Author: shantanu

This post will help you fix a problem with your Windows 7 , Windows 8 or Windows Vista PC where Password Protected Sharing option will not turn off. Password protected sharing option can be turned on & off by accessing Network and sharing center and locating an option called Advanced Sharing options.

To fix this issue :

• Go to Control Panel
• Find Users
• Click on Manage Another Account
• Click the Guest Account
• Remove the password for the guest account
• OR
• Simply turn off the guest account

If you face a problem removing the password

• Go to run ( windows logo key + R )
• type control userpasswords2
• Click on Guest account and click on reset password
• Leave both the fields blank and press OK
• Done

This should fix the issue.

 

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After reading this post you will be able to troubleshoot issues with Windows Update in Windows 8. The post focuses on resolving issues where specific Windows updates might fail or might hang your computer while installing updates.

Here are a few methods :

Method 1:

Disable your Antivirus security software / Firewall

• To do this, right click on your antivirus program in taskbar
• Click on Disable product protection or a similar looking button

Method 2:

Disabling non-Microsoft services temporarily

(Based on replies on Microsoft Answers forum)

• Press Windows Logo key + R to open run
• Type msconfig
• Go to the services tab

 

• Click on Hide all Microsoft Services

• Make sure all the remaining services are checked
• Click on Disable all
• Now,
• Try running Windows update
• After the update process is finished
• Enable all the services you disabled

Method 3:

Update your Computer Drivers ( Video, Chipset & AHCI )

• Go to your Motherboard / Computer Manufacturer’s support website
• Locate the driver section for your model
• Download and install the latest drivers for your Video ( graphics ), Chipset and AHCI ( Storage drivers )

Method 3:

Scan & Repair

• Press Windows logo key + X to open the quick launch menu

• Click on Command Prompt (admin)
• Type dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth
• Press Enter
• Type dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
• Press Enter

 

Method 4

Refresh you PC

Follow this Guide

Hope this helps

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This post focuses on the new and reimagined task manager in Windows 8. Microsoft has reimagined Windows, everything in Windows 8 seems new and exciting. Today, we are going to talk about the new Task Manager.

Task Manager has always been a useful tool in Windows. In Windows 7, it used to show the list of opened programs, running services, performance monitor & users tab.

In Windows 8, the purpose of the Task Manager has been reimagined too. Though, the all new task manager still does it’s usual chores, now it supports some cool new features & does focus on a lot of small details that make your PC usage even more easier.

Let’s understand the working of this new Task Manager:

Process Tab:

The process tab tells the user what apps, background processes and windows processes are running in your PC. You can sort these by Name, type, CPU usage, memory usage etc.

Performance Tab:

The Performance Tab shows detailed information of your Processor ( CPU ), Memory & Disk. You can click on the CPU, Memory or Disk field to get more information. As you can see the selected CPU section shows details about your CPU. Normally you would have to download and install a program like CPU-z to get this sort of information. You can easily tell if your CPU supports virtualization or how much Cache does your CPU have.

Same is the case with memory. You can easily tell the speed of your RAM, how many slots are used up and a lot more details.

 

The App History Tab

This tab tells your about the App usage history on your Computer system.

Startup Tab

The startup tab is something that I like the most. Windows 8 users now have even more control of the applications that start when their computer starts. This feature has now been integrated in the new and improved Task Manager in Windows 8 that easily let’s you choose which application to start when your computer starts. If you don’t want a application to start, just select it and select disable.

Services Tab

Services tab is the second most useful feature in the new and reimagined task manager in Windows 8. It let’s the user start or stop a service with just a click. You can even get more information about a service by right clicking it and then clicking on search online.

 

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This post will help you fix an issue with your Windows 8 PC. This problem occurs after you try to setup a virtual machine using Hyper-V in Windows 8. Virtualization technology is dependant on your software as well as hardware. Hyper V uses your computer’s hardware based virtualization support / ability to help make your virtualization environment more performance rich & also to provide better stability.

If your hardware supports hardware virtualization, you should enable it, if there is an option of enabling / disabling hardware based virtualization feature in your computer’s BIOS.

