Windows lets users name or rename disk drives in Windows Explorer or File Explorer for easy recognition. Renaming disk volumes is fairly simple. Right-click on the disk drive that you would like to name or rename, click Rename option and then enter the name you would like to assign for the drive. One can also […]
Windows 10
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How To Extract Wallpapers/Sounds From A Windows 10/8/7 Theme
Thousands of quality theme packs are available for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 on the web. The official Windows themes page alone has a collection of over 200 themes. Most of the themes include five or more desktop background and some themes even come with sound schemes. You might have across scenarios where […]
How To Remove Intel Menu (Graphics Properties, Graphics Options, & Intel TV Wizard) From Windows 10/7 Desktop Context Menu
Users who have been running Windows 10/7 on PCs with Intel graphics might have already asked this question themselves. If you are confused with the title, when you install the Intel graphics driver on your Windows computer, it adds three options to the Windows 10/7 desktop context menu (right-click menu): Graphics Properties, Graphics Options, and […]
How To: Create A Keyboard Shortcut For Snipping Tool In Windows 10/7
In Windows XP and previous versions of Windows, taking a snapshot of a window, part of the screen, or full screen was a tedious job. One had to first press the Print Screen key on the keyboard, open the Paint program and then press Ctrl + V hotkey to paste the snapshot. Users who wanted […]
How To Get List Of Installed Apps In Windows 7/10 Without Any Software
Recently, I was going through a blog which featured Belarc Advisor software to create the list of installed applications on Windows 10/8/7 so that you can install all those applications when you reinstall Windows. To be frank, I didn’t know about Belarc Advisor as I was using a built-in Windows feature which does my job […]
How To: Generate Text File List Of Running Processes In Windows
This is a handy tweak if you want to take a print copy of running processes in your Windows 10, Windows 8 or Windows 7 operating system for any reason. You can use this tweak if your Task Manager is not accessible as well. Generally, we can view the list of running processes with memory […]
How To Create Your Own Run Command Shortcuts In Windows 10
Here is a small but very useful trick. If you are a keyboard freak like me you will love this trick. We remember all run command shortcuts to quickly launch all Windows tools and control panel programs. Did you know that just like the default run commands, you can also create your own run commands […]
Change Default Installation Directory In Windows 10/8/7
By default, Windows installs all the programs in C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86) directory depending on the type of Windows 10 and the program you are installing. You might want to change the default installation directory if your “C” drive is running out of free space. While some programs allow you to select the […]