Put a Shortcut to Create a Restore Point on Your Desktop
Whenever you add or remove software or hardware on your computer theres a posibilty of something going wrong. It's very wise to create a restore point before you make any major changes to your PC. Why not put a link to the create a restore point button right on your desk top? More ...
Configure Windows Taskbar
The Taskbar is that bar at the bottom your screen. It's your control center for application windows on the desktop. When you start a program, a button appears on the Taskbar that lets you control that program. More ...
Access Useful Laptop Settings in the Windows Mobility Center
Some useful laptop settings are collected together in a group called the Windows Mobility Center. Near the top of the secret menu, select Mobility Center. Here you'll find controls for setting the screen brightness, sound volume, screen orientation, and such. More ...
Windows 7 - Rename a Group of Files Simultaneously
You know you can rename a file directly in Windows Explorer by clicking on the file's name to select it, and then clicking on the file's name again (not double-clicking, but clicking twice). But did you know that you can rename a group of files simultaneously? More ...
Disable Media Player Network sharing
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service allows Media Player to share media with other computers on the network. Even if Windows Media Player isn't open on your computer, it could be running in the background. Here's how to disable this service. More ...
Make the Insertion Point Cursor More Visible
Much of my work is with text files, and after many hours at the computer, my eyes get tired of searching for the blinking insertion point cursor. If you have the same problem, it's very easy to increase the thickness of the insertion point cursor so that you can find it with ease. More ...
Change a Drive Letter
Sometimes when you install a storage device on your PC, Windows seems to assign it an arbitrary drive letter. Windows assigns different a drive letter for each PC that I plug the flash drive into. This plays havoc with applications that run directly from the flash drive. Fortunately it's very easy to change a drive letter. More ...
Swap Mouse Buttons
It's important to let left-handed people be as productive as possible because, on average, left-handed people are more creative than right-handed people. Fortunately, Windows lets you swap the functions of the mouse buttons. More ...
Change the Windows 7 Desktop Background
One of the most popular things for people to do when they get a new PC is to get rid of the PC manufacture's, or Microsoft's desktop background. Windows provides dozens of beautiful images that you can select as replacement for your current image. Or you can choose an image that you found on the Internet or shot with your own digital camera. More ...
Customize the Quick Launch Toolbar
The standard method to access applications and folders in Windows is through the Start menu. However, there are two other methods that give you quicker access, the Quick Launch toolbar and Desktop icons. The quickest access is provided by the Quick Launch toolbar. More ...
Window 10 Power Management
Windows 10 has three power plans to choose from: Balanced, Power saver, and High performance. The difference between each plan is when the display turns off, and when the computer goes to sleep. You can configure each plan to your desires, and you can also create your own custom plans. More ...
Three Ways to Force a Program to Close
You start a program on a task, but the task is taking way to long and you would rather cancel it, but the program is too busy to respond to your request? Here are three ways to force a program to close. More ...
How to change a Folder's Icon
If you're a heavy computer user, you have many different folders for your documents, spread sheets, pictures, music and other things. one thing that can slow you down is that they all use the same beige-colored icon. Fortunately, it's easy to change
a folder's icon. More ...
