Posts Tagged ‘Windows 7’

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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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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How to enable the menu bar in Windows 7

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
 How to enable the menu bar in Windows 7

This article describes how to enable the menu bar in Windows 7. If you miss the menu bar when navigating through Windows you should enable it. (more…)

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Windows 7 classic Control Panel view

Saturday, October 17th, 2009
 Windows 7 classic Control Panel view

Are you looking for a Switch to Classic View button in Control Panel like in Windows XP or Windows Vista? While I generally agree with categorizing, I think that seeing all the items when opening the Control Panel is the right way for me. Here are some ways to see all of the icons: (more…)

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