About this tag
The tag 'method' on WindowsForum.com covers a variety of practical techniques for performing tasks in Windows, including troubleshooting high memory usage by antimalware service executable and desktop window manager, creating bootable USB drives from system images, choosing between SSD and HDD backup methods, burning photos to DVD, taking screenshots on Surface devices, and relocating user profiles. Discussions also reference security updates for Windows authentication methods and development methods for C# Console UWP applications. The tag aggregates user questions and solutions about different approaches to common Windows operations, from system maintenance to app development.
  1. hiperarchy

    Windows 10 Does antimalware service executable and desktop window manager usually to take so much memory?

    I was experiencing some lag so i decided to open task manager to see what was going on and i saw that antimalware service executable and desktop window manager taking so much memory. I was pretty confused and tried to fix it but most methods on youtube didnt fix it. Right now antimalware service...
    • hiperarchy
    • Thread
    • antimalware confusion desktop executable fix issues lag manager memory method optimization performance process resources services task usage windows youtube video
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. T

    Windows 7 How to copy and image directly to a usb that then becomes bootable

    Hello all, shortly put. I have a pc that is completely setup the way I want it to be. OS, updates, anti virus etc. Can I copy this setup (known, I believe as a an "image") directly to a USB stick that becomes bootable in the process? From here I can use that USB as the standard...
    • Tim Wardman
    • Thread
    • antivirus backup bootable usb clone computer setup configuration data transfer denmark guide hardware image copy method operating system students system restore tech support tutorial update usb windows
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. itsgainsday95

    Windows 7 Which backup method is more ideal or safer?

    Backing up on ssd would be safer than hdd because no moving parts correct? So ssd failure rate is lower so just wondering how is it possible to lose data on ssd?
    • itsgainsday95
    • Thread
    • backup data loss data management data safety data security failure analysis failure rate hard drive hdd ideal solutions method questionnaire solid state drive ssd storage system reliability tech discussion technology user concerns
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  4. Ron Binmore

    Windows 10 Burning photo's to a DVD

    I have selected a batch of pictures to burn to a CD and also a DVD (see attachment). I cannot find the button to "Burn" them. Obviously I am doing something wrong, perhaps I should be using another method, can anyone help me please??
  5. Cincinnatus

    Windows 10 Relocating User Profiles/Storage

    I previously relocated my user profiles (and all corresponding files) to a separate partition under Windows 8 and would like to do the same with Windows 10. Can anyone confirm if the below method still works? I know there were many downsides an it was not supported by Microsoft - they...
    • Cincinnatus
    • Thread
    • files location tab method microsoft onedrive outlook partition relocation storage tutorial windows 10 windows 8
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  6. J

    Windows 7 Repair corrupt .PST & .OST files

    What methods exist to repair corrupt Outlook 2003 .PST & .OST files besides using the scanpst and scanost utilities? An Outlook 2003 user frequently gets messages when he launches Outlook 2003 that the data file is corrupt.
    • joshcald
    • Thread
    • corruption data files data recovery email error message file management maintenance method ost outlook pst repair scanost scanpst support troubleshooting utility
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Windows Software
  7. H

    Windows 8 (Solved) Sync IE Favorites Across PCs

    I would like to sync my Favorites on all of my Win 8.1 PCs. I see a method using Sky Drive. And I saw another way using something called Xmark. Does anyone have any thoughts on which one I should pursue? Thanks, Jim
    • hawkeye62
    • Thread
    • discussion favorites internet explorer method pcs skydrive sync thoughts windows 8.1 xmarks
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  8. A

    Windows 8 count the how many times that a service running in windows

    Hello all, i need a tool or a method to count how many that a service or a process ( in the task manger )running please see the example such ass if a service named XX is used by the system twice i need a tool that tells me the the total number is 2 Link Removed
  9. N

    Windows 8 Reinstall Windows 8

    I have bought "Windows 8" 1 year and a half ago. Of course, I have my product key. For reasons I do not summarize in this first message, I have installed Ubuntu and I don't have Windows anymore. I would like to reinstall it now but I don't have any cd (I have only the product key). Does exist a...
  10. davidhk129

    Windows 7 MS PowerPoint 2007 version - convert slides to individual files.

