3 Tricks to Make Your Windows 10 Copy Run Faster

Microsoft has not yet released Windows 10 officially, but a Technical Preview is already out and not much is expected to change in terms of functionality even in final version. So until Microsoft releases the final version, why not we exercise some speed-boosting tricks on this preview so we can make our Windows 10 copies run to their true potential from Day #1. In this article we’ll try some of those tricks.

Disable Useless Animations, Graphics and Shadows

Like most other versions of Windows, Microsoft has loaded plenty of eye-candy in this version too. Disabling some of it will definitely make Windows 10 copy run faster. Given below are the steps that you can follow to do so:

• In this window click on Advanced tab.

• Hit Win+R on your keyboard, type sysdm.cpl in that dialog box and hitEnter. This will launch the System Properties window before you.

• Under this tab there’ll be settings buttons for 3 different groups. Click on the first button under Performance group.

• Now uncheck all the checkboxes highlighted by the yellow color in the screenshot given below and hit OK button to save your changes.

Once you save these changes, actions associated with them will execute almost instantly without waiting for the completion of that eye-candy animation.

Disable Useless Services

Now let’s disable some useless services that run all the time sucking valuable system resources and thus make Windows run a bit slower than its true potential. There’re several services that’re not too important and can be disabled to boost system performance. For example:

Distributed Link Tracking Client

This service is for computers that’re part of a network, which is found mainly in organizations or colleges. If your computer isn’t part of any network, which is true for most PC users, then you can disable it to make your system run faster.

Print Spooler

This service is used if you’ve a printer. If you don’t have any printer, don’t give it a damn!

IP Helper and Offline Files

Just like first service in our list, if your computer isn’t part of any network then these service are of no use to you.

Remote Registry

This function allows any user to remotely modify your computer’s Windows Registry – only if that person has a user account with Administrator rights! Why would you give them to someone else? So why not disable this service permanently?

To disable any of these services follow the steps given below:

1. Hit Win+R on your keyboard, type compmgmt.msc  and hit Enter.
2. A Computer Management window will open up now. In the hierarchy given on left side of this window click on Service and Applications link to expand it, and then click on Services.
3. This will show you a list of all the services that’re running. Right-click on every service that you don’t want to be running and click on Stop.
4. Now if you want to disable that service permanently, right-click it once again, click on Properties and select “Disabled” from Startup type menu.

That’s it for useless Services!

Disable Useless Startup Programs

Finally, disable some useless startup programs that start with Windows. This will make your computer boot faster. Follow the steps outlined below:

Best Face Recognition Software to Unlock/ Login Windows 8

Protecting the Windows 8 with a password can become a tad bit boring at times.  Every time you log on to your PC or any other device with a Windows 8 OS, you need to type in your password in order to get access to the same. Monotonous, isn’t it? Wouldn’t it be brilliant if some other kind of protection was available for your Windows 8 devices? What if I tell you that you can actually password protect your Windows 8 device with the help of face recognition? Pretty intriguing, right? Yes! It is now possible to lock your Windows 8 device with the help of face recognition with the help of a few software which are easily available online in both paid and free versions depending upon the kind of protection you want.

These software are easy to download and install. This article deals with three of the best face recognition software to unlock Windows 8.

1. KeyLemon

Of all the various kinds of face recognition software to unlock Windows 8 that we have tested, this is by far the best. Developed by the KeyLemon company which is based in Silicon Valley with its headquarters in Switzerland, the software is available for use in both paid as well as the free version. According to the level of protection you desire for your Windows 8 device, you can choose, download and install the software in a pretty simple way.

After installation, all you need to do is get a license and KeyLemon is ready to use. It comes packed with multiple features which allow you to capture your image in various lighting conditions and with the accessory of your choice for the purpose of recognition. It also allows you to capture and save the images of those who try to access your Windows 8 device without your permission. It also aids in locking your device, the moment you step away from it. The software is also available in multilingual packs.

2. Rohos Face Logon

While typing in our password, it may so happen that we don’t take heed of our surroundings and which results in the leakage of our password and unnecessary access to our device by unwanted individuals. But, you don’t have to worry anymore. With Rohos Face Logon you now can stop these trespassers. Once you have downloaded and licensed Rohos, all you need to do is customize it according to your preferences and your device is completely protected.

It allows in super fast and easy access to the computer with the aid of the web cam and also allows the use of the USB as a key which can be used to unlock your Windows 8 device. One of the best features of this software is the fact that it allows registration of multiple users. It also deletes any poor images and storing the best quality ones. Along with negating the face recognition failure, it also allows you to hide the face recognition screen.

3. BananaScreen

Last but not the least; BananaScreen is another face recognition software which is perfect for protecting your Windows 8 device. The most interesting fact about the software is the speed with which it allows the locking and unlocking of the device on which it is installed. Easy to download and install, BananaScreen is super efficient in preventing all the trespassers from coming close to your contents. All you need to do is download, install and plug in your webcam and register the faces which will be granted access to the computer and the software is ready to use.

Although only in its beta version, the software is quite promising and ever developing and we surely hope that once fully launched it will be a surprise to all of us. You can set your preferred configuration in order to customize the software so that it can lock and protect your device when required.

We hope that these software were interesting enough to bring a change to the regular password protected design that you usually use. The face recognition software to unlock Windows 8 are fun to use and at the same time provides ample protection to your device.

How to Test Health of Your Hard Disk on Windows 8 or 10

The hard disk is one of the main component that makes your system run accordingly. What if this important part of your computer fails? Obviously it would be the worst thing. So, how can you keep track of your hard disk and prevent its failure. To help you out, we have mentioned a few useful steps below on how you can test the health of your hard disk and prevent it from spoiling at the right time.

Step 1: Check for Errors Present in Hard Disk

By using ‘Chkdsk.exe’ utility you can check for errors or bad sectors present in your system hard disk. This utility is available for all the versions of Windows released recently. You can follow any one of the two suggestions mentioned below to run this utility and solve the general issues related to the disk.

1. Run it (Chkdsk) through the command lines. Click here for details.
2. Open windows explorer and choose ‘Properties’ after right clicking on the drive that you want to check for errors. After this, switch to ‘Tools’ tab and select the ‘Check Now’ option present under ‘Error Checking’.

• For complete physical disk check select ‘Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors’.
• To automatically fix the problem related to files containing errors, select ‘Automatically fix file system errors.
• For fixing of both file and physical errors select both the options.

While this process is being carried out, it is preferred not to use your system for other purpose. Apart from this the process may consume some time based on the size of your hard disk.

Step 2: Understanding the Disk Sounds

Whenever you hear any kind of strange sounds coming from your CPU, the best thing is to turn it off. As this sound may be from your hard disk and it’s preferred to take it as an alarm, before any sort of damage occurs to the hard disk.

Step 3: Detect Before the Error Happens

You can use any good hard disk monitoring utility (like – DiskCheckup) for this purpose. As it will display each and every data related to your drive or disk. It’s a bit tough to understand the details, but running the utility in background is recommended. These monitoring utilities keep a track of various parameters (like – read and write error, temperature and many more) related to your hard disk and inform you when the levels of these parameters are about to reach the danger levels.

So, these were the steps that you need to follow in order to prevent your hard disk from damaging. Through these steps you can also monitor the health levels of your Windows hard disk and take respective measures to solve the existing or coming problems.