How To Make Bootable Usb Pen drive For Windows 7/8/8.1 using Command Prompt

Sunday, 20 April 2014



Bootable Usb Pen Drive

Bootable Usb Pen drive is simple and fast way to format your PC or Laptop. After formatting you can easily install windows in your system. Bootable usb pendrive has several advantage as like easy formatting, easy copy and past windows file and after that easy to installing windows. Now we are discussing some important step to make bootable pen drive.

Advantages :

  • Installing process through bootable usb pen drive is much better then DVD.
  • Easy to carrying.
  • Easy to handle and no need to expert. 
  • Best option for all who haven’t DVD drive in his PC or Laptop.

Requirement :

  • Blank (empty) Pen drive with minimum capacity of 4Gb.

Process :


Step 1 :

Plug-in your pen drive in Laptop.

Step 2 :

Go to Start  >> Type Cmd  (in search program and file [Press Enter]
After pressing Enter command prompt will open.
On your Caps lock

Step 3 :

Type  DISKPART   [Press Enter]

Step 4 :

Type  LIST  DISK    [Press Enter]
It will show all available disk in your system. Disk 0 is usually hard disk of your system. In my case Disk 1 is Usb pen drive (This can be different in your case so plz make sure )

Step 5 :

Type  SELECT  DISK  1  [Press Enter]

Step 6 :

Type  CLEAN  [Press Enter]

Step 7 :

Type  CREATE  PARTITION  PRIMARY   [Press Enter]

Step 8 :

Type  SELECT  PARTITION  1  [Press Enter]

Step 9 :

Type  ACTIVE  [Press Enter]

Step 10 :

Type FORMAT  FS=NTFS  [Press Enter]
Wait Until 100% complete.

Step 11 :

Type  ASSIGN  [Press Enter]

Step 12 :

Type EXIT [Press Enter]
Now bootable usb pen drive is ready to use. After making this copy and paste windows 7 or 8 in your pen drive. It is easiest way to install windows 7 or 8 in your  system.
When you want to install windows, plug-in bootable pen drive and restart the system and press boot function key as per different system (f1——-f12) .

Note :

Before making bootable usb pen drive plz make sure that you are using only one Pen drive at this time. This process is only for windows 7 or 8 not for Xp.

How to Check Original Installation Date of Windows

Sunday, 13 April 2014


The Process to know the Original Installation Date of your Windows is Very Quick and Simple, Stay with me, read on and i will tell you how to do it Step by Step.

Steps to Check Original Installation Date of Windows


Step 1:  Hold Windows key and Press R key to open Run, Type CMD and hit enter to Open up Command Prompt.
Step 2: Type  systeminfo.exe  in Command Prompt and Hit Enter.
Step 3: Just wait a Few Seconds to Gather all the Data , Boom- You will Get all the info of your System in just a few seconds including the Original Installation Date which we are looking for.

Step 4: With this Command you Get all the Necessary info about your System but If you Just want to know the date on which your windows was Installed on your System then type this Command   systeminfo | find /i “install date
You can see its showing that i have installed my windows last month as i had to Refresh my Windows, its pretty much Accurate.
Thats it guys, in this tutorial we saw how to check our system info including the Windows Installation Date.
If you have any trouble related to this article, have a go and Speak your mind in Comment box. I will be more than happy to hear from You.

How to Skip Windows logon Screen in Windows Xp ,7 & 8



Though Today we will learn to Skip Windows logon Screen in Windows 7/8 and xp, My First advice to all will be  not to do it if you are not the sole user of your PC or laptop. if you do so, it makes your PC vulnerable. Anyone will be able to access your PC , and hence your Important Files and other Data if you skip or disable windows logon screen.
On the other hand, if you are the only one to use your computer or if you don’t need to keep other people off your PC, then you can whole heartedly Skip Windows logon Screen without any Problem. At times its boring to enter passwords every time you boot your PC, So why not disable the logon screen so that your PC boots Directly and you can start working right away.

Steps to Skip Windows logon Screen In Windws Xp, 7 & 8


Step 1: First of all you will need to open Advanced User account, 
  • Click on Start , Type netplwiz and Click Enter (For Windows 7 & Vista users)
  • Click on Start, Type control userpasswords2 and Click Enter (For Windows xp users)
  • Hover your mouse to any corner, Click on Search and type netplwiz in the app section then click on netplwiz (For Windows 8 users)
Step 2: After performing the above tasks in your version of Windows You will Get a dialogue box similar to below Picture. 1st you will have to select the Account, then Uncheck the box Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer and lastly click on ok.
Step 3: Now you will be asked to enter your password twice, so do it and thats enough we have done to Skip Windows logon Screen. You will see that the next time you boot your PC, you will not be asked for Username or Password.

