Windows Tips

Trick to Remove Items from Right-Click Menu
1. Open Run from the start menu and search for regedit in it.
2. Now in Registry Settings window, Navigate to 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellexe\ContextMenuHandlers 
3. Now from the list, Right Click on the item which you want to remove from your Context menu.
4. Select delete from the menu. 
5. Refresh your Desktop and Right Click on any icon and you will be glad to see that unwanted item is removed from context menu.

How to Update Windows OS without Internet Connection:
§  Carry your Pen Drive and Go to your nearby Cyber Cafe then download Autopatcher software from here.
§  After downloading this software just install and run it.
§  It will prompt you to select the OS for which you want to download the updates and click on Next button.
§  Now Select your OS whether it is 32-bit or 64-bit supported. If it is 32-bit then select X86 otherwise select X64 and click on Next button.
§  A list of all updates for your OS will be shown.
§  Select all the Updates and click on Download button.
§  After finishing the download just copy/paste all the downloaded updates in your Pen Drive.
§  Now insert this Pen drive into your system for which you have downloaded all these updates and install them.
That’s it! This is the best method to install the updates in Offline mode and secure your PC. This works for all windows OS (Window 7/Vista/XP).
HOW TO FIX TASK MANAGER IN WINDOWS XP.

Method 1: By Enabling it Manually
§  Open Run command [Win+R].
§  Type gpedit.msc in it and click OK.
§  Now Group Policy Editor will be open and in it expand it as
§  User Configuration>Administrative Templates>System>Ctrl+Alt+Del Options 
§  In the Right window panel look for the Remove Task Manager and Double Click on it. 
§  Select Not Configured option and click on OK button. 
§  Method 2: By Changing the Registry Settings
Open Run command [Win+R].
Type regedit and click OK.
Now expand Registry Keys as
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
In the Right window panes look for the DisableTaskMgr. Right click on it and click on Delete.
Confirm the Delete message and your Task Manager will available once again. 
Method 3: Task Manager Fix
Task Manager Fix is a third party freeware utility to fix the Task Manager which is Disabled by viruses/Trojans. This will not effect any of your other registry settings. 
How to open Docx Files without Microsoft Word.
1. Use Microsoft Office compatibility pack
Well this option is for only those users who have Microsoft office 2003 installed on their systems. Microsoft office compatibility pack will convert the docx format into a compatible format that can be easily opened with the Microsoft 2003 office suite. It is available for download directly from Microsoft official website.
2. Download Open Office
Open office is the default office suite for Linux users .It is available for downloading for windows, Linux as well as Mac users. It is available for free and as the name suggests it is also open source. It is also compatible with some other formats.
3. Dev Vicky world 2010 office suite
If you want to go for a very light weight application then go for this software. It is a freeware utility that can be used to open docx files.
4. Use Google Docs to open Docx Files 
Google Docs is an online suite to view files on the Internet. You can upload your document into it and view it. Another method that you can use is that you send a Gmail email to your own email id with the Docx file attached to it. When you will open this email Gmail will give you an option to view this mail. 
Trick to Disable Send To Option from Right Click Menu
Type Run in the start up search box and press enter or press Win+R. 
Type Regedit and click OK. 
Now navigate to following location: 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Send To 
Double Click on the Default in the right window pane. 
Now there you will see Hexadecimal value written in the Value data field. Remove this code (make it blank) and click OK. 
That’s it! Now Send To option will be gone from your context menu when you right click on any file/folder. You can also recover this option back by putting this Hexadecimal value back in the Value data field. So it is better to copy/paste that value somewhere in your computer.
Trick To Automatically Shut Down PC in Windows.
Go to Start and type Task Schedule in the search box and press Enter. 
Click on Action and then Create Basic Task. 
In Name field give any name for your task and then click on next button. 
Select the delay (Daily,weekly etc) after which you want to repeat this task and  click on next button.
Now specify the time at which when you want this task to execute and click on next
Now select Start a Program and click on Next button.
Browse the program which you want to execute and click on next button. For Shutdown Copy/Paste this location:-
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe 
After this click on Finish button. 
if someone is logged-on your PC at the execution time of the task, he/she is given one minute to save all data  which is open before the computer shuts down. 
Task scheduler can also be used to schedule other programs