Computer/IT Tricks

Common Computer Settings

Example : How to Personalize/Customize your Desktop Icons position in Windows 10/11?

- Right-click on an empty space on your desktop.
- Hover over 'View' option
- Uncheck/Disable 'Auto arrange' icons (if checked).
- Uncheck 'Align icons to grid' (if you want free movement).
- Now, drag and drop the icons to your desired positions.

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- Disable 'Auto Arrange Icons' (as above).
- Use DesktopOK (Free Tool) by Downloading it.
- Run the program and save your preferred layout.
- Restore the saved layout if icons move.

Example : How to Change/Show/Configure System Desktop icons in Windows 10/11?

- Right-click on the desktop and select 'Personalize' option.
- Click 'Themes' from the left panel/pane.
- Scroll down and select 'Desktop icon settings' (under "Related settings").
- Choose/Check/Uncheck required desktop icons (e.g., Recycle Bin, This PC) and check ' allow themes to Change Desktop Icon'.
- Click Apply → OK.

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Example : How to Change the Folder or Shortcut Icon in Windows 10/11?

- Right-click a 'folder or shortcut icon' → Click 'Properties' option. - Go to the 'Customize' tab. - Click 'Change Icon' and select a different one. - Click Apply → OK. NB: Icon(.ico files)can be created using:- - MS Paint application - IcoFX (Free tool) - Convert PNG to ICO online.

Example : How to Remove/Fix “You’ll Need to provide administrator permission to copy or delete files/folders“.

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Example : How to Remove/Fix Always “Continue” Permission during copying/deleting files/folders in a system/hard disk drive.

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Example : How to Create a New System Restore Point in Windows 10.

- Right click on 'This PC' icon on the desktop - choose 'Properties' - 'Advance System Settings' - Choose 'System Protection' tab - click on 'create' button (at the bottom of window) - put the meaningful name of restore point - ok (it will take few seconds to make restore point) - close.

Example : How to see the list of Created System Restore Points and apply/use/implement the created system restore point in Windows 10.

- Right click on 'This PC' icon on the desktop - choose 'Properties' - 'Advance System Settings' - Choose 'System Protection' tab - click on 'System Restore' button.
- click on 'choose a different restore point' radio button - click on 'next' button. - click on 'show more restore points' check box - select/click desirable restore point from the list - click on 'next' button - click on 'Finish' button.

Example : How to Delete/Remove all Created System Restore points in Windows 10.

- Right click on 'This PC' icon on the desktop - choose 'Properties' - 'Advance System Settings' - Choose 'System Protection' tab - click 'configure' button - click 'delete' button.

Example : How to Change/Show/Configure System Desktop icons in Windows 10/11.

- Right-click on the desktop and select 'Personalize' option.
- Click 'Themes' from the left panel/pane.
- Scroll down and select 'Desktop icon settings' (under "Related settings").
- Choose/Check/Uncheck required desktop icons (e.g., Recycle Bin, This PC) and check ' allow themes to Change Desktop Icon'.
- Click Apply → OK.

Example : How to Personalize/Customize your Desktop Icons position in Windows 10/11.

- Right-click on an empty space on your desktop.
- Hover over 'View' option<br /> - Uncheck/Disable 'Auto arrange' icons (if checked).
- Uncheck 'Align icons to grid' (if you want free movement).
- Now, drag and drop the icons to your desired positions.

                            OR

- Disable 'Auto Arrange Icons' (as above).
- Use DesktopOK (Free Tool) by Downloading it.
- Run the program and save your preferred layout.
- Restore the saved layout if icons move.

Example : How to Set/Reset your Name in/from the right-click Shortcut Menu option on the desktop.

Step 1: Window key+run
Step 2: Type regedit - ok -Yes
Step 3: Click on 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT' - click on DESKTOPBACKGROUND - Right click on SHELL - Click on NEW - Click on KEY - Type your NAME - Name is listed in the menu.

Step 4: To remove the created name from the list - Window key+run - Type regedit - ok -Yes - Click on 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT' - click on DESKTOPBACKGROUND - click on SHELL - Right click on your name in the list - Delete - Your name is removed from the right click menu list.

Example : How to stop/close a (not closable) open application forcibly.

- Press Alt+Ctrl+Delete button - Task Manager - Select 'Processes' tab - select/choose the application from the appeared list, we want to close - click on 'End Task' button.

Example : How to Stop Auto Update features of the Windows 10 operating system?

- open 'search' option - write 'window update setting' and click on searched option 'window update setting' - choose 'advanced options' - off the window update option.

Example : How to Modify/Remove Windows 10 OS Password by giving the old password?

Step 1: Press Alt+Ctrl+Delete button - choose 'Change Password'
Step 2: To change password, enter old password and then new and confirm password - ok
Step 3: To remove password, enter old password and then put empty in new and confirm password - ok

Example : How to Stop/Start Auto Opening of Connected Devices in a USB drive in Windows 10?

