 32 to NTFS Conversion Steps

Overview of the available editions

Updating from Windows 8: Super easy!

Windows 7: Faster, lighter and more secure

Notes

What is a boot sector of a hard drive?

What is the master boot record (MBR)?

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