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How to Add or Remove Administrative Tools in Windows 7 Start Menu Administrative Tools is a folder in Control Panel that contains tools for system administrators and advanced users. This will show you how to add or remove Administrative Tools from the Windows 7 Start Menu. By default, Adminsitrative Tools is not added to the Start Menu.Some common administrative tools in this folder include: Component Services - Configure and administer Component Object Model (COM) components. Component Services is designed for use by developers and administrators. Computer Management - Manage local or remote computers by using a single, consolidated desktop tool. Using Computer Management, you can perform many tasks, such as monitoring system...

How to Completely Disable the Windows Key This tutorial will allow you how to completely disable the Windows key for all users in Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial. Here's How: 1. Do step 2 or 3 below for what you would like to do. 2. To Re-enable the Windows Key A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below. Re-enable_Windows_Key.reg http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=271390&stc=1&d=1370549663 3. To Disable the Windows Key A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below. Disable_Windows_Key.reg...

How to Turn Password Protected Sharing On or Off in Windows 7 Password protected sharing is a more secure method of sharing files and folders on a network, and it is enabled by default. If password protected sharing is turned on, people on your network will not be able to access shared folders on other computers on the network, including the Public folders (except on a homegroup), unless they log in to a user account with a password on the computer that has the shared folders stored on it. They will be prompted to type a user name and password when accessing the shared folders. This tutorial will show you how to turn Password protected sharing on or off in Windows 7. You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do...

How to Create a Shortcut of a File, Folder, Drive, or Program in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 A shortcut is a link to an item (such as a file, folder, drive, or program) on your computer. You can create shortcuts and then place them in a convenient location so that you can easily access the item that the shortcut links to. Shortcuts can be distinguished from the original file by the arrow that appears on the icon. This tutorial will show you different ways on how to create a shortcut of a file, folder, drive, or program in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. After you create the shortcut: In Vista or Windows 7, you could Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move the...

How to Add "Restart" Computer to the Desktop Context Menu in Windows 7 This will show you how to add or remove Restart Computer to the desktop context menu in Vista and Windows 7. EXAMPLE: Restart Computer in Desktop Context Menu Here's How: 1. To Add "Restart" to the Desktop Context Menu A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below. Add_Restart_to_Desktop_Context_Menu.reg http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=203046&stc=1&d=1331941090 B) Go to step 3. 2. To Remove "Restart" from the Desktop Context Menu A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below. Remove_Restart_from_Desktop_Context_Menu.reg...

How to Restore Default Power Plan Settings in Windows 7 and Windows 8 This will show you how to reset and restore all of the default Power Plans back with their default settings, or how to restore a single Power Plan back to default settings in Windows 7 and Windows 8. EXAMPLE: Default Power Plans EXAMPLE: Missing Power Plans NOTE: This is just an example of the power plans missing. To Reset and Restore All Power Plans to Default NOTE: This can be handy if you have a missing default power plan and would like to restore it, or would like to reset all default power plans back to their default settings. 1. Open a command prompt in Windows 7 or Windows 8. 2. In the command prompt, type powercfg -restoredefaultschemes and...

How to Add or Remove Computer from Navigation Pane in Windows 7 This will show you how to add or remove Computer in the Windows Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows 7. You can only do this while logged into an administrator account. This will affect all user account's on the computer. This will also add or remove the default Computer desktop icon as well. EXAMPLE: Computer in Navigation Pane NOTE: This is Computer added (default) (left screenshot below) and removed (right screenshot below) from the Navigation Pane. Here's How: 1. Open the Start Menu and type regedit.exe in the search line, then press enter. 2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes. 3. In Regedit, go to the location below: (See screenshot below step 4)...

How to Create a Control Panel Shortcut that Always Opens to Icons View in Windows 7 and Windows 8 This will show you how to create a Control Panel shortcut that will always open to either Large icons or Small icons view in Windows 7 and Windows 8. The Control Panel Icons View shortcut below will open to either the Large icons or Small icons view as it was last closed as. EXAMPLE: Control Panel Icons View To Download the "Control Panel Icons View" Shortcut 1. Click on the download button below to download the file below Control_Panel_Icons_View.zip https://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/129390d1294263092-control-panel-icons-view-shortcut-create-control_panel_icons_view.zip 2. Save the .zip file to the desktop. 3...

How to Change the Default Font in Sticky Notes in Windows 7 and Windows 8 This tutorial will show you how to change the default font in Sticky Notes in Windows 7 and Windows 8. Copy the StikyNot.exe.mui to your desktop to edit Use a resource hacker (I used Restorator 2007). Any resource hacker should do. Open up the StikyNot.exe.mui file from C:\Windows\System32\en-US extracted 3080.xml file. Open it with Notepad++, then highlight Segoe Print. Go to Search then Replace. A Window will open up, and then type in the font of your choice. Click on Replace All. You will get a window telling you how many times it replaced it. I get 70. Save the 3080.xml file in Notepad ++. Import/Replace the 3080.xml file back into...

Device Manager - Add or Remove from "My Computer" Context Menu Add "Device Manager" to "My Computer" Context Menu in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 This will show you how to add or remove Device Manager to the "My Computer" context menu for all users in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial. In Vista and Windows 7, this is for when users right click on Computer from the Start Menu, navigation pane in Windows Explorer, or desktop icon. In Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 8.1, and Windows RT 8.1, this is for when users right click or swipe down on This PC from the navigation pane in File Explorer, or the Computer desktop icon. EXAMPLE: "Desktop...

