Traditionally, Windows users have employed XCOPY or SyncToy to mirror copy a certain directory to a different location. If you’re using Microsoft SyncToy, especially on Windows 10 or 11, it’s possible that sometimes the files or folders may be missing in the destination, or the destination folder has extra files or folders that are not in the source folder. Fortunately, nowadays, were have many specialized freeware sync tools that can compare and auto-sync your folders.Read more
Utilities
Put Windows Into Sleep or Hibernate Mode Using Command-line
If you frequently use the Sleep or Hibernate feature in Windows, you can create and pin a shortcut to the Taskbar to put your computer to sleep or hibernate mode in a single click, without having to open the Start menu. Here is how to do that.Read more
Backup, Restore, or Reset Windows 10/11 Start Layout & Shortcuts
Almost every Windows user would customize their Start menu layout as per their requirement, to ease their workflow. It’s also helpful if you backup the Start menu tiles layout in Windows after customizing it, just in case your profile becomes corrupt at some point of time due to one reason or the other.Read more
How to Clear Chrome History and Cookies for a Particular Site
Sometimes, it may be necessary for you to clear the Chrome browser history and cookies for a particular site or domain. You may need to clear the cookies and site data for a specific site either when designing websites or troubleshooting website login issues etc. And, as a privacy measure, you may often find the need to clear the browsing history for a specific domain or site.
This article explains how to clear the Google Chrome browsing history and cookies on a per-site basis.Read more
Opera Opens Default Apps (Settings) Window at Every Start (Fix)
Opera does the default browser check at startup, and shows a dialog box where you can turn off the option. Some users reported that Opera doesn’t save the preference, causing the Default Apps (Settings window) opening every time Opera was launched. Here is a simple fix for this issue.Read more
[PreviousFilesRecovery] Search and Recover Files from Shadow Copy Easily
PreviousFilesRecovery is another new tool to recover files from volume shadow copy snapshots. This is a similar one like the previous shadow copy recovery tool (ShadowCopyView) released last month by Nirsoft.Read more
[Fix] Error “Cannot find Script file” in C:\ProgramData Folder
When you log in to your computer, the following error or a similar one may appear every time.Read more
Launch Programs in a Specific or New Virtual Desktop in Windows 10
VDesk is a cool tool for Windows 10 that can launch programs on new virtual desktops or in a particular virtual desktop you specify.Read more
How to Bulk Unblock Files Downloaded from Internet
Files downloaded from the internet are marked with the Zone identifier (“Mark of the Web” stored as Alternate Data Streams) to trigger the application reputation check by Windows SmartScreen in Windows 8 and higher.
This article explains how to bulk unblock multiple files downloaded from the internet.Read more
ShadowCopyView Recovers Files From Volume Shadow Copy Snapshots
ShadowCopyView is a brand new tool from Nirsoft that lists the snapshots or Volume Shadow Copies available in your disk drives, and lets you recover files from them.Read more