If you do not have Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1, you can still get a free Windows 10 full version. Microsoft needs testers or Insiders, for Windows 10 to test all the upcoming feature and security upgrades, so if you can do it, you will be able to retain the latest Windows 10 operating system without paying anything even if you do not have a Windows 7 or Windows 8....

Windows 7 New Shell Commands Windows 7 has a few new shell commands. Some of the useful ones are: shell:CommonRingtonesshell:Device Metadata Storeshell:DocumentsLibraryshell:ImplicitAppShortcutsshell:Librariesshell:MusicLibraryshell:OtherUsersFoldershell:PublicSuggestedLocationsshell:User Pinnedshell:PicturesLibraryshell:Ringtonesshell:UsersLibrariesFoldershell:VideosLibraryOpen your Run box and run these shell commands from there. If you know of more, please feel free to add them. Windows has a set of certain folders that are identified by unique strings referred to as CLSID or Windows Class Identifiers. These folders can be accessed by using the CLSID identifier codes that Windows assigns to each individual folder in the Windows Registry....

Windows 7 Services Optimization Guide There may be many guides to tweaking the Windows 7 services, but the one I recommend is the Black Viper’s Windows Service Configurations Guide. To tweak the settings of a service, you will have have to type services.msc in start search and hit Enter. This will open up Services. Double-clicking on any particular services opens up its Properties box. This gives one information about this service, its dependencies and way to start/stop or change its status from Automatic to Manual or Disabled....

Windows 7 will not burn data of 46GB When you try to do it you will get an error message: Why does this happen!? Because Windows 7 does not calculate the write capacity of BD-R correctly when data exceeds these figures. The workaround? Simple! Don’t write more than 22GB of data onto a BD-R Single Layer disc or 45GB for a BD-R Dual Layer disc, suggests KB2575215. Moral of the story: Do not try to burn data of 46GB to BD-R Dual Layer or 23GB to BD-R Single Layer disc, in Windows 7- you will not succeed!...

systempropertiesadvanced.exerundll32.exeoptionalfeatures.exesystempropertiesprotection.exemsdt.exetaskmgr.exe. Windows cannot find Windir System32 exe Fortunately, it is easy to fix and restore the programs if they are missing from the system folder using System commands. All you need is an administrator account to run those commands 1] Edit Environmental Variables Before we go ahead, there is one important thing you need to check. If you are trying to run the programs directly, but the system path to the directory is set incorrectly, then the fix is rather easy....

If you have another antivirus software installed, then Windows will turn off Windows Defender. But what if Windows Defender continues to run along with your security software? We have already covered how to manually disable Windows Defender. Now let us see what you can do if you find that Windows Defender just will not turn off. I noticed this issue on my computer. I did restart my Windows 10 PC to see if this was an aberration....

If your Windows 10 File Explorer is slow or often stuck on ‘Working on it..’ message with the green animation bar moving very slowly while loading the contents here is what you need to do to fix the issue. Windows 10 File Explorer stuck on Working on it… We will be undertaking the following fixes to resolve the issue: 1] Using System Restore If you tend to create a System Restore point usually, you can try to undo any modifications on your computer, by performing System Restore....

Windows key stuck after switching from Remote Desktop session After you start a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) session to a remote computer, your local Windows 10 computer behaves as if you are always pressing and holding the Windows logo key. For example, when you press R, the Run command box opens. When you press E, File Explorer starts. You’ll encounter this issue if you use particular settings for your Remote Desktop connection and you take the following steps:...

Windows 11/10 Search not indexing Google Drive folder Well, the first thing you want to do is to make sure that Windows Search indexes your Google Drive folder and its contents. If that does not help, confirm that User Inheritance has been enabled. Index Google Drive Folder in Windows Search Launch the Control Panel and navigate to ‘Indexing Options’. Once here, select ‘Change how Windows searches’ link and then hit the ‘Modify’ button visible at the bottom of ‘Indexing Options’ screen....

