The recycle bin has existed as long as Windows has, which is a very long time. It’s a very good application and it exists for a very good reason: for you to restore accidentally deleted files. That being said, some people re...
What Is The Windows Registry? The Windows Registry is a collection of various database files located in the Windows Installation directory. This collective database is used to store information and settings for hardware devices, o...
Windows Store has a knack of storing a lot of cache, which can sometimes build up unwanted space. Luckily, there’s a way you can clear the cache by running a simple program right within Windows. Let’s get started! Befo...
Windows 8.1 came with a lot of changes to Windows 8. The most notable change was the re-introduction of the start button. For the most part, the start button is a welcomed addition, however, some people didn’t like the addit...
Most browsers now include tabs, but Windows Explorer — aka browsing files, folders, and drives in Windows — has yet to embrace tabs. However, with suitable software you can add tabs to Windows Explorer as well. Read on...
You can add a Control Panel shortcut to the Windows Vista, 7 or 8/8.1 desktop context menu (right-click desktop to open). However, the Control Panel is not a file, software package or website. As such, a few registry tweaks are re...
One of the great ways to showcase your photos is with CDs and DVDs. Picasa 3.9 includes a Gift CD option which adds a photo slide show to the CD. Add Picasa 3.9 to Windows or Mac OS X from the Picasa website, and then open it up. ...
The Window Recycle Bin is not a recycling bin for nothing. Deleted documents fall into the Recycle Bin where you can recover them. This is intended to allow you to easily restore files if you ever have second thoughts or if you ev...
Do you do a lot of searching in Windows Explorer ? The search feature is one of the most useful and used feature of windows that provides a quick way to locate a file . You can search quicker and easier by creating a search shortc...
When you add lots of shortcuts to your Windows desktop they can get a little disorganized. Sure, you can sort them by name, type and size, but that often isn’t enough. However, with 8Startlauncher you can organize the icons ...
Today we have a quick trick for you that will come in handy many times. Did you know that you can enter a file’s or folder’s location (local URL patch) automatically into a command prompt without having to type it in m...
Sure, you can manually customize each of the shortcuts on the Windows 7/8/8.1 taskbar and Start menu. However, there’s a quicker way to change them all in one go. This guide shows you how you can change Windows 7/8/8.1 taskbar ico...
The right-click context menu for Windows is the one that pops up with your right-click while on your desktop or browsing files/folders in Windows Explorer. It is a very useful menu that can be made to be even more useful if you kn...
Windows 7/8/8.1 groups open documents so that they are all grouped in their software icon on the taskbar. For example, if you open multiple Word documents they are grouped in the W icon. When you hover the cursor over the Word ico...
Anyone that has ever tried to mod their Android phone has come across users telling other users to run various different ADB and/or Fastboot commands. The only problem is the average Joe has no idea what ADB and Fastboot are becau...
