How to Tell if a Folder is Shared in Windows 10 Why did they have to make it so darn complicated? Starting in Windows 7 and continuing into Windows 8/10, Microsoft has removed the feature whereby when you shared a folder, it would change the folder icon so that you could immediately tell it was being shared. Instead, they moved this info to theDetailspane, which is shown at the bottom of Windows Explorer in Windows 7....

Create a Multi Operating System Bootable USB Flash Drive You can hang it from your keychain If you work in IT or offer your own IT services, you probably install and reinstall operating systems for clients quite often. Traditionally, operating system installs have been deployed directly from an OS install disc, but because discs get scratched or damaged so easily, most people in IT use USB drives. This is a more effective method, but it still has one con, similar to using discs....

Fix NT Kernel & System Process High CPU Usage in Windows A couple things to check immediately I recently ran into a strange problem where a process calledSystem (NT Kernel & System)was using about 15 to 30 percent of the CPU on my Windows machine all the time. In the above screenshot, System is using 0 percent CPU, which is how it normally should be. The system process basically houses the kernel and driver code plus system threads and is an essential Windows process....

Troubleshoot and Fix Office Problems with Repair If it’s slow or you’re having some other issue If you’re having problems with any Office program like Word, Excel or Outlook, you can always perform a repair, which will try to fix any issues that may be causing the program to not load properly or some other type of problem. Repair MS Office To repair Office, you first have to open the Control Panel and then click onPrograms and Features....

What Happened to Disk Defragmenter in Windows 8/10? Same program now under a new name In Windows 8 and Windows 10, the name for a few features from Windows 7 have changed. For example, Windows Anytime Upgrade is now called Add Features to Windows 8/10. Disk Defragmenter has now been changed toOptimize Drives. Not really sure why the name changes were necessary, but if you’re looking for something in Windows 8/10 and can’t find it, it’s probably because the name has changed....