Windows

I’m not very good with Linux, but I wanted to install Linux to learn more about it. But when I read the installation manual, I found it difficult. Then I found this little program called Wubi.

Wubi is an officially supported installer for Windows users that allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu in a simple and secure way like any other Windows application. It’s like installing any program on our Windows. You don’t have to be a computer genius to install it. And if you want to remove it, just uninstall it from the Control Panel and it no longer exists. read more

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Evaluation Edition Toolkit is valid for 180 days from the day of installation and can now be downloaded from Microsoft.

Windows Embedded Compact 7 provides the latest technologies for the development of next generation special devices, including Internet Explorer with built-in Flash 10. 1, full media player and DLNA support, symmetric multi-core support, Microsoft Office document viewer, PDF viewer, and a revolutionary new user interface framework called Silverlight for Windows Embedded Compact 7 provide developers and user interface designers with a powerful real-time operating system and complete development environment that enables an integrated and streamlined development environment that enables devices to quickly get to market. read more

When you visit the Windows 7 customization gallery, you will notice that Microsoft offers different themes, wallpapers and gadgets for Windows 7. In the Gadgets section, you will see Desktop Gadgets and SideShow Gadgets.

Windows Desktop Gadgets are a kind of mini-applications based on CSS, script and HTML. These gadgets are used to display information such as CPU, RAM usage, system properties, RSS feeds or to start and control applications. You can also use gadgets to display a slide show of images or to display constantly updated titles. read more

You can find many players that can play videos and upload subtitles with them. But most Windows enthusiasts still like to use Windows Media Player to watch movies, listen to music, and so on. One of the main problems encountered by most users with WMP is loading subtitles.

We are tired of complicated corrections and patches like renaming DLLs, patching EXE to make subtitles work, etc…. Some may have worked, but most of these processes are dangerous because they can switch the player to other installed codecs. read more

While you can disable Secure Logon or Ctrl Alt Del via UI, Group Policy or Windows Registry and set that CTRL+ALT+DEL is not required before connecting to a Windows 7 or Windows Vista computer, Microsoft has now released a Fix It that automatically allows it.

When you click Ctrl + Alt + Delete together in Windows 7, you will see a screen with the following options :

• Lock this computer
• User switch
• Logout
• Change password
• Task manager.

The Ctrl+Alt+Del screen adds a level of security to your Windows computer because it provides a secure connection . When enabling the secure connection, users must press Ctrl+Alt+Del before they can enter their credentials and log in. But if you wish, you can now simply disable the Ctrl+Alt+Del request to connect with a Microsoft patch. read more

The Attachment Manager on Windows is a service that is enabled when you receive an email message with an attachment and dangerous files that you can save from the Internet. In this article, we will see how to configure high, medium and low risk files.

Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Windows Messenger and Microsoft Internet Explorer use Attachment Manager to manage Internet attachments and downloads.

Attachment Manager under Windows 10/8/7

The Attachment Manager protects you against dangerous attachments and downloads by identifying the file type and corresponding security settings. If it identifies an attachment that may not be secure, it prevents the file from opening or warns you before you open the file. read more

I’ve seen many discussions in different communities asking for a way to convert Windows Media Center recordings for example WTV files to other formats. There are different software that can help us with conversion. Yesterday I found this freeware MC-TVConverter, which can help us convert the WTV format.

MC-TVConverter is a GUI for the following applications: remuxTool, HandBrake, FFmpeg, MEncoder, ComSkip, ccextractor.

According to their website, the functions :

• Conversion of WTV, DVR-MS, MPG, TS, AVI, MP4 and WMV.
• Conversion to TS, DEMUX, MPG, MPG, WMV, AVI, FLV and MP4 (depending on input format – conversion WTV and DVR-MS now obsolete).
• Supports WTV HD recording.
• Automatically delete ads from MPEG2 streams
• Select your language to audio streams (or convert all streams to supported target formats).
• Easy to use graphical interface with drag and drop.
• Right-click conversion in the context menu !
• For those who simply want it: no need for professional knowledge to obtain high quality results!
• For all those who want more: Advanced settings in the profile file and create your own profiles.
• Clear interface for quick conversion between the two.
• Folder Monitor: Converts all supported files in a folder and its subfolders in the background (checks if a file is used and creates a history file to convert a file only once).
• Rename files according to their metadata (in WTV files).
• Extract subtitles to a file.
• Minimizes penetration into the tray for a minimally invasive appearance.
• Debugging for error analysis.

The best part is that you get all these features for free because it is an open source program. read more

I sometimes wonder why double-click when you can click once ! One of the first things I do after reinstalling Windows is to change the double click to open the file in one click.

Double-click Change single click

To make this change, you must make a setting in your options folder (Windows 8/7) – now File Explorer Options in Windows 10.

Enter ‘‘ Folder‘ in Start Search and click Folder Options or File Explorer Options.

Here, under the General tab, you see Click the items as follows.

Select One click to open an entry (select point). read more

If you cannot change user account control settings in Windows 7, apply this fix. If you try to change the user account settings in Windows 7 | 8 after making the change, the dialog does not close and no changes are made, then you should read this article.

User account control settings cannot be changed

In the Windows 7 control panel, you can change user account control settings (UAC) in the action center. In the User Account Control Settings dialog box, move the Notifications slider and click the OK button.

In this scenario, the dialog box is not closed and no changes are made. If the mouse pointer is above the OK button and you press ENTER, the dialog box still does not close and no changes are made. If you click Cancel, the dialog closes and no changes are made as planned. read more

No, this is not the title of a Perry Mason novel, but a problem that can occur when using the Windows 7 Media Center gadget to list content stored in the Recorded TV folder.

p style=’text-align : justify;’>p style=’text-align : justify;’>In such a scenario, the gadget can display a rotating cursor and not work. In this state, the behavior remains the same through restarts and restarts of the gadget, without a workaround solution being recognizable.

There are two ways to work around this problem and restore the Windows Media Center gadget functionality : read more