Just as Microsoft had disabled Games by default in the Business and Enterprise editions of Windows Vista, bowing down to pressure from Employers and the Corporates, games have been disabled in Windows 7 Professional Edition too! [Read More...]
On renaming a file, folder or shortcut on the Windows 7 desktop, if you find that it disappears, and reappears only after you refresh the desktop, then you might want to check out the reason. [Read More...]
If you are unable to change UAC – User Account Control settings on Windows 7, this article may interest you, esp if you also have Microsoft Office 97 installed on your PC. [Read More...]
When you delete a Sticky Note in Windows 7, you are prompted for confirmation. If you check the Don’t display this message again check box, to stop later prompts, you will not be prompted again the next time you delete a sticky note. [Read More...]
We have already blogged about how you can troubleshoot Windows 7 issues natively with the in-built Windows 7 Troubleshooters. In addition to built-in troubleshooting packs, Windows 7 can download new packs as new issues are identified through the Windows Online Troubleshooting Service (WOTS). [Read More...]
If when you use Windows Easy Transfer in Windows 7 to restore data from the spanned migration store, you receive the following error message: Windows Easy Transfer couldn’t open the file … [Read More...]
If ever, you were to lose or forget your Windows login password, here are a few steps that may help you deal with the situation. [Read More...]
Deployment Image Servicing & Management (DISM) is a new command line tool which was introduced in Windows 7 for deployment. DISM can be used to service a Window image or to prepare a Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE) image. DISM also supports more features and functionality than the other tools, Package Manager, supported in Windows Vista, including logging, inventory commands with parse-able output, detailed help, offline INF driver package installation, direct application of MS update packages, and integration of international settings. [Read More...]
We have seen how you can make the confirmatory dialog window appear near your mouse pointer. Here is a small tip on how you can automatically move the mouse pointer to the dialog box in Windows 7 or Vista ! [Read More...]
Should you feel the need, you can make your Windows 7 cursor blink faster… [Read More...]
By editing the registry, you can if you wish block the Browser Update Choice, which is offered in the European version of Windows 7. [Read More...]
There is a simple way to change the size of Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnails. If you find them to be a little to small for your liking, go ahead and make them bigger! [Read More...]
Troubleshooting Group Policy in Windows can be difficult. But here are a few tips from Microsoft’s Group Policy team. [Read More...]
If for some reasons, you need to only temporarily disable your start-up applications from starting up during boot time, you can do so easily. [Read More...]
If you would like some programs to always Run as Administrator, you can configure them so. To do so, right the program icon or the shortcut of the application and open the Properties box. [Read More...]
In Windows, a Striped Volume is a volume, which uses the free space from more than one physical hard disk to create a bigger volume. [Read More...]
Does Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks really clear memory? Not really! There is a clear misconception on the net that Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks clears the memory and makes the PC run faster! [Read More...]
The System File Checker or sfc.exe is a utility in Microsoft Windows located in C:\Windows\System32 folder. This utility allows users to scan for and restore corrupt Windows system files. [Read More...]
If you dont like the start-up animation in Windows Media Center, and you would like to skip it, here is how you can do so. [Read More...]
If while working on your Windows 7 or Vista PC, you often get the message Your system is running low on virtual memory, then you may want to try this. [Read More...]
