When it comes to the Windows System tray, I like to have items displayed that I absolutely need. One item that I usually keep minimized in the tray is the capability to view hard drive activity using Sysinternals Process Explorer.
read more: Monitor Hard Drive Disk Activity From Windows System Tray
Have you ever had one of those moments where you can't remember what you just did? Like where you saved a document, spreadsheet or the file that you just copied to your hard drive.
read more: Windows Tip: How To Find Files After Forgetting Where You Saved Them On Your Hard Drive
Many people do not realize that their computer IP address is different from their Internet IP Address.
If you are on a network (either at home or work) more than likely you are behind a router and your computer network adapter card (NIC) has been assigned a "local" IP address.
read more: How To Find The Real IP Address Of Your Windows Computer
Sooner or later it's bound to happen. You are cleaning up your hard drive and deleting files when one of the following error messages appears:
Cannot delete [filename]: There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use
read more: How To Identify Which Windows Process Has Locked A File When Trying To Delete Open Files
Windows operating systems has always been loaded with many shortcuts that can be used to perform tasks quickly and with less clicks to accomplish those tasks in fewer steps. Some of these shortcuts are well known while others may not be known to the average Windows computer user.
read more: Uncover Hidden Commands In Windows Right Click Context Menus
Ever have an application that just hangs and never returns to normal or terminate?
So you open up Windows Task Manager, find the application process, right click on it and select End Process.
Over time, your computer will accumulate numerous items, such as files, folders, applications or programs. While you can easily identify when a folder or file was accessed or modified simply by using Windows Explorers, identifying when applications or programs where last accessed, isn't as easy to find.
read more: Find Out When You Last Accessed Windows Programs Or Aplications
If your computer is running slower these days, or freezes up when you have too many programs running, you might need to reorganize your hard drive.
Even if your computer runs smoothly right now, it is still beneficial to know all of the space saving techniques that you can use to make sure your computer is clean, easy to navigate and in the best possible condition.
read more: 10 Ways to Clean Up, Organize And Save Space On Your Hard Drive
