how to stop windows restart after installation of automatic updates

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Installation of automatic updates is not bad for any computer but the poor thing in windows is that it restart the system after installation of automatic updates that really sucks and create annoying behavior sometimes. I hate this when your system pop up again and again and try to push you for a system reboot … Read more

Ultimate Way To Launch Program With Run Manager

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I was looking for this tool for a long time to save a lot of time from my precious working hours. Going to start menu and then search for your interested application waste a lot of time and if you are a network person and have to open more than 100, 200 or 300 applications can waste more than 40 valuable minutes. I think this tool can make a difference and save enough time to roam around and find something more valuable on internet by saving time from launching application manually. Its a very simple and easy to use tool where you just have to create a shortcut for any application and enter it in the run menu to execute.

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Switch multiple network settings automatically

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If you have multiple network settings and don’t like to change again and again because it takes time to change the whole network setting then you are at a right place. What do you mean by multiple network settings? simple answer, you work at home, you got network settings and you also work with your … Read more

Top 10 Handy LINUX Commands

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Handy commands will always help you to do your daily tasks on a LINUX system or server. You just need to remember and use them on time and you will perfectly get best results. Few Commands are given as under which can save your lot of time.

1. pgrep

pgrep will give you the currently running processes and lists the process IDs which matches the selection criteria.

pgrep ssh

2. Execute The Last Executed Command

If you like to reissue a command again you need to type the whole path and command again to get the results, you can just enter the under given command;

!!

3. Execute The Last Command Starting With some letter

If you want to execute a command a command from history starting with the letter S you can use the following command: This will execute the last command used on the command line that started with s.

!s

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How to control logon hours in windows XP

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If you are using windows XP at home and want your children to use the computer in specified hours you can do it just in two steps. Its not a rocket science to do in windows XP. Its really easy and can be very helpful if you like to restrict any account. Use the under given steps to set this control on windows XP;

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  1. Go to Start  menu
  2. Go to Run and Type cmd
  3. At command prompt window enter your requirements in one of the following format;

net user itm /time:M-F,08:00-17:00
Limits the user itm to logon Monday- Friday between 8am and 5pm

How to assess the security state of windows machine

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Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

I know this is not a new question for windows users but the utility that I am going to share with you guys will give you the answer of this question. The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer is a tool that provides a streamlined method to identify missing security updates and common security mis-configurations. what it can do and what operating system it can support is another question and a simple answer is given as under;

  • What It Can Do? If you are a network administrator and like to see what’s going on with other computer and where is a problem in system, like windows updates are not working, any kind of week password, or any other issue with a system on the network that can create any problem for the whole network, you can check it and cure it before you hit by a disaster.
  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 7; Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows Vista; Windows XP; Windows XP Embedded

microsoft baseline security analyzer

For further information to get more idea about Microsoft baseline security analyzer please see the screens given below;

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How to convert your file system to NTFS in windows 7

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Windows 7 really prefers the hard disk drives that use the NTFS file system.  For better performance its better you use NTFS file system in widows 7. Its integrated backup program cannot back up files from or to drives that use the older FAT32 file system. So, if you select a drive that uses FAT32 … Read more

Record your actions with problem step recorder in windows 7

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Windows problem step recorder can save you from a big disaster and even can help you to restore your last settings by telling you the exact steps. To aid development of Windows 7 beta versions, the Microsoft engineers built in a diagnostic tool called Problem Steps Recorder that combines screen captures with mouse tracking to … Read more