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First introduced in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Printing Driver Isolation feature, removed an isolated driver from the print spooler process and loaded it into a sandbox. If an insulated conductor fails, the spooler printing process is not affected.

Application isolation function in Windows 8

Application isolation is a new print function in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 that isolates applications from printer drivers so that applications do not lock when a printer driver crashes, making the application more stable. This feature extends an existing Windows 7 feature (SplWoW64) to include all labeling scenarios in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 read more

Introduced in Windows Vista, the Reliability and Performance Monitor is a good integrated tool that allows you to monitor and examine how applications that affect your computer’s performance are executed, both in real time and by collecting log data for later analysis. In this post, we will see how to use Performance Monitor or Perfmon, as it is called, in Windows 10/8. The same applies to Windows 7

Use Perfmon

Open the WinX menu in Windows 8 and select Run. Type .exe and press Enter to open the performance monitor. In the left pane, select the Custom node, right-click it, and select New > Data Collector Set. read more

Windows 8 includes two new options to restore your PC to its original state: the’Basic Refresh’ function and the’Full Reset’ function. Refreshing your PC offers you an easy way to restart while preserving all your documents, accounts, personal settings and even Metro applications you downloaded from the Windows store.

When you upgrade a Windows 8 computer, Metro applications are restored by default, but desktop applications or software are not. If you wish, you can create a custom system image that includes your applications or desktop software. Reinstalling the entire desktop software can be boring and time consuming. If you use this custom system image, Refresh Your PC will also include all your desktop software. read more

We have already seen how to connect directly to Windows without entering a password. Today, in this article, I will give you the option that is sometimes very useful. In fact, every time we switch to sleep mode in Windows 7/8/10, and when we come back to wake up the computer, it asks us for the password.

Automatic connection to Windows after exiting sleep mode

Although this is a good security measure, some of you may not want to be asked for a password when your computer exits sleep mode. Let’s see how to make Windows ask you for the password every time you wake up by configuring the options. Follow these simple steps. read more

In this article, we will see how Windows 10/8/7 Prefetch and SuperFetch are handled on Solid State Drives. Yesterday we saw how Windows handles defragmentation on hard disks in the solid state. Before I start, let me clarify that it’s not a good idea to disable SuperFetch or Prefetch when using traditional hard disks – but for solid state hard disks, it’s different!

SuperFetch, Prefetch & SSD on Windows

Each time you run an application on your PC, the Windows operating system creates a pre-fetch file that contains information about the files loaded by the application. The information contained in the Prefetch file is used to optimize the loading time of the application at the next startup. SuperFetch tries to predict which applications will then start and loads all the necessary data into memory. Its prediction algorithm is superior and can predict which of the next 3 applications you will start at what time of day. read more

We have already seen how to use PowerShell to change the number of application rows on the home screen to crash Windows Store applications, shutdown, restart, logoff, switch users, hibernation tiles, and completely uninstall and delete all modern applications pre-installed in Windows 8.

We also saw a way to access and launch Metro applications from Windows 8 Desktop or the taskbar. Today we have another way to create a desktop shortcut that you can also pin to your taskbar to open Modern or Metro UI, Windows Store Apps in Windows 8 – these with PowerShell. read more

Here are some steps you can take to recover lost disk space in Windows.

Free & increase disk space

1. Start the Disk Cleanup Utility. Enter Disk Cleanup in the Start menu or start screen and press Enter to access it. Execute him. You can also consider the greater number of options it offers. You can also enable the advanced version of the Disk Cleanup tool or even delete temporary 7-day files.

2 Uninstall programs that you are not using from the Control Panel. Windows 8 users may also want to uninstall Windows Store applications that they do not use. On Windows 8.1, open Charms > PC Settings > PC > PC and Devices? Storage space. This gives you an idea of the storage space each application occupies. read more

dowsSystem32 directory. Right-click Shutdown.exe and click Create Shortcut.

Windows prompts you to place the shortcut on the desktop, say Yes.

Now right-click the shortcut from the desktop and select Properties to open the Properties window. Change the destination by adding ‘/s /t 0 ‘ at the end as shown. Rename the shortcut to Shutdown.

We have indeed modified the parameters according to the different options of the stop command. You can display them at the command prompt by choosing Shutdown /? read more

and delete all files and folders it contains.

When the files are used, restart your device. After restarting, execute the above commands again. Your Windows Store application must be closed, so do not start it.

You can now delete the files from the folder Software Distribution mentioned. In the prompt windows, type the following commands in sequence and press Enter:

0x800706430x800c0002 0x80070643Net start bits0x800c0002

Restart. If you are using Windows Update, try Microsoft Updates or vice versa. read more

Some time ago, we identified the location of the folder where Windows 8 Metro applications will be installed. The next question that comes to mind is whether there is a way to change the default installation path for Windows Store applications. Fortunately, there is a way to do this. You can change locations when you run out of space on your hard drive. Of course, you can move the default folder for user profile folders or the default folder for program files to another drive – but you can also change the default installation folder for Windows Store applications if you wish. read more