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 »
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:
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.
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.
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.
There are files out there, on your hard drive, that don’t have extensions. This means there is no default application to open these files with. Being a geek, however, you want to see what’s inside.
Sometimes you may want to disable to the shutdown of a system, such as a kiosk or a mission critical computer. With the below registry tweak, the shutdown command will be disabled. To re-enable the shutdown command, simply change the 1 to a 0 (zero).
The default behavior for XP is to save the desktop configuration on exiting the operating system. To prevent saving the desktop configuration, make the following registry edit:
This tweak prevents the system beeps from being audible without altering any other audio settings.
Windows stores the location of per-user special folders under the following registry key: