In nowadays most new computers are shipped without Windows 7 (or Windows 8) installation disks and some of them without a DVD drive installed on them. Instead they include a recovery program that uses a hidden recovery partition to restore the computer to the default factory working state or to create (by the user) recovery […]
"NextLive.A” is a "Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP)" running always on the computer background and may contain and install malicious programs on your computer, like adware, toolbars or viruses.
(Windows 7 OS) If your computer automatically updated to Internet Explorer 11 and you are facing problems like system crashing, slow internet or internet connection problems, you can try the following guide to uninstall Internet Explorer 11 and go back to Internet Explorer 10 or Internet Explorer 9.
Many users (including myself) find the given ways to find the installed programs on a Windows 8 based computer difficult to use. So I write this tutorial for the classic Windows users who want to view and access their installed programs while they are on Windows 8 desktop interface, as on previous operating systems (Windows […]
In Computer science as “Firewall” we mean a software program or a hardware network security device that controls the network traffic. In other words, a “Firewall” prevents external attackers to access our computers and our network and keeps us more secure.
All versions of Microsoft Outlook use (by default) a single file to store all the information included on the Outlook program, like Emails, Contacts, Tasks and Calendar. This file by default is named “Outlook.pst” (the “PST” extension means “Personal Data Folder”) and has a default maximum size limit depending on the Outlook version. That means […]
In a Windows 7 (fresh installation on a customer’s notebook computer) a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error appeared during Windows Updates. The error seems to be caused by the “Igdpmd64.sys” file.
Boot problems can be caused by several reasons, like power supply interruption, a damaged data cable, damaged boot device , wrong boot device order, virus attacks or after installing a new operating system. This tutorial will show you how to run and use the Windows “Startup Repair” (Repair Your Computer) option to fix these problems.
DirectX (by Microsoft) is a collection of application programming interfaces (API) for handling multimedia tasks in modern computers, especially on game programming and video. The name of these APIs starts with the word “Direct” such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectSound, etc. DirectXs are required in most modern computer games for their proper operation.
In Windows 7 & Windows 8 operating systems, the “Quick Launch” toolbar is missing by default from the Taskbar. This tutorial will show you the way to display (add) the “Quick Launch” toolbar on your taskbar on these operating systems.