How do I Get back the logon screen ?


After Disabling logon screen, if you feel insecure and whant the logon screen back then you can do it by again performing Step 1 in this tutorial and Check the box users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.
Thats it now the next time your PC will boot, you will be asked for username and password.
If you have any doubt in the tutorial, feel free to Speak your mind in Comments below

Use Keyboard as Mouse – How to Guide



Recently My Mouse Stopped Working because of Drivers got Currupted, Device Drivers Getting Currupted in Windows May not be the Common Problem, But Can happen anytime with you, Due to this Problem i was not able to use my mouse. I Tried every possible Solution like uninstalling drivers and restarting my PC. Unplugging and then pluging in my mouse back, and yeah Searched internet too, Since i was not able to use my mouse, i had to Use Keyboard as Mouse While Finding for solution to this Problem.
Guess What ? Nothing Helped and Had to Refresh my Windows 8, But Hey, Everything happens for good. Thankfully I knew how to Use Keyboard as Mouse flawlessly. Well this was just my Reason, at times there are situations where you may need to Substitute your mouse with Keyboard. So today in this tutorial we will Learn to Use Keyboard as Mouse In Windows.

How to Use Keyboard as Mouse in Windows


Windows OS has an Inbuilt option Called MouseKeys, Not much people are aware of it but yes now you are.  You can Enable/disable and disable MouseKeys very Easily.
  • You can Enable it by Pressing  Alt + Shift + Numlock keys. As soon as you do it, you will be prompt with the below dialog box, Just Click Yes to it.

  • Make Sure your Numlock is Off while you Use keyboard as mouse.
  • Done !!! Now you will see MouseKeys icon on your taskbar, which means now you are all set.
  • Now talking about the Controllers,  Use 8,2,4 and 6 Keys from Numpad to move Up, Down, Left and Right Respectively.
Alternatively You can also use Third Party Program Called NeatMouse , This software is portable, Main advantage to use it is it gives you better Control because of additional options that it makes available. it have an option to Remap Controller keys according to your Comfort.
Probably we will have to Use Keyboard as Mouse temporarily and not for long time so one may not prefer to get third party software for this task, but many may do it as it is free and can be helpful.

How to Enable Hibernate In Windows 8




Lot of Things Changed in Windows 8 as Compared to Windows 7, Start Screen Was One of the Addition to Windows 8, Have a look at 5 Ways to Customize Windows 8 Start screen , And Couple of things have Even Disappeared From Windows 8 like Start Button and Hibernate Option. Probably the Reason Microsoft Disabled Hibernate option is Because Windows 8  Boots up and Shuts down Faster then The Older Versions. But if you Wish to Enable Hibernate In Windows 8 then Continue Reading.

What is Hibernate ?


Before Moving Forward let us have a Short Explaination About What Hibernate actually is.
Hibernation is powering down a computer while retaining its state. Upon hibernation, the computer saves the contents of its random access memory (RAM) to a hard disk or other non-volatile storage. Upon resumption, the computer is exactly as it was upon entering hibernation. When used to save power, hibernation is similar to sleep mode and saves more power at the cost of slower resumption.

Steps To Enable Hibernate In Windows 8


Hibernate Option is Actually Hidden in Windows 8, We Can easily Unhide it and Enable it. Just Follow The Below Simple Steps to Enable Hibernate In Windows 8
Step 1: Press Win + W key ie: Windows key and “W” key to open up Setting search menu. Then Type “Power” , Windows will Show you Few Results, You have to Click on “Power Option”
Step 2: Now From the Left Pane, Click on Choose What the Power Button do.
Step 3: Then on Next Screen Click on  Change Settings that are currently Unavailable.
Step 4:  Now Scroll Down to “Shutdown Settings” Section, and Check  Hibernate box to Enable it and Click on Save Changes.
Step 5: Everything is done, Now next time whenever you need to Hibernate your PC, just Move your Mouse pointer to right corner of your screen to Show up Charm screen, Click on Setting> Power.
You will notice Hibernate Option added there. So in this Tutorial we Saw What Hibernate is and how to EnableHibernate In Windows 8, Hope this Helps you .
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