Category: Windows Vista

When you insert a removable disk like CD or USB thumb drive, Windows starts autoplay wizard. Windows searches the removable disk for its contents and suggests an appropriate action. You can disable this feature if you want to.

Normal way of shutting down Windows (no matter if it is XP, Vista or 7) is clicking on Start Menu button (or orb in Vista and 7) and selecting to shutdown. This way of shutting down may take a considerable time because it waits for all programs to close. You can create a shortcut on your desktop for a faster shutdown.

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.

Windows enthusiasts have found a hidden feature in Windows 7 (which also works in Windows Vista). They have renamed it the Windows’ God Mode. It lets the users access all the settings of Windows from a single folder. It works in all versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. But some 64 bit Windows user have complained that it may cause the system to crash.

If like many others, you also download and try many software but only want to keep the ones you really like, then you have to uninstall the ones you want to remove from Windows. If you install a piece of software or program in Windows Vista and later decide to remove it, then you can uninstall it using the following procedure.

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 ?