Sometimes, as an administrator, you want to run a program as a different user. The reasons may be that you want the program to save the settings in that users profile or you may want to install a program only for that user etc. Here is how you can run a program as a different user.
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Manage users from command line in Windows 7
You can add, remove, disable, enable and change passwords of user accounts from the Control Panel. But you can do the same thing from command line. You must be an administrator and issue commands from an elevated command prompt window to do this.
Read moreMake Chrome faster using FastestChrome extension
Google Chrome is very fast starting and page loading browser. But you can make it more productive and even more faster by installing the FasterChrome extension. Here is how.
Read moreIncrease number of recent documents in Windows 7
You can customize the Start Menu in Windows 7 to show the Recent Documents as explained in a previous article. By default, Windows only shows last ten documents you worked on. If you want to increase this limit, you can make few changes and increase it to more than ten.
Read moreEnable the Administrator account in Windows 7
Windows 7 has a default user administrator account with username as Administrator. But this is disabled by default as some hackers target this account. You cannot enable this account from the Control Panel. But if you want, there is a workaround to enable this Administrator account.
Read moreStop delete confirmations in Windows 7
When you delete a file or folder, Windows sows you a confirmation dialog window asking you if you really want to delete it. Many people find it a headache as it is not necessary. Even if you accidentally delete a file, you can always restore it from the recycle bin. You can stop Windows 7 to ask you for delete confirmations following these instructions.
Read moreInstall themes in Google Chrome
Google Chrome, like most of the modern browsers, is skinnable, i.e., you can install themes in it to change how it looks. Installing themes in Google Chrome is a breeze. Just follow these instructions to install a theme of your choice in Google Chrome.
Read moreRestore Default Theme in Google Chrome [Older Versions]
You can install themes in Google Chrome to change how it looks. But what if you do not like the theme later and want to remove it. You can restore Google to default theme to make it look like as it was when you first installed it.
Read moreRemove password requirement on wakeup in Windows 7
If you leave you computer for few minutes, it gets locked and then you have to enter password to unlock it. Also when your computer wakes up from sleep (when you choose Sleep instead of shutdown), it asks for a password. If you are a home user then this kind of password security is not required. You can disable this password requirement.
Read moreForce same wallpaper for all users in Windows 7
If you are an administrator of a Windows 7 based computer, then you can force same desktop wallpaper of your choice for all users. The users should be standard users and should not have administrator rights or they would be able to change the desktop wallpaper back.
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