One of the most frequent complaints from users of a Windows machine is the slowness of startup. It can get frustrating waiting for your computer to finally get to the desktop, and that wasted time limits productivity. When you turn on your computer, there is a myriad of programs that open immediately whether you know it or not. These programs start automatically to help the operating system load. If you had to open all of these programs manually, it would take way too long. When the computer tries to boot too many programs at one time, it creates a bottleneck and… Read more
There are times when a user wants to know the startup and shutdown history of a computer. Mostly, system administrators need to know about the history for troubleshooting purposes. If multiple people use the computer, it may be a good security measure to check PC startup and shutdown times to make sure the PC is being used legitimately. In this article we will discuss two ways to keep track of your PC shutdown and startup times. Using event logs to extract startup and shutdown times Windows Event Viewer is a wonderful tool which saves all kinds of stuff that is happening in the computer. During… Read more
Your computer is capable of time travel. On Windows 10 the System Restore feature can take your computer back to an earlier point in time. This is useful when your computer needs to recover from a significant issue like a virus. You take your computer back to the last time it worked correctly and restore it to that point. As long as your restore points are recent, you should be able to restore your computer without losing any files. But it’s impossible to know when your computer is going to face a potentially devastating problem, so it’s a good idea to create these System Restore… Read more
