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Remove Windows 10 Upgrade Notification

How to remove the Windows 10 Upgrade Notification If your PC runs Windows 7, Microsoft may send you notifications to upgrade to Windows 10. In case you do not want to upgrade and want to get rid of the notifications,

Tuning the Windows environment – Windows 7 Housekeeping

Windows Housekeeping The foundation to make the housekeeping process easy and efficient is the partioning of my hard disk(s). While the primary partition holds the operating system and programme files, the secondary is dedicated to the data files. This way, the

Tuning the Windows environment – Windows 7 optimization

Here is a list of items that I apply to optimize a Windows 7 system. Safety first! Before you apply any of these changes it is recommended to make a windows restore point. 1) Review the System Properties – Adjust

Firefox and Flash plug-in

Firefox (25.x) Firefox running on Windows 7 may have issues with Flash plug-in installers or updates. In those cases you can download and install the Flash Player installation packages available on the Adobe Flash Player Distribution site.

VISTA and Chrome with McAfee Bitdefender

VISTA and Chrome with McAfee Bitdefender Chrome traffic may be blocked by Bitdefender. Check the McAfee Firewall settings in that case and reset the firewall rules. To reset the firewall rules open BitDefender, switch it to Expert View from the

Windows 7 – Change Default Location

Windows 7 – Change Default Location Changing the default location of your personal files is handled very differently in Windows XP and Windows 7. While in XP this is done through a built-in option, it requires manually actions to perform

WindowsRecovery Rogue

WindowsRecovery Rogue To remove the ‘WindowsRecovery’ Trojan Horse virus, follow the instructions published ccm.

Audacity with RealTek Audio

Audacity with RealTek Audiomixer Using Audacity with RealTek Audiomixer on Windows Vista may need some tweaking. Check in the system tray, the Audiomixer settings: right-click on the speaker icon in the system tray and select volume control right-click on

Recording with Audacity

Recording with Audacity (version 1.2.6) Retrieving the files: Audacity is a freeware application that allows to record any audio played on your pc. Download the application from the project site. By default, the records can be saved in ‘wav’ format.

The User Profile Service service failed to login.

How to fix the Windows Vista and Windows 7 error: “The User Profile Service service failed to login. User Profile cannot be loaded” This is the only way I was able to fix this error. These steps were found on

Tuning the Windows environment – Reclaim Disk Space

Reclaim Disk Space after an XP Hotfix Installation To reclaim diskspace from Hotfix installations, you can use a freeware: XP_Remove_Hotfix_Backup.exe this utility removes Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs Registry entries. Reclaim Disk Space after Vista Service Pack Installation For Vista

Protected: Manual configuration of IP Addresses

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Tuning the Windows environment – Name and Company Information entries

Name and Company Information (after installation of Windows XP) can be changed in the Registry. Follow the Microsoft instructions: Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

Tuning the Windows environment – Name and Company Information entries

FileZilla Server – removable drive support

FileZilla Server for windows removable drive support To support several drives, including removable drives, you need to create an alias for every resource other than your homedirectory. Here is how you can add directory aliases to Filezilla server: 1) Start

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