We’ve covered a great program called Send To Manager that lets us manage the Send to right-click menu entries. While this allows sending files to particular programs, it doesn’t permit specifying what file types should be opened with that program. This is done from the “Open with” right-click menu. Changing the programs associated with a file has a special place in the registry. ...

Windows Explorer is the main method of navigation around applications and folders. We’ve looked at customizing the appearance of folders and even running system commands right from an Explorer window. A whole new way to view and maneuver around Explorer is with Unreal Commander. There ...

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is great for companies with many computers. These computers oftentimes need Windows updates but will always have to reach out to the Internet to get them. Microsoft helped relieve this bandwidth tension by allowing a server to store all the updates, requiring a system admin to simply point all the workstations to the local server for updates and not Microsoft’s server. Portable Update’s function is similar to WSUS. Run ...

Simplicity in design oftentimes incorrectly assumes simplicity in functionality. A clear example of busting this is when you use LISTSP. LISTSP is an advanced Task Manager with a simple design yet many options. View running processes, services, drivers, and network activity. Close out any connection or process and manage all the services from one window. There are plenty of options in LISTSP so we’ll go over the main four tabs ...

An amped up version of your old standby - whatever it is - may can seem unnecessary in certain cases, but not when it comes to Notepad alternatives. While adding too many bells and whistles can sometimes mar the original, not with QuickPad, the sleeker "cooler sister" of Notepad. QuickPad gives users access to several features and tools not available in Notepad, yet it still runs just as quick. Whether you've always wanted to run scripts directly in Notepad ...

We’re big fans of WinAero here at TechNorms. There easy to use, creative utilities for Windows have been increasing functionality and adding much-needed features to the OS for years. Lock Screen Customizer for Windows 8 is another amazingly simplistic Windows 8 tool that lets you change the look ...

Windows already includes a scheduled task feature but no options come inherently to make it easy for some operations. These include basic features like moving, deleting and copying files. Currently, a batch file with proper commands would have to be made and then executed as a program in Task Scheduler. This is unnecessary and most don’t want to go to the trouble. Download MoveBOT to do these same operations very ...

ReadyBoost was introduced with Windows Vista years ago but not really taken seriously until Windows 7 was released. ReadyBoost works by allowing a Windows user to utilize a USB, drive, SD card or CompactFlash card to filter a PC's cache. This can have a significant impact on the functionality of Windows, since a removable device can react quickly when caching than your computer can. What types of devices are compatible with ReadyBoost? You can use a SD card, CompactFlash card or USB flash ...

Encrypting File System (EFS) was first implemented in Windows 2000 and has existed throughout all the later operating systems. Although it’s a free built-in feature, many have abounded it to adopt third-party alternatives like All File Locker or Boxcryptor for

Windows 8 introduced a whole new way you work with what used to be the Start Menu in previous versions. Gone are the days of clicking on the Start Menu to get access to your favorite programs, games and even My Computer. You can pin items to the Start screen in Windows 8, and we'll show you how to pin My Computer to it so you can quickly get to ...