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How to Automatically Troubleshoot Computer Problems Part-2

In the previous post, I have described on methods to troubleshoot common computer problems automatically using windows troubleshooter. In this post also I am continuing about moreover methods of troubleshooting windows common problems like finding and fixing problems with connecting to the internet, sharing files and folders on other computers, resolving problems with updating windows, finding and cleaning up unused files and shortcuts and conserving power and extending battery life of your laptop.

How to Find and Fix Problems with Connecting to the Internet

If you have the problems to connect to the internet or websites, you can find an fix the problem using troubleshooting tool which is located in windows control panel. You can check the windows problems for connecting to the internet and check to see if the problem is fixed after suggestion given.

Following are the steps to find and fix the problems with connecting to the internet.

First of all go to control panel then click on "Troubleshooting" option.
On troubleshooting window, you can see the different options for fixing common computer problems.
Click on "Connect to the Internet" located under the Network and Internet category.
Go next on internet connections dialog box for starting to find and fix problems with connecting to the Internet or to websites.
You can troubleshoot for connecting to the default website or you can connect to the specific web page.
Click on troubleshoot my connection to the Internet, it will find the problems then provides suggestions for fixing problem.
After implementing the suggestions you can can check whether the problem is fixed or not.

How to Access Shared Files and Folders on Other Computers

You can find and fix problems with accessing files and folders on other computers using windows troubleshooter. It will check whether your computer connected to the computer you want to access files or not, have permission given or not to your computer and the others also.

You can access shared files and folders on other computer using the following steps.

From troubleshooting window go to "Access shared files and folders on other computer" located under the Network and Internet category.
Go next on shared folder dialog box for starting to find and fix problems with sharing files.
Type the network location you want to access i.e. \\networkname\folder then go to next.
It will show detected problems along with their suggestions for fixing the problems.
After implementing the suggestions you can can check whether the problem is fixed or not.

How to Resolve Problems that Prevent You from Updating Windows

You can resolve problems that prevent you from updating windows by fixing problems with windows update automatically.

Here are the steps to find and resolve the problems with updating windows.

From troubleshooting window go to "fix problems with Windows Update" located under System and Security.
Go next on windows update dialog box for starting to resolve problems that prevent you from updating windows.
If you need to troubleshoot with administrator permissions, click on try troubleshooting as an administrator.
Troubleshooter will search, detect and repair the problem.

How to Find and Clean up Unused Files and Shortcuts

You can run maintenance tasks as administrator to find and clean up unused files and shortcuts and perform maintenance tasks.

Following are the steps to find and clean up unused files and shortcuts.

From troubleshooting window go to "Run maintenance tasks" located under System and Security.
Go next on System Maintenance dialog box for starting to find and clean up unused files and shortcuts.
If you need to troubleshoot with administrator permissions, click on try troubleshooting as an administrator.
Troubleshooter will search, detect and repair the problem.

How to Conserve Power and Extend Battery Life of Your Laptop

You can conserve power and extend battery life of your laptop by finding and fixing problems with computer's power setting. It will automatically find and adjust the setting for display and sleep time of your computer improve the power uses.

You can conserve power and extend battery life of your laptop using the following steps.

From troubleshooting window go to "Improve power usage" located under System and Security.
Go next on System Maintenance dialog box for starting conserve power and extend battery life of your laptop.
Troubleshooter automatically find and adjust the setting for display and sleep time of your computer improve the power uses.

How to Automatically Troubleshoot and Fix Computer Problems

If you have problems on your computer and you don't know how to solve the problem, there is a feature on window which can automatically troubleshoot and fix computer problems, so why don't use it, that may solve your problem. Using this feature, you can click on a task to automatically troubleshoot and fix common computer problems.

Here I have listed some common computer problem and their troubleshooting ideas to fix the problem.

