Task Manager is the default tool in Windows to check all the details of programs and services running on your computer. While the task manager does a fairly good job of quickly displaying the running processes, there are better tools available for the purpose. One such tool is a software known as What’s My Computer [...]
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To send data from one computer to another, you either need wires to connect them, or you need to purchase a router so that you can transfer data wirelessly. However, if your laptop or desktop computer has a wireless network card then it could be connected to another PC in your house, provided the other [...]
Winmend Auto Shutdown is a free tool to turn off your computer automatically or put in stand by/hibernation mode after the specified time interval. It works on pre configured settings. It provides options to shutdown, log off, stand by and hibernate your computer.
There are various tools available that help you capture screenshots. If you are using one of them, great. However, if your screen capture needs are quite simple and you don’t have a third-party tool installed for the purpose, then you could get started with Windows’ inbuilt Snipping tool (in Windows 7 and Vista). Though Windows [...]
Sometimes uninstalling a program becomes a difficult process. Windows’ inbuilt Add/remove program tool isn’t always the perfect solution. It is slow and usually doesn’t remove all the traces of the application in your PC (like registry entries of the program). Revo Uninstaller is a great replacement for Add/Remove programs in Windows and offers lots of [...]
If you are going to upgrade from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7 then you should first check if your current PC hardware and software are compatible with Windows 7. If there are compatibility issues then it has to be taken care of before installing the new OS. To check the compatibility of hardware [...]
If you want to hide files and folders from the eyes of other users of your computer then the process is quite simple in Windows. The technique mentioned below is not a foolproof way to hide things as anyone who is computer savvy can easily crack it. But if you don’t have such people in [...]
Sometimes installing new applications, games, software updates could cause your computer to crash. And if it doesn’t come back up and gives errors, there aren’t a lot of things you could do except for restoring the system, using the recovery console to troubleshoot or finally reinstall Windows. System Restore is a useful tool that comes [...]
Problem – You have told your kid that he should not play on the computer till late at night. He should shut it down at 11 and then study since exams are near. He assures you that he will do that and next morning tells you that he did that. How do you find out [...]
Sometimes formatting OS becomes a tiresome job because it removes all the installed software from your computer. For re-installation of software you have to go to home page of different software websites and download and install them one by one. It is obviously very time consuming. Allmyapps is a place where you can get all [...]
When we start our Windows computer then many other programs also start along with the system. Some of them are important system programs that are required for a successful Windows startup while some are unnecessary and can be avoided. As we install more and more applications on the computer, the startup time increases and the [...]
Right click option provides a shortcut way to open any file immediately but sometimes it becomes problem because of lots of unwanted applications added on the right click menu. Below is a screenshot of a my right click menu option. There are lots of options available such as scan with antivirus, Snagit, Winrar applications. This [...]
Many companies and small business owners need encrypted remote screen sharing solution to share important data on screen with employees or clients. While there are many screen sharing applications available, not all of them are easy to use. Today we’ll talk about an effective and fast tool that enables anyone to quickly share his Windows [...]
