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Get the ‘power’ to create all ‘God Modes’ with a click in Windows 7 & Vista.

God Modes are nothing but developer shortcuts built into Windows 7 & Vista, that enable easy access to certain settings and information about the operating system.

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The Secret BEHIND the Windows 7 “GodMode”

Windows has a set of certain folders which are identified by unique strings referred to as CLSID or Windows Class Identifiers. These folders can be accessed by using the CLSID identifier codes that Windows assigns to each individual folder in [...]

Troubleshooting Windows Anytime Upgrade in Windows 7

Windows Anytime Upgrade is a method provided in Windows 7 & Vista, for upgrading from one Windows edition to a higher edition. While the WAU procedure in Windows Vista involved a setup.exe, the process in Windows 7 is different, as [...]

Toubleshooting a Black Screen during a Windows 7 Upgrade or Installation

In the rare eventuality that you get a Black Screen while upgrading to or installing Windows 7, you can try and see if any of the following troubleshooting steps help you.

Change Low Battery Level Notifications In Windows 7 | 8

Windows warns you when your battery charge reaches low, reserve, and critical levels. You can however, change the low, reserve, critical battery level notifications in Windows 7 or Windows 8, through the Control Panel. Low, reserve, and critical levels in [...]

Windows 7 : Upgrade Warnings vs Upgrade Blocks.

This article shows the difference between Upgrade Warnings & Upgrade Blocks, and tells you how to go about resolving them, should you encounter any of them, while upgrading to Windows 7.

Fix for Failed Backups & Event ID 12293 in Windows Vista

Microsoft has released a hotfix to resolve an issue, where Backups fail and Event ID 12293 is logged on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008.

Fix Windows Media Player 12 Video Flickering in Windows 7

Microsoft has released a hotfix to resolve an issue, where the video image flickers when you configure Windows Media Player 12 to display the subtitles of a DVD in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2.

Troubleshoot: Data is missing after an upgrade to Windows 7

It is always recommended that you backup your data before upgrading Windows. But if you did not and if you have just upgraded to Windows 7 and find that for some reason, your data is missing after the upgrade, here [...]

FIX: Search box does not display search results correctly in Windows 7

Microsoft has released a hotfix to resolve an issue, where the Search programs and files box may not be displaying the search results correctly in Windows 7 and in Windows 2008 R2.

FIX: STOP 0x0000007A, STOP 0×00000077, STOP 0x000000F4 Errors

Microsoft has released a hotfix to fix Stop Error Messages STOP 0x0000007A, STOP 0×00000077, STOP 0x000000F4 in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 when you resume a computer that has a large SATA hard disk.

How to install, reinstall, upgrade, uninstall, repair Windows 7, Vista & XP

Microsoft has launched a new help site focusing solely on how to install, reinstall, upgrade or uninstall Windows 7, Windows Vista & Windows XP. If you are now planning to upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7, this is a great [...]

How to change DNS settings in Windows 7 | 8

Most are aware that Google Public DNS has been recently launched. If you wish, you can override the default DNS (Domain Name Server) settings on your computer so you can specify which DNS server is used, or which IP address [...]

Windows 7 tips videos to help you work more productively

The Windows 7 for Business web site has recently put up some great 60 second videos about Windows 7 to help you work more quickly and more productively & efficiently.

Shortcuts to kill non-responding programs in Windows 7 instantly

To kill non-responding or hung or frozen applications, normally one opens the Task Manager, and right clicks on the process and selects End Task.

Windows 7 Pointers & Mouse Settings for left-handed people

Left-handed people are sometimes placed at a slight disadvantage by the prevalence of right-handed tools, since most of them are designed to be comfortably used with the right hand. This may apply in the case of Windows too!

Fix: Aero Peek not working in Windows 7

If you find that the Aero Peek feature is not working in your Windows 7 even after you have enabled it through the Control Panel, or through the Taskbar & Start Menu Properties box, it is quite possible that you [...]

Get the Show desktop icon back in Windows 7 taskbar

While you have Show desktop transparent vertical bar at the right side end of the taskbar which also adds the functionality of Desktop Peek, it appears that there are some who miss the old Show desktop icon which appeared on [...]

Make your windows minimize & maximize in slow motion in Windows 7

Just for the heck of it, you can make your windows minimize & maximize in slow motion in Windows 7 & Vista.

Tips on going Green with your Windows 7 PC

You can reduce power consumption and achieve significant energy savings when using your PC simply by acquiring a few good habits.

The Windows Club

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.