    ***This method is good for MS PowerPoint 2007 version only.*** Go to the location where the powerpoint is stored > right click at it > click NEW. Top left, click the Office round button Link Removed > click Save As > navigate and select the destination folder > at File Name, give it a name if...
    • davidhk129
    • Thread
    • 2007 conversion export files image individual jpeg method office powerpoint save slideshow
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
  11. Josephur

    Guaranteed way to beat Flappy Bird!

    This is the best method, always works.. trust me I tested it myself! Link Removed
  12. stevenleeyan

    Mac OS This May Help-Offers the Methods of Lost File Recovery on the Next Few Article

    Happy to be here and without further ado. I will share my experience of using the Mac OS and offer the way (or share the way) about recovering the files you've lost from your Mac. So just wait and see.
    • stevenleeyan
    • Thread
    • article data recovery experience file recovery help lost files macos method
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: General Computing
  13. G

    Windows 8 You real developers are lucky

    So, I decided to spend today dedicated to just optimizing my apps. Like shortening them, etc. So, I went through my older apps and oh my goodness thousands of lines of codes that were unnecessary. I managed to put all the common subroutines into a class and voila I shortened the codes by...
    • goodintentions
    • Thread
    • android c++ class code code refactoring coding development engineering experience java learning method optimization programming project software subroutines techniques training
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
  14. seekermeister

    Cross Platform Registry Editing

    Is there is method or a software program that would permit one to edit the registry in one Windows 7 installation from another Windows 7 installation on the same computer?
  15. AceInfinity

    Windows 7 [C#] - stack vs. heap allocation

    Here's a demonstration and benchmark test I did on allocating to the stack vs. allocating on the heap. I combined both allocation and retrieval into each method for each allocation destination, and the results are below. Note: There are benefits of each, although for speed, allocation on the...
    • AceInfinity
    • Thread
    • allocation benchmark code development exception heap integer memory method performance programming speed stack testing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Programming and Scripting
  16. T

    Windows 7 Produc tCode Solution

    It looks like my Software isn't a Illegal Copy. What I did was go to Start, than Computer, than Activation. I seen a Code there and there is a in put area. The Code Input comes up, and you read in the Product Code. Press Next. If the code is a illegal Copy the Software will say so. "You are a...
    • teak
    • Thread
    • activation authentication brown sticker illegal copy input area method product code progress bar software windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  17. Captain Jack

    Windows 8 How to Disable Metro UI on Windows 8

    How to Disable Metro UI on Windows 8 Link Removed To disable Metro UI there are two methods: Method 1: C:\Windows\System32\shsxs.dll to shsxs.old Method 2: Using the registry method go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer and modify RPEnabled to 0...
  18. cybercore

    Can data stored on an SSD be secured?

    Study finds the task to be very difficult; overwriting or crypto-erasure seem the best methods for sanitizing SSDs Until a university study emerged last week, few experts suspected that it's more difficult to erase data stored on solid-state drives (SSD) than that on hard disk drives (HDDs)...
    • cybercore
    • Thread
    • cybersecurity data overwrite data sanitization data security drive management drive sanitization encryption end of life erasure hdd information security method native encryption privacy solid state drive ssd storage devices study tech industry analysis university research
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  19. L

    Windows 7 how to install all in once, Windows 7 , Office, winzip, gomplayer....?

    I am wondering is there any method i can use to insert all the programs and applications I need to Windows 7 DVD and when I do unattended installation I like it to install everything I want. Also I like to know what is this process or method called, so that i can look for it in google better...
  20. kemical

    Windows 7 GPU Benchmarking Methods Investigated: Fact vs. Fiction

    Benchmarks. Every website worth their marbles uses them to varying degrees of accuracy. Meanwhile, every reader wants to recreate them in some way, shape or form in order to do exactly what their favorite publications are doing: to evaluate the performance of their hardware choices and quantify...
    • kemical
    • Thread
    • accuracy benchmark choice competition diagnostics evaluation gpu hardware inaccuracy industry method online performance programs publication results review sequence tools traffic
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software