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Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Process Explorer 15.2 with Autostart Information
Sometimes when I double-check on the processes running on my Windows PC I wonder how a particular process managed to get started in first place. The Windows Task Manager does not reveal those information, and while I could try and figure that out by myself, it usually takes some digging through menus and programs to do just that.
I could fire up Autoruns to see if that process is automatically started with the system. Another option has just been added to SysInternal’s excellent Process Explorer. The Task Manager replacement ships with a new autostart column that reveals if a process is automatically started during system boot, and where the information about its autostart are located.
Please note that I have moved the autostart location column to the very left for purposes of creating the screenshot. The listing is not enabled by default, so let me show you how to add the column in the program.
Right-click on the header bar and click on Select Columns in this menu.Locate Autostart Location and check it.If you want, you can add other columns to Process Explorer as wellClick ok
The autostart location column is listed at the rightmost location and you usually need to expand its width to make it usable. All processes listed with an entry in the column are launched during system boot.
Having the information displayed to you is however only one part of the service that Process Explorer makes available. While you could certainly open the Windows Registry Editor manually now to check up on the start up entry, you can do so directly from within Process Explorer as well.
Select a process that you are interested in and tap on the enter key to display its properties window. You can alternatively right-click the line and select Properties from the context menu.
Here you see detailed information about the selected process. Locate the two Explore buttons of the Image tab. The first one next to Path opens the folder the file is stored in in Windows Explorer, the second the autostart location in the Windows Registry. From there it is only a matter of seconds to disable an autostart entry or make modifications to it.
Sometimes though you may want to make the modifications elsewhere, for instance if the process is launched by a service starting with the operating system. Process Explorer does not help you here, but it should not be that much of a problem to launch the Services management window to manage the services in there.
Please note that you may need to run Process Explorer with administrative privileges if you want to make use of the Explore feature launching the Windows Registry Editor.
You can download the portable Process Explorer from the official SysInternals website.
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About the Author:Martin Brinkmann is a journalist from Germany who founded Ghacks Technology News Back in 2005. He is passionate about all things tech and knows the Internet and computers like the back of his hand. You can follow Martin on Facebook or Twitter.Author: Martin Brinkmann, Monday June 11, 2012 -
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Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Monitor all Windows Explorer file activites
We here at Ghacks Technology News have reviewed several applications in the past that allow you to monitor specific areas of the operating system. SpyMe Tools for instance lets you monitor the installation process of a software, while Reg from App and What Changed keep an eye on the system’s Registry.
Windows Explorer Tracker concentrates on file operations on the system, and while that may look inferior to a program like SpyMe Tools which monitors Registry and file system changes during program installations, it is not limited to installations.
After you have installed and started the program for the first time you will notice that it picks up file system changes automatically. On my system, it picked up how its own installation process added the program to the startup folder of the system, which allowed me to delete the entry by opening the folder in Windows Explorer so that it would not start with every system start.
Windows Explorer Activity monitors all delete, rename, create, insert, add, move, copy and remove operations in Windows Explorer of the logged in user and the system. This means that you will get a list of all file system changes an installer makes on the system, and as you have seen above, this can be quite useful to react immediately if something gets changed or added that you do not want.
You can use the time filter located in the main toolbar or under options to filter for file system changes that have happened during a specific time frame. All log files are saved to the hard drive so that they can be opened at a later time even if the program is not available, or if a standard text editor and the editing options it offers are preferred.
The program can only be used for monitoring, and not for restoring changes. This means that while you may get information about a process, for instance a file deletion, you may not be able to resolve it unless you have a backup available to do so.
Another feature that is missing is to filter the log by file name, path or action. While you can sort the table accordingly, it would be more comfortable if you could only display relevant items in it to begin with. (via Nirmal)
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About the Author:Melanie has been working in the tech industry for the past 15 years. Her most recent interest is social media, and how it is changing everyone's life drastically.Author: Melanie Gross, Monday September 3, 2012 -
Tags:file monitor, monitoring, windows software
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Tuesday, 10 April 2012
How To Reset Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Browser
If Internet Explorer is your default web browser, or if you are sometimes using the browser on your system, you may come into a situation where the browser is not working properly anymore. It may crash on you for instance, or system settings appear so broken that you cannot fix them by yourself. The latter can happen if your system was compromised by a virus, or if someone used tweaking software to modify Internet Explorer settings.
If you have updated Internet Explorer to a new version on your system, for instance to IE9 on Windows 7, you could try and uninstall Internet Explorer. If you are running the default version, for instance Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8, you do not have that option.
Microsoft has created a Fix-It, a small portable program, to reset Internet Explorer settings on Windows systems the script is executed on.
All you need to do is launch the program after you have downloaded it to your system. Follow the instructions until you come to the following screen.
