Want to automate specific single key on keyboard to be automatically pressed as configured, Auto Keyboard by MurGee is the Software utility for you. This Keyboard Automation Software can be used as a bot or a macro whenever required. You can download the Auto Keyboard Software right now and use it within a matter of few minutes. Yes there are hardware alternative options available with the name of programmable keyboard which can be little bit of expensive as compared to a software solution. Moreover as a programmable keyboard is a hardware device, it will take some time for you to find an appropriate hardware bot and get it delivered to your house.

Automate Keyboard Pressing on a Windows Computer

This Auto Key Bot Software can be used by simply configuring a shortcut key or hot key combination to automate key pressing and releasing of any other selected key. As the screenshot displays, the Auto Keyboard Software provides a selectable list of keys. Whether you want to automate function keys, keys on numpad, scroll lock, enter key , spacbar, arrow keys, ctrl key and lot other keys , this bot software can be of real help. Just select the appropriate key from the list of keys on keyboard that can be automated and then specify another shortcut key combination to simulate or automate key to be pressed on keyboard automatically.

Yes you can use this Keyboard Bot for Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, XP and any other version of Windows. Download the software now and let this Auto Key Bot to simulate or automatically press the configured key on keyboard. In case you would like to type long sentences on keyboard on the press of a single shortcut key on keyboard, then Auto Keyboard Typer might be the software of use to you. The Keyboard Automation Software presented here is an easy software and does not create any type of macro and does not require any sort of programming, just use the easy to use graphical user interface and that is sufficient to turn this Auto Keyboard software to turn it into a powerful auto keyboard bot for your windows computer.

Windows 8 is all set to provide inbuilt functionalities to repair a faulty Windows 8 computer. Yes this can be a really bad news for people earning their living by repairing or fixing windows problems. Windows 8 is going to provide integrated system restore, system repair and lots of other functionalities which together will make it really easy to fix common computer problems. This post will identify few of the new functionalities in Windows 8 which can be really handy when you do want your computer to be safe, secure and almost fault proof.

Most of the problems on Windows computers gets generated as we download some software or visit some website which brings malware or even viruses to a windows computer. Windows 8 targets at providing enhanced security so that the windows 8 computer does not gets infected as controllable at an operating system level. Given below is the Smart Screen Filter of Windows 8 alerting user that an application is about to be launched which may not be trustable as it has either been not downloaded by many users or it does not comes from a trusted publisher after signing the application distributed using a code signing certificate.

Smart Screen Filter alerting user about an application on Windows 8

Yes the Smart Screen Filter of Windows is a good way of getting alerts about applications that have not been downloaded by numerous users and may not be trustable, however in case you do trust the publisher of the application, you can ignore the Smart Screen Filter and continue launching of the setup or application by clicking on More Info in the Smart Screen Filter. This way Windows 8 tries that users should be really sure about the new application to be launched or installed onto windows 8 computers so that Windows 8 keeps on running and does not gets infected.

Even after taking so many precautions, any computer can get infected with virus, malware or can become unstable due to lots of reasons. In order to help users of Windows 8, the new operating system provides ways to recover a Windows 8 computer using options as displayed below.

Refresh or Reset your Windows 8 Computer

The Refresh Recovery Option of Windows 8 tries to fix problems or just refresh Windows 8 without affecting photos, music, videos and other personal files. However in case you are about to give up on this Windows 8 installation or you just want a totally new Windows 8, the Recovery Option labelled Reset might be of use. These Recovery options will be of help when you are able to bootup into your Windows 8 computer and navigate to the recovery options in Windows 8. In case you want to be sure that you should be able to boot into your windows 8 computer irrespective or irrespective, you can create a Windows 8 System Repair disc as displayed below.

System Repair Disc in Windows 8

With a System Repair Disc kept as backup, you will always be able to boot your Windows 8 and recover Windows from a serious error or restore Windows 8 computer from a System Image.  A Windows System Image is another quick way to recover your computer to an earlier defined stage and can be created as displayed below.

Create System Image of Windows 8 Computer

With so many inbuilt tools in Windows 8, you may not require the services of a Hardware or Software Engineer to fix your Windows 8 computer. In case are using a Windows 8 computer or plan to upgrade to Windows 8 in near future, the above information can be really helpful to understand how secure and easy to use operating system you are going to use. All of the System Tools in Windows 8 require admin access to make changes to your computer and must be used with caution and care. There are lots of other new features in Windows 8 like Windows 8  Task Manager, support for iso files and vhd files, improved USB 3.0 support and much more. In case you want to try out the Windows 8 for free, you can download pre-beta version of Windows 8, beta version of Windows 8 or even Windows 8 trial version, play with it and makeup your mind whether this new operating system provides you the required functionalities or not.

