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Free PC software to tweak Windows – Commands in Demand

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 03:24 AM PDT

Whether you are a technical or non-technical person, at some point in your experience with Windows based computers, you will need access to some level of system functionality. It may be as minor as getting to the Control Panel, or something more complex like accessing the Registry Editor. There are several Windows tools that work with and can affect system operations, but there are not always the easiest to locate.

Some of these tools are not too difficult to find. The Control Panel, for example, is easy to get at. All one needs to do is click on Start, then Control Panel (in Windows XP); provided they have not changed to the Classic Start Menu. If this is the case, click on Start, then Settings, then Control Panel.

Granted, something like the Registry Editor is not as easy to find, and for good reason. This tool can do some damage to Windows itself if not used properly. Still, one would imagine that there would be a way to get at both of these equally well should the user be on a call with technical support, and need access to some harder to reach tools.

If you own a Windows computer, and do not care for searching several different areas for system functions and tools, the Commands in Demand (found here) program was created with you in mind. Commands in Demand takes all of the popular Windows tools, and gives the user a consolidated area where each of them is easily accessible.

When you open the Commands in Demand program, you will note that the left side of the window contains the menu selection for the entire program. Each selection covers some aspect of Windows functionality. Clicking on each one will bring up a tool, or set of tools, surrounding that particular topic. For instance, we will first click on Applications errors.

In this menu topic, we are presented with tools that would help recover from a stuck or frozen program. Though we can access the Task Manager from here, one can utilize the other choices, and may not require the Task Manager to be opened.

Simply clicking on “Kill a Non-Responding Application” will close down any program that has been frozen for a few minutes, and currently doing nothing. If it is more that one program that is stopped, clicking on “Restart Windows Explorer” may prove more practical.

If we move down on the main menu to Desktop, we are presented with a list of options regarding the Windows Desktop operation. Other than the Screenshot option in this list, the other choices appear to be more for experimentation purposes than anything else. If you wanted to see how much real estate on your Desktop you would reclaim without all of the icon clutter, feel free to click on “Hide/Show your Desktop Icons”.

Within the Internet menu selection, we find a few interesting choices. You can create an email message within this area, provided you have an email client like Outlook or Thunderbird setup. You can also run a search on the Internet for this menu as well as use Google Maps to locate something.

When you get down to the Memory and CPU menu, you can get some good information on how your Windows computer is running. This menu shows you how much free memory you currently have, how hard your processor is working (CPU Usage) and what your CPU speed is rated at.

Note: There is a button here, which is supposed to help clean up your memory by eliminating bits of programs that are not currently in use. This choice is not foolproof, so use with caution. Depending on what program you have running while your computer is active, it may freeze or stop other service from running correctly. This tool may require some experimentation before being used frequently.

While perusing the main sidebar menu, you will notice that you can get to the Control Panel as well as Empty the Recycle Bin. You can also look at the Taskbar selection, if you want to Hide or Show that Taskbar. However, take a look at the Windows applications menu choice for a minute. Here we find a nicely grouped list of commonly used Windows programs.

From this area, you can find the Registry Editor, if you need to; or Windows Explorer. Perhaps you need the Disk Defragmenter tool; it is here as well. notepad, Paint, DirectX Diagnosis, and the list goes on. For the most part, people using Commands in Demand will probably find themselves in this section more often than not.

In the long run, Commands in Demand in a good program for people who prefer a consolidated list of options, rather than hunting for different applications within Windows. If someone is already proficient with finding these applications in Windows, they may not desire this type of software.

Of course since this program is freeware, and since there is no direct cost in trying it out, then why not play around with Commands in Demand and see if it cannot make for a better Windows user experience.

You can also check out out previous post on Handy Tweakers, a free tool to tweak Windows XP. Another good program to tweak Windows XP and Vista is Anvir Vista/XP Tweaker.

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