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WIRED. Engadget. Download SW. PatchCleaner: remove orphan Windows installer files to free up disk space. PatchCleaner is a free program for the Windows operating system that can free up huge amounts of disk space by cleaning up the Windows Installer Directory.

PatchCleaner: remove orphan Windows installer files to free up disk space

The Microsoft Windows operating system stores installer and patch files in a hidden directory on the Windows partition. The directory c:\Windows\Installer is a protected system folder that becomes only visible if you disable the "hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" option in the Folder options. It lists installer files (msi) and patch files (msp) in the directory directly and in directories.

Some of these files are required during updates or removals and should not be deleted while others may be orphaned and no longer of use. Depending on the age of the system, these orphaned files may take up a considerable amount of space (the most I have seen is 17 Gigabyte). While it is possible to clean these files manually, by determining whether files in the Windows Installer folder are still registered on the system or not. IoT.

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Collaborative Decision-Making. The Internet in Real-Time. What is the Best Way to Control Two Dual-Monitor Computers with a Single Keyboard and Mouse? If you have two awesome dual-monitor computers and want to easily switch back and forth between them using a single keyboard and mouse, then what is the best way to go about it?

What is the Best Way to Control Two Dual-Monitor Computers with a Single Keyboard and Mouse?

Today’s SuperUser Q&A post provides some great suggestions for a reader’s heavenly hardware setup. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites. Photo courtesy of Pascal (Flickr). The Question SuperUser reader Arjang wants to know if it is possible to control two dual-monitor computers with a single keyboard and mouse: I have two computers (each with Windows 7 Enterprise) sitting side by side, each with dual monitors. Is it possible to control two dual-monitor computers with a single keyboard and mouse? The Answer SuperUser contributor intika has the answer for us: Solution There are many applications that are made just for this purpose.

You can also read through two of our articles on the subject via the links below! Charla-latex.pdf. Should I Remove It? How To Build Your Own PC: The Easy Guide. So you have decided to take the plunge and learn how to build your own PC?

How To Build Your Own PC: The Easy Guide

Well that’s good but there’s some problems attached to that plan. First you don’t know the difference between a motherboard and your own mother. Secondly, you wouldn’t know an Ethernet card if one came up to you in the street and shook your hand. But that’s no reason to abandon the project and look up the phone number for your local Dell representative, because as usual, MakeUseOf has you covered. With the complete amateur in mind who has no technical knowledge whatsoever, we are going to show you how to build your own PC! Table of Contents §1 – Introduction §2 – Getting Started §3 – Components §4 – Assembly §5 – Troubleshooting 1.

So you have decided to build your own computer. In my day to day jobs as a Network Administrator / AskTheAdmin I am often asked the question, “How can I build my own computer?”. I usually try to keep walking but the end users do eventually catch up. A computer built by you, for you. 2. 3. Guide to Linux - Distributions Commands and More. MakeUseOf is proud to present to you A Newbie’s Getting Started Guide to Linux! You’ve probably heard about Linux, the free, open-source operating system that’s been pushing up against Microsoft. It’s way cheaper, faster, safer, and has a far bigger active community than Windows, so why aren’t you on it? Don’t worry, we understand. Like many things, venturing of into a completely unknown world can seem rather scary, and also be pretty difficult in the beginning. The Torrent Guide for Everyone. MakeUseOf is proud to present you the Torrent Guide for everyone.

The Torrent Guide for Everyone

There are tons of ways to download files and there is no doubt that BitTorrent is the most popular and fastest way to download what you want. Although it’s fairly simple to use many people experience difficulties at the start. Even those that would call themselves ‘advanced users’ often don’t know even half of what’s possible. In 28 illustrated pages, the author of this Torrent guide takes newcomers by the hand and guides them in their first steps. Towards the end the guide presents some very cool tricks so that more experienced users get their fair share of info as well.

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