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Windows Key Shortcuts - Enable or Disable

How to Enable or Disable Windows Key Shortcuts in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8

This tutorial will allow you to enable or disable all Windows Key + key shortcut hotkeys for all or specific users in Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.

Author: Brink

Comments 41

Last Activity: 19 Oct 2015
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Brink

Windows Update - Hide or Restore Hidden Updates

How to Hide or Restore Hidden Windows Updates in Windows 7 and Windows 8

This tutorial will show you how to either hide or unhide Windows Updates to have them listed or not listed as available to install again in Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Author: Brink

Comments 47

Last Activity: 18 Oct 2015
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Night Hawk

Online Scanners - Scan Suspicious Files on your PC

How to Scan Suspicious Files using Online Scanners

This tutorial will show you how to use the most common online scanning sites to scan files on your PC that you may suspect harbour malicious content.

Author: Golden

Comments 19

Last Activity: 17 Oct 2015
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BillR5

Folder View - Set a Default for All Folders

How to Set a Default Folder View for All Folders in Windows 7

This will show you how to set a default folder view setting for all Windows Explorer folders to open with in Windows 7.

Author: Brink

Comments 12

Last Activity: 16 Oct 2015
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Brink

Windows Update - Enable or Disable Automatic Restart

How to Enable or Disable Windows Updates from Automatically Restarting the Computer

This will show you how to enable or disable Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 from automatically restarting the computer after 5 minutes of installing a Windows Update that requires a restart to finish installing.

Author: Brink

Comments 24

Last Activity: 14 Oct 2015
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stealthyoshi

Keyboard Layout - Change

How to Change the Keyboard Layout in Windows 7

This will show you how to change the keyboard layout to customize your keyboard for a specific input language or format.

Author: Brink

Comments 23

Last Activity: 13 Oct 2015
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WildWilly

Downloads Library - Create

How to Create a "Downloads" Library with Correct Icon in Windows 7 and Windows 8

This will show you how to create a Downloads library in Windows 7 and Windows 8 that has the original default Downloads library icon with the blue arrow pointing downwards on a glass plate.

Author: Brink

Comments 48

Last Activity: 12 Oct 2015
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Brink

Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and Vista

How to Do a Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and Vista

This will show you how to install Windows 7 and Vista to dual boot with when you already have either Windows 7 or Vista installed first.

Author: Brink

Comments 156

Last Activity: 11 Oct 2015
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oldschool55

ISO - Disk Image File : Extract to the Desktop

How to Extract an ISO File to the Desktop

This suggests an excellent, free program to use and how to extract an ISO / Disk Image File to the Windows desktop, or wherever you like, for use in any number of situations.

Author: Bare Foot Kid

Comments 9

Last Activity: 10 Oct 2015
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squirtmph

System Restore Point - Create

How to Create a System Restore Point in Windows 7

By default in Windows 7, creates a scheduled restore point only if no other restore points have been created in the last 7 days, and before significant system events such as a program or driver installation. This will show you how to manually create a restore point whenever you want one.

Author: Brink

Comments 50

Last Activity: 10 Oct 2015
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Brink

System Icons - Enable or Disable

How to Enable or Disable System Icons on Taskbar in Windows 7 and Windows 8

This will show you how to enable or disable the Notification Area System Icons for all user accounts on the computer. These are the Clock, Volume, Network, Action Center, and Power (battery) icons at the bottom right corner of the taskbar. When disabled, these are grayed out in System Icons.

Author: Brink

Comments 53

Last Activity: 04 Oct 2015
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kh3laghar

Password Expiration - Change MAX and MIN Password Age

How to Change Maximum and Minimum Password Age in Windows 7 and Windows 8

This will show you how to change the maximum and minimum password age in days the password for all users can be used before it expires and must be changed by the user.

Author: Brink

Comments 15

Last Activity: 02 Oct 2015
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Brink

Partition or Volume - Shrink

How to Shrink a Partition or Volume in Windows 7

This will show you how to shrink an existing partition or volume using Disk Management or Diskpart in Windows 7 to create unallocated disk space, from which you can create a new partition or volume with.

Author: Brink

Comments 204

Last Activity: 01 Oct 2015
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Brink

Gathering a Startup, Shutdown, Sleep, Hibernate, or Reboot Trace

Getting Traces to Troubleshoot Performance Issues

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Author: cluberti

Comments 96

Last Activity: 30 Sep 2015
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polanskiman

Install Windows on MSATA (SSD) Drive

How to Clean Install Windows on a MSATA (SSD) Drive

This tutorial would be applicable for any system shipped with a MSATA drive as a cache device using Intel Smart Response Technology (ISRT). This tutorial will show you how to install Windows 7 or Windows 8 on the MSATA drive instead.

Author: SandeepP

Comments 13

Last Activity: 29 Sep 2015
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RogerAttila