The Reset Internet Explorer Settings Fix It will automatically reset the following:
Disable Toolbars and add-onsDefault web browser settingsPrivacy settingsSecurity settingsAdvanced optionsTabbed browser settingsPop-up settingsIt is furthermore possible to delete personal settings, they include:
Resets home pages, search providers and Accelerators to default settings.Deletes temporary Internet files, history, cookies, web form information, ActiveX Filtering and Tracking Protection data, and passwords.A click on the reset button runs the process in the background. It should not take longer than twenty seconds before everything has been reset to factory defaults. Keep in mind though that you need to restart Internet Explorer before you see the changes take effect.
If you have selected to delete personal settings as well, you will see the welcome screen when you start Internet Explorer for the first time.
Internet Explorer users can alternatively reset the Internet browser without the Fix-It script. The easiest way to perform this operation is to use Windows-r to bring up the run box on the system, and load inetcpl.cpl from there. This brings up the Internet Properties.
Switch to the Advanced tab and locate the Reset button at the bottom of the page. All Internet Explorer windows need to be closed before you can use the feature. The reset button will display the same reset options as the Fix-It.
Resetting Internet Explorer can be useful in situations where you are experiencing issues that you can manually fix anymore.
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Monday, 9 April 2012
Internet Explorer 10 Preview 5 Released
Included in today’s Windows 8 Consumer Preview release was an updated version of Microsoft’s upcoming web browser Internet Explorer 10. IE10 Platform Preview 5 is available both in the operating system’s Metro interface, and on the desktop version of Windows 8. Both versions share the same core engine that is optimized for HTML5 contents.
The Metro version is bare bones, as Microsoft has blocked the Internet browser from running browser plugins such as Adobe Flash or Java. The desktop version on the other hand supports plugins just like previous versions of the web browser did. Another difference is the tab-less design of the Metro Internet Explorer which can open only one web page at a time.
Windows 8 includes one HTML5 browsing engine that powers both browsing experiences (the Metro style one and desktop one) as well as Metro style applications that use HTML5 and JavaScript. The common HTML5 engine provides consistently fast, safe, and powerful support for Web standards and the Web programming model, for both browser experiences as well as for Metro style applications.
When you run the HTML5 Test you’ll notice that compatibility with the technology has been improved considerably in comparison to Microsoft’s current browser Internet Explorer 9. IE10 manages to score 314 and 6 bonus points in the test, while IE9 only 141 and 5 bonus points. Internet Explorer 10 still takes the back seat in comparison to other browsers, but the gap has been closed almost completely. The number one browser currently is Google Chrome 16 with a score 371 and 15 bonus points.
Microsoft has released new HTMl5 demonstrations at their IE Test Drive site to see how the browser performs and compares in these tests.
A plugin-free browser will run into issues on websites that use use plugin technologies. Microsoft recommends that these sites use detectors to replace proprietary technologies with technologies that do not require plugins.
To deliver the richest experience, and one experience that scales across different devices, we continue to recommend that developers detect when plug-ins are not available and rely on native browser patterns.
Microsoft plans to release the final version of Internet Explorer 10 with the release of the Windows 8 operating system later this year. The browser has been announced for Windows 8 and Windows 7, but no version of it has been released until now for the current Windows operating system. Webmasters and businesses can test their websites and services only if they install the developer or consumer preview version of Windows 8.
You can read Dean Hachamovitch’s update announcement at the official Internet Explorer Blog.
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Tuesday, 20 March 2012
System Explorer, A Lightweight Task Manager Alternative
When we first reviewed System Explorer back in 2007, we came to the conclusion that it was a great Task Manager, Process Explorer and Autoruns hybrid. The developers of System Explorer have released version 3.8.0 yesterday, and I would like to use this release to publish an updated review here on Ghacks.
System Explorer is offered as a portable version and installer. The latest version brought full support for 64-bit operating systems, making the software compatible with all versions of Windows from Windows XP on.
When you first start System Explorer you get the option to run a security scan on the system. This optional scan checks all running processes against an online database. Results are then displayed in the Processes tab next to each process.
The program itself divides information into tabs at the top. The four tabs Tasks, Processes, Performance and History are displayed by default, with options to add new tabs with a click on the tab-bar’s plus icon. Here you can enable a good dozen additional services, from auto start entries to installed software, all open connections or installed system drivers.
The process manager displays all running processes in tree form by default so that you see dependencies right there. Each process is listed with its name, cpu and memory utilization, security status, process id and start up parameters if available. A filter at the top allows you to hide Microsoft process, services or processes from all users. A real time search lets you find process fast, and the convenient right-click context menu offers to check a file at online virus scanning services Virustotal or Jotti, or on Google, Process Library or the service’s own process database.