Software Repair Tool for Windows 10 When you download the tool, run the executable file. You will be asked to accept the licensing terms. One you check the I have read and accepted the License Agreement box, click on the Proceed to scan and fix button. You will then see the following screen. Once you click the button, the tool will perform the following Windows troubleshooting tasks, which are usually the most suggested fixes for most Windows issues: The tool appears to have been released for Surface devices but works on all Windows 10 PCs....

Windows Update components must be repaired If Windows Update Troubleshooter displays error message If you see a message Windows Update components must be repaired, One or more windows update components are configured incorrectly, here are a few things that will help fix the issue for you. 1] Run Windows Update Troubleshooter Perform Clean Boot and then run Windows Update Troubleshooter. See if the Troubleshooter is able to fix this issue....

Thankfully, there exist a few third-party tools that can help us add and use Mac Style Hot Corners in Windows 10. One of those tools is ‘WinXCorners’ which we have covered in this post. This is an open-source and portable tool that lets you enable Hot Corners in Windows 10. Using this WinXCorners tool, you can set any of the four corners of the Windows 10 screen to open Action Center, launch Task View mode (to preview all opened windows), hide background applications and show only foreground or active window, turn off monitor, launch Screen Saver, or turn off laptop screen or the monitor....

There are many other places where Windows get stuck. Some scenarios are where Windows 10 is stuck while downloading updates or Ready to Install or stuck at the login screen after upgrade on Windows 11/10. This post offers solutions to resolve Windows 10 stuck on Working on updates. Windows 11/10 stuck on Working on updates When you see the message ‘Working on updates’, it is best to keep it that way for a couple of hours....

Why won’t the Xbox app install on my PC? There are a plethora of reasons why the Xbox app won’t install on your Windows PC. The most common known reasons could be any or combination of the following: Antivirus/firewall (usually third-party) interference.Corrupt Microsoft Store cache.Corrupt or damaged system files. How do you fix the Xbox app not installing? If the Xbox app is not installing on your Windows gaming PC, you can first restart your PC and see if that helps....

Now, a lot of factors can be responsible for why you can’t open your Xbox app on Windows 11/10. It can happen if your Windows OS or the Xbox app is outdated. Also, if there is some corrupted data in the app, it might cause issues in opening the app or interrupt Xbox’s working. Besides that, incorrect date & time settings, issues with Xbox services, corrupted Store cache, Xbox server issues, etc....

This problem’s primary cause is the synchronization conflict between SSL certificates and your computer’s time zone. If an SSL certificate is expired, but the browser cannot verify it due to some time zone issue, there is a chance of getting one of these error messages on Google Chrome. Your clock is ahead or Your clock is behind error on Chrome To fix Your clock is ahead or Your clock is behind error on Google Chrome, follow these steps- To know more about these steps, keep reading....

Secure Boot, Trusted Boot, Measured Boot Microsoft has made some bold claims regarding security and data management on Windows, and so I decided to study them a bit, and I must say that I am impressed. First, let us see what is understood by Secure Boot, Trusted Boot, and Measured Boot in Windows 11/10/8.1/8. Secure Boot: PCs with UEFI firmware and a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) can be configured to load only trusted operating system boot loaders....

Set Bing and Spotlight images as background, lock screen The Dynamic Theme app for Windows 11/10 PCs does all this automatically. This Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app is a must-have app for Windows users. It provides an option to use Bing images and Windows Spotlight images to be used as background, lock screen images. Not only that, it can save these images to a folder of your choice. Apart from that, it has many other options and a nice Windows Settings like interface....

Whatever screen resolution you have in your monitor, your PC shows the text, icon, etc. according to that specific resolution. Although you can increase the font size on Windows, you may not be able to make this change monitor-wise. It means that increasing the text size won’t increase the size of icons. That’s why you can use this method to keep the default scaling on one monitor and change it on the second or third monitor....

When to Sleep, Hibernate, or Shutdown PC? If you’re a Windows user, Microsoft suggests that you just set up your PC to “hibernate” overnight. “Hibernate” powers down your monitor to about 5 watts of energy and your PC to 2.3 watts—virtually the same as turning your PC off (your monitor uses zero watts when turned off. Either way, you save as much as $90 a year in power costs compared to a PC left on with a 3-D screen saver running....