Vista Tips n Tricks

Nikhil Rastogi, Nov 23, 2008 1000 hrs IST

Want to know how long Windows has been running? Make Windows Explorer a lot more responsive to your commands and disable Internet Explorer warnings.

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Know your Windows Uptime

If you leave your computer on forever, you may be interested to know how long it's been up. In previous Windows you'd probably need a separate software to tell you that but not in Vista.

1. Open up Task Manager, by hitting Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys simultaneously.

2. Click on the Performance tab.

3. Look below where it reads Up Time. Your Windows Uptime is displayed in hours, minutes and seconds.

USER COMMENTS

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by M.D.R.AMARANAYA, Sri Lanka, on Dec 03, 2008 11:45 PM, Report abuse Reply

hi,just mention that we dont gpedit.msc in Vista Home Premium or any other home versions. gpedit.msc is available only in Business, Enterprise and Ultimate. A lot of the security management tools have been removed in the home editions. Try opening mmc.exe and then add the Group Policy snap-ins. I don't know if they are removed as well, but it is worth a shot.

by tejas shinde, Nasik, on Dec 02, 2008 08:54 AM, Report abuse Reply

" In previous Windows you'd probably need a separate software to tell you that." Hey we can check system boot time in previous versions of windows by typing "systeminfo" in command prompt.

by Ruturaj, Mumbai, on Nov 24, 2008 11:50 AM, Report abuse Reply

" In previous Windows you'd probably need a separate software to tell you that." Hey we can check system boot time in previous versions of windows by typing "systeminfo" in command prompt.

by Ruturaj, Mumbai, on Nov 24, 2008 11:45 AM, Report abuse Reply