Windows Tech Updates

Free PDF Unlocker and Merger

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How to Increase Hard Disk Space in VMware?

VMware is a great tool in terms of virtual installation and configuration of operating systems, multiple examples can be given to support this tool. VMware Guarantee the highest availability of IT services with VMware desktop & server virtualization. Reduce costs, run enterprise applications with the highest possibilities. VMware lets you run another computer in your computer. Try out another operating system, test a different platform, preview a new distro. I think that’s enough to support the VMware platform the real thing is title of this post “How to Increase Hard disk space in VMware”. Unlike other virtual tools VMware don’t let the users to automatically grow their disk space (Disk management selection at virtual machine setup ask you how much space you will allocate this virtual machine) if required by the operating system or large amount of data stored on that virtual machine. There is a simple tool given in the VMware 5.0 and above versions to increase the disk space (There are lots of other options I will share them some other time). Under given is are few simple steps to increase the disk space;

1. Open a command prompt in windows

2. Open the VMware installation folder from root drive

C:Program FilesVMwareVMware Workstation

Search the vmware-vdiskmanager.exe tool

3. Enter the command given as under;

vmware-vdiskmanager.exe –x 15Gb “Path to virtual machine“

5 Free Ways to Download Video From Youtube

Downloading videos from youtube is not a big deal if you have a registered account and you are paying some amount but if you like some video, don’t have an account still you like to download it and view some other time from your local computer without wasting more internet bandwidth and time to search video then use the under given tools; Few tools can also convert the video in various other extensions.

1. 3outube

Its a very easy three steps online tool to download youtube videos without any hassle and user account creation. Use the under given URL to open this fantastic online tool;

http://www.3outube.com/

2. Keepvid

Keepvid is a single step tool, you just need to drag and drop the URL from your address bar into the given address bar of keepvid and press the download button to save the video at your desired location on your local system. check the under given URL;

http://keepvid.com/

Windows 7 Hidden Modes

Windows 7, everybody knows and using it with ease and lots of services better than vista and windows XP but there are a number of hidden modes or services given by windows 7 for better performance and settings that are still unknown for most of the users and administrators. I like to share a few of them with the readers today to make windows 7 easy to use and effective in daily life. These hidden modes are intended for developers as a shortcut to various internal settings, such features have been around since Vista and even before.

These undocumented features provide direct access to all kinds of settings, from choosing a location to managing power settings to identifying biometric sensors.

How to Recover Data From a Dead Hard Drive?

Today I would like to share a very simple trick provided by a friend and successfully tested by a couple of people to recover data from a dead hard drive.

people says that if you put a dead hard drive in a freezer, pull it out and plug it in, it should run long enough to recover the data. You might feel that I am a crazy guy sharing this out of understanding theory but it worked. Checkout the under given pictures and try to recover your data from a dead hard drive at your home.

While freezing the drive for a while extends life momentarily, the real trick is to run the hard drive while it’s in the freezer. Just throw in a water tight bag first. It Works pretty well with other gadgets including iPod hard drives.

Free Hidden Themes for Windows 7

Windows 7 has great quality themes but they are hidden at the moment and you need to select an appropriate region to activate them. We select the region while installing the windows 7, otherwise it just stays disable. There is no need to yell and say anything to windows creator, you can manually activate them and use them as you like. Activation process is as simple as eating zinger just in ten steps given as under;

Open Windows Explorer
Click Organize, and select Folder and Search Options.
Go to View tab.

How to Secure Windows 7 with Built-in Tools?

Security check list of windows 7 is a set of security tools available in windows 7 by default to protect your valuable and precious data from hackers and viruses. Use this checklist to make sure you’re taking advantage of all the ways that Windows can help keep your computer as secure and safe as possible.

Action Center

Use Action Center to make sure your firewall is on, your antivirus software is up to date, and your is computer set to install updates automatically.

Windows Defender

Use Windows Defender to help prevent spyware and other potentially unwanted software from being installed on your computer without your knowledge.

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Windows 7: How to Generate System Health Report

Getting information about system running processes is easy and you will surely use task manager to do this task. You also probably know to use the new Resource Monitor to dig a bit deeper. Have you ever make a system health report to reconcile and present it to your senior for evaluation and future use as a record. A simple command is available to do this task very efficiently. Command is given as under;

How to Create a Real Invisible Folder or Directory

If you are sharing your computer with your other room mates and don’t like to let them know about your secrets but you don’t have a separate system still you are looking for a method to save everything from them then you are at a right place. There are lots of lot folder locker and encryptions are available on the internet and most of them look for some money and unfortunately if you lost the password you will feel unlucky to retrieve the data back.

Here is a very simple and easy trick to create or rename an existing folder invisible. How to make a folder invisible, steps are given as under; Screen Shots of this trick are given at the end of this post;

1. Create or modify the existing folder

2. During the naming hold the Alt key and enter “0160” (with out double quotes) you will see nothing but its entered already (0160 means a non-breaking space) because you can’t enter a space as a name but when you enter 0160 it will enter a non-breaking space as the name of the folder