We frequently have users on our site with PC problems. This one is a common – “missing operating system” after reboot
Guides For Windows
Browse through over 2500 Windows tutorials and lengthy in-depth guides. We have a lot of useful guides that will help you to fully customize Windows. Also, you will find tons of Windows productivity hacks on our site, which will be very handy to effectively manage your PC.
How to zip each file in a directory
Sometimes you may want to ZIP a lot of files but create separate archives for each file in a directory. In that case, read…
Top Guide: Stream Videos, Music From Windows 7 PC to XBOX Using The Media Center Extender
As it happens, I wanted to stream some content, but for some reason the Windows Media Center was gone, here’s how to turn it…
Speed Up Your Low-End Windows PC Using ReadyBoost; Adds Additional RAM
If you want to Use ReadyBoost in Windows 7 and 8, refer to the instructions below.
Windows 7 Customization: Turn On / Off Desktop Icon Shadows
If you want to disable or enable shadows for your desktop icons, this can be easily customized using a little registry tweak
PC Diagnostics: Check Problem Reports in Windows 7 and 8 via Reliability Monitor
If you frequently have PC problems you may want to test the built-in Windows 7 reliability monitor that can help you to find the…
Store And Display Recently Opened Items (Turn Recent Items On / Off And Possible Fix)
If you want to Turn Recent Items On or Off in Windows 7 or your Recent Items list is not working properly, read this.
Solution: Xbox controller won’t sync to Xbox 360
A frequent problem among Xbox users is that the controller won’t synchronize to the actual Xbox console. In this case, you can follow this…
Built-In Backup Feature: Create a system image of your Windows 7 OS
Windows 7 has a built-in backup feature that you may want to use to create an entire system image of your OS
Using DMP Debug Files: Change the Default Memory Dump File Location in Windows 7
We previously explained how to open and use DMP debug files – it is recommend to change the default DMP locations to avoid disk space…
More Customization: Change the screensaver in Windows 7 (4 Steps)
Customizing your PC is so easy in Windows 7 you won’t believe it – changing the screensavers can be done in less than 4…
Wrong Monitor Colors in Windows 7? We explain how to open and use the display color calibration
Got a new monitor and it has the wrong colors in Windows 7? You may have to use the display color calibration feature to…
Use lusrmgr.msc to add or remove file types / extensions from the Windows 7 index
The Windows 7 index makes your searches faster by caching paths, but in some cases you may want to remove certain file types from…
What Is and How to Use The Natural Language Search in Windows 7
The natural language search feature allows you to perform searches without reducing your complex search queries to simple terms that are easier to understand…
WEI: Update or Refresh the Windows Experience Index And Get A Better Score
WEI aka the Windows Experience Index is a nice score to compare the capabilities of your PC with other machines but you have to…