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Is someone calling you and need your help but you don’t want anyone can access to your computer while you’re away? Instead of clicking on Start -> Log Off -> Switch User. It would costs you from 3-5 seconds.

Hold the Windows key, which locates between Ctrl& Alt keys and then press the letter L. The windows immediately brings you back to the login screen.

Start -> Run -> type REGEDIT -> click OK

Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile
Delete the IsShortcut registry value

Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile
Delete the IsShortcut registry value

Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ConferenceLink
Delete the IsShortcut registry value

Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DocShortCut
Delete the IsShortcut registry value

Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut
Delete the IsShortcut registry value

Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WSHFile
Delete the IsShortcut registry value

Fastest way to delete IsShortcut:
Click on Edit -> Find -> type IsShortcut -> click Find Next button -> right-click on IsShortcut and then select Delete

Close Registry Editor and reboot your computer. All the shortcut icon arrows on your destop will be gone.

Making incorrect changes in the registry can break your system. It’s highly advisable to backup the registry before editing any portion of it.

Click Start -> Run
In the Open box, type regedit -> click OK
On the File menu, click Export
Select a location where you want to save the Registration Entries (.reg)
In the File name box, type a file name, and then click Save

To import the registry, just simply open up the Registry Editor and then click on File -> Import -> Select .reg file then click Open

Windows XP Pro
Click Start -> Run -> GPEDIT.MSC
Click OK or hit Enter key to open up the Group Policy

Navigate to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> highlight System

Near the bottom of right-hand side panel, scroll down and you will see Turn off Autoplay

Right-click Turn off Autoplay -> Properties

The default is the Not configured, so you have to select either Enabled or Disabled radio button
Click OK and you’re done.

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Windows XP Home
Click Start -> Run -> REGEDIT
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> policies -> Explorer

Create a new value called: NoDriveTypeAutoRun
Type is: DWORD
Value is: 0×000000b1 (177)

Note: To undo this change, set the NoDriveTypeAutoRun value back to 91 (145) instead of b1 (177)

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system ,allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history, Temporary files, etc. The best part of this software is free of downloading and absolutely no spyware. I have been using it since 2005 and still loving it.

Download CCleaner here

Right click on Computer
Select Manage
Click on Disk Management
Right click on a partition
Select Shrink or Extend depends on what you want to do

NOTE: Remember to backup before you change partition sizes.

Open the Start Menu
Right click Command Prompt
Select Run as administrator
To turn Hibernation off - powercfg -hibernate off
To turn Hibernation on - powercfg -hibernate on
Note: If you turn it off, it won’t even show on the Start Menu

To change the size

Right click on the Desktop
Select View
Set it to Classic Icons

This tip will help you to shutdown computer without pop-up a message telling you that a program is still running.

Click Start -> Run -> type regedit -> HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Control Panel -> Desktop -> Right-click AutoEndTasks -> select Modify -> change Value Data to 1 -> Reboot computer

index.dat is a file used by the Internet Explorer web browser. The index.dat file functions as an active database, which runs as long as Windows is active. It functions as a repository of redundant information, such as web URLs, search queries, and recently opened files. Eventhought, you’ve deleted cookies, history and temporary internet files, these index.dat files still there. It only takes a few steps to disable index.dat.

Reboot your computer in Safe Mode by pressing F5 or F8 (depends on your machine)
Login as Administrator
Start -> Run -> type cmd -> click OK (MS-Dos window will display)
on your command prompt type CD\ -> hit Enter key
then type del index.dat /s (space between .dat and /s)

index.dat files should be permanently deleted and you don’t have to go thru these processes above again.