Enable and Disable Windows Features Never use IE? You can uninstall it here! No matter which version of Windows you use, there is a lot of features that are installed with the system by default, many of which you probably will never use. Disabling Windows features you don’t use can optimize your system, making it faster and saving precious hard disk space. This article shows you how to enable and disable features in Windows 7/8/10, Vista, and XP....

Use the Linux ‘dd’ Command With A Simple GUI An easier way to access its power In a previous article, we talked about different ways to use the ‘dd’ command in Linux. The ‘dd’ command is useful for many different tasks, such as creating disk images, backing up partitions, and writing disk images to portable flash drives. Of course, ‘dd’ is only available via the Terminal, and is also capable of overwriting your entire hard drive without warning, should you mix up your input and output sources....

Speed Up Windows 7 and Vista by Turning Off Glass Transparency But still be able to use Flip 3D and Taskbar thumbnails The transparent glass look of Aero Glass in Windows 7 and Vista may look nice, but it also may slow down computers that don’t have powerful video adapters. If the performance of your computer is being adversely affected by the Aero Glass feature, you can speed up Windows and still benefit from the Aero features, such as Flip 3D and Taskbar thumbnails....

Show and Hide Desktop Icons in GNOME Linux Using Run Dialog and Configuration Editor In Ubuntu, Nautilus is the default file manager. It also takes care of drawing the desktop and icons, such as folders, files, archives and removable media. Nautilus has the ability to display your computer’s icon, the home folder icon, a network icon, trash can icon, and icons for any mounted volumes, such as CDs, DVDs, and external hard drives or flash cards....

Change or Remove Headers and Footers When Printing in Internet Explorer or Edge Don’t print out any unnecessary stuff By default, when you print a web page in Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge, a header containing the page title and the page number and total number of pages and a footer containing the URL of the page and the date is added to the printed web page. Turn Off Headers/Footers in IE The header and footer can be easily customized or removed completely....