In windows explorer, when you choose to view a folder in the Thumbnail or Filmstrip mode, it creates a file Thumbs.db in that folder. This file stores all the thumbnails generated in the folder, so that next time when you open the same folder, Windows do not have to generate thumbnails all over again. This saves CPU power and as Windows do no have generate thumbnails again, opening the same folder would be faster the next time.
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Add Run command to Start Menu
Windows XP and Vista had a Run command in Start Menu by default. In Windows 7, if you want the Run command then you have to set option for the Run command to appear in the Start Menu.
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When you create a new user account in Windows 7, Windows assigns no password to it. It is up to you, to assign a password to an account. This article details how you can assign a password to a user account in Windows 7.
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How to open an elevated command prompt in Windows 7. This command prompt has administrator level access, so you can use all those commands that only an administrator can run.
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The About Windows dialog is a dialog that tells about the Windows version you are running, the registered username and the the registered organization. You can open this About Windows dialog box in many ways as described in this article.
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Microsoft Windows 7 comes on a bootable DVD, using which you can install Windows 7 on your computer. But Microsoft has created a tool that allows you to create a bootable Windows 7 USB pendrive using which you can install Windows 7. The main reason for this is slower data transfer from DVD drives compared to USB pendrives. This article tells you how to create a bootable USB disk for Windows 7.
Read moreWindows 7 – In a Box
Access all the features of windows 7 on your desktop using a tool called Windows in a Box. This saves you from all the struggle you normally do for changing a Windows setting.
Read moreShow hidden files and folders in Windows 7
Windows 7 hides important files and folders by default. Also you cannot see any hidden file in Windows Explorer by default. But you can change the settings to make Windows Explorer show hidden files and folders.
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Windows XP has a File menu in Windows Explorer windows. But in Windows 7 and Windows Vista, menus are turned off by default. But you can make menus appear in the Windows’ Explorer as in Windows XP and older versions. You can temporarily or permanently turn on the file menu, in Windows 7 following these steps.
Read morePinning a program to the taskbar in Windows 7
By default Windows 7 has only three programs in the standard quicklaunch taskbar : Internet Explorer 8, Windows Media Player 12 and Windows Explorer. But using a new feature in Windows 7 called Pin Up, you can pin any program to the taskbar.
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