Monday, August 19, 2013

Some Performance Enhancement Tips For Windows 8

Although Windows 8, the latest computing operating system from Microsoft, came into the market with much amidst hype, a large number of people seem to be dissatisfied with its complications, lack of speed, and flawed performance. To overcome these problems, Microsoft has launched a series of updates and Windows help solutions. Recent reports suggest that a bigger number of applications are coming into the platform of Windows 8. To the relief of many, the OS is now getting highly compatible with many applications, programs and drives.

If you are a Windows 8 user and confronted with any issue regarding its speed or performance, do not worry. By following a few simple troubleshooting steps, you can make your Windows 8 experience fast, pleasant and appealing.

Instructions
  •       Disable User Account Control
In order to disable User Account Control, navigate to Action Centre (Control Panel>System and Security>Action Centre). Set it to Never Notify. This will speed up the installation process, as well as the launching of various applications.
  •        Maximizing the Power Option
Set the Power option to high performance. To do this, navigate to the Control Panel and then choose Power Options>High Performance. If your computing device is working in AC power, it is recommended to set the system performance in its optimal.
  •        Disabling Hibernation Mode
If you are using a desktop or do not want the computer to save power, it is better to turn it off rather than switching to the hibernation mode. You can disable the Hibernation mode by entering the command powercfg.exe/h off in the Command Prompt. Ensure that you launch the command prompt as administrator.
  •        Remote Settings
Disable all the options for remote assistance. To do this, navigate to the Remote tab (Control Panel>System and Security>System>Advanced System Settings>Remote Tab). However, if your computer is under remote control by a different device through internet, do not disable this option.
  •        Visual Performance
By reducing the visual performance, you can enhance the system performance. For this, go to the Performance Settings and uncheck every option. If you want to keep video and image thumbnail preview, leave the option show thumbnails instead of icons checked.
  •        Disable Windows Feature
Certain Windows Features are unnecessary and take up boot time. Disabling such features, you can speed up your system performance. For this, navigate to Control Panels>Programs>Programs and Features>Turn Windows features on or off. Be reminded not to disable the NET Framework as it is used by many applications.
With these instructions, you will be able to speed up the performance of your Windows 8 OS. If you need further assistance, refer Windows help menu or contact Windows Support Center.

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Helpful Tips For Rebooting The Help And Support Service

If you are a Windows user, you might know about the various services that run in the background of your computer. In normal cases, these services are launched automatically. However, you can also manually start them or disable them, depending upon the configurations of the services under consideration. In the case of a system failure or when your computer is stuck, you may need to restart the services using the services manager. Microsoft Windows operating systems include a support feature that can be enabled by using the Help and Support service.
The Help and Support service helps you with the necessary support services and also with fixing any technical glitches. The feature gets this done by connecting to the Windows online support team and gathering all the information from the database of Microsoft.
Well, here in this article, I have come up with some simple instructions that will help you restart the Help and Support services.

Instructions

  • Before you begin with the procedure, you need to see that all the programs that are actively running on your computer have been closed down. This is because actively running programs that make use of the RAM memory may slow down the speed of your computer system.
  • Next up, you need to click on the Windows Start menu that is located on the left side bottom corner of your computer screen and scroll to the icon that is labeled as Search.
  • Now, in the Search field, you need to type in the text ‘services.msc’ and hit the Enter key on your computer keyboard.
  • Following which, you need to navigate to the list of services that are shown in the Services window that opens up. After that, you need to click on the Help & Support Service in order to highlight that service.
  • Once you did that, you need to click on the link that is named as Restart located in the column on the left side of the window. Doing so will restart the Help & Support Service option.

Well, that was some details about restarting the Help and Support Service feature in Windows 7 operating system. Now, if you are still experiencing some problems with the feature and you are unable to restart it, you can feel free to get in touch with our Windows online support team for further assistance on this matter.