The Tech Diary of an IT support geek

The Run command on Microsoft Windows operating system allows you to directly open an application or document with just a single command instead of navigating to its location and double-clicking the executable icon. However, it only works for some of the inbuilt Windows programs such as Command prompt (cmd), Calculator (calc) etc.So, have you ever wondered how to create your own customized Run … [Read more...]

Many a time, it becomes necessary for us to write protect our USB flash drive so as to protect it from viruses and other malware programs. As flash drives are so popular and most widely used to move data between computers, they are the prime target for attackers as a means to get infections spread around the computer world. Also, since USB drive is not a Read-Only Memory (ROM), the data inside it … [Read more...]

If you are a Windows 7 user, then you are most likely to be aware of the fact that you need to TAKE OWNERSHIP of files and folders before you can make any changes to them. This feature was introduced first in Windows Vista and later in Windows 7 in order to prevent any unauthorized changes from being made to the system files.However, it can be little annoying to follow a long list of procedure … [Read more...]

How would you like to change the logon screen background in Windows 7 so as to give your Windows a customized look and feel? With a small tweak it is possible to change the Windows 7 logon screen and set your own picture/wallpaper as the background.Customizing the logon screen background in Windows 7 is as simple as changing your desktop wallpaper. Well, here is a step-by-step instruction to … [Read more...]

This article explains how to inspect and repair the registry errors in your Windows PC so as to improve its overall performance. If you are a Windows user, you are most likely to be aware of the fact that the Windows registry gets corrupted over time resulting in an overall decreased performance of the computer.At times, registry errors can also make your PC to freeze down and hang up every now … [Read more...]

This post will show you how to reset Windows administrator password at times when you forget it or when you want to gain access to a computer for which you do not know the password.Most of us have experienced a situation where in we need to gain access to a computer which is password protected or at times we may forget the administrator password without which it becomes impossible to log in to the … [Read more...]

Do you want to password protect your folder? Do you want to make it invisible so that it remains unnoticed by other users of your PC? Well, here is a way to do that.In this post, I will show you how to make an invisible password protected folder in Windows without using any additional software.How to Create a Password Protected Folder?Here is is step-by-step procedure to do this:Step-1: Create a … [Read more...]