Windows Administration

Disable USB flash drives in Windows PC

2014-07-20T14:24:00.001+05:30

Block the usage of USB flash drives but not affecting USB mouse or other peripherals that using USB port.
In that case follow the steps.
Start ->Run ->Regedit
In Regedit fint he key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR
"Type"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000003

change the value of "Start" from : dword:00000003 to : dword:00000004 to deactivate,

Meaning of "dword"
3 for enable and 4 for disable.
This will affect even without restart the PC

After this, you can't see USB even in Disk management

Laptop Power adapter plugged in but its not showing not charging

2014-07-20T14:17:00.000+05:30

In Laptop, if you play with power management options without knowing what your doing and your laptop notification area battery icon shows the message "plugged in, not charging" while charging. To solve this issue Uninstalling and re installing power management software in Windows

In order to correct problems with the battery's power management software, follow the steps below.

1. Click Start and type device in the search field, then select Device Manager .
2. Expand the Batteries category.
3. Under the Batteries category, right-click the Microsoft ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery listing, and select Uninstall .
WARNING: Do not remove the Microsoft AC Adapter driver or any other ACPI compliant driver.
4. On the Device Manager task bar, click Scan for hardware changes .
Alternately, select Action > Scan for hardware changes .
Windows will scan your computer for hardware that doesn't have drivers installed, and will install the drivers needed to manage your battery's power. The laptop should now indicate that the battery is charging.

How to Remove Old Entries from Windows 7 Boot Menu ?

2014-07-20T14:12:00.000+05:30

First open up a command prompt in administrator mode by click the Start button , type cmd in the Search box, and press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER. Click Continue in the User Account Control box . Then just run the bcdedit command to see a list of all the entries, copy the unique identifier to the clipboard, and then paste it into the command like so, replacing IDENTIFIER with the actual code from the clipboard.

bcdedit /delete IDENTIFIER

It's an easy process once you go through it, but keep in mind missing with the boot loader can be dangerous, so proceed with caution.