When you connect a device to your computer, Windows Update automatically checks over the internet for a new or matching driver. This can be annoying if you already have a drivers CD supplied by the manufacturer. You can disable this feature using this steps
Read moreDisable Remote Assistance in Windows Vista
Windows Vista has a useful feature called Remote Assistance which is used to receive help from a helping person (a friend or a professional troubleshooter). They connect to your computer and use it, as if it is their own computer to troubleshoot the problems. But this feature can be misused by hackers. So if you do not need any remote assistance, it is better that you disable it.
Read moreSchedule disk defragmenting in Windows Vista
Over time data on your computer’s hard disk gets scattered all over the place and the hard disk has to spin extra to fetch it – resulting in sluggish response, heat generation and extra power consumption. You can avoid all these just by regularly defragmenting your hard disk once a week. You can set Windows to automatically defragment the hard disk(s) at a particular time.
Read moreRestrict DVD ratings in Windows Media Player 12
Windows Media Player version 12 comes included with Windows 7. You can play DVD of any kind in Windows Media Player. If you are concerned that your children might play some DVD of rating (PG, PG-13 etc.) inappropriate for their age, then you can restrict that rating (and all ratings above it) in Windows Media Player.
Read moreDisable scripting in Windows Media Player 12
Windows Media Player version 12 which comes bundled with Windows 7, can play online content – either as stand alone player or when embedded inside a web page. Accessing online content using Windows Media Player can be risky – especially if the online content provider is unknown or not trustworthy, as this can lead to a malicious program infecting your computer. To save yourself from trouble, you can disable the scripting in Windows Media Player.
Read moreRestore previously open folders in Windows Vista
Suppose you are working on some folders and you have to shutdown Windows. Next time you would start Windows (or logon to Windows), the open folders windows (which were open at the time of shutdown or logging off) do not appear. If you want Windows to restore the previously open folder windows at the startup or logon, then follow these easy steps.
Read moreUsing Math Input Panel in Windows 7
If you have ever tried to help a mathematics student on the internet and tried to solve his/her mathematical problem, then you know how difficult it is to copy paste all those mathematical symbols. Math Input Panel which comes with Windows 7 makes your typing mathematical equations and expressions a breeze.
Read moreShow menu bar in Windows Media Player 12
Windows Media Player included with Windows 7 has no menu bar visible by default. This makes it very hard to open an individual file to play like we used to using File → Open. If you are frustrated without the menu bar like me, then you can make the menubar visible in Windows Media Player 12.
Read moreShow Games as menu in Start Menu of Windows 7
Windows 7 shows the Games category in the Start Menu. By default, you have to first open the Games folder and then choose a game to play. But you can turn the Games category into a menu to quickly run a game right from the Start Menu.
Read moreQuickly check new emails in your Gmail in Google Chrome
How many times you have to type in gmail.com in the location bar of you Chrome browser and then check your inbox? Bother no more. If you are already logged in one of your Google account sites (like Youtube), you can check new emails in the toolbar of Google Chrome browser easily.
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