How to Run Programs Made for Previous Versions of Windows

If you have problems for running programs in your computer that are made for previous versions of windows, you can use program compatibility troubleshooter to apply recommended compatibility settings for that program to run the program smoothly.

Here are the steps to fix the problem for running programs made for previous versions of windows.

First of all go to control panel then click on "Troubleshooting" option.
On troubleshooting window, you can see the different options for fixing common computer problems.
Click on "Run programs made for previous versions of windows" located under the programs category.
Program compatibility troubleshooter dialog box will appear then click on next to search the list of programs.
After the programs listed, select the program name which have problems and go to next. If the program is not listed select the option "Not Listed" and go to next.
On next you have two options for troubleshooting, one of them is trying programs with recommended compatibility settings and another is troubleshooting program with choosing compatibility settings based on problems you notice.
At first select on option "Try recommended setting" which applies recommended settings for program and allows you to test the program. If the programs runs smoothly save these settings, otherwise choose the option "try for different settings".
Here you can choose the list of problems you have noticed go next and follow the recommended solutions.

How to Find and Fix Problems with Devices and Hardware

You can configure devices and hardware of computer to find and fix problems with them automatically using windows troubleshooting feature. This troubleshooter searches for any hardware changes and find out which have the problem then try to fix that. The troubleshooter will made some changes to your system to run it smoothly.

Following are the steps to find and fix the problems with devices and hardware.

At first click on "Configure a device" option located under hardware and sound category on troubleshooting window.
It will open hardware and devices dialog box, go next to scan the hardware changes and problems.
After troubleshooting has completed, you can find out list of problems. You can try attempting the task you were trying to do before to check the problem was fixed or not.

How to Find and Fix Problems with Printing

Using windows troubleshooter you can find and fix problems with printing or can solve the printer problems automatically.

Here are the steps to find and fix the problems with printing.

From troubleshooting window go to "Use a printer" option which is located under hardware and sound category.
Go next on printer dialog box for starting to find and fix problems with printing.
If there are any problems in printing, the troubleshooter shows the list of problems with printers.

How to Troubleshoot Audio Recording

If you have any problems with recording audio, you can find and fix them with recording audio troubleshooter. This troubleshooter checks audio service status for different recording devices and will try to identify the problem and fix them.

Following are the steps to find and fix the problems with audio recording.

From troubleshooting window go to "Troubleshoot audio recording" option which is located under hardware and sound category.
Go next on recording audio dialog box for starting to find and fix problems with audio recording.
If there is any problems in recording audio, the troubleshooter shows the list of problems with audio device also shows problems are solved or not.

How to Troubleshoot Audio Playback

Similar to troubleshooting audio recording, you can also troubleshoot audio playback using windows troubleshooting feature. If you have any problems with playing sound, can find and fix them using playing audio troubleshooter.

Following are the steps to find and fix the problems with audio playback.

From troubleshooting window go to "Troubleshoot audio playback" option which is located under hardware and sound category.
Go next on recording audio dialog box for starting to find and fix problems with audio playback.
If there are any problems in playing audio, the troubleshooter shows the list of problems with audio device also shows problems are solved or not.

How to Make Your Computer Easier to Use Part-2

In the previous post "How to Make Your Computer Easier to Use", I have described on windows features like Narrator, Audio Description, Magnifier and On-Screen Keyboard. In this post also I am writing about moreover features of window like changing the color and size of mouse pointers, controlling the mouser pointer with keyboard, making the keyboard easier to use, making easier for reading and typing and making touch and tablets easier to use.

How to Make the Mouse Easier to Use

If you are unable to see regular mouse pointer and the cursor, can change the color and size of mouse pointers which you can see easily. If there is no mouse in your computer, you can move mouse pointer even using keyboards numeric pad. You can make easier to manage windows by activating a window by hovering over it with the mouse, moreover you can prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of screen.

Here are the steps for changing the color and size of mouse pointers, controlling the mouser pointer with keyboard and making easier to manage windows.

