A feature I’ve been hoping Google added to Chrome but has yet to come to fruition is being able to move a browser tab over to the far right side and keep it there while all your other tabs are where they usually are positioned on the left side. For me, this would allow me to keep my music and […]
Windows 7
Windows 7 is the successor to Windows Vista. It was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, and to consumers on October 22, 2009.
Windows 7 was widely popular with extended support lasting until January 14, 2020, well after Windows 10 was released. Windows 7 included enhancements of Windows Aero and redesigned the taskbar. Windows 7 also introduced the Action Center, made tweaks to User Account Control, added the HomeGroup file sharing system and libraries.
Fix: Unable to Turn On Windows Defender in Windows 10,8,7
If you’ve used the Windows operating system for long enough to remember the days when the antivirus that Microsoft offered out of the box wasn’t very good, then it’s important that you keep yourself updated with the news, because the Redmond company has made up a lot of ground: now their built-in antivirus, Windows Defender, is very good. The only […]
Check if System Drivers are Digitally Signed in Windows
It’s no secret that Windows operating systems were often falling victim to virus attacks. Contrary to belief, no operating system out there isn’t susceptible to a virus—you would get them on Mac as well and just as often but there aren’t anywhere near as many people using the Mac operating system and therefore most of the time spent on trying […]
Delete a Service in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10
All versions of the Windows operating system come with services. These services differ from other applications and programs in the sense that you can’t actually open and use any type of user interface and they’re always just running in the background. One thing a service does have in common with an app or program, however, is that it can also […]
Download Windows Calendar For Windows 10 and Windows 7 [Tutorial]
Windows 7 was the most used version of the Windows operating system until recently when Windows 10 finally gained in popularity. Windows 7 was a great version of Windows and part of what made it so great were its hundreds of new features that were introduced and that weren’t apart from the Windows Vista version before it. However, there have […]
Fix Startup Repair Loop in Windows 7 without Reinstalling Operating System [Tutorial]
One of the available features right across the board between Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10 is the Startup Repair tool. It comes with the operating systems out of the box, so there’s nothing you need to install to get it working. Startup Repair can fix problems to do with a corrupted registry, damaged system files, damaged […]
Enable/Disable Built-in Elevated Administrator Account in Windows 7 [Tutorial]
The Windows operating system and the varying accounts it has on offer can be confusing. When you’ve sat down and learned what’s happening with them at least once you quite possibly might not have to do it ever again. All versions of the Windows operating system to date have had these same user accounts available, and there are no signs […]
Create Bootable UEFI USB Flash Drive for Installing Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 [Tutorial]
You can create a bootable UEFI USB flash drive for installing Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 using the Rufus tool. Rufus is one of the easiest methods out there for getting Windows installed, but it’s also not suitable for everybody. Rufus is not designed for system administrators or to be power user-friendly. That doesn’t mean you don’t get […]
Install Windows 7 Using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) [Tutorial]
Microsoft offers a version of the Windows 7 operating system that comes with the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. There are several advantages to using the UEFI such as better interoperability, better compatibility with operating systems that support only BIOS, gives you the chance to boot from large disks, has CPU-independent architecture, has CPU-independent drivers, a flexible environment before the Windows […]
Create USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive [Tutorial]
One of the ways you can install Windows 7 is by creating a bootable USB flash key drive, and then you load the operating system from that drive. It’ll then override whatever version of Windows you were using before, and have your computer up and running on the Windows 7 version instead. It’s not quite as kind as the simplicity of […]
Change Command Prompt Screen Buffer Size in Windows
There are things you can do to help make what you see in the command line easier—adjust the colors of the text and background, make the Command Prompt window smaller or larger, change the font and the font size, change the screen buffer size, wrap the text around the windows—and all of them are done from the Command Prompt’s Properties […]
Turn On/Off Wrap Text Output on Resize of Command Prompt in Windows
The text that you input into the command line, including both the text to run commands and the text that shows up after executing commands, can be wrapped text or unwrapped. When the text wraps, it always sticks to the size of the window when you adjust the window. When the text is not set to wrap, making the window […]
Change Command Prompt Window Position in Windows
You might have tried changing the position of the Command Prompt window when you had the Command Prompt open and then wondered why it sprung back in its original position before you touched it the next time you opened the window. It happens because Windows has it set to a particular position and it always opens to that position unless […]
Open Task Manager in Windows
Every time you use the Windows 10 operating system, processes are running in the background. A process is something that is currently running. Be it an app or program, if it’s running, then it’s going to be showing up as a process in the Task Manager. The Task Manager offers a way for you to manage the processes that are […]
Enable/Disable Google Chrome Background Tab Throttling in Windows
