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How to show hidden files, folders and extensions in Windows

How to show hidden files, folders and extensions in Windows

Windows does not show all files and folders for the user by default. This actually makes sense if we are talking about preventing unskilled users from interfering the system and program files, but what if you need to see these hidden items? It’s rather simple and we will share with you how to do this. […]
Windows 7: System restore

Windows 7: System restore

System backup is a standard and mandatory procedure on an enterprise level. This guarantees system and data safety and gives a possibility of an immediate recovery in case of any incident. At the same time, small business and regular home users consider system and data backup to be not necessary. However, system backup on a […]
Understanding NTFS allocation unit size difference

Understanding NTFS allocation unit size difference

Don’t know about you, but I have always wondered what is the difference between different allocation unit sizes, when formatting drives in Windows. The answer is pretty straightforward. Basically, the allocation unit size is the block size on your hard drive when it formats NTFS. If you have lots of small files, then it’s a good […]
Home Servers

Home Servers

How many smart devices do you have at home? PC, laptop, tablets, phones, tv… How to do you store all the data – music, pictures, videos, documents? Most likes they all are scattered on your devices. What about concentrating everything in one place? All your files can be stored in one place and accessible from […]
How to opt out from Windows 10 upgrade

How to opt out from Windows 10 upgrade

Hi guys! If you do not wish to upgrade your Windows version to Win10 here are steps to take to remove annoying Windows 10 upgrade notifications. Click Start (or press Windows key + S for Windows 8.1 users) Type: view installed updates Hit Enter on your keyboard Look through the list for the KB3035583 and KB2976978 update. Right-click each update and click Uninstall.
How to speed up your PC Part 3

How to speed up your PC Part 3

Some articles ago we shared some tips on how to optimize computer performance and make it work faster. Now you should know how to get rid of unwanted programs and services that are running in background and how to optimize free space on your computer in order to let Windows system work faster. In this […]
How to free up disk space?

How to free up disk space?

We are pretty sure that you have seen this message. When setting up brand new PC you look at at your C:\ drive and think it’s huge, but at some moment your system stalls returning you this message. Let’s discuss ways to free some space on your system drive and what are the options to […]
How to remove advertisements from Skype?

How to remove advertisements from Skype?

Nowadays Skype is one of the most popular services for calls and messages, but many Skype users find that it became overloaded with advertisements, especially after Microsoft divided their product into Free and Business versions. So here we will share with you how to remove ads from Skype without touching Skype files or blocking its […]
Windows 7: How reliable is your system?

Windows 7: How reliable is your system?

Windows 7 has lots of different features that you do not know about and some of them are really helpful or very interesting as the one that we are going to discuss now. We are going to talk about Reliability Monitor – built in Windows tools that gather tons of information and statistics about any […]
Improve laptop speed using Power Options

Improve laptop speed using Power Options

Surprisingly easy way to speed up your PC (in this case laptop) is to change its power plan. Windows has 3 presets of power plans:  power saver, balanced and high performance. In case your laptop is running in power saver mode it is not using even half of its performance. You would just need to […]