When Windows thinks your hard disk or USB flash drive needs scanning for errors, it will enable a hidden setting on the drive and will keep asking to scan until you allow it. Here's how to manually clear the dirty bit without running a ChkDsk.
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User Account Control is capable of blocking some actions by malware but it can be annoying if it constantly prompts you when running a safe application. Here are 4 ways on how to keep UAC turned on while disabling the prompt for specific software.
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One of the problems with Notepad is it's very easy to change the default font and there is nothing in the program that allows you to reset the setting back to the default. Here is how to easily restore the font and size back to the original.
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The registry key RunOnce is one of Windows auto startup locations and is used to run the programs when Windows boots the next time only, then the entries will be deleted and not executed again. Mostly used to delete locked files and also by some software to make changes during a reboot.
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Some of the MSI and MSP files in the Windows Installer folder are orphaned and no longer needed which you can safely delete but the problem is identifying them. Here are 3 ways for you to safely delete unused backed up setup files stored in C:\Windows\Installer\
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Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic and Home Premium can only use Remote Desktop to initiate connection but does not accept connections as this feature is only enabled in the Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise version. Here is a patcher to enable RDP on all versions of Win 7.
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Sharing and accessing shared folders in Windows 7 is not as easy compared to Windows XP and can be quite troublesome especially if the user account doesn't have a password associated with it. Here is a guide on how to share folders and access them from another computer.
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