This article describes how to restore the registry hives from a recent System Restore snapshot in Windows XP, in the event of registry corruption that prevents your Windows XP computer from starting. If the registry hives become corrupted, the following errors are displayed when starting up.Read more
BlockThisSite Menu Extension for Internet Explorer
Did you accidentally land on a bad site when browsing the Web? While it’s advisable to close bad websites immediately, you can quickly block that particular site before closing it so that you don’t visit that site in the future.
This can be done using the BlockThisSite Internet Explorer Menu Extension that I’ve created for Internet Explorer. The extension works by automatically adding an entry to the HOSTS file for each site you block.Read more
How to Add “Explore” to the Desktop Context Menu in Windows
This post shows how to add “Explore” to the desktop right-click menu. This tip is especially for users who hide the desktop icons for a plain desktop but want to quickly access the Desktop folder when required, without toggling the Show Desktop Icons option in the context menu.Read more
How to Straighten Slanted Photos in Windows 10
Sometimes your snaps may come up slanted, especially when you take photos while on the move. These snaps can be straightened using Photoshop or other specialized digital imaging tools. If you’re looking for a free option, then you have the Windows 10 Photos app, or Windows Live Photo Gallery (part of Windows Live Essentials).
These two (free) programs have an option to straighten up skewed or crooked pictures easily.Read more
How to Always Start Task Manager As Administrator (Elevated) by Default?
Task Manager in Windows Vista and Windows 7 runs in non-elevated mode by default, showing only those processes running under the current user context. To be able to terminate or manage a process running under other user accounts, or to log off other users, you need to elevate Task Manager by clicking the Show processes from all users button in the Processes tab.Read more
Clear IE Temporary Internet Files Cache for a Particular Site
When designing Web pages, you may need to frequently empty the browser cache so that the browser reads the updated stylesheets and scripts, instead of reusing the ones from the cache. Using a cache cleanup tool like CCleaner can help, but they remove the cache for all sites. This is not an option if you want to preserve the Temporary Internet Files cache for other websites.Read more
Backup Windows 10/11 Services Startup Type Configuration
After doing a fresh install of Windows, disabling unused Windows Services is one of the time-consuming tasks you perform. Once configured, you can back up the service startup state using a Script so that it can be used for subsequent installations or if you need to automate the task on several computers.
Services state backups can also help when you troubleshoot Windows services and want to quickly roll back the changes you made.
How to Search for Files Created Between Two Dates in Windows
Windows Search’s Advanced Query Syntax (AQS) can be used to narrow or pinpoint your searches in Windows. Searches can be narrowed by file type, kind, file property, file extension, date, and other parameters.
This post tells you how to use Windows Search to find files created, accessed, or modified within a given date range, in all versions of Windows, including Windows 10.Read more
Take a Screenshot of UAC Dialog (User Account Control)
The User Account Control (UAC) elevation dialog is displayed on a secure desktop, and hence the Print Screen button wouldn’t capture it. If you’re a technical writer who needs to capture the User Account Control dialog to add it to documentation or help file, here are some ways to take a screenshot of the User Account Control (UAC) prompt.Read more