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Boost Performance And Temporarily Free System Resources With JetBoost

If you are tired of never having enough system resources for lag-free gaming, and getting disturbed by automatic Windows updates during work, give JetBoost a try. JetBoost shuts down unnecessary background processes and services, and prioritizes running processes to free system resources. You can choose between Work, Game or Custom mode to temporarily stop processes, and [...] (more…)

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Monitor Network Bandwidth And Port-Occupying System Processes

We have reviewed many network traffic monitoring applications. While some of them provide details about bandwidth usage, such as, BitMeter OS, others like SmartSniff inspect network traffic which passes through a network adapter. When monitoring the network, one may need more information than merely just the bandwidth usage, or number of associated connections. Free Process Traffic [...] (more…)

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Fix wmpnetwk.exe In Windows 7

So I asked a friend to get Windows 7 and the first complaint was that wmpnetwk.exe is taking too much system resources. In some cases the resource consumption goes up to 90%. According to Microsoft, this was a small bug in RTM release but should not happen in the official public release. (more…)

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What Is BCSSync.exe Process? Business Connectivity Services Client Cache

Recently I got an email from the reader asking about a new start up item running called BCSSync.exe /DelayServices. Before we talk about BCSSync.exe process, you should know about Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Business Connectivity Services(BCS). BCS uses a cache to store copy of external data that is required by BCS solutions that are deployed [...] (more…)

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What Is msosync.exe Process? Delete Office 2010 Document Cache

If you are using Office 2010, you must have come across MSOSYNC.EXE process in the Task Manager. Today we will discuss about this process along with it’s relationship to the document cache. (more…)

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Remove AIM Messenger Related Viruses With AIMFix

AIM is quite an outdated service, but some people still use AIM messenger for communication. Just like various different types of viruses, there are some Instant Messenger-related viruses too. If you an AIM messenger user, then you have come to the right place. (more…)

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How To Open A Folder In New Process In Windows 7

In order to save system’s resources, the upcoming Windows 7 opens all folders in the single process, i.e. all open folders are being controlled by single explorer.exe process. But there is a huge problem, if  one open folder crashes then all your open folders will get closed too. The solution to this problem is to [...] (more…)

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Analyze/Manage Processes, Auto Start Items, And System Modules In Windows

Do you want to manage the auto start items, the default manager in Windows which we have covered here is not enough. Recently, I needed to remove various startup entries that were not even listed in System Configuration Startup tab. When you uninstall a software, most of it’s system files are not removed, so how [...] (more…)

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How To Increase Your System Performance And Stability In High Load Situations

If you are true geek, there will be multiple programs, processes, browser windows or tabs, etc running on your computer. When you are running multiple applications your computer load increases, when the load is high your system might become unresponsive. To unfreeze your system you should check my previous post, today we will discuss preventing [...] (more…)

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View Complete System, Software, And Hardware Information With Free PC Audit

Did you buy a new computer and want to look out for some system information, or maybe you want to find out the information on installed software? To make sure you have got the right system, you want to check the hardware information maybe? In all above cases Free PC Audit solves the problem for [...] (more…)

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How To View And Kill Opened Or Locked Files In Windows

Are you getting any one of these errors when you try to delete or move a file, Cannot delete or move [filename]: There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use. Cannot delete or move [filename]: It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that [...] (more…)