How to Speed Up Google Chrome with Proxy Settings If Google Chrome seems to take a long time to load a website or search, it may be configured to access pages through a web proxy. This tutorial will show you how to speed up the slow launching startup of Google Chrome with the Proxy Settings. Google Chrome uses the same connection and proxy settings as Windows. Changing these settings affects Google Chrome as well as Internet Explorer and other Windows programs. Here's How: 1) Go to the top right hand corner, and click on Customize and Control Google Chrome icon. 2) Select the Settings option. 3) Click Show Advanced Settings. 4) On Network, click Change Proxy Settings. 5) Next, click the LAN settings option. 6) Uncheck...

Scheduling Sleep Mode via the Task Scheduler This tutorial shows you how to schedule your computer to go into Sleep Mode via Task Scheduler. It uses a combination of the program PSShutdown and VBScirpt. The advantages of using this instead of the Power Policy is that it can place logged off computers to sleep as well. PsShutdown.exe Download PsShutdown.exe. Now place it in the %windows% folder, or if you place it somewhere else, note that location so that you can change it in the script below. Scheduling the Task Here's an example of a task set to run every hour. If the user you're attempting to use this through doesn't have privileges, then you can use this as a group policy log on script. To explore scheduling tasks...

How to Manually Uninstall Windows Live Messenger This article will show you how to manually remove Windows Live Messenger completely. This is helpful when you have issues with Messenger not able to uninstall normally, and reinstalling fails. You will need to be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this. Here's How: 1. First we have to shutdown Windows Live Messenger if it's running. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del and Select Start Task Manager then click on Processes Tab find msnmsgr.exe and click on End Process. 2. Then we have to remove Windows Live Messenger from Programs and Features. So go to Start then under search type in Programs and Features 3. Under Programs and Features look for Windows Live Essentials then click...

How to Add Google Drive to "Send To" Context Menu in Windows If you use Google Drive you are probably using traditional copy & paste or file/folder dragging functionality to place items into your local Google Drive folder, which is then synchronised with your cloud storage location on a Google server. A quicker way of doing this to add Google Drive to the "Send To" context menu. This makes it easier and faster to use, simply by right-clicking on a file or folder that you want to upload to Google Drive. Less browsing, less clicking, simply faster. . :note: Requirements: You must have installed the Google Drive application. Click here if you need to install Google Drive. . :note: Steps: To add Google Drive to the "Send To"...

General Troubleshooting to Fix System Restore Issues If the System is not able to create System restore point try to Create the restore point manually. If you are unable to create a system restore point manually then you could try these steps 1. Make sure that System Restore is enabled 2. Make sure that you have sufficient disk space on all the drives where System Restore is enabled 3. Try creating a System Restore point manually and making a note of the Error Message you get. If you don't get one, check if one has been created or not. 4. Next set would be to Check the Event Viewer Type Event Viewer in Start Menu Search Box, hit Enter. Expand Windows Logs then click on Application. Look for Errors if your find any codes post it...

How to Run Specific Programs and Documents at User Logon in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 This will show you how to specify additional programs or documents that Windows starts automatically when a user logs on to the system for the first time in addition to any other startup programs. You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial. To Set to Run Programs and Documents at User Logon in Group Policy 1. Open the all users, specific users or groups, or all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied. 2. In the left pane, click on to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, System, and Logon. (see screenshot below) 3. In the...

How to Enable or Disable Search Suggestions in Internet Explorer A search provider is used when you search for information on the internet. You can change the search provider for a specific search (Internet Explorer will use that search provider until you choose another one or until you close Internet Explorer) and you can specify which search provider you prefer to use by default. When you first install Internet Explorer, you might have only one provider (ex: Bing) installed. Some search providers offer search suggestions to help make your searches faster. When you start typing a search term into the search box (IE8) or Address bar (IE9), a list of other search terms will appear. You can continue typing, or use your arrow keys or...

How to Open and Use ClearType Text Tuner in Windows 7 and Windows 8 ClearType font technology makes the text on your screen almost as sharp and clear as text that is printed on paper. This will show you how to turn on or off the ClearType Text Tuner and how to use it to help make the text on your screen sharp and clear to make it easier to read. ClearType is turned on by default in Windows 7 and Windows 8. To get the full benefit of ClearType, you'll need a high-quality, flat-panel monitor, such as LCD or plasma. Even on a CRT monitor, you might get some improvement in readability with ClearType. Here's How: 1. Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type cttune.exe, and press Enter. NOTE: The ClearType Text Tuner...

How to Include a Network Drive or Folder in a Library in Windows 7 and Windows 8 By default, Windows 7 and Windows 8 does not allow you to include network drives or folders in a library. This is because folders must be indexed first in order to be added to a library, and network drives cannot be indexed unless they are synchronized. This tutorial will show you how to include network drives or folders in a library in Windows 7 and Windows 8. The full path to the hidden Libraries folder is below. C:\Users\(User-Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries OR %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries Synchronize the Network Folder or Drive :warn:WARNING: The disadvantage of this method is that it actually copies (syncs) all...

How to Add "Safely Remove Hardware" to the Desktop Context Menu This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Safely Remove Hardware from the desktop context menu for all users in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial. EXAMPLE: Desktop Context Menu and "Safely Remove Hardware" Here's How: 1. To Add "Safely Remove Hardware" to Desktop Context Menu A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 3 below. Add_Safely_Remove_Hardware_to_Desktop_Context_Menu.reg http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=182685&stc=1&d=1320693648 2. To Remove "Safely Remove Hardware" from Desktop Context Menu NOTE...