Turn Off Automatic Defragmentation
Windows Vista uses an always-on defragment set up that isn’t that necessary and will cause your system to slow down. Remember to run a defragment manually once a month.
Turn Off Remote Differential Compression
Remote Differential Compression checks the changes of your files over a network to move them with as little bandwidth as possible instead of transferring an entire file that has previously been moved.
Ten Basic Security Steps
Before you spend a dime on security, there are many precautions you can take that will protect you against the most common threats.
Use Debug to Create a Large File
You can create a file of any size using nothing more than what’s supplied with Windows. Start by converting the desired file size into hexadecimal notation.
Remove the Find Command From the Start Menu
When enabled, this setting removes the ‘Find’ command from the Start Menu.
Delete files when the Recycle Bin is hidden
By default, the Windows XP Recycle Bin sits at the bottom right of the desktop, just above the tray notification area and system clock. If you’ve got a bunch of floating windows open, however, it’s possible to obscure the Recycle Bin and make it impossible to drag files and folders there for deletion. However, Microsoft must have thought… Read More »
A Quicker Quick View
Quick View is an underused, under-appreciated feature of Windows Quickview lets you quickly and safely see the contents of documents without opening their associated applications.
Active Window Tracking
Active window tracking is a feature in Windows that determines which window becomes active when you hover your mouse pointer over it. Essentially, when you move your mouse over an inactive window, that window automatically becomes the active one without requiring you to click on it explicitly.
What is the Start Menu?
The Start menu is a feature of Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, and Vista that provides a quick way to perform many common tasks, such as launching programs or using control panels. The Start menu appears when you click the Start button, which is located at one end of the Taskbar, typically at the lower left… Read More »
What is a Rootkit?
A rootkit is Malware which consists of a program (or combination of several programs) designed to take fundamental control (in Unix terms “root” access, in Windows terms, “Administrator” or “Admin” access) of a computer system, without authorization by the system’s owners and legitimate managers. Access to the hardware (e.g., the reset switch) is rarely required as a rootkit is intended… Read More »