In Windows XP and Vista the tray icon for a network adapter would have a network activity indicator which showed incoming and outgoing traffic. From Windows 7 it was replaced by a staic white icon. Here we list 5 tools to bring back the animated network icon.
Windows Check Disk (ChkDsk) is an important tool because it scans and fixes errors on storage devices like hard drives or SSDs. If you suspect there's a problem with a drive and it needs scanning with Check Disk, here are 5 different methods to do it.
Most Windows users have encountered User Account Control asking for permission when making system changes. Windows has no UAC elevation command built in so you have to use another method in Command Prompt, scripts and batch files. Here are 5 ways to do it.
Print jobs often get stuck in the queue not allowing anything else to be printed out until it's removed, or the Spoolsv.exe process can be causing excessive CPU usage. In either case the Stalled Printer Repair utility can help.
Batch files can be incredibly useful scripts to run on your computer but a batch script will always show the console output window even when you don't want it to. Here we show you several methods to hide the console window when running batch files.