Author : Category : Performance
Tags : Cache Memory, Physical Memory
When I look into the “Performance” tab of my Task Manager then there are the following values: Total: 2995 Cached: 1084 Available: 1085 Free: 52 In your chart above, the free (totally unused) + cache (that which has been preallocated) should just about equal the available amount. The available is going to show just a […]
Read moreAuthor : Category : Security
Tags : Gmail compromised, Gmail Hacked, Google
How To Find Out If Your Gmail Login Was Compromised In Recent Hack Gmail was the target of a big security breach recently that has left 5 million Google customers exposed. Are you one of the unlucky users whose login was compromised? Here’s how to find out — and what to do if your Google […]
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Author : Xtend Category : Virus
Tags : add remove, AVG, Kaspersky, McAfee, Norton, NRT, Uninstaller
Most common method to uninstall Anti-Virus or Security software is using “Add/Remove Programs” on a Windows Operating system. Uninstalling a security software program can be, at times, complicated – especially when the security software program is already broken or has errors. Xtend Support brings to you a collection of uninstallers which can be used to […]
Read moreAuthor : Category : Performance, Virus
Tags : Broadband Speed
Slow internet connection can be a real put off. It can break an online purchase or e-commerce transaction, turn streaming videos into bad slide shows and of-course – make us feel like, we’ve been waiting forever! There can be many factors influencing the speed of your internet, of them most important is – type of […]
Read moreThink you have a virus? Is your computer running slow? Are your seeing pop-ups? Unsure whether your existing antivirus software has detected and removed it? Still having problems and unsure where to turn to next? XtendSupport can help. We recommend, powerful tool – tested & tried in our own labs, that can detect all types […]
Read moreAuthor : Category : Performance
MSConfig is a built in utility in windows operating system. We could use this utility to disable the start-up programs to boot the computer faster. Here are the instructions: 1. Click Windows start icon and type in MSconfig 2. Click on MSconfig, will launch the Microsoft configuration utility. Select “Selective startup” & click Startup tab […]
Read moreAuthor : Category : Malware, Performance, Virus
Tags : Blue screen, BSOD
There are several reasons for Blue screen errors Incompatible drivers Hardware issues Hardware related software Infections – Rootkits, Trojans, Blended threats etc Standard software shouldn’t be able to cause blue screens — if an application crashes, it will do so without taking the operating system out with it. Blue screen occurs when windows encounter “STOP […]
Read moreAuthor : Category : Performance
Tags : Performance
Unable to get My computer performance rating Nothing happens when i press the “rate this computer” button Try the below: 1. Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore (C:\ being your windows drive) 2. Try deleting all except the most recent file 3. Reboot and try to run the assessment again.
Read moreAuthor : Category : Performance, Security
Tags : Browser
Here are the steps to reset Browser settings Internet explorer 1. Open internet explorer 2. Menu>tools>internet options 3. Advanced Tab – Reset Internet Explorer settings Chrome 1. Open Chrome 2. Menu>Settings 3. Click on – Show Advanced Settings 4. Reset Browser Settings Firefox 1. Open Fixefox 2. In the address bar, type “about:support” 3. Click […]
Read moreAuthor : Category : Multipurpose, Security
Tags : Recovery console, System Restore
Below are the steps to perform System Restore from Recovery Console: Boot into Recovery Console using the Windows CD Type CD\ then Enter Then CD system~1\_resto~1 then Enter Type DIR then Enter When you hit enter it will list all the restore points folders like RP1, RP2…. If the restore points have more than one […]
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