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How to Boost Performance on Windows? - Free Online Tutorial

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In this Topic, we are going to see what are the ways we can boost our system performance and what are the major causes of loosing performance in our windows computer. 1. Disk Defragmentation... (While using Hard Disk Drive, not for SSD) Disk defragmentation is the process of consolidating fragmented data on a volume (such as a hard disk or a storage device) so it will work more efficiently. Fragmentation happens to a volume over time as you save, change, or delete files. The changes that you save to a file are often stored in a different place on the volume than the original file. This doesn't change where the file appears in Windows—only where the bits of information that make up the file are stored on the actual volume. Over time, both the file and the volume itself become fragmented, and your computer slows down as it has to look in different places to open a single file. Disk Defragmenter is a tool that rearranges the data on your volume and reunites fragmented d...

Advanced reboot for Windows 8/8.1/10 - Free Online Tutorial

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In this tutorial we are going to see the advanced reboot options including safe mode and disabling driver signature enforcement on Windows 8/8.1 & 10. To do this go to Start, Power and then Restart before clicking restart you have to press and hold shift.          If you do so you will get an advanced reboot menu which includes continue, troubleshoot, and turn off your PC. Select Troubleshoot,  Under troubleshoot you will have refresh your PC, reset your PC, and advanced options.         Refreshing and Resetting is for completely Re installing your operating system with and without deleting your personal data. If you're having problems with Windows 10 on your PC, you can try to refresh, reset, or restore it. Reset your PC prepares the PC for recycling or for transfer of ownership by reinstalling the OS, removing all user accounts and contents (e.g. data, Classic Windows applications, and Universal...

How to Open Locked (Inaccessible) Folder - Free Online Tutorial

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In this tutorial, we are going to see how to access a  Locked Folder  on an  NTFS Volume  (Drive) which may be corrupted due to  File System  permission issues. Let us unlock it now... If you get an error message like this while opening a folder on your Windows PC, just follow this tutorial... Note:  You must be an  Administrator  on your  PC  to do this operation... Even after clicking  Continue , you will be  denied  to open the folder... So, now we have to check the  NTFS Security Settings  for the particular folder. So, right click and select  Properties... NTFS Permissions In any Windows network, you can set sharing permissions for drives and folders. On that network, each user can choose to share entire drives or individual folders with the network. NTFS (NT File System) permissions are available to drives formatted with NTFS. The advantage with NTFS permissions is that the...

Operating System Roles & Responsibilities - Free Online Tutorial

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All computers rely on an operating system (OS) to provide the interface for interaction between users, applications, and hardware.  The operating system boots the computer and manages the file system.  Almost all modern operating systems can support more than one user, task, or CPU.  An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is a component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an operating system to function. Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also include accounting software for cost allocation of processor time, mass storage, printing, and other resources. For hardware functions such as input and output and memory allocation, the operating system acts as an intermediary between programs and the computer hardware, although the app...