To check :

• Refer the documentation that came with your computer
• Access your BIOS by pressing the DEL or F2 or F10 key (or any other key based on your system, Refer documentation)
• Locate an option that says something like “ Use Hardware Virtualization “ or “Enable Hardware Virtualization”
• Enable the said feature. If by chance the feature is already enabled, Disable it.
• Save & Exit from your BIOS.
• Try booting into Windows.
• If the boot is successful, Follow step 1 to 4 to enable hardware virtualization support.

If this does not solve your problem:

• Check on your Motherboard / Computer Manufacturer’s support website for any BIOS updates they might be offering.
• Please Read the Instructions associated with Updating / Upgrading your BIOS carefully before proceeding and Perform any update or upgrade at your own risk.

If that too does not solve your problem:

• Perform a system Start-up repair operation by booting with the Windows DVD & choosing the repair options.

Windows 8 is proving out to be a great & responsive operating system. It’s an operating system that interacts with the user to provide the best user environment. Windows 8 has some great keyboard shortcuts for the power users.Below is the list of some of the keyboard shortcut combinations in Windows 8 to make your work or play even more faster :

• Win key‌ + C – Opens the Charm menu
• Win key‌ + F – Opens the Search charm
• Win key‌ + H – Opens the Share charm
• Win key‌ + I – Opens the Settings charm
• Win key‌ + K – Opens the Devices charm
• Win key‌ + J – Switch the main app and snapped app
• Win key‌ +O – Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape)
• Win key‌ + Q – Opens the Search charm to search apps
• Win key‌ + W – Open the Search charm to search settings
• Win key + X – Open Admin / Command menu ( bottom left of the screen ( POWER USER )
• Win key‌ + Z – Shows the available commands in the application
• Win key‌ + Tab – Cycle through open applications
• Win key‌ + Shift + Tab – Cycle through open applications in reverse order
• Win key‌ + shift + . (DOT) –  Snap app to left
• Win key‌ + . ( DOT) – Snap app to right

 

This post will help you disable Automatic Restart on System Failure in Windows 8, 7, Vista & XP. Whenever a critical error is detected in Windows ( here critical error is referred to STOP errors or better known as BSOD) , your Windows PC restarts itself to prevent any further damage to your computer. It is a safety measure integrated into Windows. But, in order to solve this error we need to know the Error code and information associated with the error. This information is displayed when you turn off Automatic Restart on System Failure.

Below are the steps to disable Automatic Restart on system failure in Windows 8 ( applies to : 8 , 7 , Vista , XP )

• On the start screen ( start menu in 7 )
• Type System
• Click on the link displayed
• Now from the List of links in the left pane
• Click on Advanced System Settings

• Now, Click on Settings in Startup & recovery section

• Uncheck the checkbox that says Automatically Restart
• Click on OK
• Click on Apply ,  OK

Now the next time your computer crashes, it won’t restart, but will show you a screen with error code and some information associated with the error. Note down this information.

After reading this post, you will be able to create a recovery media in Windows 8. This media can be used in situations when your Windows installation fails to start. This Recovery media is a recovery partition for your Windows 8 PC. You can simple boot from this & repair your computer to a stable situation. You can use a USB Pen drive that has more than 256 MB of disk space. Alternatively you can also use a CD / DVD disk to create the recovery media.

Follow the steps to make the recovery disk

• Go to start screen & type recovery,
• click on settings on the right pane.

• Now Click on Create a recovery disk

• Click yes or allow when prompted for Administrator privileges
• You might have to provide a password as well

• Click next
• Insert the USB pen drive if you have one that has more than 256 MB of space
• Else Click on Create a system recovery disk with CD or DVD

• If you selected CD / DVD

• Insert a blank CD / DVD into the drive you selected herein.
• Click on Create Disk
• Done

Hope this post helps you create a System recovery disk ( media ) in Windows 8

This post explains a new feature in Windows 8, that enables the users to refresh their PC to a state comparable to a new Windows Installation. Refresh your PC is a feature intended for those users, who after some months of usage start to face problems with their PC. This might be due to a number of reasons from problem with files or settings or maybe a installed program affecting your system stability.

To use this feature go to the start screen:

Type Refresh your PC :

Click on Refresh your PC :

Press Next & follow the wizard’s onscreen instructions