Abhijith KM

       Would you like to display an information or legal message to your users before they can login to Windows?  "Do not shut down this computer," or how about, "By logging into this computer you are accepting the use policy. Unauthorized use is prohibited. "  All of these message can be displayed with the help of a simple security policy edit. To get started, you will need to use the security policy editor.  Click on the Start Button, type in  secpol.msc  and hit Enter.  When the Local Security Policy editor loads, navigate through Local Policies and then Security Options.    Look for "Interactive Logon: Message title for users attempting to log on" and right click on it and select Properties. Type in the title of your message and hit OK.  Next, Look for "Interactive Logon: Message text for users attempting to log on," right click on it and select Properties.  Type in the body of your message and hit OK.  Close the Security Policy E

         Back in Windows XP if you were not on a domain CTRL + ALT +DEL would open up Task Manager. In Windows Vista that key combination opens the secure desktop that allows you to do many more thing.  To directly to Task Manager, hit  CTRL + SHIFT + ESC .

   If you are like me and use the search box in the new Start Menu in Windows Vista as a run box, you can run any command you type in as an administrator by holding down CTRL + Shift and then pressing Enter. Say you want to start command prompt as administrator: Click start button Key in cmd Press and hold down CTRL and Shift and then hit Enter Command prompt now be run as administrator

          Keyboard shortcuts in Windows 8 allow you to navigate around the OS quickly and efficiently.  Throughout the classic desktop and modern metro interfaces, Microsoft created keyboard shortcuts for almost every common task.  This guide will show you the most useful keyboard shortcuts to improve your Windows 8 experience.  General Windows 8 Shortcuts Win – Display Start Menu Win + Mouse Scroll Wheel – Zoom in and out on the Start Menu Win + L – Lock your PC and return to log on screen Win + P – Projector options Win + X – Admin tools menu Win + Enter – Starts Windows Narrator Win + (plus sign + ) – Screen zoom in Win + (minus sign - ) – Screen zoom out Win + Print Screen – Saves a screenshot in the picture library screenshot folder Print Screen – Saves a screenshot to clipboard Alt + Tab – Classic app switcher Win + Tab – Metro app switcher Alt + F4 – Close application (Desktop and Metro) Tab – Select different items Ctrl + C – Copy Ctrl + X – Cut Ctrl + V

                      Wouldn't it be convenient if there was a shutdown button on the Start Screen similar to previous versions of Windows?  I was determined to bring back this functionality and it is much easier than you can imagine thanks to the flexibility of the Start Screen in Windows 8 and 8.1. First, right-click on your Desktop and select New and then Shortcut. In the location box type in  shutdown -s -t 0  optionally you can add  -f  to force the shutdown. Then click next. Type in a name for your shortcut and click Finish. Now let’s customize icon for the shortcut. Right-click on the new shortcut on your Desktop and select Properties. Click the Change Icon… button on the Shortcut tab. Select a new icon in the browser and click OK. Your new icon will be displayed on the shortcut properties window. Click OK to finish. Finally, let’s pin your new shortcut to the Start Screen. Right click on your shortcut and select Pin to Start. A tile for the short

               Now-a-days internet connectivity has become one of the things that we need the most. It would be nice if we can use our computer's fast internet Connection. So guys the solution is Wireless Hosted Network. This concept of Wireless Hosted network was introduced in Windows 7. By using this feature we can easily create a virtual wireless adapter.To do this we only require a CMD(Command Prompt!) with Administrator privileges. And best of all you can connect to another WiFi when Hosted Network is running. This process describes some of the commands that are available only in Windows 7 or Windows 8 Ready PC. Steps: 1.    Press the "Windows key" and "R" buttons at the same time. The Run window will pop up. 2.Type "cmd" in the box then hit "Enter" or OK. The Command Prompt will pop up, with Administrative Privileges. 3. Type  netsh wlan show drivers  in command prompt and press enter. It will show the outpu