Tutorial Archive

  • How to Disable Autoplay/Autorun

    How to Disable Autoplay/Autorun

    How to Disable running of programs automatically when you insert a CD or USB drive. This can actually prevent many viruses from entering your system. Use this along with the address bar pull down menu while accessing a pen drive.

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  • What are the hidden files and  folders

    What are the hidden files and folders

    There are many system files hidden from our view in Windows. These are some of them. System Volume Information, MSOCache, Recycler, NTDETECT.com, pagefile.sys, hiberfil.sys, ntldr, AUTOEXEC.COM etc. The uses of these files are explained.

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  • Points to note while upgrading to an LCD flat panel display

    Points to note while upgrading to an LCD flat panel display

    An LCD flat panel display is much better for your eyes if you spend a lot of time in front of a computer. If you spend a little more money than a CRT monitor you can get a sleek ,light and less power hungry LCD...

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  • Virus infection by autoplay, how to prevent it

    Virus infection by autoplay, how to prevent it

    One of the main reasons of rapid spreading of viruses is due to the presence of Autoplay in Windows. Autoplay feature was originally introduced to enhance user experience. An easy way for a virus to enters a PC is through exploiting this option. You can...

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  • How to view all drives, Disk Management under Windows

    How to view all drives, Disk Management under Windows

    The Disk Management object under Microsoft Management console can be used to Change Drive letter association, find unrecognized partitions or Mount a logical drive into a folder as in Linux. If you want to prevent access to a drive, read 2nd tip in “Points to...

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  • Microsoft Management Console – make administrative tasks easy

    Microsoft Management Console – make administrative tasks easy

    This is the start of a series of posts that will guide you through using Microsoft Management Console to manage your system. In this post most of the text has been excerpted from the MMC help file. The MMC allows you to control and manage...

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