Category: Windows

I have an older laptop that I use for small tasks, but it no longer has sufficient resources to run the demands of ever-growing OS and browser bloat. If the RAM of your computer is not sufficient, both the performance and the speed will be affected. On Windows 10, you’re allowed to use your hard drive as RAM. Shout out to minitool.com to provide clear instructions as to how you how to increase the RAM by using hard disk on Windows 10.

1. Navigate to the windows service project.
2. From toolbar, select Project –> Properties
3. Set “Output type:” dropdown to “Console Application”
4. Open Program.cs, locate Main method, and add the following:

       static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //to test and debug
            if (Environment.UserInteractive)
            {
                YourWinService serviceHb = new YourWinService(args);
                serviceHb.TestStartupAndStop(args);
            }
            else
            {
                var servicesToRun = new ServiceBase[]
            {
                new YourWinService(args)
            };
                ServiceBase.Run(servicesToRun);
            }
        }

5. Navigate to your service code and add the following method:

         internal void TestStartupAndStop(string[] args)
        {
            this.OnStart(args);
            Console.ReadLine();
            this.OnStop();
        }

6. Set breakpoints and run as console app.

The default location for pre-installed Windows 7 themes are located at :


c:windowsresourcesthemes 


Locations for other wallpaper theme files :


c:windowswebwallpaper


For themes that you have downloaded yourself :


C:Users{username}AppDataLocalMicrosoftWindowsThemes


To add a wallpaper to a theme:  copy your own wallpaper image files to the folder that has the same theme name you would like to use.  Then, enable the wallpaper in “Personalize –> Desktop Background.”