GeekUninstaller: Removes The Toughest Programs!

These days, most people have numerous applications installed in their system, no matter useful or not. This results in performance degradation as most programs include itself in startup item or additional services in the background. To maintain a good computer performance over time, unnecessary programs and applications should be removed, along with their registry items plus created files folders.

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How To Change Windows 7 Taskbar Button Width Size!

One of the few design that I don't favour in Windows 7 is the taskbar icon grouping as it needs too much precision and accuracy to click on the correct button, especially in a rush. Of course, I can always change it to never combine to have XP style back. But on the other hand the buttons default width size is a little large for me which easily occupy the whole taskbar when only a few applications are running.

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RefreshPC: Reset Windows Registry And Services Settings!

If you are a person who love to play with computer settings, and installing and uninstalling softwares is your part and parcel of life, I believe your computer is now kinda messed up like mine. What I mean by "messed up" includes modified or lost registry settings, system services, lost Windows functions and so on.

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Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview/Beta Now!

Microsoft had launched its Windows 8 Developer Preview some time ago, and what we can see obviously is the changes in user interfaces. As of 29th of February 2012, Windows 8 Consumer Preview or Windows 8 Beta has been officially launched.

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Notepad-7: Get Ribbon Menu On Windows Notepad!

Microsoft ribbon menu interface all started with the debuting of Microsoft Office 2007, replacing the old dull toolbar. This successful implementation slowly took place in other Microsoft product like Paint and WordPad. Even the upcoming Windows 8 has ribbon interfaces incorporated into.

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Windows Firewall Notifier: Enhance Windows Built-in Firewall!

A firewall is crucial to control all inbound and outbound connections from your computer, to prevent unauthorized users or data leaking out. Starting from Windows Vista, the default Windows Firewall provides a considerably good outbound protection. However, many critics on the ease of use and hence chose a third-party product like Comodo Firewall.

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Windows 8 New Official Logo!

The official Windows 8 logo has come, by The Windows Blog!

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W7SBC: Change Windows 7 Start Button!

Adding into my list of personalising a computer appearance by changing boot screen, logon screen, shadow effects as well as cursors and icons, you should now also modify your Windows 7 Start button. W7SBC, Windows 7 Start Button Changer developed by member Kishan from TheWindowsClub forum provides an easy and secure way for this purpose.

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How To Fix Internet Limited Or No Connectivity Issue!

 Many times people will encounter Internet connectivity issues after running for some time. This happens more at a Wifi hotspot or shared line due to the constant assigning and dropping of IP address. Data collisions or cache and IP conflicts might happen and leave a dead cell in router and thus results in no connectivity issue.

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How To Disable Windows Update Automatic Restart!

Windows updates are indeed imperative to patch system from critical instability, errors as well as security holes. By default every Windows is pre-enabled to check for updates in every interval of time, then downloads and installs if available. Frustration comes by when Windows prompt to restart after a successful update. Ignoring  for some time results in automatic restart.

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How To Fix "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" bug!

In Windows you can open a file using numerous different applications. For example opening a .mp3 file with either Windows Media Player of VLC Player. Setting one of them is effortless with a simple right-click and "Choose default program".

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Y'z Shadow: Add Shadow Effects To Windows!

To make your Windows looks the best, you might have change your boot screen, logon screen, start orb as well as cursors and icons. What's next? For Windows XP to 7, Y'z Shadow can further improves Windows appearance by adding in shadows and transparency effects.

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How To Remove Arrows From Desktop Shortcut Icons!

Every shortcut to files or folders on Windows desktop comes with an arrow on the left by default. Many would like to have these arrows gone in order to get a better-looking icon. At any rate Windows does not provide an easy option to remove it, since modifying the registry is the only method which is not for novice.

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How To Connect To A Hidden Wi-Fi!

A wireless network can be hidden for various purposes including security and privacy. In my previous post inSSIDer can easily discover all hidden networks, but connecting to them is not as direct as other shown networks.

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Fences: Organize Desktop Icons!

Where do you save your new downloaded files? I choose the desktop. If you are the same as I, soon desktop will be cluttered by short-cuts and icons in no less time and looking for a specific file make no sense anymore. Fences is a tiny application to organize your desktop and hide icons when not necessarily used.

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ShellExView: Removes Right-Click Context Items!

No matter a person wish to delete, rename or create a folder, Windows right-click options definitely come in handy. However slowly after a system is loaded with more applications, right-click context menu will always got congested and the time to bring it up increase significantly.

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Windows 7 Boot Updater: Change Windows Boot Screen!

If you have read my previous post about how to change Windows logon screen, you might also be interested in changing the boot screen! Windows 7 Boot Updater allows changing the boot animation, boot text and background colour during system booting and resuming.

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How To Block Bandwidth Limiter! Anti-P2pover!

Heard of bandwidth limiter or the popular P2pover? And often you find a slow connection on a shared line? Then you could have been bandwidth-blocked by another person in your house! All these bandwidth limiter usually runs on Arp spoofing, and can actually easily be detected.

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How To Fix Missing Windows Task Manager!

Today, while browsing the web or "wilderness", my system picked up a Fake Antivirus aka rogue-ware. After removing it, I was unable to bring task manager up. Windows show me this message:

But what's weird was taskmgr.exe is still available in my system32!

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How To Identify Windows startup issue!

Having a slow window startup is frustrating. Even having startup applications disable, many could still not find the solution. Event viewer, is a built-in tool for Windows, enable users to track performance issues.

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