Category Archives: Windows

Windows: Kill All Chrome Processes At Once

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Masao

Run this on the command line: taskkill /F /IM chrome.exe /T /F = force kill /IM = image name /T = kill all child processes as well To create a shortcut, right-click the desktop, then New -> Shortcut. For location, … Continue reading →

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Windows Vista: How To Enable Telnet

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Masao

By default, Vista installs without telnet available. Here is how to enable telnet in Vista: 1. Open ‘Control Panel’ 2. Select ‘Programs and Features’ 3. In the left column, select ‘Turn Windows features on or off’ (get ready for the … Continue reading →

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Windows: Open Task Manager Minimized On Startup

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Masao

Windows’ Task Manager lets you easily shut down hidden or troubled apps, check which programs are hogging RAM, and analyze CPU usage. You may be a Task Manager aficionado, but you may not know the fastest ways to reach the … Continue reading →

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How To Add Quick Launch Toolbar in Windows 7

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Masao

Windows 7 does not have the QuickLaunch toolbar enabled by default. Here’s how to add it: Right-click the taskbar, then click “New Toolbar” In the Folder input field, copy and paste the following line: “%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch” Click “Select Folder” … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu/Fedora: How to Connect Vista and Samba

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Masao

Go through the usual setup at Samba.org or use YUM (yum install -y samba) By default, the smb.conf allows sharing of home directories. Add a Samba user (smbpasswd -a myusername) On Fedora, run SELinux Administration On the left menu, click … Continue reading →

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How to Disable Media Manager Services

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Masao

UPDATE: Roxio has made it harder to disable “Media Manager Services” now. In Windows Vista: Click the Start button, type “msconfig” and hit enter. When the small “User Account Control” window pops up, click continue. Click the Startup tab Look … Continue reading →

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How to Automatically Start Pageant with Private Keys in Windows

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Masao

In the Startup folder in the startup menu, right-click and create a New -> Shortcut. Browse to your pageant.exe file. Add the full path to your private key enclosed with quotes. Save the shortcut. “c:\path-to-pageant\pageant.exe” “c:\path-to-key\mykey.ppk”

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