Windows Bulletin

In this article, I have tried to provide all important links to information about Windows networking technologies that will also be useful for computer professionals, students and general users. The resource links are organized into different sections according to their type.

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Resources

This section contains links to information about network technologies documented in the Windows Server TechCenter library, Windows Server® collection 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking Collection. read more

If you notice that Windows Explorer, Microsoft Office or Windows Movie Maker crashes frequently in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, this article might interest you.

This problem could occur due to a known problem in the Ole32.dll file. If some applications implement the IEnumFORMATETC interface but do not correctly implement the IEnumFORMATETC::Next() function, Ole32.dll inserts an incorrect data structure into the system clipboard.

No, if another process queries the clipboard later, the processes can get this defective data structure. Therefore, heap corruption occurs in this process. read more

Often there are situations where computer support, system administrators or even in Windows forums are required for your system specifications and/or logs such as event logs or MSINFO32 files and even dump files to repair various system crashes and blue screens.

It is sometimes difficult to obtain all this information easily. After helping many people on the online forums, I realized that there had to be an easy way to collect logs so that the person facing the problem and the caregiver could save time and energy by simply doing this work of collecting error log files. That’s why I developed this Windows 8 Log Collector application for the latest Windows operating system, Windows 8. read more

The search function is one of the most useful and frequently used functions in Windows 10/8/7, and if for some reason it fails and the results are not displayed at all or are displayed incorrectly, it can be very frustrating. This article shows you how to repair your Windows search and search indexer function.

This Microsoft ATS automatically fixes Windows search problems and in particular the following search problems :

Windows search does not start

Troubleshooting Windows search problems

If you have these problems, download the Windows Search Troubleshooter from Microsoft and simply run the wizard. Microsoft has now integrated these tools into the Windows 10 / 8.1 operating system. To access it, open Control Panel > All Control Panel Items and click Find and Resolve Problems with Windows Search to open troubleshooting for Windows Search. read more

You may have encountered a situation where your computer is causing you a big problem and you simply cannot reach or hire a computer professional to help you. Well, here are some tips that will help you solve computer problems yourself. I will try to explain it as simply as possible. This article is explained in Windows 7.

If a program crashes or freezes, it records somewhere what went wrong. So the first step is to find the newspapers. It is best to start with the Event Observer. In most cases, if a program crashes, it is recorded in the Event Viewer if the programmer has designed its program for it. read more

There are those who do not bother to use keyboard shortcuts, and there are those who cannot do without them. For those who don’t really use it, you should try it. You can start with the 10 most useful shortcuts for Windows 7. You’ll forget the shortcuts if you don’t use them, so try using them once you’ve gone through this message – you’ll see that you’ll do things much faster under Windows 7.

10 useful shortcuts for Windows 7

1. Win+1, 2, 3, 4, etc…. : It starts each program on your taskbar. It is useful to leave the most frequently used programs at the beginning of the taskbar so that you can open them one after the other. 
2. Profit+T: Used to switch between programs on the taskbar. This is similar to moving the mouse over the object. You can start any program with’Space’ or’Enter’.
3. Win+Home: This shortcut minimizes all programs except the current windows you are using. It is similar to the Aero Shake and can be disabled with the same registry key.
4. Alt+Esc : It is like Alt+Tab, but it changes the windows in the order in which they were opened.
5. Win+Pause/Pause: This opens the’System Properties’ window. This can be useful if you want to quickly see the name of a computer or simple system statistics
6. Alt+Enter : It opens the properties of the file you selected so that you can easily view the file size, sharing settings and creation date.
7. Shift+F10 : This is a very useful shortcut for laptop users as it opens the context menu or the context menu of a file/folder. Can sometimes be very convenient.
8. Ctrl+Shift+Sc: The Task Manager is open without using Ctrl+Alt+Del
9. F2 : This shortcut allows you to immediately rename a file or folder.
10. F3 : This shortcut opens the explorer and focuses on the search bar. If you have already opened an Explorer window, it will focus on the search bar and open the drop-down menu.

Once you get used to it, you can download our eBook for free from the complete list of Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts. This eBook contains over 200 shortcuts to Windows 7, Paint, WordPad, MS Office, Calculator, Help, Media Player, Media Center, Windows Journal, Internet Explorer, etc. read more

Windows Display Quality Troubleshooter helps you if you notice that the display on your Windows 7 computer is not good and that the readability of the text is also poor. This could be a problem with your display drivers, or perhaps your display settings are not optimal.

Windows Display Quality Troubleshooting

Microsoft has launched a Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Service (ATS Fix it) that allows you to automatically detect and resolve these display problems. It automatically diagnoses and corrects a problem that affects the display quality and readability of the text. read more

Some of us like to install and carry Windows on USB drives. But these are scenarios that Microsoft does not support. It is not supported to boot Windows from external devices. Such facilities are not supported.

If you choose to install Windows on a USB drive, Flash Drive(UFD), ESATA drive, or Windows 7 Native Boot VHD on a USB/UFD drive, Microsoft does not support it.

The reasons why this option is not supported are listed in KB2485453:

1. Activation problems.
2. Possible problems with boot path support.
3. You must deactivate the device’s write cover or click’Securely delete’ before removing the cable. If you do not, you may lose data.

However, there are some specialized products that support this type of scenario, namely installation on external disks : read more

The Windows Desktop or Windows File Explorer window or folder is automatically updated when you change the content. This can be creating a new shortcut, creating or saving a new file or folder, and so on.

But sometimes the desktop or window is not automatically updated and changes are displayed; you have to update it manually, either by pressing F5 or via the context menu.

The Explorer does not update automatically

If you find that you need to update your desktop frequently, you can follow these steps to resolve the problem.

Open the registry editor and navigate to the next registry key : read more

Quick advice. If you are using Windows 7 on a Tablet PC, you can quickly change the orientation of Windows. All you have to do is use the following keyboard shortcuts.

Changing the display orientation in the Windows Tablet 7

Use this key combination to see how the display orientation changes:

Ctrl+Alt+Flèche

You can also try it on your laptop to see how it works. The mouse navigation orientation also changes.

If you notice that the Windows taskbar remains in its previous position, simply make sure that your cursor is not held on the taskbar while holding down the mouse button. read more