Suppose you are working on some folders and you have to shutdown Windows. Next time you would start Windows, the open folders windows (which were open at the time of shutdown) do not appear. If you want Windows to restore the previously open folder windows at the startup, then follow these easy steps.
Read moreDisplay administrative tools in Windows 7
Normally, you have to go to the Control Panel to access the administrative tools like Service Manager, Event Viewer, Group Policy etc. But you can display all these tools in the Start Menu too. This way you can easily access these administrative tools from the Start Menu.
Read moreDelete calibrated display profile in Windows 7
Windows 7 allows you to create a calibrated display color profile to adjust the colors, contrast, brightness etc displayed by your monitor. This may help you being out the best in the way Windows 7 displays Aero effects and displays pictures. But on some computers, it may slow down Windows when you open pictures, photos etc. You can delete a calibrated color profile to get rid of this problem.
Read moreInstall new gadgets in Windows 7
By default, you have only seven or eight gadgets installed in Windows 7, for ezample, Clock, Weather, News and Calendar etc. If you want to install more gadgets, you can download them from Microsoft’s site and install them.
Read moreInstall new themes in Windows 7
Windows 7 comes with many theme packs installed. But if you want to install new themes, you can install them very easily. Microsoft offers many new themes you can download in install in Windows 7.
Read moreEnable safety mode in YouTube
When you visit YouTube, you are open to a whole variety of videos uploaded by millions of users. These videos may range from funny, knowledgeable and innocent to dirty, absurd and filthy kind. But there is a way you can turn on the safety mode in YouTube to disable the dirty and inappropriate videos.
Read moreIncrease scroll speed in Mozilla Firefox 3.6
When you browse a web site in Mozilla Firefox 3.6 and scroll the page, the default web page scroll speed using the mousewheel is not very fast. If it is a very long page then you have to turn the mousewheel many times to scroll the whole page down. Fortunately, in Mozilla Firefox 3.6 you can adjust the scroll speed as explained in the following steps.
Read moreSet default download folder for Internet Explorer
When you download a file in Microsoft Internet Explorer, a download window is shown in which you can choose to open or save the file. When you choose to save the file, a save to folder dialog is shown. By default this folder is %userprofile%\Downloads. But you can change it to any folder you like.
Read moreDisable hibernation in Windows 7
Although hibernation is a nice and useful feature in Windows 7, but it consumes considerable amount of space on your hard disk. If you do not use the hibernation feature in Windows 7, you can turn it off to save the disk space.
Read moreBackup Internet Explorer settings
When you format your computer you lose all your Internet Explorer settings, including the bookmarks, auto-complete, history and other security settings. But you can create a backup of all your settings so that you can quickly restore from it when needed.
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