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In the age of inexpensive 2 terabyte hard drives, a few gigs might not matter, but there are situations where you might need that extra space. For instance, if you purchase a solid-state drive to contain your operating system, applications and games, you'll grow to cherish every salvageable gigabyte. There are a few simple adjustments you can make within Windows to regain some drive space.

Disable HibernationFor starters, you can disable hibernation. Hibernation basically writes your current system state to a non-volatile memory source, such as your primary HDD or SSD, allowing you to turn off your system and restore your progress at a later date.

This feature is beneficial because turning on a system from hibernation is generally faster than starting from a cold boot, and it doesn't require a constant power source like sleep, which stores data in RAM.

That said, if your operating system is on a decent SSD, load times should be drastically cut and cold booting won't be as much of a chore. Desktops are usually connected to a power source anyway, and sleep is typically adequate.

Your hibernation file (hiberfil.sys) is probably about the size of your system's RAM (so at least a gigabyte or two) and can be easily purged:

Windows Vista and 7

Open the Start menu and type cmd. Right click on cmd.exe and choose Run as administrator. Enter the following command: powercfg.exe -h off

Windows XP

Open the Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options > Hibernate > Uncheck 'Enable hibernation'.

Manage System RestoreTo save a little more space, you could also reduce the size (or entirely disable) system restore. Granted, it's better to be safe than sorry, but there are better backup solutions out there.

Windows Vista and 7

Right click Computer > Properties > Advanced System Settings (on the left) > System Protection > Select your OS drive > Configure. Within this window you can turn off system restore for ultimate storage savings, or allocate a percentage of your drive to storing system restore data.

Windows XP

Right click my Computer > Properties > System Properties > System Restore. Within this window you can turn off system restore for ultimate storage savings, or allocate a percentage of your drive to storing system restore data.

Additional NotesWhile not encouraged, some folks opt to shrink or disable their virtual memory page file (pagefile.sys). If you have tons of RAM or are confident that your system's performance won't be affected, that can be changed here: System Properties > Advanced > Performance Settings > Advanced > Change.


It's also worth noting that you should never underestimate the power of programs like CCleaner if it's been a while since you last wiped your temp files.

Windows 8.1.1

The world waits in breathless anticipation for the next version of Windows, but in the meantime, we’re getting a little Windows 8.1 tweak sometime in the next few months. This version is known variously as Windows 8.1 Update 1, Windows 8.1 2014 Update, Windows 8.1.1, or the internal name Windows 8.1 GDR 1.

Nobody holds out much hope for 8.1.1, as the”old” 8.1 release has only had four months to bake. But if the latest Wzor leak is true — they usually are — and GDR 1 ships the way it’s looking right now in beta version 9600.16606.WINBLUES14_GDR_LEAN.140126-20 42, those of us who still use a keyboard and mouse have reason to at least nod in appreciation.

Note : Windows 8.1.1 Leaked ISO can be activated with this Windows 8.1 KMS Activator

Whats New ?

If one needs to run a debian based user friendly Linux operating system, normally everyone goes for ubuntu. But i eventually got bored with Unity (the default Desktop Environment in Ubuntu 13.10) and tried several other DEs and finally settled to Cinnamon. Compared to the crappy yellowish-reddish-brown color theme of Unity and Gnome, Cinnamon offers a cool green icon theme. One can argue that I could have just changed the icon theme. But there are several other reasons.

I will not explain them now, i have a deadline tomorrow.

Just tried to explain my feelings here.