Windows 11 ships with a maze of background services: some are essential, some are convenience features, and a surprising number quietly collect data or spin CPU and disk cycles while you work. A recent practical guide singled out a small set of these services as safe targets for trimming —...
For years, gamers have traded their best guesses and well-meaning forum wisdom about Windows, fueling a persistent set of myths that shape how enthusiasts build, tweak, and use their rigs. But in the fast-evolving world of PC gaming, what was once sage advice can quickly become outdated—or...
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i am looking for script for all shows desktop icons windows 11 versions
Control Panel, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Gallery, Home, Music, Network, Pictures ,Recycle bin ,This PC ,User's Files
as well as other icons explorer, defrag, write cleanup, cmd, task manager
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Every modern operating system iteration must walk a fine line between evolving to meet new technological realities and honoring the familiar features and sensibilities that cultivated a loyal user base. Microsoft's Windows platform exemplifies this push-and-pull, with each generation introducing...
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The performance of your Windows 11 PC doesn’t have to decline with time or heavier workloads—there are several proven techniques, both fundamental and advanced, that can help you regain or even surpass the original speed of your device. Whether you’re a casual user noticing lag during everyday...
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Hard disk drives, despite the relentless march of ever-faster solid-state technology, continue to hold a significant place in the world of computing, especially for those of us who deal in terabytes upon terabytes of data. Even in 2025, HDDs remain indispensable for archival purposes, bulk...
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A slow-booting Windows 11 PC remains one of the most immediate, exasperating indications that something is amiss under the hood of your computer. With patience wearing thin in the face of spinning wheels, it’s unsurprising that the question of how to make Windows 11 boot faster dominates online...
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In the digital age, where data drives function as the beating heart of our computers, ensuring their peak performance is paramount. For Windows 10 and Windows 11 users, optimizing and defragmenting these drives is a crucial task that many may overlook. This guide will walk you through the...
This issue dates back for at least a year if not more. I did not realize the exact issue until recently. I need to pin point the exact problem so that I can solve it. At the moment the only solution seems to be is to reinstall windows and not install the software at all.
The program that is...
I have connected my computer through USB 3.0 cable with an external (backup) hard disk (Hitachi HDS724040ALE640, SATA III, 7200rpm, 4TB, NTFS formatted, empty).
The USB controller in external case box and the
USB port on mainboard are USB 3.0 compatible.
When I benchmark now the transfer rate...
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20241 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.
What’s new in Build 20241
Introducing theme-aware splash screens for apps
Building on theme-aware tiles in Start, we’re introducing theme-aware splash screens for...
Since upgrading to Windows 10 2004, I have encountered an issue with the tool Defragment & Optimize Drives. I am able to run the tool and it appears to run the optimization command properly but upon reboot it returns to the above "Never run" and "Needs optimization" Any suggestions on how to fix?
Suddenly the transfer rate dropped to 200-300 kb/s. I have no idea why .
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you!
I uploaded all the relevant screenshots, here is a summary:
My system is :
Intel Core i7 4771 @ 3.50GHz
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Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.
I have this PC with Win10 installed on the...
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hey there my defragmentation stops at step 6 and does not load after reach step 6.
its defenetivly stoped and not loading any more, take hours on Zero % without go ahead from 0%.
any tipps or windows functions i can use there ?
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Hello All,
I was advised earlier that I may have to format my hard drive and I may just do that. In January, I made the mistake of letting a scammer
control my computer and I think he may have installed something to mess up my maintenance programs.
The longest running program is...
Hi
The image below shows the performance of my drives after being tested by Defraggler.
The F drive is the drive that I store my Backup System Image files on, and it is the only one, (based on information that I've read that says don't defrag your backups) that has never been defragmented...
I do not like the win7 defragger - It is very slow. I found a 3rd party program called "Auslogics Disk Defragger". I like it as it seems to do the job and is quick about it. Malwarebytes sees it as Malware and has quarantined it. Does anyone have any info about this software? Thanks.
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Hi All,
Good Day.
I have 2 users using Dell 7270 laptop 64 bit Windows 7 keep getting your "computer is on low memory error", and sometime the laptop will just have no display and turn off. They are 8GB in RAM on windows 7 and 10, less then few month of using, got once I have checked the Task...
Not sure whats going on but for some dumb reason windows 10 is not recognizing my
3TB Hitachi UltraStar 7K3000 as a HDD
it insists its a SSD.
My 850 evo has to go back to samsung so they told me to clone the c: onto D: then change boot order.
Perfect sense, same as always so I do so and now not...
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