Windows 7

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Force Windows 7 to Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile at Shutdown

Among the advances offered to it users, Windows 7’s handling of virtual memory is the most efficient to date. However,...

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Turn Off Admin Approval Mode in Windows 7

One of the most confusing aspects to using any modern version of Windows is making the distinction between the administrator...

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Remove the Text Labels from Desktop Icons in Windows 7/8/10

If you want to simplify the display of icons on your Windows 7/8/10 desktop, you can “remove” the labels from...

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Fix Windows 7 Update Error Code 0x80070422

Among the error codes users encounter in Windows 7, code 0x80070422 is fairly common. This error can occur when the...

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Update Apple’s Safari Browser in Windows

Every web browser provides a different way of checking for updates, most of them fairly easy and found within the...

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Fix the Maximum Amount of Memory Usable by Windows 7 64-bit

Your computer’s hardware and Windows 7 limit the amount of memory that your computer can use. In the case of...

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Enable Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) in Windows 7

By default, a standard installation of Windows 7 does not turn on Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). In order to...

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Turn Off the Gadgets Platform in Windows 7

The Gadgets Platform is an application on which Windows Gadgets run on your desktop. No longer confined to the Sidebar...

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Uninstall Windows Media Player from Windows 7

Windows Media Player is a Microsoft application capable of playing a variety of audio and video files right from within...

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Prevent Saving of Remote Desktop Credentials in Windows

Remote Desktop Connection in Windows allows you to log on to any remote PC and access all of the programs,...

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Turn on Windows Tablet PC Components in Windows

If you own a tablet PC, you have available to you a set of interface applications and features not available...

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Backup and Restore Your Pinned Taskbar Items in Windows 7/8/10

The Windows 7//8/10 taskbar can be a very handy launch bar where you can pin programs you use often. You...

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Remove File Type Associations in Windows 7

Each file in Windows, has an extension as part of its filename, such as .txt, .doc, etc. These extensions are...

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Add a Message to the Logon Screen for Users in Windows 7/8/10

Windows 7/8/10 allows you to add a message that is displayed on the logon screen when users log in. To...

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Run Programs as Administrator with Full Rights in Windows

We have previously written about creating a shortcut to run a command prompt window with administrator rights in our post,...

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Assign Drive Letters to Folders in Windows

If there are folders that you access frequently, this post shows you how to quickly access these folders in Windows...

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Change the Location of User Folders in Windows

If you have an old computer or a new computer with a small SSD drive as your primary drive, you...

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Cannot Run Windows Update on a Windows 7 PC?

Recently, I was working with a client and they had an issue updating their Windows 7 PC. Basically, whenever they...

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Stop Windows 7 from Automatically Installing Device Drivers

Although Windows 7 makes some things much easier than in previous versions of the operating system, sometimes it can be...

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Take Control of Windows 7 Administration

Windows 7 represents a step forward in security for home PCs, but administration in the operating system can be a...

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Top 10 Differences between Windows XP and Windows 7

If you skipped over Windows Vista like so many others have, you may be in for a shock when you...

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Why Does 64-bit Windows Need Two Program Files Folders?

Although Windows XP did have a 64-bit version, it wasn’t until Microsoft released Windows Vista that consumers really had to...