Category Archives: Microsoft

Default IE To Full Screen Mode

Most people don’t know you can run Internet Explorer in Full Screen mode.  Full Screen mode allows you to see more of the pages you are surfing, without the need to scroll around, and reduces the clutter of the taskbar, sidebar, etc.

Use Registry to View Installed Patches

This info is especially useful to system administrators, but other power users should find this useful. Periodically Microsoft releases Hot Fixes to patch bugs in Windows and other products, this key contains information about which Hot fixes have been installed.

NETSH

Netsh.exe is a tool an administrator can use to configure and monitor Windows-based computers at a command prompt. With the Netsh.exe tool, you can direct the context commands you enter to the appropriate helper, and the helper then carries out the command. A helper is a Dynamic Link Library (.dll) file that extends the functionality of the Netsh.exe… Read More »

What is FSUTIL?

Fsutil is a file system utility that performs various command-line operations related to file allocation table (FAT) and NTFS file systems. It’s primarily used for managing tasks such as:

Speed Up ISP Logon Time

On some systems it can take a long time to connect to the Internet, you can decrease the time required to connect to your ISP by trying these simple steps.

Corrupt Videos Crash Explorer

When you open a file in Windows XP that has a corrupted video, image files, HTML pages, or MP3 file, Windows Explorer crashes. You will need to somehow access this folder so that you can delete the offensive file.

Encrypt Page File

Here’s a tip for those who like to keep their Windows Vista computer super-secure. You can encrypt your pagefile so that data can’t be easily extracted from it.