Troubleshooting Group Policy in Windows

March 2nd, 2010

Troubleshooting Group Policy in Windows can be difficult. But here are a few tips from Microsoft’s Group Policy team. [Read More...]

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Unravel Tweaks & Hacks buried inside Windows 7 Group Policy Editor

November 15th, 2009

Windows 7 Group Policy Editor has plenty options which can be tweaked to suit your convenience. To know them all, one would have to wade through it all !  [Read More...]

Pin Internet sites to Search Again & Start Menu in Windows 7

July 20th, 2009

There is a new group policy setting in Windows 7 which will let you pin Internet sites to the Search again links and the Start Menu. This policy setting allows you to add Internet or intranet sites to the “Search again” links located at the bottom of search results in Windows Explorer and the Start menu links. The “Search again” links at the bottom of the Search Results view allow the user to reconduct a search but in a different location.  The Internet search site will be searched with the text in the search box. [Read More...]

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How To Disable Recent Search Suggestions in Windows 7

July 8th, 2009

Windows Explorer shows suggestion pop-ups as users type into the Search Box.  These suggestions are based on their past entries into the Search Box. [Read More...]

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Disable automatic termination of applications during shutdown in Windows

May 8th, 2009

If some application are open when you are shutting down Windows 7, such applications will be not be automatically terminated during shutdown. But you will be asked if you want to save your work. But if you find that this is not happening, you may have to do the following: [Read More...]

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Turn off display of recent search entries in Windows Explorer

April 19th, 2009

To protect your search privacy, you may wish to Turn off display of recent searches. These are the same entries which appear in the drop-down, when you search through the explorer. [Read More...]

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Tweak Windows 7 through Local Group Policy Editor

April 11th, 2009

There are several desktop, start menu, taskbar, system tweaks you can apply using the Group Policy Editor in Windows 7.

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How to Disable Pinned Taskbar Programs in Windows 7

April 11th, 2009

If you want to disable the Pinned taskbar Programs in Windows 7, here is how you can do so.

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