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(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Shutting off Windows used to be a simple matter of clicking the Start button and choosing the "Shut down" option. But the Windows 8 beta has no Start button. So how do you shut it down? Microsoft has concocted a series of manuevers and keyboard...

Read here how you use a USB flash drive or a SD card in Windows 7 for Windows ReadyBoost. More...

HiLink RemovedThis was posted by Mikkel Holst in his post about have problems fixing his computer. This solved his problem but it's the most comprehensive set of instructions I've see for creating a bootable Windows 7 usb recovery stick. Link Removed This is going on my list of useful links...

Read here how to use Internet Explorer 9 faster through keyboard shortcuts (shortcuts) navigate and call Web page functionality. Link Removed

Hi I know that fragmentation makes a lot of difference. I've had times when the difference between having fragmented files vs un-fragmented files would determine whether some processes would complete or not when generating 3D video. If the files were fragmented it would just hang up after a...

Describes the steps that you should follow before you install Windows 7 Service Pack 1. More...

If you're thinking about taking the new Windows 8 Developers Preview for a test drive, you may consider watching this video. Dual booting Windows 7 with the Windows 8 Developers Preview is pretty straight forward and not unlike we've all done dual boot scenarios in the past. Some folks have...

My Grandfathers External Hard Drive broke and he want's to erase the data how can he do it, would it be possible if he could put it in Microwave for a few seconds

Microsoft tech troubleshooter extraordinaire Gov Maharaj and I help walk you through troubleshooting solutions to your tech support problems. If you have a problem you want to send us, you can use the Problem Step Recorder in Windows 7 (Link Removed for details on how) and send us the zip file...

In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to use System Image Recovery to revive an unbootable Windows system. More...

Hello people! GeekTech here, and i want to show you how to change your windows 7 theme, to windows Xp!, watch this video : Things you need to add the theme: http://download948.mediafire.com/zpa8ch7v7reg/arhq03thy304901/Windows+XP+theme+for+win+7r.zip

Bill Detwiler shows you how Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder can show you exactly what was happening when a computer problem occurred. Link Removed

Microsoft might have shown us its new operating system, but it leaves a lot of questions unanswered. Link Removed

Microsoft tech troubleshooter extraordinaire Gov Maharaj and I help walk you through troubleshooting solutions to your tech support problems. If you have a problem you want to send us, you can use the Problem Step Recorder in Windows 7 (Link Removed for details on how) and send us the zip file...

Cleaning a PC is more than just uninstalling a few apps and wiping off the case. Here's how to defeat dust, gunk, and other unmentionable material that gets lodged inside your desktop system. This article is not responsible if you turn your computer into a massive paperweight after trying one...

In this edition of the Windows Desktop report, Greg Shultz introduces you to WindowTabs and shows you how to configure the application to add a tabbed interface to Windows Explorer. More...

A master of all things Windows 98 has shown how it was done back in the old days! Forgot your Windows 98 password? No problem. - Imgur

You can get a lot more mileage out of Windows 7 if you perform a few tweaks and tap into some timesaving tricks. Here's a collection of 10 popular Windows 7 Quick Tips. Link Removed

Freeware verses crapware: Optimization programs. Hello everyone, Starting today, I’ll be writing a series of articles on the comparisons of freeware, crapware and commercial software, and how freeware often times comes out on top. For my first article, I decided to compare the...

# windows7 Windows 7 SP1 has arrived on Windows Update , and after installing it, you may be tempted to claim back some of your hard drive space—and many tech sites advise you on how to do so. The How-To Geek suggests waiting a while on that , mostly because you won't know right away if any bugs...