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BootRacer 4.0: Measures Windows 8 Boot Time

October 4, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

One way to check your Computer is booting quickly is to check with popular program Soluto which not only tells you Windows boot time … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware Tagged: Boot Time, Windows 8
Freeware

Google Drive’s Latest Version Offline Installer [Updated]

September 23, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

Google Docs now becomes Google Drive as few days back Google started switching all docs users to drive and if you’re using Windows, you … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware Tagged: Google Drive, offline installer
Freeware
Windows Security guide: Defender, firewall, BitLocker and malware removal

ExploitShield Browser Edition protects Windows apps from zero-day vulnerabilities

September 15, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu
Windows Security guide: Defender, firewall, BitLocker and malware removal

ExploitShield Browser Edition is a free tool from ZeroVulnerabilityLabs that protects your browser from exploits, including zero-day attacks that antivirus signatures don’t catch yet. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, Security
Freeware

AVG Secure Search Will Scan the Links, AVG LinkScanner Discontinued

August 24, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

Remember AVG LinkScanner which offered by AVG  as standalone and with their antivirus products which scans links and shows safety ratings on search results  … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, Security Tagged: AVG, AVG Linkscanner, AVG Secure Search
Freeware

Download Avast Cleanup Tool [Unofficial]

August 23, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

If you’ve uninstalled Avast antivirus from your computer using Programs and Features or from Add/remove program in Control Panel you should know that Avast … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware Tagged: antivirus, Avast, uninstall
Freeware
Windows Security guide: Defender, firewall, BitLocker and malware removal

Webroot System Analyzer, Get Detailed Report on Your PC’s Security and Performance

July 24, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu
Windows Security guide: Defender, firewall, BitLocker and malware removal

Security vendor Webroot has released Webroot System Analyzer, free tool which analyzes your system in 24 areas and gives detailed report on performance and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware Tagged: secruity
Freeware
Run commands, CMD and PowerShell on a Windows command line

Win+R Alias Manager: create aliases for apps in Windows to quickly launch from Run command

July 15, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu
Run commands, CMD and PowerShell on a Windows command line

The Run box (Win+R) is one of the fastest ways to start a program in Windows. Type notepad or mspaint and press Enter. That … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, Tips and Tricks, Windows
Freeware

Classic Shell Now Skips The Metro Screen on Startup and Boots You Directly on to Windows 8 Desktop

July 1, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

Two annoyances in Windows 8 are Metro Start screen and user will be taken to start screen instead of desktop after startup, there are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, Tips and Tricks Tagged: Classic Shell, desktop, Metro Start Menu, Windows 8
Freeware

Microsoft .NET Framework Repair Tool [Updated]

June 16, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

Till now there is no official tool from Microsoft to fix .NET Framework installation problems, we’ve covered .Net framework Cleanup tool in the past … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, News Tagged: .Net framework, Microsoft, NET Repair tool
Freeware
Task Manager and PC performance: fix a slow computer in Windows

Win+X Menu Editor for Windows 8

April 15, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu
Task Manager and PC performance: fix a slow computer in Windows

Windows 8 dropped the Start menu, but it added a small menu of its own on the desktop. Press Win+X (or right-click the bottom-left … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, Windows 8
Freeware

.NET Version Detector, Check Which Versions of .NET Framework Installed on your Computer

March 21, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

We’ve covered .Net Framework version checker tool and other ways to know the versions of .NET framework installed on your Computer, where the tool … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware Tagged: .Net framework, .Net framework version checker, .Net framework version detector, portable
Freeware
Task Manager and PC performance: fix a slow computer in Windows

Speed up your Internet connection with Auslogics Internet Optimizer

December 29, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu
Task Manager and PC performance: fix a slow computer in Windows

Auslogics Internet Optimizer is a free Windows tool that changes system and browser settings to get more speed and reliability out of your Internet … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, Internet
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