From Ease of Access Center click on the option Make the mouse easier to use.
On the mouse pointers option choose the type of mouse pointer which you want to use.
To control the mouse with keyboard, give check mark on Turn on Mouse Keys then click on Apply button. Now you can turn on and off using keyboard shortcut keys "leftALT+leftSHIFT+NUM LOCK" and can move the mouse pointer using arrow keys on numeric pad. You can enable keyboard short cut keys from Set up Mouse Keys option.
Give check mark on the options "Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse" and "Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge on the screen" to make easier to manage windows.

How to Make the Keyboard Easier to Use

You can make the keyboard easier to type by enabling Sticky keys, Toggle keys and Filter keys. If you are unable to press keyboard shortcut keys like CTRL+ALT+DEL at a time, sticky keys allows you to press one key at a time.

By turning on toggle keys, you can hear a tone when you press CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK, or SCROLL LOCK keys on keyboard. While typing, filter keys ignore or slow down brief or repeated keystrokes and adjust keyboard repeat rates.

Following are the steps for turning on and adjust settings for Sticky keys, Toggle keys and Filter keys.

After opening Ease of Access Center, Click on option "Make the keyboard easier to use".
Give tick mark on "Turn on Sticky Keys" to activate sticky keys, you can activate keyboard shortcut key from set up sticky keys option. Sticky Keys will turned on when SHIFT is pressed five times.
Give tick mark on "Turn on Toggle Keys" to activate toggle keys. After activating, you can turn on Toggle keys by holding down the NUM LOCK key for 5 seconds.
You can activate filter keys from "Turn on Filter Keys" option. To activate keyboard shortcut key for filter keys open the option "set up filter keys" and turn on keyboard shortcut key for filter keys. Filter keys will be turned on when right SHIFT is pressed for 8 seconds.

How to Make Easier for Reading and Typing

You can make easier for reading by turning on narrator, which reads aloud any text on the screen and remove background images where available.

To make easier to type you can turn on sticky keys, which allows you to press one key at a time while using keyboard shortcut keys, toggle keys to hear a tone when you press CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK or SCROLL LOCK keys and filter keys to ignore or slow down brief or repeated keystrokes and adjust keyboard repeat rates.

You can adjust time limits and flashing visuals by turning off all unnecessary animations and setting up time for notification dialog box.

How to Make Touch and Tablets Easier to Use

You can lunch common tools like Magnifier, Narrator and On-Screen Keyboard by pressing the windows button and volume up button together on your tablet can start an accessibility tool. You can set which accessibility tool would you like to be launched.

To set up this accessibility tool, choose the option "Make touch and tablets easier to use" from Ease of Access Center. Select the accessibility tool which you would like to be launched.

How to Get Quick Access to Common Accessibility Tools

You can get quick access to common accessibility tools like magnifier, Narrator, On-Screen Keyboard and High Contrast directly from Ease of Access Center window. When you click on them, they are automatically started.

How to Make Your Computer Easier to Use

There are so many features on windows that makes your computer easier to use. You can make the settings that visually impaired person or the person having low vision power also can operate computer easily. You can also adjust the setting to use the computer without mouse or keyboard. These features on windows allows you to hear any text on the screen, to contrast the screen and to zoom anywhere on the screen using magnifier. Using on screen keyboard you can type using pointing device like mouse.

How to Optimize Computer for Blindness

In windows, there is a special feature, using this feature you can use the computer without display. You can turn on Narrator, which reads aloud any text on the screen and turn on Audio Description feature to hear description of what's happening in videos when available. You can also turn off all unnecessary animations when possible and can also adjust time limits and flashing visuals, for example you can adjust how long should windows notification dialog boxes stay open. When you turn on all of these windows features, they are automatically started each time when you sign in which helps blind people to operate computer more easily.

You can turn on this feature using the steps given below.

