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Can I force full speed to the indexing service of Windows?

asked Jan 17, 2011 at 10:06

45 votes

6 answers

108k views

How does Windows 7 decide which route to take if 2 connections to an internet source exist? (e.g. a Wireless and an Ethernet one to a router)

asked Oct 12, 2010 at 7:47

32 votes

7 answers

135k views

Which drive is \Device\Harddisk1\DR1?

asked Jan 19, 2013 at 10:51

9 votes

10 answers

81k views

Is it safe to operate a laptop without battery?

asked Jan 14, 2011 at 17:22

7 votes

1 answer

8k views

What is the purpose of frequent I/O operations on "/Device/Mup" on windows?

asked Feb 16, 2013 at 0:24

7 votes

1 answer

3k views

How can I make Windows 8 scheduler to run something once when the computer is idle but then wait for at least 12 hours in order to do the same?

asked Nov 16, 2012 at 14:10

6 votes

3 answers

8k views

What is the bigger cylindrical part found at the end of USB cables but also some laptop PSU cables? [duplicate]

asked Jan 17, 2011 at 9:59

4 votes

2 answers

9k views

How can Alt-F4 be disabled in Windows 7?

asked Sep 11, 2011 at 21:52

3 votes

1 answer

3k views

Does anyone understand why the G700 mouse charging cable must not be extended?

asked Nov 12, 2011 at 12:38

3 votes

4 answers

40k views

How can I get the line count of a text file?

asked Apr 3, 2012 at 7:42

3 votes

2 answers

415 views

Why is this simple Excel calculation not netting Zero?

asked Apr 6, 2013 at 10:43

2 votes

3 answers

11k views

How do I remove artifacts from animated gifs based on high quality pngs?

asked Nov 30, 2012 at 10:41

2 votes

3 answers

15k views

Is it possible to make a custom shortcut to "undo" in Word 2013?

asked Dec 4, 2012 at 12:12

2 votes

3 answers

249 views

Does modern software use different CPUs features selectively?

asked Mar 18, 2013 at 22:28

2 votes

2 answers

114 views

What is faster for multimedia performance? Leaving a NIC to do checksums or the CPU?

asked Dec 23, 2011 at 11:20

2 votes

1 answer

418 views

HP suggests for virtualization mode in BIOS to be turned off if it is not needed. Why?

asked May 8, 2012 at 14:02

2 votes

3 answers

515 views

Is it possible that solid state drives (or any faster drive) will make common applications faster even if they are cached?

asked Jan 14, 2011 at 17:55

2 votes

1 answer

150 views

Powerful monitoring applications for Windows

asked May 23, 2011 at 15:16

2 votes

1 answer

687 views

Can 97 reallocated sectors (stable for months) cause freezes on the system via disk read/write delays?

asked May 28, 2011 at 21:34

2 votes

2 answers

4k views

Logitech G500 Right Click needs extra force and makes weird clamping sound

asked Sep 3, 2010 at 12:49

1 vote

0 answers

3k views

Free/Open Source program to share a USB device (e.g. a scanner)

asked Oct 26, 2010 at 8:47

1 vote

2 answers

353 views

Toshiba laptop burned after heavy OpenGL usage. Is there hope?

asked Jan 1, 2011 at 13:02

1 vote

3 answers

3k views

Is it normal for an AC adapter to drop voltage if it's not used by a laptop?

asked Jan 2, 2011 at 11:22

1 vote

3 answers

958 views

If Voltage is Correct, but Current wrong, what's the expected behavior of a laptop receiving its adapter input?

asked Jan 2, 2011 at 11:42

1 vote

2 answers

830 views

Is it possible to sleep a process by force externally?

asked Feb 14, 2011 at 8:55

1 vote

3 answers

4k views

Computer freezes once in a while for a few seconds then goes back to normal while there is disk activity at the time of the freeze. Any idea why?

asked May 20, 2011 at 6:53

1 vote

1 answer

312 views

Is a laptop computer going to save its extra cost compared to a desktop computer due to lower electricity consumption, after more than one year? [closed]

asked Jan 17, 2011 at 9:49

1 vote

2 answers

2k views

Find out what standby/sleep mode I'm under when on Windows 7

asked May 8, 2012 at 14:03

1 vote

2 answers

6k views

Is it possible to replace the wire of my Logitech G500 mouse?

asked Nov 5, 2011 at 16:37

1 vote

1 answer

152 views

Why are my downloads up to ~1500KByte/sec only, when the ADSL connection locks at 13611Kbit/s?

asked Nov 4, 2012 at 21:08

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52 Questions

Can I force full speed to the indexing service of Windows?

How does Windows 7 decide which route to take if 2 connections to an internet source exist? (e.g. a Wireless and an Ethernet one to a router)

Which drive is \Device\Harddisk1\DR1?

Is it safe to operate a laptop without battery?

What is the purpose of frequent I/O operations on "/Device/Mup" on windows?

How can I make Windows 8 scheduler to run something once when the computer is idle but then wait for at least 12 hours in order to do the same?

What is the bigger cylindrical part found at the end of USB cables but also some laptop PSU cables? [duplicate]

How can Alt-F4 be disabled in Windows 7?

Does anyone understand why the G700 mouse charging cable must not be extended?

How can I get the line count of a text file?

Why is this simple Excel calculation not netting Zero?

How do I remove artifacts from animated gifs based on high quality pngs?

Is it possible to make a custom shortcut to "undo" in Word 2013?

Does modern software use different CPUs features selectively?

What is faster for multimedia performance? Leaving a NIC to do checksums or the CPU?

HP suggests for virtualization mode in BIOS to be turned off if it is not needed. Why?

Is it possible that solid state drives (or any faster drive) will make common applications faster even if they are cached?

Powerful monitoring applications for Windows

Can 97 reallocated sectors (stable for months) cause freezes on the system via disk read/write delays?

Logitech G500 Right Click needs extra force and makes weird clamping sound

Free/Open Source program to share a USB device (e.g. a scanner)

Toshiba laptop burned after heavy OpenGL usage. Is there hope?

Is it normal for an AC adapter to drop voltage if it's not used by a laptop?

If Voltage is Correct, but Current wrong, what's the expected behavior of a laptop receiving its adapter input?

Is it possible to sleep a process by force externally?

Computer freezes once in a while for a few seconds then goes back to normal while there is disk activity at the time of the freeze. Any idea why?

Is a laptop computer going to save its extra cost compared to a desktop computer due to lower electricity consumption, after more than one year? [closed]

Find out what standby/sleep mode I'm under when on Windows 7

Is it possible to replace the wire of my Logitech G500 mouse?

Why are my downloads up to ~1500KByte/sec only, when the ADSL connection locks at 13611Kbit/s?