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How To Change The Action Of Windows 7/Vista Power Button

By default, when you click the Power button in the Start menu, it goes into Sleep mode. To turn off your Windows Vista system, you’ll have to click the arrow (next to the Power button), and select Shut Down in the drop-down list. If you find it tedious, you can change the Power button action [...] (more…)

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How To Toggle Windows Vista Aero Effects On/Off With A Simple Right Click

Windows Aero is a  hardware-based premium visual experience or graphical user interface that is implemented in Windows Vista, which includes effects such as transparent glass design, subtle window animations, animated cursors, new window colors and eye candy. Aero is actually acronym for Authentic, Energetic, Reflective and Open. Windows Vista’s Aero effects are quite pleasing but [...] (more…)

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How To Create Exceptions(Allow Programs And Ports) In Windows 7 / Vista Firewall

The Windows 7 and Vista firewall blocks most of the ports and software from getting into your computer. There are a number of new features which make it a much more reliable solution which offers a decent protection level but sometimes you need to allow access to a port or program. While some exceptions are [...] (more…)

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How To Disable/Turn Off User Account Control (UAC) In Windows Vista

UAC or User Access Control is a new feature of Windows Vista that is meant to enhance the security of your system. Each time an application is installed or whenever an important system change is made by the user or by a running process, the screen is blacked out and temporarily disabled and a dialog [...] (more…)

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How To Add Website Shortcuts To The Windows Start Menu Easily

You must have added Program Shortcuts in Start menu. But have you thought of adding a Website Shortcuts to the Start menu?. Instead of opening your Internet browser and navigating to the website link, you can just click on one icon to open it automatically. This can often save a lot of time and is [...] (more…)

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Top 5 Useful Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets

Windows Sidebar is a pane on the right side of the Microsoft Windows Vista desktop where you can keep your gadgets organized. It makes great use of the space on widescreen monitors and also works smoothly on standard displays. Gadgets are mini applications with a variety of possible uses. If you don’t want to keep [...] (more…)

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How To Resize Desktop Icon In Windows 7 or Vista

Do you find the icon size on Vista desktop too big or too small? The effect of visual appearance on shortcuts and programs icons is more stark when users adjust and change the monitor screen resolution or font size in DPI scaling, where the icons size becomes bigger and smaller to an uncomfortable level. Users [...] (more…)

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Exceptional Folder Protection And Hiding Methods

I believe that more exclusive the method is for protection, the lesser are the chances that your file or folder will be altered by unauthorized users. In this post we will show some unconventional methods to hide your folders in such a way that they are less prone to unauthorized user access. (more…)

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How To Lock Windows Xp Securely And Easily

If you are stepping away from your computer, you might want to lock it for security reasons so that it is not intruded by passersby especially if you are in office or some place public, this post will come in handy if you are looking for the solution to this problem, we will try to [...] (more…)

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How To Create A Secure Locked Folder In Windows XP

We come across situations when we need to lock our folders to insure that the files, videos or images are protected. Today I will help you to ensure that you can secure data on a local Windows PC without the need for any sort of expensive software. This procedure involves using just notepad, with it [...] (more…)