A Screenshot represents the snapshot of your monitor or multiple monitors (if connected in extended mode). This post describes how you can capture screenshot on a Windows 8 , Windows 7 and other Windows computers. The functionality to capture screenshot of whole desktop or a single application is inbuilt into the windows operating system. In order to utilize this functionality to capture screenshot, you would need access to your keyboard. In case you do not have access to your computer’s keyboard, you can use the On Screen Keyboard utility which is present in Windows 7. On Windows 8, the author has not checked the On Screen Keyboard, but there are good chances that the virtual keyboard software utility will be there in Windows 8 as well and should allow you to capture Screenshot without access to physical keyboard.

Press PrintScr button on Keyboard to capture Screenshot

Whether you are using On Screen Keyboard or a physical Keyboard to capture Screenshot, the method remains the same. First you would need to decide whether you want to capture screenshot of your whole desktop (including any extended monitors connected) or Main Monitor’s Desktop Only or Screenshot of some specific Software. In case of a Multiple Monitor Windows Computer, Windows provides a way to capture Screenshot of all the monitors connected in extended mode. In case you would like to capture Screenshot of only Main Monitor in a Multiple Monitor Windows Computer, then you might be interested in MurGeeMon Software which provides a configurable shortcut key combination to capture screenshot of Main Monitor only and lots of other functionalities for dual or multiple monitor windows computers.

In order to capture Screenshot of your whole desktop or whole screen, locate the Prt Scr button on your physical or virtual keyboard. Once you have located the button, press it once. Yes once you have pressed and released the Prt Scr button on your keyboard, the snapshot of your display will be stored to your clipboard & you would not see anything visible to indicate that the screenshot of your display has been captured. The next step is to open up an image editor like mspaint.exe and click on the Paste option or press Ctrl + V.

Use Paint or some other Image Editor to view Desktop Screenshot Captured

Once you have pressed the option to Paste the Desktop Screenshot captured by pressing the Prt Scr button keyboard, you will be able to view the snapshot in the selected Image Editor. Just like any image, you can save or edit the captured screenshot and use it as required. Many times Software Support people ask for a Screenshot so that they can view any issues with the software & fix it. In case you would like to capture the Screenshot of some specific software or active window only, you can press Alt + Prt Scr (Press the Alt Button, then without releasing the Alt Button on Keyboard, press the Prt Scr button and release it and then release the Alt button on Keyboard) to capture the screenshot of only the active window and not the whole desktop. Once you have captured screenshot of a specific window, you would need to paste the screenshot captured in an image editor or word document or while composing an html email or whichever software can read images from clipboard to view and use the captured screenshot as required.

Screensavers are software applications that are normally used to be launched whenever windows computer is left idle or inactive. On a Windows Computer, you can configure separate Screensavers for every user configured onto a windows computer or workstation. You can even configure a login screen screensaver that will be launched when no user is signed on computer is locked or no user has signed onto a windows computer.

Shutdown, LogOff or configure other Actions with Screensaver

The Screensaver presented above is a Screensaver that can be used to control a windows computer. You can use the above Screensaver to Restart Idle Computer. Similarly you can use this Screensaver to Shutdown , Hibernate or even Log Off Signed on User. The ScreenSaver Settings displayed above can be launched from Screensaver Settings. In order to configure the Screensaver Idle Duration, just visit the Control Panel and configure your desired number of idle minutes after which this screensaver must be launched.

This Idle Screensaver can be used for enhancing Security & limit unauthorised user login, for Saving Power, and other similar purposes. This Screensaver will just work like a regular screensaver and will not utilize any cpu resources or ram when you are actively using your computer. The Launching of the Screensaver is controlled by the Windows Operating System and other parameters can be controlled using Screensaver Settings of Control Panel and the selectable options provided by this Idle Screensaver.

Working on Multiple Computers ? In case yes you do work on multiple computers at one time, then read on this post and know how easily you can control multiple windows computers  (at max 4 computers) using a software KVM Switch. Traditionally a KVM Switch (Keyboard, Video & Mouse Switch) is a hardware device with which you can control multiple computers using a single set of Keyboard & Mouse. Yes a traditional KVM Switch provides a quick way to control multiple computers running different operating systems. However if you want to control multiple windows computers, then a software KVM switch can be a good alternative.

Free KVM Software to control Multiple Windows Computers

Microsoft provides a free software KVM switch to control max upto 4 different windows computers. The Windows Computers might be running different operating systems or even different bit length (i.e. mixture of 32 bit and 64 bit windows computers). This Free KVM Software can be downloaded from Microsoft Website by searching for the software name using any search engine. This software allows to share keyboard and mouse across other connected computers. Given below points describe how to use this free software and control multiple windows computers using this free kvm software.