It is furthermore possible to change process affinities and priorities temporarily or permanently, and to end, suspend or restart processes right from within the interface.
The performance tab informs you about the processor and ram usage. One interesting aspect is the highlighting of the process that is taking up most of the system’s Ram and swap (which is Firefox in this case).
The autoruns tab displays all auto-start programs and scheduled tasks. You can hide Microsoft items here to get a better overview of third party programs that are run during system start.
You can disable programs that are loaded during log on with a single click.
You can configure System Explorer to replace the default Windows task manager. The program is then opened when you use the Ctrl-Alt-Esc hotkey to bring up the task manager.
System Explorer is one of the top task manager replacements for the Windows operating system. You can download the latest program version from the developer website.
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Tuesday, 14 February 2012
UndoClose Reopens Closed Programs, Folders In Windows Explorer
I sometimes close applications accidentally, and every now and then forcefully, for instance when they are not responding anymore. To start them again, I have to click on their icon in the system tray, start menu or another location from where they can be started.
The free software Undoclose changes this, as it adds an undo feature to the Windows operating system that lets you reopen closed applications right away. This feature works in the same way as the undo close tab feature that web browsers use to let users reopen closed browser tabs.
It uses a first in last out system to determine which application to restart when the hotkey is invoked. This works extremely well if you want to restart the last application that has been terminated on the system, and with some juggling as well for previous apps that you want to restart.
The program keeps track of all closed applications and Windows Explorer folders when it is running. Each closed app and folder is listed in the program interface. Here you can restart them automatically with a double-click, which is the best option to restart an application or folder that has not been closed last.
The hotkeys that you can use to restore the windows are displayed here as well. Ctrl-Shift-f reopens Windows Explorer folders, while Ctrl-Shift-a the last closed application. Please note that you can run the commands several times to restore more than one folder or program on the system.
The hotkeys can be changed in the program interface. Just click in one of the fields and press the keys that you want to use for the new hotkey. They should appear instantly in the form. Click on the change button to change them, or do nothing to skip the change.
The recently closed folder part only works if you close the Windows Explorer window regularly. It won’t recognize if you switch folders or go back in the file manager.
UndoClose is a useful application for Windows users who wish the operating system had an option to restart programs or Windows Explorer automatically.
The program has been developed by our buddies from Addictive Tips. You can download the latest version from their website. UndoClose is only compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows 7. Keep also in mind that the program’s memory usage grows whenever you close apps or folders.
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Monday, 13 February 2012
Privacy Initiative To Release Three Internet Explorer 9 Tracking Protection Lists
One of the new features that Microsoft introduced in their Internet Explorer 9 browser was support for so called Tracking Protection Lists. These lists can be installed in the browser to add protection against tracking, and as a side effect many forms of advertisement. A list of common TPLs is available at the Internet Explorer Test Drive website where they can be installed with just two clicks of the mouse.
The initial batch of Tracking Protection Lists have received public criticism as they did not necessarily had the best user intent in mind. Analysis of the available lists revealed for instance that one did not block a single domain name, but made sure that almost 4000 different domains were allowed.
Internet Explorer users who installed that particular TPL in their browser were not able to benefit from the new technology at all.
Microsoft yesterday revealed that a privacy initiative will release three new tracking lists in the coming days.
This week two leading privacy advocates – Simon Davies and Alexander Hanff of Privacy International – are releasing three new Tracking Protection Lists for Europe, including one focused on protecting children.
The lists will be made available on the Privacy Online from where they can then be installed directly into the Internet Explorer browser.
Child Protection: The child protection list has been designed to block all third party technologies embedded into any web site. Exceptions are added for third party technologies that are not used for tracking purposesWeb Analytics: Blocks web analytic software such as Google Analytics from tracking a user’s movement on the Internet or individual websites.Behavioural Tracking: The third and final list blocks scripts that are used for behavioral tracking on the Internet.It is not clear when those lists become available. Users who are interested in installing those lists should first analyze them to make sure they are indeed benefiting from them.
The initiative in addition plans to release the Custom TPL Engine tool that allows users to create their own Tracking Protection Lists for use in Internet Explorer.
We have developed three different tracking protection lists covering three segments which through comprehensive research, have been highlighted as significant concerns. These include Child Protection, Analytics and general Behavioural Profiling, but our tools also allow you to build a custom list depending on your own requirements. For example, you may be happy to have companies use third party tools (like Google Analytics) to generate data on how their web site is used, but might not want advertising companies to track you across multiple web sites to build a behavioural profile. Similarly, you might be happy to allow companies to track you but might want more protection for your children. Or you may be happy for certain companies that you trust, to track your activities but not companies you have not developed a trust relationship with or companies where you do not receive direct value from such tracking.
Please note that Privacy Online is a project of the London School of Economics that is funded with a research grant from Microsoft.
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