Windows 7 brings a new and improved User Account Control (UAC) which is much better than the UAC we have seen in Windows Vista. So you might not want to turn it off. But if your are determined to turn off the User Account Control feature in Windows 7.
Read moreWindows 7 – God Mode feature
Windows enthusiasts have found a hidden feature in Windows 7 (which also works in Windows Vista). They have renamed it the Windows’ God Mode. It lets the users access all the settings of Windows from a single folder. It works in all versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Read moreWindows 7 – In a Box
Access all the features of windows 7 on your desktop using a tool called Windows in a Box. This saves you from all the struggle you normally do for changing a Windows setting.
Read moreInstall Windows 7 from USB disk
Microsoft Windows 7 comes on a bootable DVD, using which you can install Windows 7 on your computer. But Microsoft has created a tool that allows you to create a bootable Windows 7 USB pendrive using which you can install Windows 7. The main reason for this is slower data transfer from DVD drives compared to USB pendrives. This article tells you how to create a bootable USB disk for Windows 7.
Read moreOpen About Windows dialog in Windows 7
The About Windows dialog is a dialog that tells about the Windows version you are running, the registered username and the the registered organization. You can open this About Windows dialog box in many ways as described in this article.
Read moreOpen elevated command prompt in Windows 7
How to open an elevated command prompt in Windows 7. This command prompt has administrator level access, so you can use all those commands that only an administrator can run.
Read moreAdding a password to a user account in Windows 7
When you create a new user account in Windows 7, Windows assigns no password to it. It is up to you, to assign a password to an account. This article details how you can assign a password to a user account in Windows 7.
Read moreAdd Run command to Start Menu
Windows XP and Vista had a Run command in Start Menu by default. In Windows 7, if you want the Run command then you have to set option for the Run command to appear in the Start Menu.
Read moreChanging File Associations in Windows Vista
If for some reason you have to change, add, or remove a file type’s association, then you can use the command line tool assoc which is inbuilt in Windows Vista.
Read moreBypass recycle bin when deleting files
When you delete files and folders in Windows, they are moved to the Recycle Bin. There you can choose to restore them or delete them permanently. But you can bypass the Recycle Bin and delete files permanently using this setting in Recycle Bin.
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