Posts in ‘Windows 7’ Category

Optimize Windows 7

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
vista logo  Optimize Windows 7

Do you feel that your computer running Windows 7 is a lot slower than when you bought it? Fortunately, there are some things that you can do in order to optimize Windows 7 and speed up your system. As you install programs and accumulate files you’ll notice that your computer’s performance degrades.  Most of the following methods of  speeding up Windows 7 have been tested for years on hundreds of computers while doing my job as a System Administrator and will mostly apply to other operating systems as well. (more…)

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Problem Steps Recorder How-To

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
 Problem Steps Recorder How-To

Have you ever tried to solve a computer problem on the phone? If you have you surely got to a point where you didn’t get exactly what the other person was trying to say or where the problem manifests itself. A lot of people, even the ones with a lot of computer expertise don’t have the ability to visualize and troubleshoot a problem that they don’t see with their own eyes.  (more…)

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Tweak Windows 7

Saturday, January 30th, 2010
 Tweak Windows 7

Microsoft Windows 7 is fast in a lot of ways. It seems to be optimized for performance right out of the box. Despite these facts there are some things that you can do in order to improve your user experience and have fast program loading times and a snappy interface. I will describe a few of ways to tweak Windows 7 performance now. (more…)

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Windows 7 Preview Pane

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
 Windows 7 Preview Pane

The Preview Pane is a nifty feature of Windows 7 that lets you visualize the file that is currently selected directly in the explorer window. Although previous versions of Windows had some kind of possibility to preview files, Microsoft seems to have done it right with Windows 7. (more…)

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Windows 7 Action Center

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
 Windows 7 Action Center

The Windows 7 Action Center, formerly known as Windows Security Center (in Windows Vista and Windows XP starting sp2), has evolved so that now it contains security as well as computer maintenance. This guide will show you how to tweak its settings. (more…)

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Enable Windows 7 Aero

Friday, October 30th, 2009
 Enable Windows 7 Aero

Do you feel that your copy of Windows 7 is not looking as good as it should? Are you unable to enjoy transparency and Windows Flip-3D? You need to enable Windows 7 Aero! (more…)

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Windows 7 desktop background

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
 Windows 7 desktop background

This article will show you how to change the desktop background in Windows 7. In order to change the desktop background you have to perform the following steps: (more…)

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Windows Experience Index

Sunday, October 25th, 2009
 Windows Experience Index

Windows Experience Index (WEI) is a performance metric that Microsoft introduced with Windows Vista and it is also present in Windows 7.It was made to give the user an idea about how well a computer will run Windows. (more…)

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Windows 7 mail

Saturday, October 24th, 2009
 Windows 7 mail

If you are running Windows 7 and want to choose a mail client but don’t know which one, this article will help you decide. (more…)

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