Tag: Windows 8 Maintenance

Create an Elevated Command Prompt in Windows 8

Many of the tips that we show you in this section will need you to use the Command Line to perform a task or series of tasks, however, the normal Command Line interface does not have full administrator privileges, so you need something known as an ‘Elevated Command Prompt’ (ECP)to undertake full system maintenance. Rather […]

Schedule Windows 8 Maintenance Tasks

Windows 8 Automatic Maintenance

Windows 8 has a an automatic maintenance feature that checks for updates, runs Windows Defender scans and perform system diagnostics. There are a few default settings That can be changed to make the maintenance more convenient for the user. The default settings are: Maintenance is performed daily at 3am If you are using your computer […]