41. Improvement Calculator
Windows 7 features an enhanced calculator that can perform unit conversions, calculation of the date, mileage, rental, and mortgage. You also can choose between Standard, Scientific, Programmer and Statistics calculator.
42. Open Folder A New Process
Windows 7 to open all folders in the same process to save resources, but it means that if one of the folders crash, they crash all. So if you feel like it's a risk you do not need to take, then you have to unlock everything in the process of their own.
To do this, hold the shift key, right click the drive and "Open in New Process". Now you'll be safe.
43. Problem Steps Recorder
The move Recorder Problem is a tool that can be used in many circumstances.
You can activate it by pressing the Windows key, then typing "PSR.exe" and click Record. Now it will record all your movements and store it as an HTML document which you can see or write a description for it. This can help you with problems or when writing a guide or tutorial.
44. Free Codec Pack
Unfortunately, Windows Media Player is still not able to play audio and video a lot, so you still will need some codecs. But with a free codec pack you can download it here you should not have problems.
45. Run Windows Explorer From My Computer
Windows Explorer will open at the Library directory by default. Most of us who used to see the page on My Computer instead.
To change it to My Computer, press the Windows key, then type "explorer", select Properties on the Shortcut tab and type "% SystemRoot% \ explorer.exe / root,:: (20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D)." Now you must right-click the Explorer icon on the Taskbar and press "program unpin it from the taskbar" and then pull back from the Start Menu.
46. Remove this Desktop
If there are too many windows on the desktop, you can clean the windows shaking from left to right and all others are minimized. To restore the other window you have to shake a longer active.
47. Use Gadget With UAC Turned Off
Perhaps you noticed that after you disable UAC you can not use the gadget again, as security measures. But if you want to risk using them, there is an easy way to do it, even with UAC turned off.
Press the Windows Key regedit, type'', go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Sidebar \ Settings and create a DWORD value named AllowElevatedProcess and set its value to 1. Now you should be able to use your gadget. If not, then reboot your PC and you have to be done.
48. Improve The Media Player MP3 and Media Center Bug
If you have the latest version of Windows 7, then go ahead and skip this one, because it only applies to the Beta and RC versions.
Both Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center comes with a bug that could damage your MP3s automatically fill in missing metadata on imported MP3 files. This can cut a few seconds from the beginning of the track and could prove really annoying. This problem has been fixed by Microsoft with a fix that you can download here.
49. Find Everything On Your ComputerWindows 7 offers the possibility to search for all types of files, including the unknown and this can help you in some cases.
Although not recommended, because it is much slower than a normal search, you can try it by doing the following: Launch Windows Explorer, go to Tools -> Folder Options -> View and check "Try to find the contents of the file type is unknown." If you do not need anymore, do not forget to clear for the increased speed.
50. Mouse Gestures
Windows 7 not only led the movement for those who use a touchscreen device, but for mouse users as well. So, instead of right clicking the Taskbar icon to access the jump list, you can hold left click and drag up to smooth call. In addition, clicking and dragging into the address bar in Internet Explorer will open your browsing history. Maybe there is more movement but was not found.
51. Configuring Your Favorite Music
Windows Media Center makes list of favorite songs based on how often you play them, your rank and the date you add them. If you are not comfortable with the way they thought it out, change the way this type with your favorite go to Tasks -> Settings -> Music -> Music Favorites.
52. Question Disable Search Recent Views
Windows 7 to hold and display the search requests recently by default. This frequently can prove to be annoying. No need to stress though because it can be disabled.
Press the Windows key, type "gpedit.msc", then go to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Explorer and double click on the "Turn off the last search entry screen."
53. Advanced Disk Defragmentation
Fortunately, Windows 7 offers defragmentation is much better than Vista and also lets you configure it a bit from the command line.
To do so, press the Windows key and then type "CMD".
You can defragment your hard disk from the command line by typing "defrag" and you have the following options: "/ r" will defrag drives simultaneously, "-a" defrag analysis, "-v" to print the report, "-r 'treat files with at least 64 Mb of fragments such as not fragmented, "-w" will defrag everything. An example is the "defrag C:-vw" to defrag the whole drive C.
54. How to Make Internet Explorer 8 Load Faster
If you want Internet Explorer 8 to load faster, you need to disable the add-ons that slow down, so go to Tools -> Manage Add-ons and check the load time for each. You can choose for yourself which you can live without and those that will increase the load speed.
55. Automatic Media Download Center
Windows Media Center 12 allows you to schedule downloads of data, so it can be done without disturbing you. To do this, go to Tasks -> Settings -> General -> Automatic Download Options, and you can configure it to start and stop the download whenever you want.
56. Remove Sidebar
Windows 7 does not seem to feature the sidebar again, but still there and running in the background, which is launched automatically at startup. So if you want to remove it, there are two ways.
The easier one is to press the Windows key (or click Start), in the search box, type msconfig.exe, click the Startup tab and clear the box Sidebar. How difficult is to press the Windows key, type "regedit", find and delete the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run. This can save you some RAM consumed with no avail.
