Record sound playing on laptop or computer

Right-click Speaker icon on Windows Taskbar and select Recording devices

Click Recording tab

 Right click in empty space and select Show Disabled Devices

You will see Stereo Mix
If it's disabled then enable it : Right click Stereo Mix device - Enable

Right click Stereo Mix device and select Set as Default Device

Click OK

Now play Audio recording software and record the sound playing on the system.

Check system Up time from command prompt

Open command prompt

run this command
systeminfo | find "System Boot Time"

Check how long system has been running without restart (Up time)

Open Task Manager
Click Performance tab
Click CPU

You will see Up time

Rotate Screen in Windows 8

Right-click on desktop
Select Screen resolution

If you have muliple monitors, select the monitor whose setting you want to change.

Select the appropriate option from Orientation List Box.

 Click OK


Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL + ALT + Up Arrow = Landscape [default]
CTRL + ALT + Down Arrow = Landscape (flipped)
CTRL + ALT + Left Arrow = Portrait
CTRL + ALT + Right Arrow = Portrait (flipped)

Duplicate, Extend or Switch Display to Second Screen in Windows 8

Press Windows Key + P to open Display Switch

You can also create desktop shortcut with following steps.
Right click on a desktop
Click New
Click Shortcut

Use any of the following commands depending upon your requirement

Opens Display Switch
%windir%\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe

Second Screen Only
%windir%\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /external

PC Screen Only
%windir%\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /internal

Duplicate
%windir%\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /clone

Extend
%windir%\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /extend


Click Next
Type name for shortcut and click Finish.

Force VMware virtual machine to enter BIOS

Add bios.forceSetupOnce = "TRUE" to Virtual Machine's vmx file.
 or
Click VM > Power > Power On to BIOS.

Minimize open windows shortcut

Press Windows logo key + M

Press Windows logo key + Shift + M to restore

Enable UEFI in Virtual Box

Open Virtual Machine settings
Select System, in Motherboard tab select Enable EFI (special OSes only)

Print list of files in a directory in Windows

Open command prompt

run the command to create in a list of files in a file.

dir > filename.txt

It will lists all the files along with the information.

To list only file names run the following command

dir /b > filename.txt

To list  file names in the current & sub directories run the following command

dir /b /s > filename.txt

Run command dialog box shortcut

Press Windows logo key + R

Create Wifi Hotspot in Windows 8

Please follow the below steps to create Wifi Hotspot in Windows 8 with command prompt.

You need to have supported WiFi card.
To check whether WiFi card supports hotspot feature or not follow this step

Run this command from command prompt with administrator rights.
netsh wlan show drivers

Look for Hosted network supported
If it says Yes then proceed with the following steps.
 

Run these commands from command prompt with administrator rights.

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=MyNetwork key=password
Change ssid & key value

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Open Network Connections

Right Click Internet Connection and select Properties

Click Sharing tab

Select check box Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s internet connection

Select Local Area Connection* 13 from Home networking connection drop down menu.

Click OK

You will see Internet access under connectivity column.

If you see No network access then disable & enable Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter.
Now to make Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter visible in Network Connections
Run this command from command prompt with administrator rights.
netsh wlan start hostednetwork

If you see No internet access then make sure shared connection is connected to internet.
Now disable & enable Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter.
Now to make Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter visible in Network Connections
Run this command from command prompt with administrator rights.
netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Alternatively in case of No network access and No internet access you can run following commands from command prompt with administrator rights as it works for me instead of disabling/enabling the adapter.
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=AnyNetwork key=password
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=MyNetwork key=password
netsh wlan start hostednetwork


Error:
The hosted network could not be started.
The group or resource is not in correct state to perform the requested operation.
Solution: Enable Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter

Disable Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter in Windows 8

Open Network Connections

Right click on Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adaptor and click Disable

Enable Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter in Windows 8

Open Device Manager

Click View - Show Hidden Devices

Right click on Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adaptor and click Enable

Now run the below command with administrator rights to make it appear in Network Connections

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Disable loading images in Firefox

Click Tools - Options

Click Content tab

Uncheck Load images automatically

Click OK

Take Screenshot in Windows XP

• To take screenshot press PrintScreen key 
• The captured image will be copied to clipboard
• Now open any image editor and paste the image by pressing ctrl + v or from option of the image editor
• Now save the file

• To take screenshot of particular window, open the desired window
• Hold down the "Alt" key and press "Print Screen"
• Now follow the same steps as above.

Disable images in Chrome

Click Customize and control Google Chrome button

Click Settings

Click Show advanced settings...

Click Content settings...

Click Do not show any images

Click Done

Delete WhatsApp account in Android

Please follow the steps to delete WhatsApp account in Samsung Galaxy S Duos

Press Options button on handset and select Settings

Select Account

Select Delete my account

Enter phone number and select DELETE MY ACCOUNT

select DELETE MY ACCOUNT

Account deletion under progress

Account deleted

Take screenshot in Android

Please follow these steps to take screenshot in Samsung Galaxy S Duos.

open the screen you want to capture
now press home and power button at the same time and hold them for 3 seconds

Quickly delete autocomplete entries in Firefox

Please follow the steps to quickly delete autocomplete entries for forms in Firefox.

• Click on the text field
• Press the Down key and you will see list of entries
• Highlight the entry you want to delete by using the up/down arrow key or move mouse over it
• Press Shift + Delete

Free GPS Tracker

InstaMapper is a free GPS tracking service which tracks phone in real time.


Account need to be created to get started.

Delete WhatsApp account in Nokia E71

Please follow these steps to delete WhatsApp account in Nokia E71.

Select Options

Select About

Select Account info

Select Delete account

Enter mobile number in 'Type your phone number' and select Continue

Select Delete account

Find out Nokia Mobile model

Dial *#0000# to know Nokia handset model number.

Back up Gmail Account

Back up Gmail Video

Take a Screenshot on Nokia E71

Best Screen Snap allows you to take screenshot on phone.

Click here to download the application for free from ovi store.

You can assign shortcut key to take the screenshot. The application needs to be running in background for shortcut key to work.

You can specify the image type and the location (phone memory / memory card) where the image will be saved.

You can also send the screenshot.
Select 'Action' and choose 'Send'



Now when you take screenshot, you will get the following options to send the image. Choose the appropriate option.

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