How To Disable Control Panel in Windows 7
If you have a shared computer that your family and friends can access, you might not want them to mess around in the Control Panel, and luckily with a simple tweak you can disable i...
Microsoft : Windows 7
Start using your PC the way you want — with less waiting, less clicking and fewer hassles. Experience it yourself. Windows 7 is an Operating System of Microsoft Windows, produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Windows 7 Tips
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Windows 7 Tips
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Windows 7 Tips
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Windows 7 Tips
Hidden Trick to Close Windows Explorer in Windows 7 or Vista
If you want to test an explorer shell plugin or registry hack without having to log off, more technical users will usually just kill the explorer.exe process in Task Manager. Windows Vista has another way to do the same thing that you might not be aware o...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Windows 7 Tips
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Windows 7 Tips
Hide Desktop Icon Text on Windows 7
Some icons are just obvious enough that nobody should need text below them to tell them what the icon is for. A good example of this is the icon for Internet Explorer. We’re all really used to it by now, and the text just makes it ugl...
Windows 7 Tips
Disable System Restore in Windows 7
If you need a way to save some hard drive space one trick is to decrease the size or completely disable the System Restore feature. We like to share all options on how to take control of your operating system, so for readers living on the edge this tip is for you.
Note: Keep in mind Windows 7 is just being released and there could be bugs, crashes, etc., and you won’t be able to restore your...
Windows 7 Tips
Disable Sidebar / Desktop Gadgets on Windows 7
If you just can’t see the point of the desktop Gadgets included in Windows 7, or even the Sidebar gadgets in Windows Vista, you’ll be happy to know that you can easily disable them with a simple configuration chang...
Windows 7 Tips
Disable Scan and Fix for Removable Drives in Windows
Sometimes you’ll be prompted to scan and fix a removable disk before using it in Windows. The proper way to fix this is to scan for file system errors, but here is how you can make the prompt go away permanent...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Windows 7 Tips
Change the Default Save Folder for Windows 7 Libraries to Something Else
Have you ever noticed that when you save a file into a Windows 7 library through the common “Save As” dialog, that it ends up in just one of the folders that make up that library? Here’s how to customize the default save location for any libra...
Windows 7 Tips
Automatically Lock Your Computer When You’re Away
Would you like your computer to automatically lock and require you to enter your password when you exit the screensaver? Here’s how to quickly change your screensaver settings to keep your computer secure when you’re aw...
Windows 7 Tips
Always Show Playback Controls in Now Playing Mode on WMP 12
When your playing music or a video in Windows Media Player in Windows 7, you can toggle the playback controls on or off by hovering the mouse over the window. Here we show you how to always have the playback controls show in Now Playing mo...
Monday, March 28, 2011
Windows 7 Tips
Allow Users To Run Only Specified Programs in Windows 7
If you have a shared or public computer you might want to allow users to use only specified programs. Today we take a look at a setting in Local Group Policy that allows you to set only specified programs to r...
Friday, March 25, 2011
Windows 7 Tips
Add "Run as Administrator" to Any File Type in Windows 7
Have you ever tried to unzip a file to the Program Files directory in Windows 7? You’ll get all sorts of permission denied errors, and generally be unsuccessful. So how do we open up the zipfile as an administrator? For that matter, how do you open any file as administrato...
Windows 7 Tips
Add Defragment to the Right-Click Menu for a Drive
Normally when you want to access the Defragmenter tool, you usually have to either find it through the start menu, or open up the drive properties window. Instead of going through all that, we can use a simple registry hack to add a menu item to the drive right-click men...
Windows 7 Tips
Add the Recycle Bin to the Taskbar in Windows 7
When you’re busy multi-tasking on your PC, sometimes getting to the Recycle Bin can a pain. Today we take a look at a couple of different methods for adding the Recycle Bin to your Taskbar for easier acce...
Windows 7 Tips
Add the Recycle Bin to Start Menu in Windows 7
Have you ever tried to open the Recycle Bin by searching for “recycle bin” in the Start menu search, only to find nothing? Here’s a quick trick that will let you find the Recycle Bin directly from your Windows Start menu searc...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Windows 7 Tips
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Windows 7 Tips
Share Digital Media With Other Computers on a Home Network with Windows 7
Windows Media Player 12 which is included with Windows 7 allows you to easily turn your machine into a media server to stream music, movies, and pictures to other computers and devices on your home network. Today we will show you how to set up streaming and how to use ...
Windows 7 Tips
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