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my teenager son learned some tricks to log into Windows 10 without any password. He used the trick and installed and played games on my PC while I was at work. I can see the login in event viewer. How can I secure my PC so he can't break in and mess up my system? Thanks,

Thank you all for the suggestions. I did let it run and it didn't take long, probably ~ 1 to 2 minutes. I checked the event viewer. It looks like it's getting more and more from the first few and more frequently than the past too. I hope it will last at least 2 to 3 years. I really like the...

I recently purchased a 250GB Kingston SSD drive. I installed Windows 7 on it. It runs OK except that Windows 7 asks for chkdsk when booting very frequently. I'd say every 2 to 3 days I would see this. Usually it would recover a few orphaned files with 001, 002, or etl. Is this a Windows 7 issue...

I just bought a SSD drive that I'd like to install Windows 8.1 on. I probably need to set the PC to boot to DVD and select this drive as the drive to install the system to. I am currently on Windows XP which I still would like to keep. So how can I install Windows 8 wihtout losing my old system...

Details pane works half-way but better than nothing. It displays the total size if it's 15 items or less. If it's over, you can click "More details" but it won't display anything if it's way over 15. Secondly, it takes ~ 1/2 inch space. While status bar is unused. Is there a setting to bring the...

In XP, if you highlight a file or multiple files, it will show the total size in the status bar. What settings I can change to make Windows 7 do that? Thanks,

I upgraded to Windows 7, but I have a few software I installed on Virtual PC 2007 before. I use XP mode but can't find a way to use the virtual HD created with Virtual PC 2007. Is there a way to convert the virtual HD so that XP mode can recognize? Thanks for the help,

It cahnged the settings that the system wasn't adjust for best performance anymore, but the system still shows "Adjust for best performance". That fooled me in the first place. Thank you all for the help,

The advanced system properties: Performance shows Adjust for best performance but actually not. After check another one and click on "Adjust for best performance" again, it puts the interface back to the previous setting. 2 more things: 1. How do you turn off all the audios relating to any...

This is a company PC with desktop settings like Windows XP I used to for a few years. I explored the options and changed the desktop background when some of the settings changed that I'd like to revert back. 1. The menu bar becomes gray and with bigger height than it was before. I like the old...

That fixed it. Thanks a lot for your help!

In XP (and Vista), you type alphebets to select a file or folder. For example, you are trying to access a file named "My file.txt", you type "m", "y" and it goes directly to folder or files start withm and y so it's close to My file.txt. This is convenient way to find a file you need. But, it's...