Disable restart after Windows Automatic Updates

The Windows Automatic Updates feature is great, however those nagging reboot reminders can drive you crazy. I can only recommend to turn this off.
Usually, this restart now/restart later pop up appears when I am doing something important or when I have some remote connections open. I also like it if Windows rebooted automatically during [...]
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Map a network drive and access folder options in Windows Vista

I am currently playing a little with Windows Vista Beta 2. I guess many system administrators will wonder how to map a network drive or access the folder options in Windows Vista when they open the Windows Explorer for the first time. Basically, it works the same way as in Windows XP. You go to [...]

Why doesn’t Linux need defragmenting?

If this question comes up in your mind, do not look further read OneAndOneIs2 neat explanation.
FTA, “It’s a question that crops up with depressing regularity: Why don’t Linux filesystems need to be defragmented?. Here is my attempt at answering once and for all.
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Why doesn’t Linux need defragmenting?
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Free tool checks links for threats

Desktop Pipeline has a piece about one way to guard against links that might be phishing sites or Trojan downloads. A tool called “LinkScanner” will check out an URL for you. It’s free (so far) and can be accessed here. It’s one way to check out links in emails that you receive. You copy and [...]

Deleting stubborn files and folders

Sometimes when you try to delete a file or folder, Windows won’t let you. You may get a message like

This situation can arise for a variety of reasons. The worst case is when a virus infection is causing the problem. Here is a page that deals with that situation. Other causes are programs running [...]

Easy way to make “hidden” files visible in Windows XP

Certain files in Windows are given an attribute or property called “hidden”. These are files that Microsoft deems to be too delicate for most people’s eyes and they do not normally appear in folder or Windows Explorer views. If you are a casual PC user, this will make no difference to you. However, there are [...]

How to move the “My Documents” folder to another location

Many people use the “My Documents” folder to store their personal data and files. If you are storing large files or a lot of files, you may want to consider moving the folder from its default location \Documents and Settings\{current user}\My Documents to a another partition or a second hard drive. This is easy to [...]

What that row of keys F1- F12 is for

I sometimes get asked about the purpose of the row of keys F1 to F12 that are at or near the top of most keyboards. These are often called function keys and their purpose is to provide shortcuts to various actions. Their precise nature depends on what program is active and varies from one program [...]

Use environment variables to access your files more quickly

And just what are environment variables, you ask. You’ve probably seen them; they are those expressions wrapped in percent signs that you sometimes see in file paths. They are shorthand for certain standard system properties. I give a lot of the details at this page but my purpose here is to point out how to [...]

Useful shortcuts with the Windows key

The keyboard on many desktop computers contains a key with the Windows flag logo on it, usually located between Ctrl and Alt. (Because of space limitations, it is not on many notebook computers.) I find that many people do not know what this key is for and it is often ignored. However, there are [...]

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