Disk defragmenting is a basic utility in all Windows versions. But using this tool does actually make any difference? If you’re on SSD, maybe not but if you’re still using traditional hard disks in your computer, it certainly does. While SSD are random access with a limited number of read/write […]
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Getting the Most Out of Windows 8
Windows 8 has a lot of great, new features, but for people who have been using the same basic interface for the last 20 years, making the switch might seem like too much of a learning curve. By far, the most difficult aspect for new users to accept is the […]
How to set Application Compatibility in Windows 8
It may happens some applications cannot run on Windows 8 or have compatibility issues as they were written for previous versions of the operating system and were not yet updated. In such case, a savvy user must run the program in compatibility mode. To setup the application compatibility in Windows […]
Wireless printer not working in Windows 8
In the last years, wireless printers became more and more popular. Though not a bad combination, Windows 8 and wireless printer could actually lead to some compatibility problems. This is because when the wireless driver for the printer gets installed, the current network IP address is locked for the printer. […]
Windows 8: What to do if drive letter of the USB backup disk has changed
Backing up Windows is a task that usually folks are performing without encountering any problem. But such a problem could appear when you intend to use an external disk for backups. The next time you try to do the backup, you might have the “surprise” software not finding the backup […]
What to do when Windows 8 shuts down very slowly
Sometimes Windows users may encounter a very nasty situation: the computer simply doesn’t want to shut down or the process is extremely slow taking up to 2 minutes. In the past I also had a similar issue and was a bit worried thinking about viruses or other possible threats when […]
Windows 8: Solving the “No Permission to Write Files on Disk” issue
When you upgrade a previous version of Windows to Windows 8 with the format+clean install option, you might have a “nice” surprise of being unable to access the files you previously saved on another partition of your hard drive. By default, Windows OS locks the permissions to the previous owner […]
How to change File Associations in Windows 8
As in previous versions of Windows, what application opens which file type is a problem that many folks are still concerned. Although Windows 8 has built-in applications for opening videos, music files, PDFs, images, etc…, one’s desires could be different form what the OS creators intended. In such situation, changing […]
How to change the Virtual Memory size in Windows 8
Windows’ new operation system is efficiently setup by default so no changes and tweaks are required. Anyway, a savvy user can opt to do some changes that could actually improve performance and make Windows 8 run more smoothly to render a better performance overall. These settings can be accessed right […]