Tutorials

How to Create a "Windows SideShow" Shortcut in Windows 7 A Windows SideShow-compatible device can display information from gadgets that are running on your computer. Some devices can even display information while your computer is turned off or asleep. Depending on the gadgets you install, you may be able to play music, read e-mail messages, scan top news stories, and more. This will show you how to create or download a Windows SideShow settings shortcut. Windows SideShow is not available in the Windows 7 Starter and Home Basic editions. For free SideShow gadgets from Microsoft, see: Desktop and SideShow gadgets - Microsoft Windows. EXAMPLE: Windows SideShow To Download a "Windows SideShow " Shortcut 1. Click on the...

How to Create a Windows 7 "BitLocker Drive Encryption" Shortcut This will show you how to create or download a BitLocker Drive Encryption shortcut. You can also Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, or move where you like in Windows 7 for easy use.You can use BitLocker Drive Encryption to help protect all files stored on the drive Windows 7 is installed on (operating system drive) and on fixed data drives (such as internal hard drives). You can use BitLocker To Go to help protect all files stored on removable data drives (such as external hard drives or USB flash drives).BitLocker is only available in the Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions. EXAMPLE: BitLocker Drive Encryption To Download the "BitLocker...

How to Create an "Ease of Access Center" Shortcut in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 This tutorial will show you how to create or download an Ease of Access Center shortcut that you can use or pin where you like in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. EXAMPLE: Ease of Access Center To Download an "Ease of Access Center" Shortcut 1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below. Ease_of_Access_Center.zip http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=56775&stc=1&d=1267173219 2. Save the .zip file to your desktop. 3. Open the .zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Ease of Access Center shortcut to your desktop. 4. Unblock the Ease of Access Center shortcut. 5. In Vista and Windows 7, you can now Pin...

How to Create a Installed Windows Updates Shortcut in Windows 7 This will show you how to create or download a Installed Updates shortcut to view or uninstall a Windows Update. You can also Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, or move where you like in Windows 7 for easy use. EXAMPLE: Installed Updates Download the Shortcut 1. Click on the download button below to download the file below. Installed_Updates.zip https://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/56767d1267171655-installed-windows-updates-shortcut-create-installed_updates.zip 2. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop. 3. Open the .zip file and extract the Installed Updates shortcut to the desktop. 4. Right click on the Installed...

How to Create an "Add Network Location" Shortcut in Windows 7 and Windows 8 The Add Network Location Wizard helps you create a network folder shortcut in Computer to a website, an FTP site, or other network location. This tutorial will show you how to create or download an Add Network Location Wizard shortcut in Windows 7 and Windows 8. EXAMPLE: Add Network Location Wizard EXAMPLE: An Added Network Location in Computer To Download the "Add Network Location" Shortcut 1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below. Add_Network_Location.zip http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=236835&stc=1&d=1350355277 2. Save the .zip file to the desktop. 3. Open the .zip file and extract the Add Network...

How to Create a Windows 7 "Getting Started" Shortcut This will show you how to create or download a Getting Started (Welcome Center) shortcut. EXAMPLE: Getting Started To Download the "Getting Started" Shortcut 1. Click on the Download button below to download the file below. Getting_Started.zip http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=189313&stc=1&d=1324497955 2. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop. 3. Open the .zip file and extract the Getting Started shortcut to the desktop. 4. Right click on the Getting Started shortcut, and click on Properties, General tab, and on the Unblock button. (See screenshot below) NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the...

How to Create a "Display" DPI Shortcut in Windows 7 and Windows 8 This tutorial will show you how to create or download a Display shortcut to change the display DPI size settings in Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1. EXAMPLE: Display [/INDENT]To Download a "Display" DPI Shortcut 1. Click/tap on the download button below to download the Display.zip file. https://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/85682d1279307674-display-shortcut-create-display.zip 2. Save the .zip file to your desktop. 3. Open the .zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Display shortcut to your desktop. 4. Unblock the Display shortcut. 5. In Windows 7, you can now Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to it...

How to Use System Restore to Change your User Account Password This will show you how to use System Restore to reset the passwords of users to what they were for the date of the restore point in Windows 7. This is helpful for the following reasons: You set a new password for the Administrator account and no longer remember it. You enter the correct password but because of system corruption it is not accepted. You delete a protected Administrator account and are no longer able to log on to another account. You change a protected Administrator account to a standard user account and are unable to log on to another Administrator account. For more information, see: Microsoft Help and Support: KB940765 For this to work there...

Download Flip 2D Shortcut to Open CTRL+ALT+TAB in Windows The Flip 2D program will act as a shortcut that will open Switch Between Windows (task switcher) as if you had pressed the CTRL+ALT+TAB keys in Windows 7 or Vista. When you use Flip 2D, it make it easier for you to select one of the open windows and programs to have it displayed as the active window on the desktop. UAC will need to be turned on for this work. EXAMPLE: Flip 2D Switch Between Windows Here's How: 1. To download the Flip 2D program, click on the icon below to open the File Download dialog box. 2. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop. 3. Open the .zip file and extract the Flip 2D.exe file to the desktop. 4. Right click on the Flip...

How to Enable or Disable "Reopen Last Browsing Session" in Internet Explorer This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Reopen Last Browsing Session option in IE8, IE9, IE10, or IE11 for all or specific users on the computer. You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial. EXAMPLE: Reopen Last Browsing Session NOTE: This is the Reopen Last Browsing Session feature in IE8, IE9, and IE10 set to be enabled (top screenshots below) and disabled grayed out (bottom screenshots below). Using a REG File Download 1. To Enable Reopen Last Browsing Session in IE for Only Current User NOTE: This is the default setting. A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file...

