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How to Enable Slow Motion Aero Effect in Windows 7 In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the Aero effect has a small delay of some milliseconds when minimizing, maximizing , closing and flipping Windows. This will show you how to manually force a delay on this effect to view it in slow motion.You must be logged on as an Administrator to perform this tutorial. Through a download 1. To Enable Slow Motion Aero Effect with Shift Key - A) Download this file below: http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26520&stc=1&d=1252100605 B) Go to step 3. 2. To Undo Slow Motion Aero Effect with Shift Key - A) Download this file below: http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26521&stc=1&d=1252100605 3. Open the .reg file...

How to Join or Unjoin Help Experience Improvement Program in Windows 7 By participating in the Help Experience Improvement Program you can help Microsoft improve the quality and relevance of your online Help experience by allowing data to be collected about how users navigate using online Help, typing search queries, clicking links to Help topics, clicking links to Web sites, and so on. The information collected is not used to identify or contact you. Windows 7 Privacy Statement - Microsoft Windows This will show you how to join or unjoin the Help Experience Improvement Program in Windows 7. Here's How: 1. Open the Start Menu and click on the Help and Support button on the right dark side. A) Go to step 4. OR 2. Open the Start...

Join or Unjoin Customer Experience Improvement Program in Windows 7 and Windows 8 The Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program helps Microsoft improve Windows. Without interrupting you, it collects information about your computer hardware and how you use Window. The program periodically downloads a file to collect information about problems you might have with Windows. The information collected is not used to identify or contact you. Windows 7 Privacy Statement - Microsoft Windows Windows 8.1 Preview and Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview privacy statement - Microsoft Windows This will show you how to join or unjoin the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) in Windows 7 and Windows 8. You must be logged in as an...

How to Use the Partition Wizard Boot Disk to Create Partitions Ahead of an Existing Install So It Will be First on the Hard Disk Drive There comes a time when all good things cease to be as useful as they once were and a Windows Operating Systems (OS) is no exception to that rule; this tutorial will show how to use the free Partition Wizard bootable CD (PWBD) to create one (or more) partitions in front of an existing Windows installation so a newer version can be installed to that space, so that at a later time, if the need arises it will be much easier to remove an older / existing OS with little or no actual interruptions to one's routine; it will also make it easier to move data from the older OS to the new one. Partition Wizard...

Download a Shortcut that Opens the Start Menu in Windows This Start Menu program acts as a shortcut that will open the Start Menu just as if you had pressed CTRL+ESC in Windows 7 or Vista.You can copy and use the Start Menu.exe file below in any user account (administrator or standard) to open the Start Menu in that user account.UAC will need to be turned on for this work. You can Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu the Start Menu.exe file, or move where you like for easy use. If you moved the taskbar to another screen location (left or right) and you do not like how the Start button (orb) is now at the top of the taskbar, then you can use the free program Start Killer to remove the default Start button (orb). Afterwards, you can...

How to Create a "Pen and Touch" Settings Shortcut in Windows 7 and Windows 8 This will show you how to create or download shortcuts that will open directly to the Pen and Touch separate Pen Options, Flicks, and Handwriting tabs. If you only have a touch screen and do not have a pen, then you will only have the Pen Options tab available in Pen and Touch settings. EXAMPLE: Pen and Touch - Pen Options, Flicks, and Handwriting tabs To Download a "Pen and Touch" Settings Shortcuts 1. Do step 2, 3, or 4 below for what shortcut you would like to download. 2. Shortcut to Pen and Touch Pen Options Tab A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below. Pen_and_Touch_Options.zip...

Create the Windows 7 System Reserved Partition for use with a Dual Boot This shows how to create the new Windows 7 System Reserved partition for use in a dual boot situation when you want to install a second Operating System to the first position on the Hard Disk Dive so you can remove the older OS at a later time if you choose to do so. As with anything that makes changes to the Windows structure there is always the chance for an error to occur, it would be advisable to make reliable backups to the media of your choice of any important data, i.e. pictures, music or documents, that you would not want to lose before you make any changes to your system, it is always better to be safe than sorry. Do not attempt to shrink an existing...

How to Create a New Rectangular Windows 7 Start Menu Button Somebody suggested I put this here in tutorials. Here it goes. Short - A simple rectangle start button with no messing with layers and only using free software. This is my first tutorial, good luck. The button I made is one pixel too high, so you may try moving 16 pixels down instead of 15 when you get to those steps. There are 20 steps, but they are all simple. Long - After trying to follow other make your own start button tutorials and all that playing with layers and alpha channel this and that and 8 bit channels and whatever... I found an easier method using three free programs. This tutorial is for a rectangular start button that will fit nicely in the task bar with...

How to Restore "Aurora Screen Saver" Back in Windows 7 and Windows 8 This tutorial will show you how to restore the Aurora screen saver back into Windows 7 and Windows 8. You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial. EXAMPLE: Aurora screen saver EXAMPLE: Screen Saver Settings NOTE: If restored, the Aurora screen saver will be added back to the Screen Saver Settings screen to be available to select. Here's How: 1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the Aurora.zip file below. http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=238612&stc=1&d=1351317521 2. Save the .zip file to the desktop. 3. Open the .zip file and extract (drag and drop) the Aurora.scr file to...

