Find Out the System Errors by Event Viewer

Event Viewer is a tool that keeps a log of errors and helps troubleshooting errors with windows and other programs. If the computer restarted unexpectedly or shutdown, the event viewer records the error log

To open the Event Viewer, click the start button, then select control panel and select system and security. Click Administrative Tools and then click view event logs.

Another method of opening the Event Viewer is right click on the my computer and select manage

Choose Event Viewer in the System Tools under Computer Management.

Under Summary of Administrative Events, expand Critical in the Event Type to view critical errors. Expand the Error and Warning Event Types to view general errors and warnings.

Disable Unwanted Programs at System Startup

You can disable unwanted programs that launch automatically at system startup

Go to Run by pressing windows and r keys together

Enter msconfig.exe and press ok/enter

Windows appears named System configuration

Go to the startup tab

Here are no unwanted startup services in my pc. The above startup items are system programs. If you find any undesired programs starting up when windows has started you can disable them by unchecking in the startup menu shown above.

Limit the System Reserved Bandwidth

Windows reserves some bandwidth for the programs running in the system. The following procedure lets you unreserve the bandwidth and use it.

• Goto run(windows+r)
• Type gpedit.msc
• In Local Group Policy Editor, goto Computer Configuration ->Administrative Templates ->Network ->Qos Packet Scheduler

•  Double click on Limit reservable bandwidth in setting column
• Now among Not configured, Enabled and Disabled options, choose Enabled option
• The system reserved bandwidth appears in the options in the field named Bandwidth limit (%): 
• Edit the value by clicking on it and set it to zero.
• Click Apply and then OK

Improve Your Internet Speed by Using DNS

DNS stands for Domain Name System/Service/Server. DNS helps lookup the address of the server. For example, the address of Google is 216.58.209. The server address can be found by pinging.

For example, if you want the machine address of yahoo,

Open command prompt (by opening run by pressing windows+r keys and enter cmd and press enter)

Type ping www.yahoo.com and hit enter

In the above image, the marked address is the server address. This address is what DNS looks up when user enters the human readable address(www.yahoo.com) of yahoo in the browser address and hits enter.

The Internet Service Providers already assigns DNS. But the DNS like Google DNS, Open DNS and many other DNS Services can be used that looks up for the address of servers a bit faster.

To assign a DNS for your internet connection,

Find the network icon in the tray, click it and Open Network and Sharing Center

Click on Local Area Connection

Local Area Connection Status Window appears

Click on Properties

Click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

Click on properties

Choose - Use the following DNS server address

Enter the DNS as shown below(for Gogle DNS is 8.8.8.8. and 8.8.4.4) in the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server fileds

There are many DNS services like OpenDNS and Norton DNS.

Few Recommended Settings After Installing Windows OS

If you have installed windows on your PC/Laptop few settings are recommended.

Change the download path in the browser to any other drive other than the drive in which the OS is installed

If the Windows OS fails in the future the data downloaded from browsers which is always stored in the Downloads folder will be lost after reinstalling windows. So it is recommended to change the download path to another drive. For example, if windows is installed in C: drive, the downloads are set to download to C:\Users\Username\Downloads in the browser by default. Change it to D:\ or creating a folder in the required drive.

Enable Automatic Updates

Enable automatic updates that fixes security fixes in the OS and keeps windows up to date.

Note: Disable automatic updates if you have installed a pirated version of windows because you will receive "windows not genuine" error and also original windows is recommended installing in your desktop/laptop.

Create a restore point

Create a restore point after installing windows so that you can roll back the system to the date when the windows is installed if any problems arise in OS in the future

Install an Antivirus software

Install Antivirus software which starts guarding your PC/Laptop right after installing OS. 

Use a cloud storage service

Use cloud storage like google drive or dropbox which stores your data in the servers. Upload files immediately to the cloud storage so that you can avoid data loss since the windows is installed.

Be cautious regarding installing toolbars and unfamiliar software

It is recommended not to install the software that comes like an add-on to the software that you are currently installing. Such add-on software and toolbars creep into your computer when you are installing particular software by keeping the "Install the software/toolbar XYZ" option checked in the install wizard of the software you are currently installing. Such un-noticeable toolbars or software brings adware/malware to your computer.

Symptoms of Virus Infection to the Computers

Here are some indications that your computer is infected with the virus:

The DVD/CD Drive ejects randomly on its own:

The DVD/CD Drive ejects randomly and such behavior disappears only if you clean your PC from the virus. Install an Antivirus.

The Web browsers will be set to other search engines as homepage or the browser crashes frequently:

Web browsers will be set to unknown websites as homepage. This might be due to adware/malware. Installing an antivirus may fix this. 

Shortcuts will be created in the USB storage devices when plugged in:

Shortcuts will be created to the files in the USB storage devices that you plug in and this problem can be fixed by installing an antivirus. Don't delete the shortcuts which may result in data loss. Install an antivirus and if the shortcuts still appears, go to command prompt and type

attrib -h -s -r -a /s /d  D:*.*

and press enter

here D is the drive letter. replace that with whatever drive you want to remove the virus from. 

Some files get deleted automatically:

Some files disappear and get deleted automatically. Nothing helps like installing an antivirus after you have lost the files but the data recovery software.

Computer restarts unexpectedly:

The computer restarts unexpectedly. An Antivirus installation or installing new windows and then installing antivirus can solve this problem.

Note:

Depending upon the severity of the infection of your computer by virus, sometimes it is recommended to install a new OS or clean install the OS by formatting all-local storage drives by backing up the data to external storage.

Install Windows from USB Flash Drive

Now-a-days the ultra-thin notebooks comes with no DVD drives which makes it impossible to install a fresh copy of Operating System from discs. However, Windows OS can be installed from USB Flash Drives. Lets see how to install OS with the help of a software called WinToFlash and an installation disc of Windows.

The following is a link to the website from where you can download WinToFlash.

WinToFlash

 Go to the download page of the WinToFlash site, download the software in lite version or any other version. 

• Install the software
• Click on the green check mark which says Windows Setup Transfer Wizard(you can also create multiboot from a Single USB Drive)
• Check "Always Start in Wizard mode" and click next.

• Now select the source from which you want to copy installation files to your USB(whether from an installation disc or a downloaded setup from internet) and proceed to next step.

• Now choose the path of installation source in windows files path field and choose the path of usb drive and proceed to next.(Turn off antivirus during the process of copying files to the usb drive)
• After the files are copied to the usb drive, the usb drive is ready to install windows. 

Check the CPU Temperature and Additional Info Using Speedfan

While CPUZ gives information regarding your PC's Processor, Graphics memory, Ram and other additional info, another software called speedfan is a useful software that helps you monitor the processor temperature, speed of CPU Cooling Fan and Hard disk temperature.

Install the SpeedFan by downloading from the following website link

Speed Fan