Analysis: Why A Fresh System Goes Slow Overtime & How To Prevent It? [Windows]

If you are a regular PC user, the biggest question on your mind is “How to make my PC run faster?” – I am quite sure about that. That’s not an easy job at all as managing a faster system depends on many factors and failing on one will completely make no good. So, to get to know how to keep a new system fresh and fast or how to make a slower PC faster, you first need to know why the system goes slow overtime. There are real reasons behind this problem and we can’t pass the fact that whatever you do, your system is surly going to end up taking decade just to boot up. All that we can do is to keep that moment away for a further bit. In this article we will explain what are the major reasons of a slow system and sluggish PC and what basic things we can do to prevent it. So, let’s get started.

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List Of Commonly Used & useful Windows Keyboard Shortcut Using Control (Ctrl) Key

If you are a more experienced user in using Windows computers, you know that it is possible to use different shortcuts for activating commands more quickly and practice through various programs, such as your browser, Photoshop or Word. There are a lots of keyboard shortcut available for Windows system and more other available for specific application. Usage of keyboard shortcuts has been broaden in Windows 8. We previously shared 38 Hotkeys (Keyboard Shortcuts) For Windows 8 To Become Powerful to introduce new keyboard shortcuts in Windows 8.

However, not everyone knows that the Control key (aka Ctrl, if you prefer) can also be used to activate many types of shortcuts that will facilitate your work on the computer. This way you can write more efficiently or even create slideshows more accurate, for example.

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[Reader’s Question] How To Turn My Windows 8 Laptop In Wi-Fi Hotspot

With the increasing number of smartphone users, sharing one internet connection with all devices may come in a handy for many people. If you are using broadband internet in your Windows laptop and your gadget has Wifi transmitter (which most notebooks already have), then you can easily create your very own personal Wifi hotspot even without using any Third-party software at all. Micrsoft added ad-hoc network connection sharing feature from Windows 7 and later giving you the ability to share internet connection over Wifi. Using Windows netsh utility, you can try this method on Windows 7 and Windows 8.

To get started, first you will need to run Command dialog box with administrative privileges. Just search for cmd in start screen, right click on CMD and then click on Run as administrator.

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Windows 8: 7 Tips To Get The Most Out Of The New Task Manager [Picked]

The Windows Task Manager actually needs no introduction. Since older versions of the system, it provides a way of visualizing the processes and active programs on your computer, allowing you to make a series of operations related to them (or even close them when needed). Task Manager has been one of the most useful default tools since Windows XP. It let’s you keep an eye on system performance and application behavior helping you to further optimize your system. Although it stayed almost the same on Windows 7 as it was in Windows XP, Task Manager has been rejuvenated in Windows 8 adding many powerful features and new tools. Now it let’s you check impacts of startup programs and allow you to disable any of them, visualize hardware resource usage and many other things. Below we have selected some tips that can help you when using the tool.

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Windows 8: How To Make Images, Music & PDFs Open On The Desktop [Tutorial]

One of the significant changes that occurred in Windows 8 is how it handles opening certain types of files. For example, if you want to view an image, it opens in the Windows 8 Metro Photos app interface on full screen, instead of using the good old Windows Photo Viewer on the desktop. This occurs with a number of other files, such as music, videos and PDFs. If you do not like this form of startup and wants to return to "old standard" by choosing the desired applications and opening them directly on desktop, just follow the steps explained in the tutorial below. Default apps we have used to switch to in this tutorial are used for example purposes only. You can opt any other apps as you like.

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Windows 8: How To Enable Delete Confirmation Dialog To Reduce Accidental File Deletion [Tutorial]

Windows 8 comes standard automatic deletion of files, removing Delete Confirmation dialog that popped up in the earlier version of Windows while you try to delete a file. Meanwhile, although this small modification makes managing folders a little faster, it is also something that can cause problems, like the fact you delete things by mistake. For me, this has be another bad move in Windows 8 and I really like the good old fashioned delete confirmation pop up. Because I mainly use Delete button on keyboard to delete any file instead of Right Click > Delete, so without the confirmation dialog, a lot files are getting deleted accidentally. Hopefully, Microsoft didn’t removed this feature like they removed the traditional Start Menu, instead, they have just disabled it. To reactivate delete confirmation dialog, follow the steps in this article and the problem will be solved.

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How To Find MAC Address Of Your Computer [Tutorial]

Anyone who has tried to control computer access to a particular network must have certainly encountered with the so-called MAC address. While many people simply ignore its existence, it is possible that you will need this alphanumeric code for any reason and at any time, you'd have to know where to find it if you want to connect to the internet. The acronym of MAC refers precisely to the code of media access control and is not an exclusivity of PCs, as smartphones, tablets and even video games devices have this identification code. In single word, MAC Address is the unique identification code for your device. As stated, the main use of the MAC address is the management of a network of participants. For example, you can define which protocols are supported in a router, preventing unwanted connection theft. Today we are going to show you how to get MAC Address of your Windows OS easily. Check after the fold for full tutorial.

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