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GPUpdate00 Update Group Policy without Restarting Your Computer

If you make a change to the group policy on your Windows XP Professional; Vista Business or Ultimate; or Windows 7 Ultimate machine, you will need to restart your computer to make the changes take effect. In this guide, you’ll learn how to avoid restarting with a simple command.

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Load Menus Faster in Windows Vista [How To]

Posted by Rich On March - 9 - 200910 COMMENTS

faster loading menus01 Load Menus Faster in Windows Vista [How To]

By default, Windows Vista has a 400 ms delay when opening menus; you can shorten this time to 200 ms without degrading performance. Learn how in this guide.

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This guide is included as part of the Windows Guides security and administration series. In this guide, you will learn what the Group Policy Editor is and how to access and configure it.

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Sync System Clock with Internet Time [How To]

Posted by Rich On January - 15 - 200916 COMMENTS

internet time clock 00 Sync System Clock with Internet Time [How To]

Starting with Windows Vista and on through Windows 7 and 8, you can synchronize your clock with an internet-based server. This will ensure your computer time is always correct. Having the correct time is essential, especially when you want to search for files modified on a specified date; if the date is incorrect, you will have trouble finding your files.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to sync your clock’s time with time.windows.com’s time. This guide also applies to Windows Vista.

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disable error reporting 01 Disable Error Reporting in Windows Vista [How To]

Windows Error Reporting (WER) is designed to help identify bugs with Windows. If you do not want to send information about errors; thus, eliminating the message shown above, follow this guide.

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Easy Ways to Boost PC Performance

Posted by Guest Post On January - 12 - 200910 COMMENTS

In this guest post, James Ricketts explores how to boost  PC performance. Learn more about James at the conclusion of this post.

Computer owners are always on the lookout for ways to boost their PC performance. Anything that will keep their computer running as efficiently as it did when it was brand new. If you stop for a moment and ponder the reasons why the performance of a new PC is so good, you will recall that a new PC is devoid of any unnecessary information and programs. Another reason for its efficiency is that the data residing in it is uncluttered.

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