Microsoft has now released a software bundle called Windows 7 Touch pack which is a freeware software pack for users who have touch input ready screens. This Windows 7 Touch pack contains a set of six multi-touch optimized applications and games that are designed to truly showcase the capabilities of Windows Touch in Windows 7. It consists of 3 casual games, and 3 Microsoft Surface applications that have been created for Windows 7.
Read moreBrowser and Email client links in Start Menu
In Windows Vista new Start Menu, a link to default internet browser and the default email client is shown. But you can customize the start menu to show links to any installed browser and the email client you want. They need not have to be the default internet browser and the default email client.
Read moreRemove Control Panel link from Start Menu in Vista
In Windows Vista Start Menu, a link to Control Panel is shown. If you do not want to see this link here, you can choose to remove it. This can be done easily by changing some settings.
Read moreMicrosoft Fix it Center to fix system problems
Few years ago, Microsoft started providing Fix it tools for many kinds of problems. Now they have released Microsoft Fix it Center which can find problems in your system and offer the correct Fix it Tool to download. Microsoft Fix it Center is available for Windows XP, Vista and 7.
Read moreAssociate PDF files with portable PDF viewers
Lately PDF file format has come under the question of security. The PDF file can carry malicious code and is therefore may infect your computer with malware. One solution is to use portable PDF viewers. When you use portable PDF viewers, no add-on for vieweing PDF files inside the browser is installed, and when you click on a PDF file inside a browser, it does not open inside the browser but a prompt to download it is shown.
Read moreAccess Yahoo! Mail with shortcut keys
Yahoo! Mail has started its new web mail interface (as compared to Yahoo! Mail classic). This new web mail interface uses Adobe Flash and JavaScript to show much better interaction. In the new web mail interface, you can use keyboard shortcuts to a do various tasks.
Read moreDisplay empty drives in Windows 7
By default if a drive has no files on it, i.e., it is empty drive then it is not shown in the Computer folder in Windows 7. But you can change the settings for making it show in Windows Explorer.
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How to Use Bing Wallpaper Slideshow on Windows 7
Windows 7 allows you to use a set of wallpapers (called desktop slideshow) which can change after a specified time interval. You can use this feature to get Bing wallpapers in desktop slideshow using their RSS feed. This way you get new wallpapers right from the Bing RSS feed.
Read moreGenerating system health report in Windows 7
Is your Windows 7 based system healthy ? Windows 7 allows you to generate a system health report which enlists various warning, problems, test results etc. This report not only enlists the problems but also suggests a resolution for that problem. This is very helpful in knowing and solving problems related to your Windows 7 based computer.
Read moreDisplay recent items in Windows 7
Older versions of windows, used to show Recent Documents under the Start Menu in which you could see recently opened files. Windows 7 has given it a new name : Recent Items. By default this is not shown in the Start Menu of Windows 7, but you can easily enable it.
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