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Important Shortcut Keys for Computer

  CTRL+A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select All CTRL+C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copy CTRL+X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cut CTRL+V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paste CTRL+Z. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undo CTRL+B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bold CTRL+U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Underline CTRL+I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Italic F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Help F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rename selected object F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Find all files F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens file list drop-down in dialogs F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refresh current window F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shifts focus in Windows Explorer F10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activates menu bar options ALT+TAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cycles between open applications ALT+F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quit program, close current...

Run Check Disk from Command prompt

  You can run Check Disk from the command line or within other utilities. At a command prompt, you can test the integrity of the C drive by typing the following command:     chkdsk C: To find and repair errors that are found in the E drive, use the following command:  chkdsk /f C:    Note that Check Disk can’t repair volumes that are in use. If the volume is in use, Check Disk displays a prompt that asks if you want to schedule the volume to be checked the next time you restart the system. Click Yes to schedule this.   The complete syntax for Check Disk is as follows: CHKDSK [volume[[path]filename]] [/F] [/V] [/R] [/X] [/I] [/C] [/L[:size]] The options and switches for Check Disk are used as follows: volume Sets the volume to work with path/filename Specifies files to check for fragmentation (FAT16 and FAT32 only) /F Fixes errors on the disk /V Displays the full path and name of every file on the disk (FAT16 and FAT32); displ...

Atheros WLAN Driver - Connection Issues With Many New Routers

those that have the below listed Atheros adapters, and recently upgraded their routers (usually from a Wireless G to a Wireless N router from 2009 or newer), only to find they cannot connect to the internet anymore. Atheros AR5006 802.11a/b/g WiFi Adapter Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter When using their old equipment, there were no problems. Symptom:  When upgrading to a new router, normally connection is made to the local network, but one cannot access the internet. Symptom:  Wireless connects if using WEP security or no security, but will not connect when using WPA2-Personal security. For those who have the above Atheros wireless adapters, and are experiencing issues with connecting to the internet, there is a driver available that should remedy the situation. It is good for Windows operating systems -- Windows XP through Windows 7 -- 32 or 64 bit. It may work on Windows 8 too, but I haven't tested it on ...

How to Idendify Hardwares in Windows pc?

            When you are looking for a device driver for a piece of hardware, it is useful to know the hardware id of the device.The hardware identifier is a combination of the bus type, the hardware manufacturer (or vendor) and the device identifier. In some cases additional sub-system identifiers and revision information is included to distinguish between variations of a device. To check the hardware id for a device, follow these steps:  Open the Device Manager by type “devmgmt.msc” at the Run option in the Start menu.  In the Device Manager, right-click the device, and select Properties in the popup menu.  select the Details tab.  select the Hardware Ids in the drop down list. As you can see in the screen shot, there can be multiple hardware ID's for a device. The top one is the most specific identifier, and going down, the identifiers are more generic. The reason this is done is to allow a d...

Windows RUN Commands

1. Accessibility Controls - access.cpl 2. Accessibility Wizard - accwiz 3. Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl 4. Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl 5. Administrative Tools - control admintools 6. Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl 7. Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt 8. Calculator - calc 9. Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc 10. Character Map - charmap 11. Check Disk Utility - chkdsk 12. Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd 13. Command Prompt - cmd 14. Component Services - dcomcnfg 15. Computer Management - compmgmt.msc 16. Control Panel - control 17. Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl 18. DDE Shares - ddeshare 19. Device Manager - devmgmt.msc 20. Direct X Troubleshooter - dxdiag 21. Disk Cleanup Utility - cleanmgr 22. Disk Defragment - dfrg.msc 23. Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc 24. Disk Partition Manager - diskpart 25. Display Properties - control desktop 26. Display Properties - desk.cpl 27. Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility - drwtsn32 28. Driver Verifier Utility - verifier 29. Event V...