Windows Vista comes with extra features less common to use that can all be viewed from the one Windows Features dialog. These extra features are checkboxes and can be turned on and off with a simple check. Many of the extra features are turned off by default so the operating system isn’t unecessarily bloated with things people will never use. […]
Windows Vista Apps and Features
Open Local Group Policy Editor in Windows Vista
Windows Vista allows for administrators to enter the Local Group Policy Editor and set policies that will directly affect what a user can and cannot do when they logged into their accounts. And the Local Group Policy Editor can even be handy for disabling certain features, even if you only want to disable them for just the one account (your […]
Open Elevated Command Prompt in Windows Vista
The Windows Vista operating system comes with a Command Prompt, where you can enter many codes. Some of those codes are an alternative way of using the operating system, while others will execute commands that can be done no other way. There are two versions of the Command Prompt: a standard one and an elevated one. The elevated Command Prompt […]
Switch Windows Media Player to 64 Bit in Windows Vista
The Windows Vista operating system comes as a 64-bit OS. Even though Windows Vista can be 64-bit, the default setting for the Windows Media Player is always 32-bit. This is because compatibility issues with other software can arise with the 64-bit version. If you know that all your software is compatible with the 64-bit technology, you would be better off […]
Remove an Uninstall Entry in Programs and Features for Windows Vista
The following tutorial demonstrates how to remove and uninstall entry programs in Programs and Features when using a version of the Windows Vista operating system. Most of the time, you will have no trouble removing a program from Programs and Features in the Control Panel. But the process in which the computer follows for this is not as obvious as […]