When you buy a new computer, it’s blissfully fast, uncluttered and fun to use. There is lots of space on the hard drive and everything is very well organized. And then it all starts going wrong. Only a couple of months after your purchase, your desktop becomes cluttered, finding the files you need becomes more difficult and your PC starts slowing down. But don’t start getting annoyed – this can easily be fixed. All you need to do is organize Microsoft Windows. Clear your desktop The first thing you should do to make your...
Microsoft Windows is really a comprehensive operating system that provides full control for all peripherals attached with the system. Efficient power management is one of its distinctive features. Particularly for laptops using and distributing the power control is very crucial. Basically every system has power management functions, either: - Built in BIOS functions - Operating from Windows - Special drivers These functions make sure that if any input is not received from keyword or mouse for a certain period of time the system...
Are you satisfied with Windows 7 out of the box? Chances are that you would still like it to run faster. We’ve already written an article describing how to speed up Windows 7 and covered the essential optimization techniques. But it’s possible to make Windows 7 even faster. Here is how tweaking Windows Media Player and Windows Live Messenger can help you speed up your PC. Speed Up Windows Media Player There are plenty of great freeware Windows Media Player alternatives. But it’s still the media player of choice for...
For the past couple of months, Windows 8 has been in the spotlight. Microsoft made lots of announcements about the new operating system, presented countless new features, and claimed that it is “reinventing the OS”. But what are the most significant Windows 8 features and what you should know about this new operating system from Microsoft? Here are some thoughts on the subject. First of all, Microsoft knows that Windows 8 needs to be different. For years it has been one step behind Apple in innovation and...
Missing DLL files is something that happens often enough to make the life of a computer user quite difficult, to put it mildly. But what exactly are DLLs? DLL stands for Dynamic Link Library. These libraries implement a number of system and software-level functions in Microsoft Windows OS. DLL files provide basic functions needed to run software applications and provide functions that are called upon by executable files. In short, DLLs are important files that your computer needs to be able to run properly. There are hundreds of...
