Introduction to Microsoft Windows Windows is the operating system sold by the Seattle-based company Microsoft. Microsoft, originally christened "Traf-O-Data" in 1972,... Operating Systems > Windows |
When installing or reinstalling Windows, it is strongly recommended to uninstall the already-installed version of Windows However,... Operating Systems > Windows |
Icons and windows in Windows Windows was designed so that off-putting, difficult-to-remember commands that had to be typed in manually would no longer be needed.... Operating Systems > Windows |
Windows in Microsoft Windows Windows takes its name from the fact that it is built on a multi-window graphical interface, which means that Windows lets you have... Operating Systems > Windows |
The Windows User Interface The Windows 9x user interface (9x refers to Windows 95 and Windows 98 together) is characterised by a bar at the bottom of your screen... Operating Systems > Windows |
The icons, bars, and desktop of Windows, as well as some menus, are only a graphical representation of the directories that form the... Operating Systems > Windows |
Microsoft Windows - The registry In version 3.1 of Microsoft Windows, applications that had been installed were configured in Windows with configuration files (which... Operating Systems > Windows |
Operating Systems - Windows - Tasks What does "task" mean for a computer? It's any action carried out by the processor. A program in memory, therefore, is a task.... Operating Systems > Windows |
DirectX DirectX is a set of drivers used for numerous functions. Its purpose is to gather all drivers together and associate them with a... Operating Systems > Windows |
Easter Eggs What does an Easter egg have to do with computing? "Easter egg" is the name given to inside jokes by programmers, who enjoy adding... Operating Systems > Windows |
Operating Systems - Windows - Tips and Tricks - Using Windows When you go to restart Windows, you click on Start, Shut Down, and then Restart. To restart Windows wthout having to restart the... Operating Systems > Windows |
Operating Systems - Windows - Tips and Tricks When menus in Windows (in the Start menu) load, they take some time to fully appear. To speed them up: Open the Registry, then go... Operating Systems > Windows |
Operating Systems - Windows - Tips and Tricks - Customising Appe These images are in fact camouflaged 256-colour bitmap images (renamed to a file with a ".sys" extension) with a size of 320x400... Operating Systems > Windows |
Windows - Diagnostic tools On the Desktop, when you right-click on a drive and go to Properties, the "Tools" tab gives you access to three tools: Defragmenter... Operating Systems > Windows |
Operating Systems - Windows - Tips and Tricks - Organising Files You can add shortcuts to files or folders in the Start menu by going to "Start/Settings/Taskbar and Start Menu/Advanced" (or by going... Operating Systems > Windows |
Operating Systems - Windows - Tips and Tricks - Security It is possible to deactivate password protection in screensaver mode using the registry. To do this, open RegEdit, go to... Operating Systems > Windows |
