Windows 7 Tips and Tricks - Page 2
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Web Searches From Your Desktop |
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Windows 7 lets you search for online resources,
by adding a connector that be downloaded for
free.
For instance, go to http://www.bizzntech.com/flickrsearch and download the Flickr connector. After that, you should see the Flickr Search in your searches folder and you will be able to do it directly from your desktop, without needing to visit their website. |
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Add Videos To Your Start Menu |
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you were looking for a faster way to access your
videos, then Windows 7 has the right answer for
you.
Right click the Start button, then go to Properties -> Start Menu ->Customize and set the Videos to “Display as a link” and you’re done, you will now find them in the Start Menu. |
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Shift The Window From One Monitor To Another |
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you are using two or more monitors, then you
might want to move the Windows from one to
another.
There is a very simple way to do it. All you have to do is press the Windows Key + Shift Key + Left or Right Key, depending on what monitor you want to move it to. |
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Custom Power Button |
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There is an option to replace the “Shut Down”
button with another action, if you rarely shut
down the computer, but you more often restart it
or put it on sleep.
Right click the Start Button, go to Properties and choose the ‘Power Boot Action” to do whatever you want, from the given options. |
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Easily Add A New Font |
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Adding a new font it’s now easier than ever.
Just download the font you want, double click it and you should see the install button. |
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Stretch The Window Vertically |
| You can stretch the active window vertically to the maximum display height by pressing the Windows + Shift + Up Keys. Press Windows + Down Keys if you want to restore it. | |
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Open Windows Explorer |
| Press The Windows + E Keys to open a new instance of Windows Explorer. | |
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Create A New Instance Of The First Icon In The Taskbar |
| Press Windows + 1 Keys to open a new instance of the first icon in the taskbar. This could prove really useful in some circumstances. | |
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Windows Action Center |
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Windows Action Center offers you important
information about your PC, like the Antivirus
Status, updates, troubleshooting and provides a
backup scheduling feature.
To access it, go to Control Panel -> System And Security -> Action Center. |
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Windows Troubleshooting Platform |
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platform can help you solve a lot of issues you
may encounter, like the internet connection,
hardware devices, poor system performance and
more.
You can choose what to troubleshoot and it will come with some possible explanations for the problem that might really help you. There are a lot of options, guidance and information available there, so give it a try by typing “troubleshoot” or “fix” after pressing the Windows Key. |
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Turn Off System Notifications |
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System notifications are usually disturbing and
aren’t always useful, so you might want to turn
some of them off and on. This can be done in Windows 7 by double clicking the Notification Area Icons in Control panel. There you can change notifications and icons for the Action Center, Network, Volume, Windows Explorer, Media Center Tray Applet, Windows Update Automatic Updates. |
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Turn Off Security Messages |
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turn off security messages you have to go to
Control Panel -> System and Security -> Action
Center -> Change Action Center Settings and you
can turn off the following notifications:
Windows Update, Internet Security Settings, Network Firewall, Spyware and related protection, User Account Control, Virus Protection, Windows Backup, Windows Troubleshooting, Check for updates. |
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Cycle Through The Open Programs Via The Taskbar’s Peek Menu |
| This works just like Alt + Tab, but opens the menu just above the sidebar, doesn’t seem very useful. Give it a try by pressing The Windows Key + T. | |
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Run A Program As An Administrator |
| You can easily run a program as an administrator by pressing Ctrl + Shift while opening it. | |
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Same Program Windows Switching |
| If you have more instances of a program running, simply hold Ctrl while clicking on its icon and it will cycle through all the instances. | |
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Auto Arrange Desktop Icons |
| You can now forget about the Right Click -> Auto arrange. All you have to do is hold F5 pressed for a bit and the icons will auto arrange. | |
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Encrypt Removable USB Drives |
| Encrypting an USB drive has never been easier. Now you can right click on the removable drive and then on the “Turn on Bitlocker”. | |
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Turn Off Smart Window Arrangement |
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you don’t like Windows 7’s new features that
arrange your windows intelligently, there’s an
easy way to turn it off.
Press the Windows
Key, type “regedit”, go to After you reboot your system the smart arrangements will be turned off. |
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Create A System Repair Disc |
| Windows 7 features a tool that lets you create a bootable System Repair Disc that includes some system tools and the command prompt. To create it, press the Windows Key and type “system repair disc”. | |
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Hard-Link Migration Store |
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Hard-Link Migration store is only available for
new computers and can migrate files, settings,
and user accounts.
The new Hard-Link Migration Store uses more less disk spaces and takes less time. |
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