Recover Lost Windows Password for Free

Many times it happens that you forget password for your window system, or if you using a normal user regularly then you can forget administrator password for your machine. It is quite natural i second case as you are not using it regularly.

If you are reading this article it is quite possible that you also fall in either of the 2 category, If Yes, then you need not to worry as there are several utilities (both free and paid) available on internet which can recover windows password for you, that too without much effort. Here are few of them for you —

Kon-Boot

Kon-Boot is one free utility which is very good in recovering windows password and works like a charm. It was designed for linux to recover root password or to elevate other users as root user and then reset original root password. But Later on it was developed for windows as well. You can use it with all version of windows including Windows 7. This is one free toll which works smoothly if you want to recover administrator password for windows 7.

Kon-Boot - Recover Windows Password
Kon-Boot – Recover Windows Password

Kon-Boot works by bypassing the need of entering password at the time of booting. If you boot your windows box using Kon-Boot you can login to any Local user without typing password for it which includes administrator accounts. Once you are logged in as administrator you can change password of yours or any other user on your machine. It does not recover your old password but it allows you to reset existing password and hence you get access to your system without any problem. (more…)

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How To Enable Or Disable Core Features In Windows 7?

With the new version of Windows 7 which is a Microsoft product, it is now possible to disable core features which can be Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player. You can easily access these features in the options named “Turn Windows Features On or off”. You can get this option in the control panel. For enabling or disabling the Windows features it is necessary that you bring up the “Windows Features” window on the screen. For doing this you must follow the steps given below:

  1. Switch to the control panel of the computer. For this click on the Start button and choose the control panel from the rightmost column.
  2. On the screen you will see several options in the control panel. Click on the heading named programs located at the bottom of the left column.

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How to Disable Windows Media Center in Windows 7

 

Windows 7 which is the new release of Microsoft is characterized by several features and functions which were not available with the previous version of the Windows. One such function is disabling function using which you can disable features when not in use. In your computer there are several features active at one time but you may not need some of them and so using disabling function you can make them inactive. Some of the common features which can be disabled are as follows:

1. Windows Search.

2. Windows Media Center.

3. Windows Media Player.

4. Internet Explorer.

5. Windows Gadget Platform.

Disable Media Centre
Disable Media Centre

For disabling the “Windows Media Center” feature, you must go to the “Windows Features” portion of the control panel.  First of all you must bring up the “Windows Features” window from the control panel on the computer screen. To start the process of disabling “Windows Media Center” feature, you must click on the Start button and go to the control panel. Click on the heading named” Programs”. Then choose the option “Turn Windows Features On or off”.

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How to Disable Filter Keys in Windows 7

 

One new feature of Window 7 is the presence of filter keys. Whenever a person holds down a key for 8 seconds or more than this filter keys which a Windows feature kick in. It is considered as an accessibility feature which is used to make the usage of the keyboard easier. But it can put a person into confusion if he does not know as why the keyboard has stopped working or responding. So before you start working with Windows 7, you must keep yourself updated with all the new features to avoid confusion.

How to Disable Filter Keys in Windows 7
How to Disable Filter Keys in Windows 7

How to Turn Off Filter Keys in Windows 7?

If by mistake you have pressed key for more than 8 seconds and your keyboard stops responding due to filter keys turned on, you must follow the directions given below in order to turn off the filter key and start making your keyboard respond.

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