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How To Hide Hard Disk Partition in Windows To protect data Without Any Software

Every one of us want to hide important files and documents or some thing special from everyone specially from computer users who shares same computer. But unfortunately there is no such feature in windows expect hide files and folders but this is such a common way that every one knows and can unhide the files at any time. Another annoying thing with hide files and folders is this that you have to hide each file and folder manually every-time so if you want to hide large amount of data then this will be really hard for you. The best way is Secure your data is move all those files in a single partition and just hide the partition. There are so many utilities available to hide files and folder but you have to install them in order to use them, similarly you have to open the application every-time you need to lock or unlock the drive.  But here is the little trick that I’m sure most of the users are not aware of. Steps to Hide a Partition I have three partitions on my...

How To Create A Manual System Restore Point In Windows 7

What is System Restore: Windows System Restore is an awesome system recovery tool, and it's included with Windows for free. It's the ideal solution for rolling back bad drivers, fixing when buggy software breaks your PC, or simply rolling you back to a previous point in time.   System Restore in Windows 7 Is Better than XP: If you've ever tried the XP variety of System Restore, the uselessness of it probably left a bad taste in your mouth. Setting a system restore point was often agonizingly slow, and when it came time to actually attempt a system restore, it rarely did what you wanted it to do. But if you've upgraded to Vista or Windows 7, you should really give System Restore another chance.   Back in the XP days, system restore simply used a file filter and copied files around, but since Vista, it uses the Shadow Copy features built into Windows—essentially, Windows can create a snapshot of your drive as of a certain point in time, which can then be used la...

Kill non-responding Programs in Windows [Trick]

To kill non-responding or hung  or frozen applications, normally one opens the Task Manager, and right clicks on the process and selects End Task. But you can also create a desktop shortcut to kill such non-responding applications in a click. To do so, right click on an empty area on your desktop. Select New>Shortcut. In the first box of the Create Shortcut Wizard, type : taskkill.exe /f /fi “status eq not responding” Click Next. Name the shortcut  TaskKill. (or what ever you like) Click Finish. Then select an appropriate icon for it ! The shortcut uses the Taskkill command to identify and terminate application/s that are Not Responding. Or you could create a .bat file (right click desktop > New > Notepad) with the following matter: @echo off taskkill.exe /f /fi “status eq not responding” exit Save it as .bat file. and if you want to create a hot key for the .bat file then create a shortcot to it. In the shortcut properties, "Shortcut t...

How to Remove and Uninstall Fake Antispyware System Tool 2011

If you got infected by a fake antispyware called System Tool 2011 you might wish to remove it from your Windows operating system (Windows 7, Vista and XP). Such a fake antivirus is quite easy to download from the Internet as a lot of websites and blogs seems to spread it to its readers. Furthermore, it mimics famous antivirus and antimalware friendly user interfaces, so it is very difficult to distinguish it from a legit and safe one. Once it has been installed, it will scare you by sending fake spyware and virus alerts, and opening pop-up windows alerting you that your computer has been infected (false positive warnings). An example of these scareware messages is “Warning! You are in danger. Your computer is infected with spyware”. Of course, the main goal of these scaring pop-ups is to convince you to buy a “real” (but not so good) anti-spyware software. Let’s see how to uninstall System Tool 2011 from your Windows, safely. In order to manually remove fake System Tool 2011, follo...

Download Windows 7 SP1 RC [Build KB976932]

Download Windows 7 SP1 RC [Build KB976932] Microsoft has just released RC version of the upcoming Windows 7 SP1 . The version, windows6.1-KB976932, has been officially released and this may have been done because of the innumerable leaks on the web. The Windows 7 Service Pack 1 will provide several enhancements to Windows 7 including Remote FX, Dynamic memory and many incremental updates to the platform. It includes previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms. The size of Windows 7 SP1 RC is around 514.7MB for x86 build & 865.4MB for x64 build. That’s a biggie! Download Windows 7 SP1 RC Windows 7 SP1 RC can be downloaded and installed if you have genuine Windows 7 & same will be available via windows updates once Microsoft releases final version to public which is expected soon. Remember, this is not the final version of SP1, so proceed at your own risk. Do...