Posts Tagged ‘Ghacks’
Make Sure TRIM Is Enabled for Your Solid State Drive in Windows 7 for Better Performance

Make Sure TRIM Is Enabled for Your Solid State Drive in Windows 7 for Better Performance
One of the best way to take full advantage of your solid state drive (SSD) is to use the performance-maintaining TRIM command. Technology blog GHacks shows us how to make sure TRIM is enabled in Windows 7.While using something like Intel’s previously mentioned Toolbox application to TRIM your drive is extremely useful, you need to make sure Windows 7 has enabled it first. And, while ..read more
Stop Windows 7 from Deleting Your Desktop Shortcuts

Stop Windows 7 from Deleting Your Desktop Shortcuts
f it seems like the desktop shortcuts on your Windows 7 keep disappearing, you’re not hallucinating. Windows 7 automatically deletes broken and network shortcuts if there are too many. Here’s how to stop Windows from throwing these (often still useful) shortcuts away.If you have four or more “broken” desktop shortcuts (which includes shortcuts to disconnected network locations and shell folders), System Maintenance in Windows 7 will delete the shortcuts in its weekly maintenance. ..read more