At first go to control panel and click on the option "Ease of Access Center".
On the Ease of Access Center window, inter on the option "Use the computer without a display" located under Explore all setting.
Turn on all the features like Narrator, Audio Description and turn off unnecessary animations, also set time for windows notification dialog box.

How to Optimize Visual Display of Computer

This feature is mostly useful for people having low visual power. You can make your computer easier to see with turning on high contrast, hearing text and descriptions read aloud using narrator and audio description, making screen larger with turning on magnifier and making the focus rectangle thicker.

When you turned on these tools, they will automatically start each time you sign in. Following are the steps for turning on the features for making the computer easier to see.

Open Ease of Access Center from Control Panel as given above.
Click on the option "Make the computer easier to see".
Activate the feature for Turing on or Off high contrast using keyboard shortcut keys "leftALT+leftShift+PRINT SCREEN" is pressed. If you have difficulties on reading text on the screen, can turn on high contrast feature using this keyboard shortcut key.
You can hear text and descriptions read aloud by turning on narrator and audio description.
You can turn on Magnifier, if you have difficulties to view small text on screen. Magnifier zooms in anywhere on the screen, and makes everything in that area larger. You can move Magnifier around, lock it in one place or resize it.
You can view the focus more clearly on the screen, making the focus rectangle thicker by selecting the option.

How to Use the Computer Without Mouse or Keyboard

You can use the computer without mouse or keyboard by setting up alternative input devices. You can use on-screen keyboard to type using the mouse or another pointing device such as joystick by selecting keys from a picture of keyboard. You can also avoid using mouse and keyboard by the use of speech recognition feature. Which this you can speak into a microphone to control the computer, open programs, and dictate text.

Here are the steps for setting up using computer without a mouse or keyboard.

After opening Ease of Access Center from control panel, click on the option "Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard".
Give check mark on Use On-Screen Keyboard option then click on Apply button. Now, type using the mouse or another pointing device.
To enable speech recognition feature, click on "Use Speech Recognition" option.
Click on "Start Speech Recognition" option after appearing new window.
On a Set up Speech Recognition dialog box set up microphone for speech recognition and finish the steps. After that when you sign in, this feature will automatically started.

How to Use the Computer Without Mouse or Keyboard

1. How to Update Computer

If you need to update your computer, go to control panel from desktop or start menu and click on windows update then you will see the following screen, after that click on check for update. It will start to update your computer.

2. How to Set Update Computer Automatically

To set update your computer automatically, from windows update window click on "change setting" option, you will see the following screen. Choose "Install updates automatically" from drop down list, then click on OK.

3. How to View Computer MAC and IP Address

If you need to know your computers MAC address also called physical address and Internet Protocol(IP) address, you have to right click on computer icon on notification area located on task bar and click on open network and sharing center. OR go to control panel and click on Network and Sharing Center option, Click on Ethernet option and then Details button as shown below. You can view its IP address and Physical Address or MAC Address.

4. How to Change Computer Name

To change the name of computer go to control panel and open system option from there and then Click on Change setting option and click on change button located on computer name tab then change your computer name and click on OK. To open system properties you can right click on "my computer" and click on properties also.

5. How to Computer Print Screen

You can easily capture your screen for print by simply pressing "Print Screen Request" key from keyboard and saving it using simple photo editing application. To do this at first open the screen which you want to save using print screen request. Press the key "Print Screen Request" and paste on any image editing application.

6. How to Show Computer Desktop

If you are working on different multiple windows, you may need to close all the windows and may need to open the desktop items. You can show computer desktop by simply right clicking on task-bar and clicking on "show the desktop" option.

7. How to Record Voice in Computer

If you need to record voice in computer, you can do it by using sound recorder services of windows. For this go to start menu and search for sound recorder, open and record using it. You can also record by installing other applications on computer.