How to Create a Biometric Devices Shortcut in Windows 7 This will show you how to create or download a Biometric Devices shortcut. You can also Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, or move where you like for easy use.Biometrics is a technique for identifying people by using a unique physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, eye, or face. Biometric devices verify someone's identity by comparing a saved measurement of a particular physical characteristic to a current measurement. The most common biometric device is a fingerprint reader. Windows 7 supports the use of fingerprint readers to log on to your computer. Fingerprint readers can also be used to log on to websites, and some programs offer features that...

How to Create a Windows Experience Index Shortcut in Windows 7 This will show you how to create or download a Windows Experience Index (WEI) shortcut that opens to the Performance Information and Tools window. You can also Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, or move where you like for easy use. EXAMPLE: Windows Experience Index Download the Shortcut 1. Click on the Download button below to download the file below. Windows_Experience_Index.zip http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=54226&stc=1&d=1266221845 2. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop. 3. Open the .zip file and extract (drag and drop) the Windows Experience Index shortcut to the desktop. 4. Right click on the extracted...

How to Create a "RemoteApp and Desktop Connections" Shortcut in Windows 7 and Windows 8 RemoteApp and Desktop Connections (Workspaces Center) is a feature that you can use to access programs and desktops (remote computers and virtual computers) made available to you by your workplace's network administrator. When you're at home, you can access all the programs and computers that you would normally need to be at work to use. With a connection, all of these resources are located in one easy-to-access folder on your computer. Using these resources is almost the same as if they were on your local network or on your computer. This tutorial will show you how to create or download a RemoteApp and Desktop Connections shortcut that you can...

How to Create an "Install Program from Network" Shortcut in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 If your computer is on a network (such as an internal corporate network) that offers programs that you can add, you can install programs from the Control Panel. You can open this directly with this shortcut. This tutorial will show you how to create or download an Install Program from Network shortcut that opens to Get Programs in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. EXAMPLE: Install a Program from the Network To Download a "Get Programs" Shortcut 1. Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below. Install_Program_from_Network.zip http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=54200&stc=1&d=1266216010 2. Save the .zip...

How to Create a "Notification Area Icons" Shortcut in Windows 7 and Windows 8 The notification area is a part of the taskbar that provides a temporary source for notifications and status. It can also be used to display icons for system and program features that are not on the desktop. This tutorial will show you how to create or download a Notification Area Icons customize shortcut that you can use or pin where you like in Windows 7 and Windows 8. EXAMPLE: Notification Area Icons To Download a "Notification Area Icons" Shortcut 1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below. Notification_Area_Icons.zip http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=54185&stc=1&d=1266212134 2. Save the .zip file to...

How to Convert a VHD File to a ISO File This will help show you how to convert a VHD file to a ISO file.In order to upgrade, you need to run the installer in Vista SP2 compatibility mode. That is done by right-clicking on the setup.exe files and going to Properties > Compatibility mode and checking "Run in compatibility mode for..." Follow these instructions verbatim: You will need: An ISO of a functional Windows 7 RC1 build The VHD of build 7260 WinRAR, PowerISO, or MagicISO ImageX A blank DVD A DVD burner An image burning program like ImgBurn or Infrarecorder Steps: 1a) Capture the contents of the RC1 DVD (If you don't have the image already). Once you get the image go to step 1b. 1b) If/now that you have an image of the...

How to Save a Search in Windows 7 and Windows 8 If you often perform a search for a certain group of files, then this will show you how to save your search so you can open the saved search at anytime to see the most current search results using the same settings as the original search. When you save a search, you don't have to fine-tune the search settings and filters the next time you want to use it. Here's How: 1. Open and perform a search in Windows Explorer (Windows 7) or File Explorer (Windows 8). NOTE: Just for an example, searching for all .bmp files on the C: drive. 2. When search has finished, click on: (see screenshots below) In Windows 7: Save search on the toolbar. In Windows 8: Search (Search Tools) tab, and...

How to Add or Remove "Log Off" from the CTRL+ALT+DEL Screen This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Log off option on the CTRL+ALT+DELETE screen for specific or all users in Vista and Windows 7. EXAMPLE: CTRL+ALT+DEL screen NOTE: This is when you press CTRL+ALT+DEL with Log off added by default (left screenshot below), and removed (right screenshot below). Using a REG File Download 1. To Add Log Off to CTRL+ALT+DEL Screen for Only Current User A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below. Add_Log_Off_CTRL+ALT+DEL.reg http://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/53391d1265872915-ctrl-alt-del-screen-add-remove-log-off-add_log_off_ctrl-alt-del.reg B) Go to step 3. 2. To Remove Log Off from...

How to Allow or Prevent Changing Mouse Pointers in Windows 7 By default, users can use the Pointers tab in the Mouse Control Panel to add, remove, or change the mouse pointers. This will show you how to allow or prevent all users on the computer from changing the current mouse pointer scheme settings in Windows 7. This can only be done while logged in as a administrator. EXAMPLE: Mouse Properties NOTE: This is Mouse Pointers changing set to be allowed (left screenshot below) and prevented (right screenshot below) in the Mouse Control Panel properties. Using a REG File Download 1. To Allow Changing Mouse Pointers A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below. Allow_Changing_Mouse_Pointers.reg...

How to Allow or Prevent Changing Sounds in Windows 7 and Windows 8 This will show you how to allow or prevent all or specific users on the computer to add, remove, or change the current system sound scheme in Windows 7 and Windows 8. You must be logged in as a administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial. EXAMPLE: Sounds in Personalization NOTE: This is Sounds changes allowed (left screenshot below) and prevented (right screenshot below) in Personalization. EXAMPLE: Sound settings window Allow or Prevent Changing Sounds using a REG File Download 1. To Allow Changing Sounds for All Users NOTE: This is the default setting. A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 3...