Quite a few programs offer uninstallation functionality that goes beyond what the official Windows software uninstall offers. Revo Uninstaller comes for instance to mind when users want to make sure that the default uninstall routine that the software uses clears all traces of it from the computer system. Many programs leave traces of the program on the system, often in places like the Windows Registry, start menu or the installation directory.
IObit Uninstaller is another application that tackles those uninstallation leftovers. The portable software uninstaller displays a list of installed programs in its interface. The sidebar contains several other useful shortcuts to only list toolbars, programs that have been recently installed, large programs, rarely used software and Windows Updates.
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Windows can be minimized and closed in the Windows operating system. There is however no option to run programs or windows in the background without icons visible in the taskbar or system tray.
That is problematic as it might sometimes be appropriate to hide windows from colleagues, classmates or friends and family.
WinHide.SB is a portable software program that can hide Windows quite easily. The program places a program shortcut in the Windows System Tray by default that can be used to hide programs and windows from the taskbar and the system tray.
Advanced users can define and use hotkeys to quickly hide and display windows and programs.
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Automatic Printer Switcher is a helpful tool for users who work in computing environments with multiple printers that are used regularly for different print jobs. The free program can be used to link document types or programs with printers so that it becomes possible to configure default printers for each which are then automatically selected in the print jobs
The default printer configuration is a two step process. The program lists all connected printers and their assigned application in its interface. A click on the Add program button will list all open application windows.
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There are basically two options when dealing with data loss. The first is to access data backups to recover files while the second relies on file recovery software to recover the data. What many users do not know is the fact that the operating system is not removing files completely from the hard drive if the user or a program deletes them. All that it does for performance sake is to overwrite the information where the file is located on the computer’s hard drive. That’s the reason why file recovery software is usually able to recover files on hard drives with an increased chance if the deletion did not happen to long ago (the only danger to those deleted files is that they are fully or partially overwritten by new data).
Recover My Files is an award winning file recovery software for the Windows operating system that is actually more than just another data recovery software. Let us look at the basics first.
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Email is not the best option to transfer large files. One of the reasons why it is not are attachment limits that make the email servers reject emails that are larger than a specific size. Many users help themselves by uploading the attachments to file hosts first to only include the link to the file hosts server in the email. It is then up to the recipient to download the file from the file hosts server. But file hosts are sometimes not the best solution either, especially when it comes to important files.
FTP Mail Zipper offers another possibility. It combines as the name suggest capabilities to zip, ftp and mail files. It can automatically zip files that are added to its interface and upload them to a ftp server. The information to download the files from the ftp server are then added to the email that is send to the recipient.
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Winzip 14 is a file compression software for the Windows operating system. Veteran computer users may know Winzip from back in the days as it was one of the first software programs that came with an intuitive graphical user interface. Winzip has come a long way since then which is for instance reflected by the fact that the developers have released version 14 not long ago.
Unlike its name might suggest Winzip 14 is not only compatible with zip files but with the most popular compression formats including rar, 7z, gzip, tar and disk image formats like iso or img. Winzip, since the release of version 12.1 even comes with its own zipx compression format which reduces the file size of archives further.
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