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Why Windows 8 Will Speed Up your Computer Use

Windows 8 will make my PC faster

In case you are not aware, Microsoft has testing well underway for the upcoming iteration of it Windows operating system, Window 8. In fact, the new Microsoft OS is expected to be released sometime this year.

With that said, Windows 8 will completely change how we use our computers. Currently, we are used to the traditional boot up process that all computers go through. You press the power button, a black screen appears with a lot of scrolling text, the Windows logo eventually appears, and then the Windows graphical environment that we all know and love finally comes up at …

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Must-read Resources to Help You Better Use Your PC

learn how to make better use of your computerLet’s face it! There are so many different features of the Windows operating system and so many different tasks that can be performed, that you could not possibly understand everything that’s possible and which can make your life easier.

In order to help you make better use of your computer, we have compiled a list of several informative computer help resources that can help with everything from speeding up your computer to learning how to use Microsoft Office.

If you often find yourself at a loss when trying to do things on your computer, read these articles and you will …

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Clean your Windows registry for a faster computer

We have discussed several tools that can help optimize your computer to make it run faster and smoother, but one task that doesn’t get as much attention is cleaning the Windows registry.

To better understand, the Windows registry is the big database that holds all the settings for your Windows operating system. This includes  settings for all of your software, your hardware, and even all of the personal settings and preferences you have set up for your Windows PC.

With all of this responsibility, it is inevitable that over time your Windows registry will build up flaws and erroneous or

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Delete Temporary Windows Files to Speed Up Your Computer

delete temporary filesOver 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.

These temporary files are not automatically deleted after the program is shut down, so if you do not clean out these temp files regularly, you may have thousands of unnecessary files stored on your computer.

As you probably already know, these additional, unneeded files are …

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Protecting your PC with a Firewall

Windows FirewallNo, 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.…

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