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What does Refresh Desktop or Refresh explorer window actually do?

I am sure that you must have noticed that when you right-click on your Windows desktop or inside an open explorer window, you see an option called Refresh in the context menu. The Refresh option has been there since you can remember! [...]

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Fix: Unable to Change Default Program Extension on Windows 7

Today, I’m going to show you a way out, if you ever face a situation, where you are unable to change the default program extension in Windows. I was helping out a client of mine. His operating system had somehow changed the [...]

Fix and Repair broken Windows Search in Windows 7 easily

The Search function is one of the most useful and frequently used feature in Windows 7. And if it does get broken for some reason and does not display results at all or display results incorrectly, it can be quite frustrating. [...]

10 most useful Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts that you should know

There are some who just don’t bother to use keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys, and then there are some who just cannot do without them. For those who don’t really use them, you should give it a try. You can begin with these [...]

How to set different screen resolution for each user account in Windows 7

Screen resolution is a setting that determines how much details and information is displayed on your computers screen, and is measured horizontally and vertically in pixels. Windows chooses the best display settings, including screen resolution, refresh rate, and color, based [...]

How to use the Windows computer without a keyboard or mouse

At times it may happen that you are without a keyboard and/or a mouse and yet you’d like to use your Windows PC. This article will tell you how you can set your Windows 7 to do so. This article may [...]

Fix: Windows 7 display problems, resolution and settings

If you find that, on your Windows 7 computer, the display is not good and the readability of text is poor too, then it could be a problem with your display drivers or maybe your display settings are not optimal. Microsoft [...]

Reasons Microsoft does not support booting Windows from external drives

Some of us love to install and carry Windows on USB Drives. But these are scenarios that Microsoft does not support. It is unsupported to boot Windows from external devices. Such installations are not supported. If you do decide to [...]

Troubleshoot and fix Windows Hardware and Devices problems with Troubleshooter

If you find that your Windows 7 or Windows Vista computer is facing some hardware or device issues or problems, you can run the Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter. This automated troubleshooter will try to identify and then resolve the issues [...]

Windows 7 themepack will not install if its name has a space in the 9th character

Here is a rare situation you may face – a situation which may leave you perplexed! Let us say that you have created and saved a Windows 7 themepack. But when you double-click on it install it, nothing happens! Check [...]

Does your Windows PC support Virtualization?

Now as the Windows 8 DP has been released, many want to try it out. There are various Virtualization software for trying out Windows 8 on a machine without affecting your machine setup as it can be run from within [...]

How to disable or enable USB Ports in Windows 7 | 8

How often you have witnessed blocked Pen drive or USB drive access in your work place or college or school? I believe many times; in fact every time you try to use the USB drive, you are not allowed, simply [...]

Windows Registry Editor Tips & Features

Everywhere you turn you find someone telling everyone to stay clear of the Registry. While I agree with this to an extent, I have come to realize that a lot of what we do involves the Registry whether we know [...]

Learn how to use Windows 8 Task Manager as an IT Pro

One of the best features of Windows 8 which I like is the Task Manager. The humble Task Manager has evolved oyer the years and now the new Windows 8 Task Manager, offers a lot of information – more like [...]

How to understand and use the Heat Map on Windows 8 Task Manager

We have seen how the Task Manager has evolved from Windows 3 to Windows 7 to Windows 8 and also touched upon the new features which we could expect to see in the Windows 8 Task Manager, including the Heat [...]

How to switch back to Local Account from Microsoft Account log on in Windows 8

As you know, there are various methods for logging on to a PC running Windows 8. If you had opted for logging on using Microsoft Account (Windows Live ID) during the installation of Windows 8 or changed to Microsoft Account (Windows Live ID) [...]

Evolution of the Task Manager – From Windows 3 to Windows 8

The Task Manager is one of the most widely used apps in the Windows operating system. It has a long history, having first showed up in early versions of Windows as a simple utility to close and switch between programs. In [...]

30 more facts and new features you need to know about Windows 8

In my first article of this series, I told you about 50 facts and new features of Windows 8 which I found exciting and really amazing. Now here are 30 more facts which I discovered recently: 1. A great feature introduced [...]

Fix: Logon Process Initialization Failure in Windows 7

If when you try to start your Windows computer, the computer stops at the logon process and you are unable to proceed further – then this article may interest you. Not only will your logon process not start, in addition [...]

Enable File History in Windows 8 to backup data to an external source

Windows 8 introduces many new features. File History is one such new feature in Windows 8 that allows you to backup your data to an external source very easily. You can backup your libraries, documents, contacts, favorites etc. Enable File [...]

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The Windows Club covers Windows 8, Windows 7, tips, tutorials, how-to's, features, freeware and more. It is created by Anand Khanse, a Microsoft MVP.