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    Windows 7 How to restore Disk Cleanup utility registry settings to default?

    Hi How to restore Disk Cleanup utility registry settings to default? HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches
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    Windows 7 Searching tool to execute a prgm after certain time of incativity?

    I am searching a tool which let me define - a certain time of inactivity (e.g. 30 minutes) with no keypress or mouse movements and - another program (or batch script) (with parameters) which is automatically executed after this time of inactivity. Can soemone give me a recommendation for such...
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    troubleshoot audio output

    I have a 5.1 audio system, is there any utility (hopefully freeware) that can visualise the channel level in output? Basically I would like to see the audio bar going up and down (reporting audio playback) for each of the channels while playing of course a 5.1 audio source. Thanks
  4. Mike

    FAT32 Format

    Mike submitted a new resource: FAT32 Format - Quickly convert exFAT or NTFS back to FAT32 Read more about this resource...
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    Windows 10 Folder size info

    My hard drive is getting full. Is there a way to see all at once which folders are the largest? I know I can open the properties for each one, but I remember years ago before Windows there was a utility called "Keep Track" that showed all the folders and their sizes all at once. That would be...
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    Windows 10 Online word processor that looks like code

    Ok, strange question. Is there an online word processor that when i type, it looks like random code, but if i hit convert, it will display what i was actually typing? I know it sounds strange but might come in handy Sent from my SM-S920L using Tapatalk
  7. ARNK

    Windows 10 Folders/files "Read-only" Idiocy. Please Mr. Gates, Might I Control My Folders?

    I'll keep this brief because Windows has wasted a fair portion of my life for various reasons. Is there no utility that cuts through the stupidity of not being able to TURN OFF "Read-only" folders and files contained within MY file system FORCING them to STAY write-able? I ask about a utility...
  8. Legna

    Best DVD ISO ripper?

    I'm looking to buy a solid DVD ISO ripper program. Any recommendations?
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    Windows 7 SOLVED where is the print screen utility?

    I am sure I have used a facility at some time to allow me to highlight a small part of the screen and make a screen shot of it but I can't remember how to do it? If I put print screen in to the search on the task bar it shows a program called 'print screen' but if I click on it I get a dos box...
  10. ragnarok1968

    Windows 10 5 ISO files into 1 ISO for a USB drive

    Hey everyone! I have an issue. I used to have a USB drive for Windows 10 by MSi and got destroyed (corrupted). I need your help here. Issue: to create a NEW USB installer of Windows 10 using MSi's 5 ISO files on my D:\ drive and create one installation USB drive Files in question: recovery_dvd...
  11. News

    Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files

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  12. stueycaster

    Can't adjust Keyboard Backlight Timeout.

    My cousin's computer is a Dell Inspiron i5559 Signature Edition. It came with no software except Windows. The problem is, even though I installed Dell Quickset on it we can't adjust the keyboard backlight timeout. In the Quickset program directory it has BacklitKB.exe. On mine I can use that to...
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    Windows 10 How to take a screenshot of a selected portion of your screen in windows like mac

    How to take a screenshot of a selected portion of your screen in windows Don't tell me snipping tool I want something similar to mac (command+control+shift+4) which is very fast to copy and paste a selective portion of a screen
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    Windows 10 How to auto-detect and auto-adjust max.resolution?

    Assume I boot Win10 from an USB flash drive on various computers. The max possible resolution differs from computer to computer. I could always manually fiddle through the menus and set the current max.possible resolution manually. But this is uncomfortable. Is there a utility or cmdline...
  15. relztrah

    Windows 10 Windows 10 has no option to burn an ISO file

    I downloaded an ISO file of Office 2016 and have the ISO file in my downloads folder. Windows 7 had an option to burn the ISO file without the need of a third-party solution. Supposedly Windows 10 does also, but when I right-click on the file I don't see the option to burn it to a DVD. A blank...
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    Windows 7 Block temporarily all (outgoing) traffic WITHOUT firewall?

    Is it possible to block temporarily all (outgoing) Internet traffic WITHOUT using the build-in Windows firewall? I guess there is a simple utility which offers a "traffic OFF" button which obviously cuts all traffic until the user re-pushes him. Is there such a tool or another simple way for...
  17. unktim

    Windows 7 reverting from win 10 to win 7

    I am trying to go back to win 7 ult from win 10. My computer is a HP 8200 sff (refurb) with: i5 3.2GHZ processor 8G RAM 1 TB HDD The problem is getting rid of the win 10 partitions. Most disk wiping utilities either don't have partition editing capabilities or are not set up for the win 10...
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    Windows 10 Help with Intel series 7 SATA AHCI Controller Drive for windows 10

    Hi, bit of a long shot, not sure if anyone will be able to help me. I remember a good few years back i would always use the latest SATA or matrix / RST drivers and would always update them regularly, I’m pretty sure i have had newer drivers on my laptop in the past than what i have now, i...
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    Windows 7 Check of Win 7 partition with chkdsk from WinXP-BootCD possible?

    Assume I want to check the partition NTFS integrity of a Win 7 system from a BootCD with WinXP. Is this possible? Or is the WinXP chkdsk utility outdated and NOT usable for Win 7 NTFS systems? Peter
  20. kemical

    Care needed with Classic Shell

    It has been reported that classic shell or associated files can or could be infected: Link Removed For an uninfected copy, download the utility directly from the author's website here.
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