How to See a List of Devices that are able to Wake Up the Computer This will show you how to see a list of devices installed on your computer that are configured to be able to wake up your computer from sleep in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. Here's How: 1. Open a command prompt in Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8. 2. In the command prompt, copy and paste the command below and press enter. (see screenshot below step 3) powercfg -devicequery wake_armed3. You will now see a list of device names that are able to wake up your computer. (see screenshot below) NOTE: For example, my HID-compliant Bluetooth Mouse and Logitech HID-Compliant Keyboard are listed as being able to wake up my computer. 4. If you like, you can now prevent...

How to Enable Copy to Clipboard from Command Prompt in Windows 7 This will show you how to enable or disable Quick Edit mode in the command prompt to highlight text within the command prompt to copy to the clipboard in Windows 7.You can use this for a normal command prompt or elevated command prompt window EXAMPLE: Command Prompt NOTE: This is the command prompt window when you have text highlighted. Here's How: 1. Open a command prompt, then right click on the title bar of the command prompt and click on Properties. (See screenshot below) A) Go to step 4 or 5. 2. Open the Start Menu and click on All Programs and Accessories, then right click on Command Prompt shortcut and click on Properties. (See screenshot below) NOTE...

How to Enable or Disable Windows Firewall with Advanced Security MMC Snap-in You can use Windows Firewall with Advanced Security to help you protect the computers on your network. Windows Firewall with Advanced Security includes a stateful firewall that allows you to determine which network traffic is permitted to pass between your computer and the network. It also includes connection security rules that use Internet Protocol security (IPsec) to protect traffic as it travels across the network. This will show you how to enable or disable specific or all users on the computer from being able to open and view the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security MMC snap-in window in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. You will need to be logged...

How to Enable or Disable the Device Manager MMC Snap-in This will show you how to enable or disable all users on the computer from being able to open and view the Device Manager MMC snap-in window in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. You will need to be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this tutorial. If you wanted to disable the Device Manager MMC, then you should also disable the Computer Management MMC to prevent Device Manager from being opened from within Computer Management. EXAMPLE: Device Manager MMC Snap-in Disabled Enable or Disable Device Manager MMC using a REG File 1. To Enable Device Manager MMC Snap-in NOTE: This is the default setting of Not Configured. A) Click on the Download button...

How to See Messages in Conversation or List View in Windows Live Mail This tutorial will show you how to turn conversations on or off to see your messages in conversation (on) or list (off) view in Windows Live Mail 2012. EXAMPLE: Conversation and List View Here's How: 1. While in Windows Live Mail, click/tap on the View tab, then click/tap on the Conversations ribbon button. (see screenshot below) 2. To Have Conversation View A) In the Conversations drop down menu, click/tap on On. NOTE: This is the default setting. 3. To Have List View A) In the Conversations drop down menu, click/tap on Off. That's it, Shawn How to Setup and Use Windows Live Mail as Email Client for your Messages How to Export and Import Email...

How to Search in Internet Explorer 9 The search box that was in previous versions of Internet Explorer has been removed in Internet Explorer 9 (IE9). This will show you how to search in IE9. 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...

How to Allow or Prevent Taskbar Button Grouping in Windows 7 This will let you allow or prevent specific or all users from being able to change taskbar button grouping properties settings in Windows 7. If prevented, the taskbar buttons properties setting will be grayed out and prevents the taskbar for all users from grouping items that share the same program name. If allowed, the taskbar buttons properties setting will not be grayed out and all users will be able set how they want their taskbar button grouping properties settings to be. You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this tutorial. EXAMPLE: Taskbar Button Grouping Allowed or Prevented Using a REG File Download 1. To Allow Taskbar Button Grouping...

How to Terminate Remote Desktop Session when Active or Idle Time Limits are Reached This will allow you to enable to terminate (that is, the user is logged off and the session is deleted from the server) a Remote Desktop session after time limits set by you for active or idle sessions are reached. By default, Remote Desktop Services disconnects instead of terminates sessions that reach their time limits. You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this tutorial. While all editions of Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 can be a remote desktop client... Only the Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions can host a remote desktop connection. Only the Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions...

How to Set Time Limit for Idle Remote Desktop Sessions This allows you to specify the maximum amount of time that an active Remote Desktop Services session can be idle (without user input) before it is automatically disconnected. If a time limit is set, the user receives a warning two minutes before the Remote Desktop Services session disconnects, which allows the user to press a key or move the mouse to keep the session active. If you have a console session, active session time limits do not apply. You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this tutorial. While all editions of Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 can be a remote desktop client... Only the Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions can host a...

How to Change the Background Image in Windows 7 WMP12 This tutorial will show you how to change the default background image in Windows Media Player that is shown in Library mode.This tutorial involves hacking the registry, while this hack is safe, you must follow the instructions carefully. If your at all tired or fatiqued then dont do it! Here's How: 1) Run regedit by going to start menu and entering regedit in the search bar, 2) Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences = 3) Double click on the LibraryBackgroundImage key name and a dialog box will appear asking for a value. The value to be entered is from 0 to 6. Restart WMP each time you change the key value. NOTE...

How to Show and Hide Fonts in Windows 7 and Windows 8 This will show you how to Show and Hide fonts automatically by Windows 7, Windows 8, and manually by you to be available to select the font or not in your programs input language settings. You will also see how to restore the default Show and Hide settings. For a list of all default fonts that come supplied with Windows 7, see: Windows 7 font list For a list of all default fonts that come supplied with Windows 8, see: Windows 8 font list For a list of all default fonts that come supplied with Windows 8, see: Windows 8.1 font list Fonts that are set to Hide are faded, and fonts that are set to Show are not faded. Turn Automatic Show and Hide Fonts by Windows On or Off...