How To Run Android Apps On PC

BlueStacks App Player boot up
It can be a good idea to first test Android apps somewhere in a sandbox instead of installing them directly on the mobile devices like cellphones or tablets. Bluestacks is an Android emulator which is currently in beta and free to use which can run any of the available Android apps right from the PC. (Similar to what virtual machines do). There are also Bluestacks app players like bluestacks-app-player.com/pc/7-bluestacks-for-windows-7.html...

How To Defragment Specific Drives And Folders Using Defraggler

Defraggler
Defraggler is a free disk defragmenting tool that can analyze and defragment selected hard drives or even individual folders. Periodically, defragmentation is essential to keep drives in good shape and to allocate disk space more effeciently. Download it from here. Using it is pretty simple, just launch it and all the existing drives (both internal and external) will be displayed along with useful...

How To Restore Commonly Used Desktop Icons In Windows 8

After installing Windows 8, the common icons like Computer and Recycle Bin do not show up on the desktop by default. This can be confusing especially when adjusting to the new Windows UI (shiny, cool tiles 🙂 ), here is how to restore these common icons on the desktop : 1. From the Windows 8 UI, press Windows key + F (or the magnifying glass icon from the extreme right edge after moving the mouse...

Two Ways To Find Out Windows Version Info

Version info displayed through winver
Here are two quick ways to find out the Windows internal version number  : The 1st way : Open Windows command prompt and type : ver The 2nd way : Click on Windows orb and in search box, type : winver The popup displayed will also show the same version number which was found directly through the command prompt with info about service pack if installed. Cheers.  

How To Find Out The Size Of User Profiles In Windows

Accessing advanced system settings in Windows 7
User profile is a collection of various settings and files under Windows (like My Documents, application settings and so on). Over a period of time, the user profile in Windows grows large and can cause slowdowns while logging on or overall sluggishness. This can be experienced as delayed logons, slow system response etc. To find out the size of user profiles in Windows 7 : 1. Go to Control Panel >...

How To Recover Deleted Files From NTFS Partition In Windows

How To Recover Deleted Files From NTFS Partition In Windows
Here’s how to recover deleted files from NTFS partition in Windows: 1. Go to www.pdfzilla.com/free-file-undelete.html and click ‘Download FREE!’ to save the ‘Free File Undelete’ utility to your Windows PC. 2. Right click the saved ‘FreeFileUndelete.exe’ and select ‘Run as administrator’. 3. Select the drive from which you deleted the file(s) and...