Category: Windows 7

Sometimes for the sake of fixing our Windows based computer, we have to boot our computer in the safe mode. The safe mode in Windows 7 is a diagnostic mode – a special way to start Windows so that we can fix things that we cannot in the normal mode. The safe mode is very useful in fixing the malware infected computers.

When you try to install an unsigned driver in Windows 7, you are given a warning that the driver is unsigned and so cannot be installed. This is frustrating as some of the devices you buy online come with unsigned drivers and Windows 7 will not let them install on your computer. The only way you can install an unsigned driver in Windows 7 is to disable integrity check at boot time.

Windows 7 shows transparency in windows, taskbar and menubars. This makes your desktop look better and is definitely a eye candy. But if you do not care much about how windows looks then you can disable transparency and make windows opaque – this would save you some CPU power and make Windows work a little faster.

Windows allows you to encrypt files or folders by just setting the encryption bit in their file properties. But sometimes as an administrator you may want to disable encryption of files for all the users. Disabling the file encryption system in Windows would prohibit all users from encrypting files or folder.

If you try to run check disk to scan and repair problems on a boot partition, then Windows asks you to schedule the check disk on the next boot. After scheduling the disk check, when you reboot your computer disk check is performed quickly. Sometimes you are not even able to see the results of the disk check. But if later you want to view the bootup check disk results, then you can view them in the event viewer.

Microsoft has already started working on the next version of their operating system – Windows 8. Although very little is known about Windows 8, yet some Windows enthusiasts have created a transformation pack for making Windows 7 look like upcoming Windows 8. If you want to make your Windows 7 look like Windows 8, you can also download and install this transformation pack.

An MSI file is a Windows installer package file which is used to install software in Windows. Many software authors just pack their software programs in an MSI package which you can download from the internet. Some of these software do not really need to be installed on your computer and can be run in the portable mode. For such software you can just extract the files from the MSI package and run the program from the extraction target folder.

When you select for Windows to remember your credentials (username and password) for various things like a domain or windows login, it gets stored in Windows Credentials Manager. This makes you auto-login for that domain or website next time, saving you from the trouble and saving your precious time. If you want, you can create backups and restore these saved credentials. You can also backup credentials on one computer and transfer them on another computer.

If you have enabled the classic interactive login in Windows 7, then Windows will show the last logged in username everytime it starts. This is a helpful feature because if the same user logs on again, then he/she has to enter only the password. But some users may not like the feature as it will disclose the identity of the user who last used the computer. If you do not like this feature, then you can disable it.