ElevatedShortcut is a free portable utility for Windows 7 and Windows 8 to create a new program shortcut (or modify an existing one) which suppresses the usual User Account Control (UAC) prompt.
Read the rest of this entry...Feb 242013
Feb 192013
The latest version of Defraggler gains support for scheduling a Quick Defrag, plus lots more.
Read the rest of this entry...Feb 182013
WizTree shows you where space on your hard drive has gone, in a simple pictorial tree format.
Read the rest of this entry...Feb 122013
System Explorer is a powerful combination of tools – the most complete system information and process manager I have used. It has deservedly usurped Process Explorer in my flash drive toolkit.
Read the rest of this entry...Jan 222013
WinCDEmu is a free CD/DVD emulator to mount an optical disc image in Windows as a virtual drive, instead of burning it to disc. It works well with most common disk image formats, is quick and simple to use.
Read the rest of this entry...Jan 162013
TCPView is a free Microsoft utility to show detailed listings of your network connections. It can help identify which programs are connecting to the internet and how much data they have sent or received.
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Windows Media Player makes it easy to rip MP3 tracks from CD – as long as you change one default setting. There are many programs to rip (copy) MP3 tracks from CD to your PC but Windows Media Player (WMP) is already included in Windows so, if you don’t want to install more software, read on for how to use it.
Read the rest of this entry...Dec 142012
Java 7 Update 10 allows the user to easily disable Java in all web browsers.
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What is the best antivirus software? We look at test results of 24 antivirus programs.
Read the rest of this entry...Nov 262012
You may need to change the permissions of a registry key to be able to edit it or create a new value.
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