Showing posts with label windows 8. Show all posts
Showing posts with label windows 8. Show all posts

Friday

How to Add Shortcuts in Windows 8 for Shutdown and Restart

How to Add Shortcuts in Windows 8 for Shutdown and Restart?
Windows 8 designed with tablets, like the iPad, in mind, so it has a different concept about certain features. You generally don’t shut down tablets completely. They just go into low power mode when you press the power button. That’s why the shut down feature is hidden. It’s not meant to be used a lot. However, adding shut down and restart shortcuts to the Win+X menu, or the Start screen, makes it easier for those of us using desktop computers or laptops we shut down to transport often.If you are new user to windows 8 and want to

Microsoft Windows New File Systems ReFS for Windows 8

Microsoft Windows New File Systems ReFS for  Windows Server 8
ReFS, short for Resilient File System, will initially debut with Windows 8 Server, but is expected to make its way through to Windows 8 client system to support the full feature set of Storage Spaces, which will allow users to create storage pools from multiple physical and virtual storage devices.In Windows 8 there is no way to convert data in place. Data can be copied. This was an intentional design decision given the size of data sets that we see today and how impractical it would be to do this conversion in place, in addition to the likely change in architected approach before and after conversion.Although it is designed to be better in many dimensions, resiliency stands out as one of its most prominent features. 

Automatic Update Software Driver In Windows 7 Automatic Update Driver Tool

Automatic Update Software Driver In Windows 7 Automatic Update Driver Tool:

To manage the update process, Windows Update provides options that give you control over how you are notified about updates, as well as the ability to review and approve updates before they are downloaded or installed. At any time, you can also proactively check for, and install any available updates using the Windows Update control panel. You can scan for updates, review details about each one, access your updating history, and manage your updating preferences.
A driver is software that allows your computer to communicate with hardware devices.Without drivers, the devices you connect to your computer—for example, a mouse or external hard drive won't work

Blue Screen Of Death with white text appears after system boot

Blue Screen Of Death with white text appears after system boot:

“Blue Screen of Death” typically occurs when Windows encounters a critical problem which it is unable to recover without halting the computer. So it basically posts its diagnostics of the problem in the form of blue screen. Most of the time the diagnostic is pretty technical and it doesn’t make sense to a normal computer user. A technical person can typically analyze the system logs to find out what is causing the problem & if it needs just a software fix or if it is due to a faulty or failing hardware component. If the computer is unable to read properly from the boot device or some recent change in its configuration has caused a driver to

Sunday

Protect Your Computer files Using BitLocker in windows 7 or windows 8

Protect Your Computer files Using BitLocker in windows 7 or windows 8:

Windows 7 And Windows 8 Add Some New features and it is very useful and very easy to use also.you can protect your files folders,pictures and everything on your computer using BitLocker .You can use BitLocker Drive Encryption to help protect all files stored on the drive Windows is installed on (operating system drive) and on fixed data drives (such as internal hard drives). Your can use BitLocker To Go to help protect all files stored on removable data drives (such as external hard drives or USB flash drives).
Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption is a new security

Wednesday

Update a driver for hardware that isn't working properly in windows 7


Sometime windows 7 hardware devices are not working properly.cause of some windows update problem or corrupt files.so you need some update driver for devices working properly.If you have a hardware device that isn't working properly with your computer, you probably need an updated driver. There are three ways to update a driver:
Use Windows Update. You might need to set Windows Update to automatically download and install recommended updates.
Install software from the device manufacturer. For example, if your device came with a disc, that disc might contain software that installs a driver for the device.
Download and update the driver yourself. Use this method to install a driver that you download from the manufacturer's website. Do this if Windows Update can't find a driver for your device and the device didn't come with software that installs a driver.

To update drivers using Windows Update

You can check Windows Update anytime to see if it has found updated drivers for your hardware, especially if you recently installed a new device. Then, you can install the updated drivers. Here's how:
Click to open Windows Update.‌
In the left pane, click Check for updates.

If there are any available updates, click the links to see more information about each update. Windows Update tells you if an update is important, recommended, or optional. Each type of update might include drivers. For more information, see Understanding Windows automatic updating.
On the Select the updates you want to install page, look for updates for your hardware devices, select the check box for each driver that you want to install, and then click OK.

There might not be any available driver updates.
On the Windows Update page, click Install updates If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation..

Notes
Some updates require you to restart your computer.
Windows Update will tell you if the updates were successfully installed.

To set Windows to install recommended updates

To get all available driver updates for your hardware, set Windows to install recommended updates. You can set Windows to automatically install important and recommended updates or important updates only. Optional updates aren't downloaded or installed automatically. To get all available updates for your devices, periodically check Windows Update for optional updates. For more information, see Understanding Windows automatic updating.
Click to open Windows Update.
In the left pane, click Change settings.
Under Important updates, click an item in the list.

You can decide which updates to automatically download and install.
Under Recommended updates, select the Give me recommended update the same way I receive important updates check box, and click OK. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

You can also allow anyone using your computer to install updates by selecting the Allow all users to install updates on this computer check box.

To download and update a driver yourself

It's best to let Windows install device drivers automatically. But if Windows can't find a driver for your device, and the device didn't come with driver software, you can look for a driver on the device manufacturer's website. Driver updates are often available in the support section of such sites.

Once you find the updated driver, follow the installation instructions on the website. Most drivers are self-installing—after you download them, you usually just double-click the file to begin the installation, and then the driver installs itself on you computer.

Some devices have drivers that you need to install yourself. If you download a driver that isn't self-installing, follow these steps:

You must be logged on as an administrator to perform these steps.
Click to open Device Manager. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.‌
In the list of hardware categories, find the device that you want to update, and then double-click the device name.
Click the Driver tab, click Update Driver, and then follow the instructions. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Notes
Printer information is not included in Device Manager. To see if a printer is installed or to manually update printer drivers, open Devices and Printers. For more information, see Install a printer.
To find out if your hardware (or hardware you plan to buy) is compatible with this version of Windows, go to the Windows Compatibility Center website. This website contains a comprehensive list of devices that have been tested to work with this version of Windows.

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