• Google with the Software Name, Download & install the Software on all the computers you wish to control using single set of Keyboard & Mouse.
• The Free KVM Software adds a System Tray Icon which can be used to control various features of the Software.
• Once installed you would need to identify and validate the computer to be connected using this virtual KVM Switch, just follow the screen prompts and you should be able to connect all your desired computers in no time.
• One thing to note here is that this software is not a screen sharing software. This Free KVM Software will not show you other connected computer’s screens & you yourself should be able to see the connected computer’s screen visually.
• This Software can be useful when you do have multiple computers running on your desk and you can visually see them.
• Once installed, you can move the mouse cursor to other computer as you would move your mouse cursor on a multiple monitor windows computer in extended  mode. Just move the mouse cursor towards the next monitor and your mouse cursor will move onto the next computer.
• With focus to an active application window, you can use the keyboard connected to some other computer and type like normally you would do.
• You can do copy and paste for text across computers, files across computers and you can even use drag and drop across multiple computers using this free kvm software.
• You can Lock all the computers easily using Windows Key + L key combination when connected in All Mode of this Free KVM Software.
• You will be able to change the Login Screen using this Free KVM Software as well. In case you would like to have another free  software just for the purpose of changing the login screen, you can download Logon Controller for 32 bit Windows Computer and in case you would like to change the Login Screen on a 64 bit or 32 bit Windows computer, you can download MurGeeMon Software which is basically a dual monitor software and has extra feature to change login screen, screensaver, etc.

Mouse is one of the useful electronic component with which we interact with a Computer. The Computer in question can be a desktop or a laptop or even some embedded computer in a machine. Touch Screens are also a quick way to simulate mouse movements and clicks. With descreasing prices of display devices such as LCD screens , LED Screens , the CRT Monitors are becoming obsolete and the costs of a touch screen monitor still remains on a higher end. Touch Screens do simulate mouse clicks as and when the touch screen is pressed with a finger or some other pointing device. In case you are looking for a custom software solution that can be helpful to you, you can write to software@jholu.com and we can develop a custom made software for you. As Mouse plays so much important role in using a Windows or any other computer, this post describes what settings are available from the control panel so as to configure or change mouse settings or even to debug and find out what might be the issue with your mouse.

A Mouse can be connected to a computer using a USB port or a Serial port. In case you do connect dual or multiple mouse to your windows computer, all will work in synch. Or in other words there will be still one mouse cursor on the screen and all the mouse connected can be used to control the same mouse cursor. In Windows 7 or in Windows 8, there are good chances that you might not need to install mouse driver or any other extra software to connect multiple mouse to a single computer. However in Windows XP, you might be required to install corresponding driver depending on the make and model of the mouse you wish to connect to your windows computer. In case you do wish to connect a gamer mouse or a programmable mouse to your computer, some extra software or driver might be required to be installed on almost all versions of Windows including Windows Vista, XP, Windows 7, or even on Windows 8. Just make sure that you do not loose the CD or DVD that comes with the gamer or programmable mouse. As for other normal mouse with two buttons and a mouse wheel, just connect the mouse to your windows computer and corresponding driver of the mouse should be there in your windows Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 computers.

Mouse Settings from Control Panel

In case you would like to know and understand what options are available to control or configure your connected mouse, do open up control panel and click on the option that reads Mouse. This will open up Mouse Settings which is a multiple pages screen to control and configure the options available for your mouse cursor. Remember irrespective of how many mouse you connect to your windows computer, only one mouse pointer will be visible and you will be able to control it using the control panel’s mouse settings as displayed below.

Control Mouse Buttons, Speed, Pointers, etc from Mouse Properties of Control Panel

The very first page of Mouse Properties Screen allows to view and configure options available to control mouse Buttons. The Button Configuration section provides a quick and easy way to Switch primary and secondary buttons of the mouse connected to the windows computer. By default the checkbox to switch mouse buttons will be unchecked and once you check it, your mouse will start simulating mouse clicks whenever you press the right button on the mouse. This is just swapping of mouse buttons and will be indicated in the mouse figure to the right of the Button Configuration section. Once you check or uncheck the checkbox to switch mouse buttons, you would need to click on OK so that the changed mouse button actions are applicable. In case you do not want to switch or change the mouse button settings, just click on cancel to discard the changes done. You can also press the Esc button while the Mouse Properties Screen is active to discard the changes done and close this Mouse Settings controller screen.

The next section below the Button configuration allows to control the Double Click Speed of the Mouse Buttons. There is a slider which controls the speed of the double click of mouse. In case you do make changes to the Double-click speed of mouse buttons, do test it by double clicking on the folder image next to the slider controlling the double-click speed of the mouse buttons.

