Firewall Rules
Firewall rules allow or block a program through the firewall on your Windows PC. Windows presets a bunch of firewall rules, you create firewall rules, and programs can create rules when they're installed. To view the list of firewall rules, follow these steps. More ...
Computer Technician's Guide to Electronics Disposal and Recycling
The United States alone creates about 3 million tons of electronics waste each year. Much of this electronics waste is sent to developing nations where primitive processing methods cause serious health and pollution problems. CompTIA considers the knowledge of how to properly dispose of old computer equipment, to be an important part of being a certified computer technician. More ...
Microsoft Licensing Explained
If any of you have tried to figure out Microsoft's licensing laws you know how frustrating and confusing it is. I have written a brief explanation below covering Windows XP, Vista and Server 2003. More ...
Windows 10 Diagnostic Data Send to Microsoft
By default Windows 10 sends a generous amount of diagnostic information to Microsoft. If you are concerned privacy, you can configure the amount of information sent using the Feedback & Diagnostics page under Privacy Settings. More ...
Top Ten RAID Tips
RAID, a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks, is the storage technology which becomes more and more widespread these days. Those who are planning to build a new RAID system would probably find the tips below useful. More ...
Configure Windows Indexing Service for Performance
The Windows Indexing Service uses a fair amount of disk space and if the shared directories on the network are large, it can consume a considerable portion of the computer's memory and processor cycles. There are several options for configuring the Indexing Service to improve performance. More ...
Uninstall OneNote from Windows 10
Windows 10 comes with many pre-installed apps to sucker you into Microsoft's revenue stream generating OneDrive cloud storage. One of those is OneNote. Here's how to uninstall OneNote. More ...
DOS Tasklist and Taskkill Commands
The Windows operating system is actually just a bunch of co-operating programs called tasks or processes. Using the DOS tasklist and taskkill commands, we can explore and control processes running on the system. More ...
Windows Event Logs for Maintaining or Troubleshooting Your PC
Your PC keeps logs of everything that happens. You can use the information in these logs to help maintain and troubleshoot and your PC. More ...
Create and Change Password, Picture and User Name in Windows 7
In Windows 7, the logon screen usually contains a picture that you choose when setting up the computer and a default user name. Here's how to change your password, picture and user name. More ...
Disable Kernal Paging to Speed Up Windows
Paging is when the operating system allocates part of the hard disk to be used as virtual RAM. Windows is slowed by paging. You can speed up Windows by configuring it to keep its kernal in RAM. More ...
Disable Long Filenames to Improve Window's Performance
To be backword compatible with 16-bit FAT partitions, both the VFAT and the NTFS file systems create two names for each file, the long filename and a short filename compatible with the FAT file system. More ...
Security Risks and Ways to Decrease Vulnerabilities in a 802.11b Wireless Environment
This document explains topics relating to wireless networks. The main topics discussed include, what type of vulnerabilities exist today in 802.11 networks and ways that you can help prevent these vulnerabilities from being exploited. More ...
Restrict Web Browsing With Internet Explorer
Regulating web browsing can prevent children (and workers) from accessing dangerous content on the internet, or having to make judgment calls over suitable relationships in chat-rooms. You can block access to unwanted web content. Here's how to do so with a basic Parental Control tool included free with Windows. More ...
