• Disable Vista's Scheduled Disk-Defragmenting

  
  Want to stop Windows' Disk Defragmenter from running willy-nilly? Here's how to end its scheduled performances.

• How Did My Taskbar Get up There?

  
  How did the Windows Taskbar get to the top of the screen and how can Knowltonrc get it back where it belongs. The Answer Line forum offers help.
• Solve Common PC Problems with Microsoft 'Fix Its'
• April Shower of Critical Microsoft Fixes
• Turning Off Disk Defragmenter May Solve a Sluggish PC, Part 2
• Windows XP Moves Into Reduced-Support Phase
• Judge Kills Class-Action Status in 'Vista Capable' Suit
• Disk Defrag Help From Hassle-Free PC
• Afraid of Big Service Pack Updates?
• Microsoft Set Records for Bug Fixes in 2008

Windows How-Tos

• Disable Vista's Scheduled Disk-Defragmenting Want to stop Windows' Disk Defragmenter from running willy-nilly? Here's how to end its scheduled performances.
• How Did My Taskbar Get up There? How did the Windows Taskbar get to the top of the screen and how can Knowltonrc get it back where it belongs. The Answer Line forum offers help.
• Solve Common PC Problems with Microsoft 'Fix Its' Microsoft's new automated helpers promise to fix over 100 problems with Windows, apps, and more.
• Turning Off Disk Defragmenter May Solve a Sluggish PC, Part 2 Three more thoughts on the whole Disk Defragmenter debacle. Was it really to blame? How important is a disk defragger, anyway?
• Disk Defrag Help From Hassle-Free PC PC World blogger Rick Broida's brand-new PC kept bogging down. The culprit? Vista's Disk Defragmenter.

Windows News

• April Shower of Critical Microsoft Fixes Redmond today released a major batch of April patches to fix a slew of serious security holes.
• Windows XP Moves Into Reduced-Support Phase Microsoft will offer free security patches until April 2014, though.
• Judge Kills Class-Action Status in 'Vista Capable' Suit Six plaintiffs can sue Microsoft separately, or appeal the ruling.
• Microsoft Set Records for Bug Fixes in 2008 Security updates and flaws surged in the second half of 2008, a company report says.
• Microsoft Security Patches Due Tuesday The biggest set of updates in six months will fix Windows, IE, Excel, and Word flaws.

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  What's Great About Microsoft Internet Explorer 8? With all the back and forth about the recent release of Internet Explorer 8, it's easy to miss why it's a great improvement over its predecessor. Assistant Editor Nick Mediati explains.
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  How to Instantly Shut Down Your PC Keyboard shortcuts and other tips to shut down and log off fast.
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  How to Solve Sluggish Internet Surfing Tips and tricks to get your Web browser into shape.

Windows Reviews

• What's Great About Microsoft Internet Explorer 8? With all the back and forth about the recent release of Internet Explorer 8, it's easy to miss why it's a great improvement over its predecessor. Assistant Editor Nick Mediati explains.
• 8 Great Free Security Tools Here are our picks for no-cost ways to protect your PC, including Avast Home Edition, SpywareBlaster, and more.
• Free Utilities to Speed Up and Tweak Your PC Check out Advanced SystemCare Free, Defraggler, Drive Manager, Vista Services Optimizer, and other great free PC utilities.
• 11 Free Ways to Beef Up Your Web Browser Make Internet Explorer and Firefox more useful with List.it, IE7Pro, VideoDownload Helper, Zigtag, and other add-ons and services.
• Browser Showdown: IE 8 vs. Firefox Microsoft's newest browser promises faster page load speeds. Does IE 8 deliver? We put it to the test against the latest version of Firefox.