http://www.thewindowsclub.com The Windows Club is created by Anand Khanse, a Microsoft MVP and is primarily targeted at the Windows 7, 8 & Vista user and will address and cover issues in relation to Microsoft and Windows OS. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:47:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/explorer-replacement-windows-8-style-ribbon-toolbar?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=explorer-replacement-windows-8-style-ribbon-toolbar http://www.thewindowsclub.com/explorer-replacement-windows-8-style-ribbon-toolbar#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:09:37 +0000 HemantS@TWC http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=43176 A program that is integral to Windows operations is ‘Windows Explorer’, better known as file and folder manager. It provides detailed information on your files and folders and we use it to rename, move, manage and organize our files and ...more >>>]]> http://www.thewindowsclub.com/explorer-replacement-windows-8-style-ribbon-toolbar/feed 5 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/explorerexe-taskbar-shortcut-open-favorite-folder?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=explorerexe-taskbar-shortcut-open-favorite-folder http://www.thewindowsclub.com/explorerexe-taskbar-shortcut-open-favorite-folder#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:49:23 +0000 AnandK@TWC http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=42877 The Windows 7 taskbar explorer.exe shortcut icon, by defaults, opens the Libraries folder. We have already seen how you can make it open the Computer folder instead. In this post, I will tell you how to make it open any ...more >>>]]> http://www.thewindowsclub.com/explorerexe-taskbar-shortcut-open-favorite-folder/feed 1 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/games-explorer-slow-to-open-freezes-hangs?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=games-explorer-slow-to-open-freezes-hangs http://www.thewindowsclub.com/games-explorer-slow-to-open-freezes-hangs#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:34:47 +0000 AnandK@TWC http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=42466 You know what to do if you find that your Games Explorer link does not work in Windows 7. But what if you find that your Games Explorer is slow or takes a long time to open, freezes or hangs? ...more >>>]]> http://www.thewindowsclub.com/games-explorer-slow-to-open-freezes-hangs/feed 0 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/copy-text-open-windows-getwindowtext?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=copy-text-open-windows-getwindowtext http://www.thewindowsclub.com/copy-text-open-windows-getwindowtext#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:59:09 +0000 AnandK@TWC http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=40965 Many a time we need to copy error messages, error codes or other text from images, dialog boxes or open windows, which are otherwise “un-copy-able“. While one can always write down the text manually, this can be a pain if ...more >>>]]> http://www.thewindowsclub.com/copy-text-open-windows-getwindowtext/feed 0 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/resize-drag-windows-easily-altdrag-windows-7?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=resize-drag-windows-easily-altdrag-windows-7 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/resize-drag-windows-easily-altdrag-windows-7#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:32:53 +0000 HemantS@TWC http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=34778 At times, it becomes difficult to move, resize, drag and manage several separate open windows at the same time – or move parts of them off the screen. AltDrag attempts to resolve this issue. It is an on-screen window resizing ...more >>>]]> http://www.thewindowsclub.com/resize-drag-windows-easily-altdrag-windows-7/feed 0 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-8-explorer-keyboard-shortcuts?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=windows-8-explorer-keyboard-shortcuts http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-8-explorer-keyboard-shortcuts#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:02:45 +0000 AnandK@TWC http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=33516 Windows 8 explorer will have several new shortcuts. And since this was one of the requests from advanced power users, Microsoft has introduced some new shortcuts in the Windows 8 explorer. While all the existing keyboard shortcuts will continue to ...more >>>]]> http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-8-explorer-keyboard-shortcuts/feed 2 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/define-custom-window-sizes-sizer-windows-7?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=define-custom-window-sizes-sizer-windows-7 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/define-custom-window-sizes-sizer-windows-7#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:42:59 +0000 HemantS@TWC http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=33211 Windows does not have the ability to let you resize different application windows to specific sizes. However, with the availability of Sizer this question can be addressed. Sizer is a freeware utility that allows you to resize any open window on your ...more >>>]]> http://www.thewindowsclub.com/define-custom-window-sizes-sizer-windows-7/feed 3 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/open-enhanced-advanced-freeware-windows?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-enhanced-advanced-freeware-windows http://www.thewindowsclub.com/open-enhanced-advanced-freeware-windows#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:48:46 +0000 HemantS@TWC http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=32792 The Open With dialog box in Windows right-click context menu lets a user specify the directory, name of the file or files to open. Despite being such an indispensable tool, it lacks many enhancement features that can make it more user-friendly. ...more >>>]]> http://www.thewindowsclub.com/open-enhanced-advanced-freeware-windows/feed 2 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/add-custom-buttons-windows-7-explorer-toolbar-customexplorertoolbar?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=add-custom-buttons-windows-7-explorer-toolbar-customexplorertoolbar http://www.thewindowsclub.com/add-custom-buttons-windows-7-explorer-toolbar-customexplorertoolbar#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:49:52 +0000 AnandK@TWC http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=31175 Windows 7 explorer window has done away with  some toolbar buttons like  Copy, Cut, Paste, Select All, etc, which were found in the earlier versions of Windows. If you want to add them back to Windows 7 explorer, you can ...more >>>]]> http://www.thewindowsclub.com/add-custom-buttons-windows-7-explorer-toolbar-customexplorertoolbar/feed 4 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/right-click-restart-explorer-adds-restart-explorer-option-to-context-menu?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=right-click-restart-explorer-adds-restart-explorer-option-to-context-menu http://www.thewindowsclub.com/right-click-restart-explorer-adds-restart-explorer-option-to-context-menu#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:49:00 +0000 AnandK@TWC http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=30975 At times you may need to restart explorer.exe for some reason. Well you can always use the Task Manager or create a shortcut to restart explorer or follow this method to kill Windows 7 explorer in 3 clicks. Maybe you ...more >>>]]> http://www.thewindowsclub.com/right-click-restart-explorer-adds-restart-explorer-option-to-context-menu/feed 10