Category: Tips

Setting a new default Windows Explorer Launch Folder in Windows 7

When you run Windows Explorer, it will always opens to the Libraries folder. If you use Microsoft’s default file organization then that’s fine. But what if you don’t? You might prefer to have Windows Explorer open to Computer or some other specific folder of your choice. Here’s how to do it:

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Bringing back the Windows XP style Quicklaunch Bar

Wish Windows 7 had the Quick Launch bar that was there in Windows XP? Windows 7′s new taskbar functions as a task switcher and a program launcher. Because of the design, Mircosoft removed the old Quick Launch bar, (the area on the left side of the taskbar that contained shortcuts for programs that were used …

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Quick Way To Improve Windows 7 Performance

Here is a quick tip to free up resources and speed up Windows 7: The Windows Search service is always running in the background. It monitors all files that are created, modified or deleted and creates a database of these activities. On systems that have a lot of files being changed this database can grow …

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