Windows Vista brought a new security feature called User Account Control or UAC in short. This feature makes all users run with the standard user rights and asks the permission of an administrator before making any changes to the system.
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Reset autorun feature in Windows Vista
When you insert a removable disk like CD or USB thumb drive, Windows starts auto play wizard. Windows searches the removable disk for its contents and suggests an appropriate action. You can reset the auto run feature if you want.
Read moreReset administrator password in Windows Vista
So you forgot Windows Vista administrator password or other regular user password on Windows Vista? Do you think you have no other option but to re-install Windows? Well, someone has made a password reset disk just for this situation. The following procedure tells you how to reset a user or administrator’s password in Windows.
Read moreRemove zip file association with compressed folders in Vista
By default ZIP files are opened using compressed folders in Windows Vista. Even if you install a 3rd party software like 7-Zip or WinRAR and set the zip files association with these applications, Vista continues to open zip files using the inbuilt compressed folders. If you want 7-Zip or WinRAR or your favorite zip program, you can follow these instructions.
Read moreRemove windows defender from Windows Vista
Windows Defender comes pre-packed with Windows Vista. Its a utlity to fight off malware and spywares that creep into Windows from the internet. But does it work that great? Many people prefer to use tools like Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware instead of Windows Defender. They can remove Windows Defender using these steps.
Read moreModify the experience index rating in Windows Vista
When you open System Properties window in Windows Vista you can see the Windows Experience Index number. You can manually modify it to be anything you like to impress your friends about your system.
Read moreForce rebuild icons cache in Windows Vista
Sometimes Windows’ icon cache gets corrupted and you see one mixed up icons in Windows Explorer for different kind of files. The icon cache can be rebuilt using a simple method as described in this article.
Read moreExtend activation deadline in Windows Vista infinitely
By default, Windows Vista gives you 30 days to activate. Once the deadline of 30 days has passed, you won’t be able to use Windows without activating it first. After the trial of 30 days Windows Vista enters RFM (reduced functionality mode) and eventually starts to disable various components. But using this trick you can extend the deadline for activation infinitely.
Read moreEnable disk quota management in Windows Vista
Windows Vista allows an administrator to allow only a certain amount of disk space for each user. It can come handy if a lot of people are using the same computer or network. This way each of them are allotted a fixed amount of disk space (Say 10 GB).
Read moreDisable thumbnail preview in Windows Vista
Windows Vista creates thumbnails of not only pictures and video files but almost all types of files when you open a folder. This may become irritating if you open a folder with thousands of pictures or videos. If you do not like Windows to start generating thumbnails each time you open a folder, here is how you can disable this
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