WinKey keyboard shortcuts and how to create your own, under Windows 10/8/7

Many actions and commands that you execute with the mouse can also be executed using keyboard shortcuts. And the keyboard is often faster when several mouse clicks are needed.

Key combinations

Here are some shortcuts with the Windows key, or the key with the Windows logo is it is usually located between the Ctrl and Alt keys of your keyboard. These keyboard shortcuts are also known as Microsoft keyboard shortcuts.

I list below Shortcuts below, for reference.

: Open and close start screen or start menu

WinKey + C : Open charm bar read more

Error 0xc00d11d1 (0x8007007e) when playing music in the Xbox Music application

In Windows 8, the Xbox Music application could be a good alternative to the native Windows Media Player . The Xbox Music App application allows you to easily organize your songs with different filters and play them with the charming Modern UI. We have already seen how to fix Can’t Plays bugs with 0xc00d11cd (0x8000ffff) code for this application. Recently, however, we encountered another error when playing music from the application. In this scenario, when we tried to start a song, this error prevents us from doing it:
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Windows resource protection could not start the repair service

If you Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service, if you click Run /scannow or System File Checker under Windows 8/7, then this message may help you.

System File Checker or sfc.exe is a utility in Microsoft Windows located in the folder C:WindowsSystem32. This utility allows users to search for and recover corrupted Windows system files.

But sometimes you get one of the following errors when running this tool – and the tool will not be able to perform or finish its job successfully. read more

Disable the language bar or input indicator in Windows 10/8

Disable the language bar in Windows

Open the Control Panel in the WinX menu and click on the language applet. It is assumed that you have more than one language as the input language. In my picture, you see English and Hindi.

Click on Advanced settings, which you can see in the left part. The following window opens. Under Switching the Input Method Use the desktop language bar when it

By default, the language bar is displayed in the task bar as follows.

If you select Floating on Desktop, you will see the following bar that you can move and place anywhere on your Windows desktop. read more

Windows 8.1 PC Settings now displays the disk space used by modern applications, media, user files

Most of you have already installed Windows 8.1 Update. This free Windows 8 update adds new features. The Windows 8.1 update focuses on customer-oriented enhancements, tutorials, more customization options, the ability to boot from the default desktop, multitasking enhancements and more.

If you open the PC settings via the Charms bar, you will see a new Storage Space section. To view it, open PC Settings, click PC and Devices. In the right pane, you see

Under Disk Space, you can see the space and files used by modern applications and media under User Files. read more

Automatic repair under Windows 10/8

Users of Windows 10/8 may have noticed that it contains a new restore function called Automatic repair. If your Windows 10/8 is unable to boot or start, automatic boot repair runs and attempts to diagnose and resolve the problem. It scans system files, registry settings, configuration settings and more and tries to solve the problem automatically.

Automatic repair on Windows startup

If you want to access and run the automatic repair manually, you must start in the advanced startup options. the following screen appears. (4353) read more

Missing user accounts after upgrading to Windows 8.1

Because Windows 8.1 is available on Windows Store, most of you who use Windows 8 may have upgraded your system. If you have chosen a clean installation, you may not normally have any problems. This is also the case with upgrades – but there are times when some problems can occur after an upgrade. If one or more user accounts are missing after upgrading from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1, this message may help you resolve the problem.

During the issue, we discovered that the missing account was listed under the user directory. We could not rename the entry because the Rename option is grayed out. So when we tried to create a new user account with the same name, Windows obviously did not allow us to do so. read more

What is nvxdsync? Fix nvxdsync.exe Application error

You may have seen a process nvxdsync.exe in your task manager and wonder what it is. Now, nvxdsync.exe is an executable file that is part of the NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component. Its basic function is to manage and render 3D graphics.

What is nvxdsync

The file nvxdsync.exe is located in the folder C:ProgramsNVIDIA CorporationDisplay. If it is in this folder, it is NVIDIA’s legitimate process. If this is not the case, it could be malicious software.

It has a size of 1169 KB on my Windows 8.1 and uses 3.8 MB of memory. The program is sometimes known to consume large amounts of memory. If you are faced with this problem, stopping this process will not cause your system to crash, but it is necessary for the graphics/3D card to work properly. You may have difficulty playing 3D games or using 3D processes. read more

Disable access or disable Windows storage on Windows 10/8.1

We have seen how to disable automatic application updates under Windows 10/8. If you are not using the Windows store and are not using Windows store applications, you can disable or disable access to the Windows store in Windows 10/8.1 using the Group Policy Editor.

Disable or disable

Using the Group Policy Editor

To disable or disable access to the Windows store, type gpedit.msc in the Run field and press Enter to open the Local Group Policy Editor. Navigate to the next setting:

Computer configuration > Administrative templates > Windows components > Save read more

Checklist for a smooth installation of Windows 10

This is an exciting time for Windows enthusiasts around the world, with the release of Windows 10 Technical Preview, and I’m sure most of them are getting ready for a road test. So, in this post, I will suggest some tips for a smooth installation of Windows 10 and some tips for post installation.

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First of all Windows 10 is always a technical preview, which means it is an immature operating system – so we expect to see bugs or problems. The purpose of a technical preview is to allow device drivers and software developers to start working on an updated version of their product when the operating system meets RTM. However, it doesn’t hurt to install Windows 10 and go for a walk. read more