Windows displays the last logged in username in the login dialog box thinking it would be useful for the same person if he or she logs in again. But it might be a security or privacy issue for some. Letting others know you’ve logged in to a particular computer might be a privacy issue for you. Even if welcome screen is enabled just hitting Ctrl + Alt + Del twice will bring up the dialog box which displays the last login username. Hiding it is a simple matter of editing a registry value.Continue Reading…

For all those want your personal computer to be “personal” think again.If you bought a branded computer or got it assembled by someone else then most probably the owner of the computer is not you! no I don’t mean it literally just right click My Computer and go to properties. You’ll see some Jack and Jill’s name under the Registered To heading. Even if you desperately search the whole day to find that one option that will allow you to change the registered owner in windows you won’t find any. So the last option you might wonder is to reinstall windows. Don’t worry you don’t have to take that extreme step when you have a wonderful thing named windows registry to change your world. Just follow the steps carefully and you’ll regain your PC’s ownership.Continue Reading…

A registry tweak for command line warriors, even with the latest Windows AERO theme power users still prefer the command prompt to accomplish certain tasks. But navigating through folders and subfolders is painful especially if the folder names are long containing numbers and alphabets like a3f5a2ed3eea41ec9b2198da. Add a command prompt option to the context menu so that you can simply right click any folder select “Command Prompt” and the Command prompt opens with the specified folder as the working directory.Continue Reading…

This registry tweak adds great productivity to the Windows Operating System by reducing the number of clicks needed to copy or move the file. Usually when you want to copy a file to some other location what do you do? select the file, press Ctrl + C go to the destination and press Ctrl + P to paste the file. Or from the source you can select the file go to Edit -> Copy To Folder and select the location. But how cool it would be to get the options “Copy To” and “Move To” to the context menu when you right click a file or folder. Tweak your windows registry and brag among your friends on how you reduced the number of clicks.Continue Reading…

This is a registry tweak is very useful for System Administrator and browsing center owners. Many users keep changing the desktop wallpapers and screensavers create new files and folders at the drop of the hat but after applying this registry tweak you can put a fullstop to all this. But as always be careful while editing registry values and ensure you take a backup of your registry before proceeding and read every step carefully.Continue Reading…

Errors and warnings are usually informative and important, they provide use with want problems are bugging our systems. But some warnings are outright irritating and one such warning is the balloon displayed at the system tray stating “You are running out of disk space on [drive]. To free space on this drive by deleting old or unnecessary files, click here“. “I know I’m running out of space” you scream but your cries are not heard by your computer. Even if you click that balloon message Windows Disk Cleanup opens showing up Temporary files, Cached Thumbnails and other stuff which might probably reduce a few MBs of space. Even if you don’t need more space on that drive you’ll be seeing it now and then. But disabling it is just a matter of tweaking the windows registry. Pull up your sleeves and continue readingContinue Reading…