Windows 8/8.1 isn’t just about Start screen, apps store, and lock screen. The super-fast boot process is one of the first things that you notice when you install or upgrade to Windows 8/8.1. Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 boot significantly faster when compared to Windows 7 and previous versions of Windows operating system, thanks to […]
Fix: “The Selected File Is Not A Valid ISO File” Error In Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
These days, a large number of PC users prefer installing Windows OS from a USB drive instead of a traditional DVD disc. Even though there are plenty of better tools out there like Rufus to create bootable USB from an ISO file, most PC users prefer using the official Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. Windows […]
How To Repair Windows 8.1 Installation (The Easy Way)
Windows XP, a version of the Windows operating system that is going strong thirteen years after its 2001 release, came with a handy feature to repair the corrupted Windows installation. If you ever installed or reinstalled Windows XP operating system, you probably remember the option titled Repair Windows installation that appeared during the install process. […]
How To Open Windows Mobility Center In Windows 8.1
This past weekend, I assisted one of my friends in upgrading Windows 7 installation to the recently released Windows 8.1 version. The upgrade was smooth, even though the operation doesn’t keep installed programs and one needs to install all programs all over again after completing the upgrade. After upgrading to Windows 8.1, we reinstalled all […]
How To Extend System Partition In Windows 10/8.1
Most PC users allocate less than 25GB space to the system partition while installing Windows operating system. While 25GB of free space is good enough for users who don’t install apps that require huge disk space, it’s always a good idea to allocate at least 50GB of space to the system drive. If your Windows […]
How To View Folder Size In Windows 8.1 Explorer
Windows 8.1, just like its predecessors, doesn’t show size of folders in Windows Explorer (File Explorer) by default. That is, when you open up a folder containing several files and folders, Windows Explorer shows only the size of files and not folders in Details view. In order to view the size of a folder in […]
3 Ways To Pin Folders To Taskbar In Windows 8.1
While one can easily pin a folder to the Start screen in Windows 8.1 by right-clicking on a folder and then selecting Pin to Start option, Windows 8.1 doesn’t let you pin folders to the taskbar with default settings. Only programs and application shortcuts can be pinned to the taskbar in all recent versions of […]
Fix: The File Is Too Large For The Destination File System
This past Sunday, while transferring a couple of files from my friend’s PC to my USB flash drive, I got an error saying that The file Ubuntu.vdi is too large for the destination file system. My USB flash drive’s capacity is 16GB (actual capacity is 14.9 GB) and the size of the file in question […]
4 Ways To Open Disk Management In Windows 10
The Disk Management utility that ships with Windows 10 is primarily used to manage storage devices. That means that you can use the Disk Management to assign drive letters, shrink and extend partition size, partition internal and USB drives, format drives, and partitions. Just like in previous versions of the Windows operating system, accessing Disk […]
How To Recover Windows 10/8/7 Product Key Without Using Third-Party Tools
There are times when you may want to recover your Windows product key from a working Windows installation, whether to back up the product key before beginning to install a newer version of Windows, or to reinstall existing version of Windows operating system. The standard or the popular way of retrieving Windows product key is […]
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