8. How to Change Computer Password

If you are using some user name and password to login into your computer and if you need to change its password for some region, you can do it by using user account option located in control panel. In windows 8, you can do it from account option on PC settings. After you have gone to the accounts option click on sign in option and then click on change button. Now you can change your password.

9. How to Computer Clean Up

If you wanted to clean up your disks or drives to speed up your computer, you can do it by selecting respective drives and doing clean up using drive tools. For this, open My computer to view drives select required drive you want to clean and click on cleanup option located on manage tab.

10. How to Lock/Unlock Computer

If you are using your computer, have to go away for some time, you can lock your computer until you return back. You can do it by simply going to start then clicking on user account name and lock option. You can unlock it by simply entering your password there.

Top 5 Free Methods to Make Your Computer Faster

If your computer runs slowly during start-up or while running application programs or browsing websites, it is possible to make it run faster even using very simple methods. You can make your computer faster by applying very simple techniques or methods. Here I am going to describe those methods along with their steps to perform it. Follow these methods and feel your computer is running faster then before.

# Delete Temporary Files

If there are lots of temporary files are stored on computer, may slow down your computer. So it may be helpful to increase the speed of your computer, if it has been deleted. Here are the steps to delete temporary files from your computer.

At first, go to Run from start menu and type "%temp%" on it and click on OK. Then the following window will appear, delete them by selecting All.

#Remove Unnecessary Programs From Startup

The application programs which are placed on startup runs while starting your computer, which may slow down your computer. You can remove unnecessary programs from startup using the steps given below.

Right click on Task bar and click on task manager as given below.
Then Task manager dialog box will appear, click on startup tab where the programs are listed which are placed on startup. Click on the program which you don't want to run on starting and then click on Disable button.

# Empty Your Recycle Bin and Clear Your Desktop

Deleting items from recycle bin and removing unnecessary files from desktop also helps to improve the speed of you computer.
To make your recycle bin empty, go to recycle bin which is located on desktop and go to Manage tab and click on "Empty recycle bin".

# Uninstall Unnecessary Application Programs

You can also make your computer faster by uninstalling unnecessary application programs from your computer.

To uninstall programs from your computer, at first go to control panel and click on uninstall program located under programs, select the required program you want to uninstall and click on uninstall as given below.

# Delete Browsing History and Internet Cookies

Deleting browsing history and internet cookies also helps to improve the speed of your computer. Here are the steps to delete browsing history from your computer.

To remove history and cookies from Mozilla firefox, go to menu and click on history button as given below.
Then clear history dialog box will appear, select everything to clear and click on Clear now button.
To remove history and cookies from Google chrome, go to menu and click on history button, then the following dialog box will appear "select the beginning of time" and click on clear browsing data as given on image below.

How to Find and Fix Problems with Connecting to the Internet

How to Access Shared Files and Folders on Other Computers

How to Resolve Problems that Prevent You from Updating Windows

How to Find and Clean up Unused Files and Shortcuts

How to Conserve Power and Extend Battery Life of Your Laptop

Related Posts

How to Run Programs Made for Previous Versions of Windows

How to Find and Fix Problems with Devices and Hardware

How to Find and Fix Problems with Printing

How to Troubleshoot Audio Recording

How to Troubleshoot Audio Playback

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How to Make the Mouse Easier to Use

How to Make the Keyboard Easier to Use

How to Make Easier for Reading and Typing

How to Make Touch and Tablets Easier to Use

How to Get Quick Access to Common Accessibility Tools

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How to Optimize Computer for Blindness

How to Optimize Visual Display of Computer

How to Use the Computer Without Mouse or Keyboard

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1. How to Update Computer

2. How to Set Update Computer Automatically

3. How to View Computer MAC and IP Address

4. How to Change Computer Name

5. How to Computer Print Screen

6. How to Show Computer Desktop

7. How to Record Voice in Computer

8. How to Change Computer Password

9. How to Computer Clean Up

10. How to Lock/Unlock Computer

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