System Tools

Many times when you uninstall software using standard Windows Add/Remove programs, they leave behind unwanted traces such as broken desktop icons, start menu entries, registry entries, unnecessary files, and so on. One way to keep your system clean after an uninstallation is to run programs such as CCleaner,  TweakNow PowerPack, Winstep Free Organizer, etc. (more…)

There are many backup solutions available, both offline and online, such as AutoVer, a powerful auto versioning and backup program, Back4Sure, a handy portable tool, and Free MozyHome, an online backup solution. If you don’t want to have any extra software, you can even use your own Gmail account as an online backup drive. (more…)

If you are a Net book owner, chances are that your machine might not have an optical drive. So in scenarios where you want to install Windows 7, Windows Vista, or even Windows XP, you need to create a bootable USB flash drive. We already have posted the manual steps to install Windows 7 from USB drive, and also featured the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool released by Microsoft. (more…)

Sometimes when you want to move or delete a file or folder, you come across errors such as the file is being used by another program, access denied, and so on. This is because another process has put a lock on that file and so until it gives up, you cannot modify the file in any way. While there are tools such as the MoveOnBoot, which automatically complete the actions that you have started on a file such as moving or deletion upon a system restart, Tizer Unlocker is a much powerful program which lets you unlock files/folders instantly without a reboot. (more…)

Whenever there are some special offers, we are more than happy to bring the news to our readers. This time it’s Easeus Data Recovery Wizard 5.0.1, an advanced data recovery software that can retrieve lost or deleted files from a hard disk crash, or partition failures, RAW hard drives, and so on. (more…)

Game Update Maker is a free program which lets you compare two directories, one outdated and the other updated one, to find out what all files have changed in the latest version. It then copies all these different files to another directory, thus letting you easily browse and edit the outdated files. (more…)

Most of us hibernate our PCs so that the starting process is much faster. However restarting a PC is very much required as Windows cleans up unwanted and temporary files when you shut it down. Boot Snooze is a free application which lets you get the best of both, by restarting your PC and then putting it in Standby or Hibernation mode. (more…)

Tweak Me is yet another utility, similar on the lines of Windows 7 in a box, TweakNow PowerPack,  that helps to make your life easy. This free utility brings together a huge collection of Windows tweaks in a single and easy to use interface. (more…)

Want to find out why an application has crashed on your PC? One way to investigate is to use the Reliability Monitor, present in Windows 7/Vista, that lets you view all application crashes, Windows errors, warnings, and other failures and check for any available solutions. Or you could use AppCrashView, a free and portable utility that gives you detailed information for all program crashes that occurred in your system. (more…)

Time to time Defragmentation of your system is one of the required steps to keep your PC from becoming slow and your hard disk from degrading. While there are many free defragmenters available such as Smart Defrag, Defraggler, these programs do not have an option to do boot time defragmentation.

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