- Press 'Window Key + I' - Click 'Devices' option - click 'AutoPlay' option - Click 'On/Off'Button.

Example : How to configure/ON mobile Hotspot features in a laptop(or desktop having Wi-Fi features) using the Windows 10 operating system?

- Search option - type 'mobile hotspot settings' - choose wifi/blutooth - click on 'edit' button - Set your wifi name and password.

Example : How to Find Your Windows 10/11 OS Product Key installed in your computer system?

1st Method
- Press Windows + R on your keyboard.
- Type "cmd" in appeared box and hit the enter key.
- Paste the following command and hit enter: "wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey".
- Now, note down your product key.

2nd Method
- Press Windows + R on your keyboard.
- Type "powershell" in appeared box and hit the enter key.
- Paste the following command and hit enter: powershell "(Get-WmiObject -query ‘select * from SoftwareLicensingService’).OA3xOriginalProductKey".
- Now, note down your product key.

3rd Method
- Press Windows + R keys to bring up the Run dialog box.
- To open the Registry Editor with admin access, type 'regedit' and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter.
- Use the navigation pane on the left side of the window to reach the following Registry key, or use the address bar and copy-paste the path location and press enter:-
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionSoftwareProtectionPlatform".
- Look for the "BackupProductKeyDefault" option in the right-side pane. It displays your product key in the Data column right side.

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PC/Laptop Computer Repairing Settings

Example : How to reset all System Drivers to default when a PC/Laptop Hangs?

- Press 'Window key + Shift + Ctrl + B'.

Example : How to Fix/Reduce Maximum RAM Usage in Windows 10/11 OS?

Download 'memreduct' free software from the website 'https://memreduct.org/' - Install it - Open it - click on 'Clean Memory' button - close the window.

Example : How to Fix/Reduce 100% CPU/Disk Usage in Windows 10/11 OS?

STEP1 : Right click on 'Start' button - choose and click 'Device Manager' - open 'System Devices' - Right click on 'High Precision Event Timer' - click 'Disable device' - click on 'yes' button, if any - close the window.

STEP2 : Type 'Power' term in Search box near 'start' button - choose and click 'Edit Power plan' - click on 'changed Advanced power settings' link - choose and select 'High performance' option from drop down list/combo box - click on 'apply' button - click on 'ok' button.

STEP3 : Right click on 'Start' button - choose and click 'Task Manager' - click on 'StartUp' tab button in upside menu (in windows 10) or 'StartUp app' icons left side (in windows 11) - 'Disable' all the unwanted apps carefully to open at starting time of the system - close the window.

STEP4 : Type 'sysdm.cpl' in search box - click on 'Advanced' tab button - click on 'Settings' button from 'performance' area - click 'adjust for best performance' radio button - click on 'apply' button - click on 'ok' button - close the window.

Example : Reset Windows XP/7/8/10 Password Using Password Reset Software.

Step 1: Download the 'PCUnlocker'(https://www.top-password.com/reset-windows-password.html) software.
Step 2: Burn it as bootable onto a CD/DVD or USB flash/pen drive.
Step 3: Boot your locked computer from the newly burned bootable CD/DVD or USB flash/pen drive.
Step 4: When a window pops up appears with all your Windows user accounts, select one of the appropriate option to reset the password.

Example : How to Modify/Remove a Windows 10 OS Password by Providing the Old Password.

Step 1: Press Alt+Ctrl+Delete button - choose 'Change Password'.
Step 2: To change password, enter old password and then new and confirm password - ok
Step 3: To remove password, enter old password and then put empty in new and confirm password - ok.

Example : How to Modify a System Password without entering the control panel/supplying an old password.

- Open DOS in Administrator mode (Right click on start button in window 10 - select command prompt admin) -Type 'net user' - Press Enter button - List of user account appears - Now, type 'net user useraccountname newpassword' (if not known user name and password,then 'net user Administrator 123456') - Press Enter - the command completed successfully.

Example : How to Reset a System (opening) Password in Windows 7/8/10.

Step 1: Boot/Restart your computer and immediately press on the F8 key repeatedly until your computer displays the boot menu.

Step 2: Now using the arrow keys, choose Safe Mode option from the appeared list and press the Enter key.

Step 3: On the appeared home screen, click on Administrator.(If you have no appearance of home screen, type Administrator and leave the password field as blank. If you can't log in as you have ever changed the password, please use another method to reset your forgotten password.)

Step 4: Click on the 'Start' menu in the bottom left corner, go in the 'Control Panel' option, then in 'User Accounts' you can change any user passwords easily.

