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How to Work with Desktop Gadgets in Windows 7

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 15.01.2010
Desktop Gadgets are not something new to the Windows world They were first introduced in Windows Vista, where they were fitted on the Windows Sidebar Even if the idea itself was good, it didn't have the success it might have deserved With Windows 7, Microsoft slightly redesigned...

How to Work with the Action Center in Windows 7

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 13.01.2010
Windows 7 comes with a convenient way to help you review the state of your system and find solutions to security and maintenance issues The feature which facilitates this is called Action Center and it is built upon the foundation set by the Windows Security Center, which was first...

Windows Media Player 12 Menus & Views Explained

  • tutorial
  • Jack Busch
  • 09.01.2010
Windows Media Player 12 elegantly pulls off the challenge of including numerous view modes and a complex library system without inundating you with options and arcane buttons Navigating Windows Media Player 12 is surprisingly simple, given how many different ways to sort and...

How to Map Network Drives, Websites and FTP Locations in Windows 7

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 07.01.2010
Drive mapping is the procedure through which you can associate a local drive letter (A to Z, as the ones used by your partitions) with an area on another network computer (like a shared folder) or internet location (eg FTP site) Using drive mappings can be very useful, especially...

How to Customize Your Windows 7 Logon Screen

  • misc
  • Florina Muntenescu
  • 31.12.2009
We will continue our series on customizing the appearance of Windows 7 with an article about logon screens Even though now you can customize lots of visual elements directly from the Control Panel, you still cannot change the logon screen As with previous versions of Windows, you...

Windows Media Player 12 – What’s New & How it Works?

  • tutorial
  • Jack Busch
  • 10.12.2009
Windows 7 ships with the new Windows Media Player 12, which looks and feels very similar to Windows Media Player 11, but with a few new tweaks and additions The interface has been somewhat pared down and that tabbed navigation of Windows Media Player 11 has been replaced with a...

How to Unveil Hidden Regional Themes in Windows 7

  • tutorial
  • Florina Muntenescu
  • 25.11.2009
At the installation of Windows 7 you are prompted for your country and language Based on your selection, a group of themes will be installed Apart from that, Windows 7 will copy on your hard disk some additional hidden themes that you aren't aware of There are a few hidden themes,...

How to Customize Network Sharing Settings in Windows 7

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 18.11.2009
I will continue our series on Windows 7 networking with an article about how to set your network sharing settings Compared to older versions of Windows, Windows 7 makes it is easier to set such settings In this article I will cover the following: where to find the network sharing...

Easily Enable or Disable the Registry Editor Using RegistryED

  • misc
  • Florin Gontariu
  • 21.10.2009
We've managed to create another tool which can be useful in certain scenarios RegistryED can help you enable or disable your Registry Editor in Windows 7 as well as Windows 10 or Windows 81 This can come in handy when you don't want others to edit your registry or when a virus...

How to Connect to Hidden Wireless Networks in Windows 7

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 31.08.2009
I will continue our Windows 7 Networking series with a guide on how to connect to hidden wireless networks Hidden wireless networks are those networks which do not broadcast their Network ID (SSID) While not that many people use such networks, some have the feeling of a bit more...

Will Austin About His Trip to the Desktop of Millions

  • misc
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 24.08.2009
One of the great things about Windows 7 is the fact that it has a very strong visual personality It includes a very diverse set of wallpapers from a long list of visual artists The funny thing is, the wallpapers which our team likes best are all created by one photographer His name...

How to Connect to Wireless Networks in Windows 7

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 23.08.2009
A growing number of people use laptops, notebooks and netbooks instead of desktop computers As a result of this trend plus the growing number of devices such as smartphones, lots of wireless networks appear every day and more people use them on a regular basis Windows 7 offers all...

The Complete Guide to the Windows 7 Start Menu

  • tutorial
  • George Grigoriţă
  • 18.08.2009
The Start Menu is one of the elements which remained unchanged for many versions of Windows Windows Vista was the first to introduce some major redesign choices, some more inspired than others Windows 7 marks another evolution but, this time, changes are more subtle There are a...

Windows 7 vs. Windows Vista: the UAC Benchmark

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 04.08.2009
One of the most hated features of Windows Vista is the User Account Control, or UAC in short Many people found it annoying and chose to disable it right away, even if this meant exposing their system to additional security threats In Windows 7, Microsoft has seriously changed this...

How to Burn DVD’s with Windows DVD Maker, in Windows 7

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 08.07.2009
Windows DVD Maker has been introduced with Windows Vista and it continues to be present in Windows 7 Unlike with other tools in Windows 7, Windows DVD Maker doesn't have any new major features compared to its Windows Vista counterpart The differences are cosmetic at best and the...