In Windows 7, if you create a shortcut doing copy and create shortcut routine, then Windows appends Shortcut in front of the shortcut name. You can disable this behavior using these easy steps.
Read moreDisable autostart of Windows Live Messenger
After installing Windows Live Messenger in Windows 7, it is set to auto run at the Windows logon. If you do not like this, then you can disable Windows Live Messenger from starting up at Windows logon
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How to Disable Automatic Activation in Windows 7
When you install Windows 7 without supplying any license key, it installs in trial mode. In this mode you can use Windows 7 for upto 30 days without activation. In this trial period, Windows 7 keeps you bombarding with Activation message whenever you go online. If you feel annoyed by this message you can disable it following these steps.
Read moreDisabling Windows Aero Shake
Windows 7 comes with a lot of eye candies. Windows Aero Shake is one of them. You can do jiggly jiggle with any window to minimize all other window quickly. This article describes how to use Windows Aero Shake to minimize any open window.
Read moreDisabling Aero in Windows 7
Windows 7 comes with a lot of bells and whistles. Windows Aero is one of those eye candies that make Windows look cooler. But Aero can make Windows slow and sluggish, if you do not have a very fast system. It can also put extra load on your GPU (graphic processing unit) card. If you are done enjoying Aero, you can disable it now for making Windows 7 even faster.
Read moreDisabling a user account in Windows 7
If a user does not need his/her account for some period of time, you may want to disable his/her account temporarily for security reasons. This article tells you how to disable a user account in Windows 7. Only an administrator can delete or disable user accounts.
Read moreUsing Sticky Notes in Windows 7
Windows 7 has a new feature called Sticky Notes. They are software version of paper sticker Post It notes which come in many colors. You can use them as a reminder for important events, meetings or tasks. You can paste them all over your Windows 7 desktop.
Read moreDelete a user account in Windows 7
If you do not need a user account anymore, then you can either disable it or you can delete it. If you might want to delete that account from your computer, you will have the option to delete all the files associated with that account. You may also delete the account but keep the related files. This article tells you how to delete a user account in Windows 7. Only an administrator can delete or disable user accounts.
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Using Mailinator for fake email address
Every next web site now wants you to register using your email address before you can post your comments. Some web sites want you to put in your email address before you can download. Although, most of these sites do not sell your email addresses to spammers but a tiny fraction of them do. Now, you can use Mailinator.com to have a temporary disposable and fake email address.
Read moreModify Access Permissions Using SubInAcl
Windows Vista and 7 both have a command line tool takeown to change the file or folder ownership. Using this command line tool, an administrator can change the ownership of a file or folder to a user or a group of users. But there is no such command line tool in Windows XP. Microsoft has made available a downloadable tool called SubInAcl which does all this and much more.
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