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.
Read moreChange logon background in Windows 7
Windows 7 is keeping up with other operating systems like Ubuntu Linux which allow changing the logon screen backgrounds. You can change the logon screen background easily in Windows 7. I have described the manual method as well as an automatic tool to change the logon screen background.
Read moreCalibrate display color in Windows 7
The colors you see on your screen will vary depending on your monitor, graphics cards settings, lighting and more, yet most people use the same default Windows color profile. And that means a digital photo you think looks perfect might appear very poor to everybody else. Fortunately Windows 7 now provides a Display Color Calibration Wizard that helps you properly set up your brightness, contrast and color settings.
Read moreChange timezone from command line in Windows 7
Windows 7 lets you choose a time zone during Windows installation. But you can change the time zone even after the installation. You can change and select the time zone using a command line tool called Windows Time Zone Utility.
Read moreStop tabbed browsing in Mozilla Firefox
Like all the modern browsers, Mozilla Firefox also used tabbed browsing. Although there is no option to disable the tabbed browsing feature in Mozilla Firefox, but you can configure it in such a way that tabs are almost never used.
Read moreInstall Windows XP from USB Disk
Windows XP is still very popular as it is fast and fulfills all the basic requirements of a good operating system. Many times, on a system when the CD/DVD drive is not available, then it becomes impossible to install Windows XP. In that case, you can install Windows XP from a USB flash drive.
Read moreChange folder icons in Windows 7
Windows 7 shows really nice folder icons. But if you decide to spice it up and use your own folder icons, then you can do it very easily by editing some registry values. You can do this easily by following steps given in this article.
Read moreChange desktop icons in Windows 7
Windows 7 shows really nice folder icons. But if you decide to spice it up and use your own folder icons, then you can do it very easily by editing some registry values. You can do this easily by following steps given in this article.
Read moreUpdate device drivers in Windows 7
Various device managers keep updating and releasing the updated drivers for their device from time to time. These updated drivers often provide better device functioning under Windows and may also make available some more features which were not available in the older drivers. Sometimes, updated drivers also patch a previously existing flaw in the old driver.
Read more