Category: Windows Vista

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.

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.

If for some unknown reason you want to change the thickness of windows’ borders, this article shows you the light. By default, Windows Vista windows have a border of size of 4 pixel on all sides. You can increase or decrease the size of borders.

If you are bored with the dull Windows Vista boot logo, you can change it using the Vista Boot Logo Generator tool. You can download Windows Vista Boot Logo generator tool and change your boot logo.

Windows Vista 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. You can make changes to show hidden files and folders.

Windows Vista has a feature that allows you to delete even the Recycle Bin itself. Yes, you can just right-click on the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop and select Delete as shown. This would delete the Recycle Bin. But how would you recover it ?

If you have Windows Vista with MUI language DVD, then no matter which language you select at the time of setup, other languages will be installed on your folder. This creates a mess on your hard disk. Good thing is you can get rid of these extra languages easily.

An elevated command prompt is a command prompt window running with administrator level access. You can use this kind of command prompt window for accessing files and registry in a way possible only for the administrator.

There are many reasons we all want to hide a drive on our computers at different times. Sometimes, its the little kids who want to play games on your computer and you worry if they can delete your important files. Sometimes, you want to get rid of the legacy Floppy disk drive icon in your Computer folder. You can hide a drive using a little tool.