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Delete Temporary Windows Files to Speed Up Your Computer

Published on April 20, 2012 By Michael Garrett

Over time, your Windows PC will build up temporary files. What are these temporary files for, you ask. Well, every time you run a program, temporary files are created periodically for backup purposes. This way, if the program happens to crash, the temporary files can potentially help you pick back up where you left off. [...]

Protecting your PC with a Firewall

Published on April 10, 2012 By Michael Garrett

No, a firewall is not something that can help save your computer from a hazardous fire. Rather, a firewall is a type of security software that monitors all data your PC receives through the Internet. Trusted data is allowed through, and potentially unsafe files are blocked from passing through to your computer.

Remove unused software to help speed up your PC

Published on January 19, 2012 By Michael Garrett

Even small programs can consume your computer’s system resources which leads to computer slow down, crashes and freezes. When your Windows system resources are low your computer has less processing power for each application. Having even a few unnecessary programs can unnecessarily hog system resources. In addition, many programs launch in the background as Windows [...]

How I Automatically Fix My Computer Issues

Published on January 3, 2012 By James Woolley

When your computer starts slowing down, it can be any number of problems. Running maintenance tools can fix the problem, but what if your PC is still sluggish after you try and fix it? Any number of issues can bog down your computer, and running through every possible scenario can be time consuming. That’s where Microsoft [...]

Ways to Keep your Windows Desktop Organized

Published on December 19, 2011 By George Chiang

In addition to the toolbar and shortcuts used in Windows, there are more modifications you can utilize to create a more efficient and functional desktop to suit more of your needs. These third party Windows programs offer what the standard interface does not… and they’re all free.

The Best Windows Optimizer Is Free – How to use Disk Cleanup

Published on November 14, 2011 By John Krupka

The best Windows optimizer is a free Windows optimizer. While this may come across as an obvious thought it is actually very common for users to look to third-party sites that charge enormous amounts just to optimize a Windows computer. A very effective free Windows optimizer actually already exists on your current Windows PC. It’s [...]

Why you should not run Windows as administrator

Published on November 7, 2011 By George Chiang

With the release of Windows XP, Microsoft introduced their concept of having multiple user accounts on a single PC, including the Windows administrator user.  The administrator user account is a sort of super-user account, providing the user with access to all of a PCs settings and the ability to modify anything about the PC. Basically, [...]

25 Windows shortcuts to save you time

Published on October 10, 2011 By George Chiang

As the saying goes, time is money, and this couldn’t be more true when you are trying to accomplish work on a computer. Based on your computer knowledge, simple tasks can take longer than expected if you don’t know some common keyboard shortcuts or if you don’t know what exactly you are doing. To help [...]

How to get maximum performance from Windows Vista

Published on September 23, 2011 By George Chiang

With Windows XP no longer supported, Vista has abdicated its throne to Windows 7.  Vista has received the same general criticisms across the board, as being too resource intensive, and slow compared to its predecessor and successor.  If you are still using Windows Vista, unimpressed with the visuals, and grumble about these inadequacies here are some ways [...]

How to Detect and Repair Disk Errors on your Windows PC

Published on September 19, 2011 By Michael Garrett

While many Windows users have only heard of the Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter tools to optimize computer performance, there is still yet another tool built-in to the Windows operating system that you can use. Microsoft’s Error Checking utility checks the integrity of the files stored on your hard drive and will attempt to automatically [...]