In Windows 7 every user has a user name which is also called the account name. If you are tired of your username and want to change it, then you can do so easily in Windows 7. Changing the user account name will not change the user profile folder name.
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Disable New Tab page in Google Chrome
The latest version of Google Chrome web browser opens a New Tab page instead of your homepage when you start the browser. The New Tab page shows you a gallery of various sites you have visited and the various tabs you have recently closed. If you do not like the New Tab page opening and want the homepage to open instead, then you can follow these easy instructions.
Read moreEnable auto-scanning of removable devices in AVG 2011 Free
We have previously published an article on how to automatically scan an inserted USB stick for viruses. The latest edition AVG antivirus – AVG 2011 already supports this functionality without using any extra tools. But this option for automatically scanning a removable device is disabled by default in AVG 2011 free edition.
Read moreAlways open website links in a new tab in Firefox
When you click on a website link on a page, it may open a new popup Firefox window. This can be quite annoying for most of us because it is hard to track all the popup windows. But you can force Firefox to open such a link in a new tab instead.
Read moreEnable multiple tabs close warning in Firefox
When you have multiple tabs open in a Firefox window and you try to close the main Firefox window, then Firefox gives a warning asking you if you would like to save all the open tabs for next time Firefox starts? If you felt annoyed by this and checked the checkbox labeled Do not ask next time, then Firefox will not show the warning anymore. What if you want this warning back?
Read moreAdd Take Ownership to right-click menu in Windows XP
If you want to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP, then you have to go through many steps. But you can add the whole series of commands to the right-click context menu so that you can just right-click on a file or folder and choose Take Ownership to take the ownership of the selected item.
Read moreMove or remove the close tab button in Firefox
A close button is shown on each tab of the Mozilla Firefox web browser by default. But if keep accidentally clicking on them, then you can move their position or remove them entirely.
Read moreInstall Telnet Client in Windows Vista
Telnet Client is a program used to connect to remote computers using the Telnet protocol. This protocol was very popular in the older days of Windows, but it is still used by many. This may explain why the Telnet Client is not installed in Windows Vista by default. If you want to install Telnet Client in Windows Vista, then you can follow these instructions.
Read moreTurn on Automatic Updates in Windows Vista
On the first Tuesday of every month, the software giant Microsoft releases patches and updates to its different software products including Microsoft Windows. Although you can download these patches manually and install them, but it is better if this downloading and installing process is automatic.
Read moreRun a program as a different user in Windows XP
It is advised by security experts to normally use computer as a standard user and use the administrator level access only when needed. As a standard user, when you need to do administrative tasks like installing software, you do not have to log off and log on as administrator. But you can just run a program or run a command as Administrator right from your standard account session.
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