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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]