As of March 16th, there is a new version of the Google Chrome web browser available officially released. It’s called the stable channel version 57.0.2987.110. The newer version of Google Chrome comes with a feature called background tab throttling that has never been available before in earlier versions of the world’s most used web browser. When Microsoft launched the Microsoft […]
Transfer User Profiles from Windows 7/8 to Windows 10
A large number of people who used to own computers that came with a version of Windows never upgraded to newer versions of Windows. Instead, they just kept the computer with the same version of Windows and updating to newer versions wasn’t really considered normal until they got a new computer. Microsoft didn’t want it to be that way, and […]
Best Free Antivirus for Windows 7
Whether you have a computer at your home or office, it surely needs an Antivirus program to keep you safe from threats, viruses, trojans, malware and other similar harmful things. If you look for the best antivirus software into the market, you will find so many, and it is a headache to choose which one is best for your PC. […]
Disable ‘Get Windows 10’ Notification in Windows 8.1, 8 and 7
By now most of you all know about the latest operating system to come out of Redmond, namely Windows 10. Microsoft decided to ditch the DVD in favor of automatic online updates whereby users can update to the latest operating system without going shopping for the disk at all. While it’s widely believed the Windows 10 OS update is free […]
Print Contents Of Folder/Directory in Windows 10, 8.1, 8 and 7
Do you have a folder or directory in Windows that you want to print the contents of? There are many reasons why people want these printed. You won’t get what’s inside each file printed; you will get the file name printed. You might have heaps of songs in a folder or important documents that you want to store in a […]
Downgrade Windows 10 to Windows 8.1 or 7
Many people didn’t want to use the Windows Update option because they didn’t want to be stuck with the newer version just in case they didn’t like it or they found too many bugs which hindered their experience. Some of you might not already know that Microsoft is offering a 30 day period to restore your machines back to the […]
Defrag Disk Drives in Windows 7
For smoother computer performance, one should regularly look after the maintenance of the computer. That makes your computer faster as because it cleans unwanted things from it. Disk Defragment is a part of it, which helps you to make your PC much more quickly by defragging the disks of your Computer. Disk Defragment consolidates fragmented files on the computer’s hard […]
Create Windows 7 Bootable USB Drive to Start Running Your Operating System That Way Instead
Windows 7 is a new operating system from Microsoft. This Operating System is much faster and smarter than previous Windows Operating Systems. If you have some problem installing it from your DVD drive or if you have downloaded it from the website, then you can use USB install to make your USB bootable. Here are the steps to create a […]
Best Free Antivirus for Windows 7
Whether you have a computer at your home or office, it surely needs an Antivirus program to keep you safe from threats, viruses, trojans, malware and other similar harmful things. If you look for the best antivirus software into the market, you will find so many, and it is a headache to choose which one is best for your PC. […]
Android Ice Cream Sandwich Transformation Pack for Windows 7
Android now has become a popular smartphone as well as tablet operating system. The first version of the Android came out in 2008, version 1.0. Since then, Google kept rolling out new versions of its operating system, Android. The versions include the Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb and the latest one is Ice Cream Sandwich. Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich is […]
Manually Change Windows 7 Boot Screen
Being able to change the Windows logos are normally fairly simple with the use of transformation packs which you can get. However, being able to change the boot screen has been almost impossible until now. In this post you will learn how you can visually see the new Windows 8 boot screen instead of the W7 like you normally would. 1. Download […]
Change Windows Firewall Notification Settings in Windows 7 [Tutorial]
Windows 7 lets you choose between having the Windows firewall turn on or off, as well as a few additional features if you do decide to have it turned on. They are as follows: Block all incoming connections, including those in the list of allowed programs. If you enable this setting, it blocks all attempts to connect to the computer […]
Enable/Disable Toolbars and Extensions in InPrivate Browsing in Windows 7 [Tutorial]
If you want to browse the Web anonymously in Windows 7, you can do that from InPrivate browsing mode in Internet Explorer. InPrivate Browsing is a unique mode to Internet Explorer. If you are using a different web browser, the way to browse privately will be different. For instance, Google Chrome comes with an Incognito mode, which is by and […]
Preview Fonts in Windows 7 [Tutorial]
Windows 7 offers different fonts, pre-bundled with the font name, font size, and other characteristics such as whether it is bold or not. You can select one of these pre-bundled fonts as the font you want to use around the Windows 7 operating system. You can also preview the font you have chosen before making it go live and making […]
Set Default Accelerator in Internet Explorer in Windows 7 [Tutorial]
The Windows 7 operating system comes with a selection of accelerators that can help you use maps on Google Maps or Windows Live Maps, get definitions from Wikipedia, view your Hotmail email inbox, share content with LinkedIn, use Gmail, and more. The following tutorial demonstrates how to set one of your accelerators as a default accelerator so that it is […]
Add/Remove an Internet Explorer Accelerator Add-on [Tutorial]
The Windows 7 operating system comes with a selection of accelerators that can help you use maps on Google Maps or Windows Live Maps, get definitions from Wikipedia, view your Hotmail email inbox, share content with LinkedIn, use Gmail, and more. The following tutorial demonstrates how to install and uninstall an Internet Explorer accelerator add-on from Internet Explorer 9 and […]