Getting Traces to Troubleshoot Performance Issues

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Microsoft has created a toolset called the Windows Performance Toolkit, or WPT, to help developers and users visualize and troubleshoot performance issues. One of the tools in this toolset is specifically designed to assist with capturing traces of boot, shutdown, or reboot cycles, and can provide...

How to Fix Gadgets not Displaying Correctly in Windows 7

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If you have gadgets that are displaying on your Windows 7 desktop improperly as black, white, blank, or just messed up, then this will show you how to fix them.

How to Enable or Disable "GUI Boot" in Windows

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This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the graphical animation GUI Boot while booting or resuming from hibernation into Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8. Disabling GUI Boot can help reduce the amount of time it takes to startup Windows.

How to Add Google Drive to "Send To" Context Menu in Windows

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This tutorial will show you how to add Google Drive to the "Send To" context menu in Windows Explorer.

How to Enable or Disable Gadgets in Windows 7 and Vista

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This will show you how to enable or disable all currently running gadgets, and from being able to add new desktop gadgets for all users in Vista and Windows 7.

How to Delete a Game in the Windows 7 Games Explorer Folder

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This will show you how to delete a game that is displayed in the Windows 7 Games explorer folder. This can be handy if you had uninstalled the game, but it is still displayed in the Games folder.

How to Apply a Theme to your Google Chrome Browser

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This tutorial will show you how to apply a theme to your Google Chrome browser.

How to Reset to Default Theme in Google Chrome Browser

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This tutorial will show you how to reset the theme in your Google Chrome browser back to default.

How to Create a Custom Clock Gadget

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This tutorial will show you how to create a custom clock gadget.

How to Reschedule or Disable Google Updater

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If you find the Google Updater application annoying or slowing you down, then this tutorial will help show you how to reschedule or disable Google Updater.

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So you add a game into Games Explorer Folder and realize that the game has no cover, no rating, no info... Well, this tutorial will show you how to add all that missing information.

How to Apply Local Group Policies to a Specific User or Group in Vista and Windows 7

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This will show you how to apply local group policies to only a specific user or group instead of all users in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

How to Turn the Guest Account On or Off in Windows 7

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If you want someone to have temporary access to your computer, you can turn on the guest account. People using the guest account can't install software or hardware, change settings, or create a password. This will show you how to turn the guest account on or off in Windows 7.

How to Add or Remove "Gadgets" from Desktop Context Menu in Windows 7

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This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Gadgets from the desktop context menu for all users without turning off or disabling Gadgets in Windows 7.

How to Force Group Policy Updates to be Applied Instantly in Windows

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This tutorial will show you how to use the gpupdate command to force an update and refresh of either or both the Computer or User Group Policy settings to be applied instantly in XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

How to Quickly View Enabled Group Policies in Windows

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This tutorial will show you how to quickly see which Computer Configuration and User Configuration policies have been enabled in the Local Group Policy Editor of Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

How to Turn Windows 7 Gadgets Feature On or Off

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This will show you how to turn the Gadgets feature in Windows 7 on or off. Turning this feature off will remove Gadgets from the desktop context menu, and close any open gadgets for all users on the computer.