Use Free Autoruns Utility to Disable Unnecessary Startup Programs
Stopping unnecessary programs from starting makes Windows boot faster and frees up system resources. Microsoft sysinternals free Autoruns utility shows you what programs are configured to start at system bootup or login. More ...
Script to Display the Processes Running on a Computer
Processes are the programs or tasks running on a computer. The most common way to view the processes is with Task Manager. To get a quick list you could use a script. Below is a script that displays the processes running on a computer. More ...
Computer Technician's Guide to Dealing with Customers
I've been in the technology industry for many years. I've worked as a bench technician and I've been the manager of an electronics engineering department. And I can tell you this - people are a lot more complicated to deal with than even the most advanced technology. More ...
How to Optimize Your Solid State Drive
Solid state drives or SSDs are replacing the slower, chunkier magnetic hard drives in the personal computers. SSDs function very differently from magnetic drives so it needs to be treated differently. More ...
Disable Programs That Run at Startup on Windows 10
Some programs start at the same time you start your computer. This can cause your computer to start slower, and because these pre-loaded programs stake out a portion of memory, they can cause your computer to run slower too. More ...
How to Setup a VPN Between Two Computers
A VPN establishes a secure path between a computer with public Internet access and a computer connected to a private network. This article show you how to set up a VPN. More ...
Configuring Windows as a NTP (Network Time Protocol) Server
The Windows operating systems from Windows 2000 onwards has an in-built time synchronization service - Windows Time. The Windows Time service facilitates a Windows network to provide synchronization of all machines within a domain. This article describes how to configure the Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 time service as a NTP server. More ...
SMART Disk Drives Warn You Before They Fail
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) is a feature built-in to modern hard drives that monitors certain parameters of their operation in an attempt to provide a warning when failure is imminent. More ...
Application, Program, Process, Service, Thread; What Does it All Mean?
Although applications, services, and processes are all pretty much the same thing, generally if its a program that displays a user interface, you should call it an application. A program that doesn't displays a user interface, you should call a service. More ...
Retrieving Information from Computers Belonging to an Active Directory OU
This PowerShell script queries a particular Organizational Unit (OU) in your Active Directory for a list of computers. It will then use WMI to query various properties of those computers and output it into table format. More ...
How to Reset Windows 7 Password
I would like to think you're reading this article because you've forgotten your Windows 7 password, but we both know it's really because you want access to a computer you're not authorized to use. If the authorized user didn't bother to create a password reset disk, or if they hid it where you can't find it, you'll need to use a windows 7 password cracker tool. More ...
A Day in the Life of a System Administrator
People interested in becoming a computer system administrator or those who are studying for the Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) exam might not know what a system administrator actually does. More ...
What is Hyper-V in Windows Server 2019?
Virtualization was a game changer. Instead of buying individual servers to run single applications, an organization could purchase more powerful servers to run a hypervisor that would run multiple virtual servers, referred to as virtual machines (VMs). More ...
Check Your Version of PowerShell
PowerShell is Windows replacement for the DOs CMD shell. To check your version of PowerShell, click on the top Windows PowerShell icon, and next to the prompt, type the command shown in this article. More ...
