Open programs from Task Manager when PC hangs

Windows task manager can be used to rescue computer when it hangs (and specific program does not respond). You can kill or close any unresponsive application program / task from the task manager window. Further, to fully recover from unresponsive build up you need to restart the computer.

Add new items in ‘Send To’ menu on Windows

Using Send To menu you can send or copy files from one location to other on Windows computer. All the items listed in Send To menu are contained in Sent To folder. You can easily customize and add new items, application shortcuts to the Send To menu by adding new items in the Send To

Auto hide or show Windows Taskbar

Auto hide taskbar means that the taskbar will remain hidden until or unless you take the mouse pointer over the taskbar. It will temporarily pop up taskbar and it will hide when you point the mouse pointer away from the taskbar. By default this feature is disabled in Winodws. Turn ON /

Install Windows XP using bootable USB drive

Is your genuine Windows CD over-scratched? Does your CD-Rom take too much time for reading the disk? Here is the finest way to eliminate the use of Genuine Windows XP CD again and again by replacing the same with the USB dongle which can me made bootable and put into use for the

Open multiple Explorer windows simultaneously

Windows Explorer pane is one of most useful place on Windows PC for bird's eye view of all contents on the computer. By default, we can only open one Windows Explorer pane. We have already seen Windows Double Explorer program to open two Explorer panes. How about opening more (upto 4)

How to disable autorun, autoplay on Windows

Autoplay (also called Autorun) feature of Windows operating system allows you to automatically view contents of CD or DVD dics inside the media drive. By default, this feature is turned ON. However, if you want to disable autoplay (autorun) - then you can easily disable this feature from

Bypass Recycle Bin to directly delete files, folders

By default, when you delete any file or folder on Windows computer - it is sent to Recycle Bin (unless you are using Shift + DEL keys shortcut). Do you want to directly delete files and folders without need to send them to recycle bin? You can easily configure such setting for direct

Check system uptime on Windows 7, Vista & XP

"... for how long I have been using my computer?" You can easily get answer to this question and get inspired to take a well deserved break. You can use systeminfo command in command prompt window to check on the boot time or system uptime (time since Windows system has been up and running

Special Characters in Windows using Character Map

Do you want to insert a special character in a specific project? Special character are unique symbols other than usual English alphabets. You can easily access full list of special characters on Windows computer using 'Character Map' feature. Using this: you can view, copy, insert and

Update Windows offline without internet connection

Ideally, live internet connection is required to update Windows operating system directly from Microsoft website. In multi PC environment, connecting each computer to internet may not be feasible (but installing updates on each computer is essential). Hence, need to update Windows PC

How to Lock Windows PC [keyboard & shorcut icon]

There are times while at office or home that you need to move away from computer. However, you cannot shut down computer during that time. If you log off from PC, all applications running in the background are closed, you may not want to close current applications. Best way to deal with

How to show Folder Size in Windows Explorer

Pressing (Win + E) keys launches Windows Explorer for easy browsing of contents including drives, folders and files. While files have size listing under size column (in detailed view), there is no size display for folders while viewing in Windows Explorer. Free utility 'Folder Size' can