NB : On Windows OS, there is a hidden account named Administrator. Most of the time, this account has no password set. Then, in this case we can reset our password as above mention method we can delete or change the password of any users and fix our problem.

Example : How to Automatically Check and Fix/Remove Slow-Executing Problems on a PC/Laptop from the System.

- Press Window key +R button
- Type 'MDSCHED.EXE' in run box - ok
- select 'Restart your computer now' or for 'next time we start the system'.
- Now, Auto check starts and fix automatically, if any problem exists.

Example : How to Delete/Remove All Viruses from a system using DOS/CMD/in Windows 7/8.1/10.

- Open DOS command prompt in Admin Mode(Right click on start button - choose command prompt in Admin mode) - Type 'sfc /scannow' (press enter) - wait for some time.

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- Open DOS command prompt in Admin Mode(Right click on start button - choose command prompt in Admin mode) - Type 'attrib -h -r -s /s /d c:*.*' (press enter) - wait for some time.

Example : How to Speed Up Our Slow Computer/How to Clean Our System’s Memory.

Use most of the listed methods to fast the computer : -

- open run(window key + r)- type '%temp%' - Delete all the files permanently (shift + delete)from appeared window.

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- open run(window key + r)- type 'temp' - Delete all the files permanently (shift+delete) from appeared window.

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- open run(window key + r)- type 'recent' - Delete all the files permanently (shift+delete) from appeared window.

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- open run(window key + r)- type 'prefetch' - Delete all the files permanently (shift+delete) from appeared window.

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- open C drive - Right click on C drive - Properties - Disk Cleanup - ok.

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- open run(window key + r)- type 'msconfig' - choose Boot tab - put minimum 3 seconds in Timeout box - check 'No GUI Boot' option to remove window opening page at the boot time - Now click 'Advanced options ...' button - Check 'number of processors' -choose maximum no. of processors - check 'maximum memory' option - Now click on 'Startup' tab - click on 'open task manager'- disable those user's applications one by one which is not required at boot time - ok - restart the computer.

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- open run(window key + r)option - type 'control' - Type 'defragment' in search box - now click on 'Administrative tools' - Select C drive and click on 'Optimize' button and wait for few minutes for its completion.

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- Right click on 'This PC' - Properties - Advance System Settings - Advanced tab - Performance - Settings - choose 'Adjust for best performance' - ok - ok.

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- Go to control panel - Power option - create a power plan - High performance - Next - Save changes.

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- Block Notifications in window 10.(click on start button in window 10 - settings - System - Notifications & Actions - off the notifications options)

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- Remove or uninstall unused/unwanted software using control panel - programs & features (type 'add remove programs' in search box - select and click programs) - right click on programs - uninstall.

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- Use a cleaning tools regularly such as Clean Master for PC, System care, ccleaner etc.

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- Restart the computer after long run.

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- Must update the Driver software regularly.

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- Remove Cache file, Cookies files, unused Google linked extensions etc regularly.

Example : How to get Full Information about a Computer System.

(##) To Get/Know the details of a Computer System Processor/CPU, RAM, OS etc : 
- Press Win + R → type 'msinfo32' → Enter - Under System Summary, details of a Computer System appears.

(##) To Get/Know the Manufacturer and Manufacture details/Date of PC/Laptop : 
- Press Window Key + R → type 'msinfo32' → press Enter - Go to System Summary → BIOS Version/Date[The BIOS Date usually corresponds to the manufacture date or the date the laptop/PC was first built.]

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Open Command Prompt (CMD) - Press Win + R → type cmd → press Enter- Type the following command at DOS Command Prompt - wmic bios get manufacturer, smbios bios version, releasedate - press Enter.

(##) To Get/Know All the Installed Applications or Softwares in a Computer : 
- Window Key + X and then press P button.

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- Open/Go to Control Panel → Programs → Programs and Features - Display the list of Applications.

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- Window Key + R - Type Cmd - ok - Type at Command Prompt/DOS - system_profiler SPApplicationsDataType (Press Enter).

(##) To Get/Know the Full Information about RAM installed in a Computer System :
- Press Win + R → type 'msinfo32' → Enter - Under System Summary, details of Installed Physical Memory (RAM).

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- Right click on This PC on Desktop - Properties - See the details of RAM Installed and used in appeared information.

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- Type 'wmic memorychip get capacity, speed, manufacturer, partnumber' at DOS Command Prompt and hit Enter.

(##) To Get/Know the Total size of Installed Hard Disk in a Computer :-
- Press Win + R → type diskmgmt.msc → Enter(Full size in Disk 0 information).

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- Double click on This PC - Add the size of total drive - we will get the total size of hard disk installed.

(##) To Get/Obtain the Serial Number of a Computer/PC/Laptop :-
- Press Win + R → type 'cmd' → ok -Type 'wmic bios get serialnumber' at DOS Command Prompt. - Press Enter.