Some useful Tips and tricks for computer and user...........

1. Create your own SHUT DOWN BUTTON

Step 1 : Right click on Desktop

Step 2 Select “Create Shortcut “

Step 3 Type “ shutdown.exe -s -t 0 “ in text box

Step 4 Click Next Button

Step 5 Type Name for this shortcut as “ Shutdown”

Now you can see new file on your desktop of computer Right click on that shortcut and select property option Then select Change Icon You can select a suitable icon from the list

Now the shut down button is ready on your desktop .

2. Run command in Windows 7

1 Right click on the taskbar and then Select Properties 2. Click on the Start Menu tab and then click Customize button. 3, After opening a pop-up window find the Run command Option and select the check box. 4. Click OK and then click on Apply button on the taskbar. and finish.

3. How to Block any website with a single step

Step No I Go to the directory where the windows is installed C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\

Step No 2 Open this file in notepad

Step No 3 Write the name of the websites which you want to block at the end of this file and save it

4. How to lock your folder without any software

Open Notepad [Start - Run - Notepad] In Notepad just copy/paste the below code. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- cls :End @ECHO OFF title Folder Locker if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER :CONFIRM echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N) set/p "cho=>" if %cho%==Y goto LOCK if %cho%==y goto LOCK if %cho%==n goto END if %cho%==N goto END echo Invalid choice. goto CONFIRM :LOCK ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" echo Folder locked goto End :UNLOCK echo Enter password to Unlock folder set/p "pass=>" if NOT %pass%==jayan goto FAIL attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker echo Folder Unlocked successfully goto End :FAIL echo Invalid password goto end :MDLOCKER md Locker echo Locker created successfully goto End ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NB : ( if NOT %pass%==jayan goto FAIL ( Please change the word jayan from the above coding With your option “)

Steps to be followed after creating code Step No 1 : Save this file as xxx.bat (xxx means filename whatever you want )

Steps No2 save that file and double click on batch file

Step No 3 Now you can see a locker folder at the same location where you save the batch file

Step No 4 Double click on that folder and store your personal data in it

Step 5 After completing the 4th step , again double click your batch file

Step 6 Press Y to hide the locker folder

The locker folder now become hidden file

Step 7 Double click on batch file and give a password

Now you folder is locked and hide

If you want to reopen click that batch file and give your password

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