57. Volume Tweaking
Do you like that Windows 7 automatically reduces the volume when detecting a call PC? You can turn off this feature by right-clicking the speaker icon in the taskbar, go to the Sounds -> Communications and throw it away.
58. Run Program As Other User
Windows 7 comes with the possibility to run the program either as administrator or other users, by right clicking on the shortcut when executed or pressing the Shift key. Then you must choose "Run as another user".
59. How to Use Virtual Hard Disk Files
Now you can create and manage virtual hard disks on Windows 7 as if they were real disk. This can allow you to use a Windows installation to live in a virtual disk without having to boot the virtual computer. To create a virtual disk you have to press the Windows key, right click on Computer, then go to Manage - Disk Management> -> Action -> Create a VHD. There you can determine the location and size of virtual hard disk file.
To attach a virtual disk file, press the Windows key, right-click Computer, then go to Manage - Disk Management> -> Actions -> Attach VHD and you must determine where and if it only read or not.
To initialize the virtual hard disk, press the Windows key, right click on Computer, go to Manage - Disk Management> -> Actions -> Attach VHD, specify a location, click OK, then right click on the virtual disk and click initialize the disk. Select the style you want to use partition and then right click on the unallocated space and click "New Volume Simple" and follow the wizard instructions. Now, a new hard drive appear in Windows Explorer and you can use it as a real partition.
60. Delete Tab Windows Live Messenger On The Taskbar
To remove Windows Live Messenger Tab and return it to the system tray, in place, go to C: \ Program Files \ Windows Live Messenger \, msnmsdgr.exe right click and set the compatibility mode to Windows Vista.
61. Lock Screen
No Screen Lock button in the Start Menu again, so you have to press the Windows Key + L to lock it, now. It seems easier, in case you do not forget these shortkey.
62. Create Shortcut Screen Lock
In case you do not like shortkeys or you always forget them, there are other options to lock the screen.
Simply create a new shortcut to C: \ Windows \ System32 user32.dll \ rundll32.exe, LockWorkStation and place it anywhere you want.
63. Enable Run Command on Start Menu
If you lose the old Run Command in XP, then there is the option to get it back in Windows 7.
Right-click an open area in the Start Menu, go to Properties - Start Menu> -> Customize and check "Run Command". Now you have done.
64. Enhancing Desktop Window Manager For Nvidia Graphics
Sometimes the animation for the Desktop Window Manager does not look very good and not smooth enough and this causes for the Desktop Window Manager render without transparency and shadowing effects, but you can disable the animation for the graphics are more fun.
Press the Windows key, right click on Computer, go to Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Performance - Settings> and clear "animate windows when minimizing and maximizing". Click OK to Finland.
65. Changing Default Location For Save Files
Windows 7 is a bit different with Vista, because the store Documents, Pictures, Video and Music under the Public folder on the C: \ Users. You may not want to store your documents, pictures, video or music to this location, but make your own site and you can do it quite easily.
Press the Windows Key, click your user name and double click on the folder you want to change. Then you will see include: 2 locations library. Click on the text, right click on the folder you want to set as default and click "Set as default location file", then click Ok.
66. Create 64bit Windows Media Player Default (only for x64 users)
Windows comes with 32-bit version of Media Player by default. If you are a user of x64, you can save a system of dust with just installing a set of codecs.
To do so, press the Windows key, type "command", right-click Command Prompt and press "Run as" administrator, then type "unregmp2.exe / SwapTo: 64?". After that, press the Windows key, type "regedit", go to HKLM \ Software \ \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ \ App Paths \ wmplayer.exe, double click on the values and changes ProgramFiles% "(x86)" for "ProgramFiles %% ". Now you must use Windows Media Player 64bit.
67. Example of Open Some Of Taskbar with Windows Explorer
If you want to run more instances of Windows Explorer just by hitting startbar, you can do so by following these steps:
Unpin from Windows Explorer Taskbar, then press the Windows key, go to Accessories, right-click Windows Explorer, go to Properties and change the shortcut to% SystemRoot% explorer.exe \ / root,:: (20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8- 08002B30309D) (if you want to default to My Computer) or% SystemRoot% explorer.exe \ / root,:: (031E4825-7B94-B131-4dc3-E946B44C8DD5) (if you want to default to the Library). Now repin to your Windows Explorer Taskbar and you're done.
All that is needed to open the case more simply click the middle mouse button. If you are not satisfied with what you have done, change the shortcut back to% SystemRoot% explorer.exe \.
68. Creating a System Tray Clock Show The AM / PM symbol
By default Windows 7 does not show the time in 24 hour format, so if you want to get the AM / PM symbol, press the Windows key, type "intl.cpl" to open the Regional and Language Options, go to Additional Settings -> Time in which Long Time set to HH: mm and convert it to HH: mm tt, for example, where tt is the symbol AM or PM (21:12 PM). To change it to 12-hour format, you need to type like this hh: mm tt (21:12).
69. Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility Mode
If your site does not render correctly, you may need to enable Internet Explorer 8 display them in view of compatibility. This problem is due to updated rendering engine, which caused many problems. To do this, open Internet Explorer, go to Tools -> Compatibility View Settings and check "Show all websites in compatibility view", then click Ok.
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