If you haven’t gone through the official Windows Keyboard Shortcuts list, you may be wondering if it’s possible to open all the windows which are grouped under a single icon in the Taskbar.
Luckily, there is a keyboard shortcut available for this so that you don’t have to open each window in the group one at a time.Read more
Do you own a Netbook or a small form-factor computer without a DVD drive, but want to install Windows (7, 8, 10, or 11) on it? This article explains the different methods to create a bootable USB Windows Setup disk.
Follow one of the three methods in this article to create a USB Windows Setup Disk from Windows ISO.
Windows does not have a GUI option to disable the taskbar thumbnail preview feature. I’ve experimented with the registry setting TaskbarNoThumbnail and its equivalent GPO Turn off taskbar thumbnails. That setting seems to apply only to Windows Vista and has no effect in Windows 7 and higher. You can, however, disable the taskbar thumbnail feature … Read more
When you double-click a library to view the contents, the following error may occur. “<libraryname>.library-ms” is no longer working. For example, the following error may occur when opening Documents library “Documents.library-ms” is no longer working. This library can be safely deleted from your computer. Folders that have been included will not be affected. Similarly when … Read more
Here is a Windows 7 Search Connector which uses Windows Live Search to search Microsoft Knowledge Base (MSKB) articles from within Windows Explorer. Download MSKB.osdx and save to Desktop. Double-click the file to add the Search Connector, and click Add when prompted. This adds the MSKB Search Connector and then opens Windows Explorer. Type in … Read more
When you start the Event Viewer, the following error message may be shown. Event Log service is unavailable. Verify that the service is running. Any attempts to start the Event Log service results in the following error: Windows could not start the Windows Event Log service on Local Computer. Error 1079: The account specified for … Read more
Microsoft Security Essentials includes a command-line utility which can be used to update the virus/malware definitions, initiate a scan, undo a recent definition update and perform other tasks. To know how to use the command-line utility, open a Command Prompt window (CMD.EXE) and execute the following command: "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Security Essentials\MpCmdRun.exe" /? Command Description -? / … Read more
Default Programs Editor is a very useful tool which helps you to edit file type associations, add or remove AutoPlay handlers and static context menu entries. In Windows, there is no built-in option provided to add or edit context menu entries and static verbs. Here is where the Default Programs Editor comes in handy. This … Read more
You can use the mouse to copy Command Prompt text to the clipboard by enabling the Quick Edit option in Command Prompt shortcut properties. What if you don’t use a desktop shortcut to open Command Prompt, and rather run cmd.exe directly? Here is a registry edit which enables Quick Edit option by default for Command Prompt. This works regardless of the methods you use to open the Command Prompt window.
This article was written for older Windows versions. Quick Edit is enabled by default in latest versions of Windows, such as Windows 10.
Here is a compilation of some useful registry fixes for Windows 7/8/Vista/XP. I might add more fixes as more issues come in. If you have a specific request, please be sure to add it in the Comments section. # Description REG Fix OS 1 Error 1719 Windows Installer Service Could Not be Accessed, when installing … Read more
