We have previously published a post about a couple of tools for emulating the XP Start menu in Windows 7: Restore the Classic Start Menu in Windows 7. We have found another free tool called Classic Shell that provides the classic XP Start menu and XP’s Windows Explorer.
Download Classic Shell from http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/.

Some people loved it and some people hated it. Wherever you land on that spectrum, Microsoft introduced us to the Sidebar in Windows Vista.
However, many users who upgraded to Windows 7 were surprised that the Sidebar was not a part of the Aero Desktop. Learn what happened to the Sidebar in Windows 7 and how [...]

Trying to decide which version of Windows 7 you should get… Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate? It basically depends on your needs and what you are going to be using Windows for.
The rank of functionality from highest to lowest of the three Windows versions is: Ultimate – Professional – Home Premium. Here are some things [...]

Although it doesn’t show up in the list of available accounts when Windows 7 boots up, every installation of Microsoft’s newest operating system by default has an administrator account built in.
Unfortunately, this administrator account can be a major security risk for users of Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editions. Learn how to take [...]

Starting with Windows 7, Microsoft added Aero Snap, a part of the Aero Desktop experience not found in Windows Vista’s Aero Desktop. With Aero Snap, users can drag any window to the top, left, or right side of the screen to maximize the window in a special way.
Dragging a window to the top maximizes the [...]

Starting with Windows 95, Microsoft made adding programs to the startup folder as easy as navigating to the folder in Windows Explorer and dragging shortcuts or programs directly into it.
The startup folder, conveniently shown on the Start Menu, made it easy to see which programs would launch when Windows booted up. However, in Windows 7, [...]