The Next tab in the Mouse Properties control panel option allows you to control options available to configure mouse pointers and allows you to select which theme of mouse pointers you wish to be active. All other options of the Mouse properties are simple and easy to configure with the rule remaining the same and that is, once you do any changes to the mouse configuration, do not forget to click on OK at the bottom of the Screen. The OK button of the Mouse Properties Screen applies and stores the changes to the Mouse Configurations and closes the screen, whereas the Apply Button will become enabled only when you have made any changes to the Mouse Configuration option and can be used when you want the changes done to be applied and saved but you do not want the Mouse properties Screen to Close.

In case you are using Windows 7 Starter edition & your laptop has a free port available for connecting another monitor or display device, you can connect dual or multiple monitors to your laptop running Windows 7 Starter Edition. Yes there is a catch here which is that with Windows 7 Starter, you will not be able to extend the display across dual or multiple monitors. In case you are not sure or you do not know about the Windows version running on your laptop, open up control panel and click on the System option as displayed below.

Click on System on Windows 7

Once you click on System icon in control panel of Windows 7, a new screen will popup and will display which edition of Windows 7. In case your laptop displays that you are using Windows 7 Starter Edition , do not spend efforts extending your desktop to your external monitor, it will not work. You will need to upgrade your Windows 7 Starter to Home Edition or any other appropriate edition of Windows  7. You can also download a free trial of Windows 7 Enterprise Edition for free from Microsoft. In Windows 7 Starter Edition, you will be able to connect extra monitor but that would work only in clone mode.

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This Free Software development service guarantees that we will try our best to give you the software utility you need, but yes there are practical limitations as well. In case you send us an email saying that you need a new Operating System which must work along with Windows, it will not be practically possible for us to do the same. Give us a relatively small software development requirement by writing to customsoftware@jholu.com and yes we will revert back to you with either a current software or we will develop the software for you and will send you the developed software. One important thing to note here is that we will only give you the software developed for free and will not send you the source code or any partnership in software sale, in case we intend to sell the software for profit or we provide the software to readers for free.

You will get free software developed as per your needs and optionally we will get a product to sell. To start with, send us email containing a short description of what software application or utility might be useful to you. The custom software development requirement can be anything starting from a small software utility or may be a relatively bigger software application fulfilling some predetermined task. Before starting the software development, we will do research of whether your request can be handled by any existing software application and in case we both agree that yes there is a need to develop a new software for the purpose, we will designate our software developers to start developing custom software as per your needs. Yes we will keep you posted about the software development lifecycle and will deliver you a totally free copy of the software for you / your organisation to use.

This post presents a free software utility which can be used on any version of windows. This Free Reminder software utility is really simple and easy to use. This Software creates a small rectangular spot on screen. This Red Spot can be used to remember of any important thing or work to do. The Red Spot created by the software can be moved to any part of screen location using simple drag and drop. The next time you start the Red Spot Software utility , it will start the at last location automatically.

Always on Top Red Spot

Download this free Red Spot Software Utility on your windows computer and use it as you like. Once the Software is installed, it can be launched from programs menu or desktop shortcut. When the software is running, it creates a red spot which can be moved to any screen location and can be closed by pressing the Esc button on keyboard when the software has focus. In order to close the Red Spot, click on it and then press the Esc button on keyboard. Alternatively you can even close it by right clicking on the taskbar icon and selecting the exit button.

Windows 7 and Windows 8 have a small rectangular button at the bottom right corner of the taskbar which when clicked displays the desktop. The same button when clicked one more time restores the application windows hidden by the Show Desktop Command. Yes Microsoft thought of it a little late but yes indeed it is a useful small button. Let’s say you are running multiple applications and want to find out something on your desktop, prior to Windows 7 you would have to rely on quick launch buttons or some shortcut key combination to display your desktop.

The Show Desktop Software presented here creates a red colored system tray icon which when clicked shows the desktop and if clicked one more time, displays application windows which were displayed prior to the show desktop command. Download the Show Desktop Software and use it on your computer running any version of Windows. During the setup you can opt to add a shortcut to desktop and the software adds the application to the Windows Startup. Hence the Show Desktop Red Colored rectangular icon will be there in your system tray automatically the next time you start your windows computer.

Once the installation is complete, launch the software using the Show Desktop shortcut, from programs menu or launch it at the end of software installation. In case you would like to uninstall the software, you can do so using the control panel and use the Add/Remove Programs option. Before initiating the uninstallation, right click on the Show Desktop System tray icon and select Exit from the System Tray Menu. Free to try software application that can be really handy whenever you need to show your desktop.