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If you would like some programs to always Run as Administrator, you can configure them so. To do so, right the program icon or the shortcut of the application and open the Properties box. [Read More...]
By default, Windows Live Messenger, comes with its Aero border enabled. But if you want, you may also disable this aero frame, to give it a clean look. [Read More...]
Every time you run an application in your PC, a Prefetch file which contains information about the files loaded by the application is created by Windows operating system. The information in the Prefetch file is used for optimizing the loading time of the application in the next time that you run it.
Microsoft wants YOU ! Or rather your best Windows 7 tips and tricks! Submit your best Windows 7 tips & tricks to Microsoft and it may well get featured! [Read More...]
Just for the heck of it, you can make your windows minimize & maximize in slow motion in Windows 7 & Vista. [Read More...]
You can, if you wish to, display your favorite file or its shortcuts directly in the (My) Computer folder of Windows 7 & Vista. [Read More...]
If you are a regular Windows 7 sticky notes user, you might find these tips & tricks handy. [Read More...]
Windows Running Applications Protector, or WinRAP, is a small portable freeware utility which allows you to hide windows application, and hide programs which are running on your screen. [Read More...]
An interesting way to shutdown or restart your Windows 7 computer without using the mouse cursor; but by using keyboard keys only. [Read More...]
If you have registered for the Windows 7 Meetup, you may have downloaded the excellent Windows 7 FAQ & Tips Word document from Microsoft. If you haven’t, you can always download it from the link mentioned at the end of this post. [Read More...]
On occasions it may have happened that the title bar of your open explorer window may have moved off screen, ie. your window slides off the desktop, as a result of which you are unable to move the window with the help of your mouse pointer. [Read More...]
Fonts in Windows 7 are located in the C:\Windows\Fonts folder. Windows 7 features over 40 new fonts. However if you would still like to install new fonts in Windows 7, the process to do so now is simplified. [Read More...]
Robocopy in Windows is a robust, flexible, configurable tool, with over 80 switches. It can handle any batch or synchronous copy you have in mind. [Read More...]
Unlike Windows Vista, Windows 7 no longer supports modifying the registry, to allow display of the special Internet Explorer 8 icon on the Windows 7 desktop. [Read More...]
If whenever you try to install a Microsoft Application or a new program you get the following error messages and you are unable to proceed with the installation: [Read More...]
Windows 7 can let you set different display language settings for different user accounts. When you choose regional and language settings for your computer, such as your default input language or keyboard layout, you can apply those settings to special accounts in Windows called Reserved Accounts. [Read More...]
Windows 7 and Vista for that matter, does not activate the Briefcase feature by default. The Briefcase was a utility to let users sync files between two computers. But it is not much used since Vista. [Read More...]
The Universal Focus Rectangle in Windows lets you know where you were before you current click. It is as such, quite useful at times. But if you would like to remove this, try this: [Read More...]
If when you press Ctrl+F together, with a view to doing an in-line search in Internet Explorer 8, the Find Bar does not appear, here is what you can try. [Read More...]
