Automatic date/time stamp in Notepad
Ahh, Notepad. You’ve served me well for many years. But I just learned of a new trick that you can do with it, like stamp the date and time in the file, making a handy, quick-loading journal.
Category Archives: Hack / Tweak
Speed up Windows 7 with FSUTIL
FSUtil performs tasks that are related to file systems, such as managing reparse points, managing sparse files, or dismounting a volume. You can also get a bit of a speed boost with it. By default, Windows will use a percentage of your system memory as internal cache for NTFS, or file system operations. You can increase the size… Read More »
Disable Search Suggestions in Windows 7
Some people love it, some people hate it. Use this registry hack to disable to Search Suggestion feature of Explorer in Windows 7.
Change Default Explorer View
The default view when Windows Explorer is opened is the Libraries folder, which includes Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos. I can’t stand this view. Here’s how to change it. By applying this tweak, you’ll get the drive view rather than the library view when opening Windows Explorer from the Start Menu.
Right-Click Encrypt for Windows 7
Encrypting and decrypting folders in Windows 7 is pretty straightforward. Still, we can make a bit more streamlined with some registry hacking magic.
Disable the Windows 7 Control Panel
Need to stop people from accessing your control panel? Try this registry tweak for Windows 7. In a business environment, you can push this down via a group policy setting to many computers at once. But let’s say you just want to stop your children from monkeying with settings on your home pc. You can disable the control… Read More »
Optimize Folders for Speed
Ever notice how Windows Explorer will slow down a lot when accessing a folder containing media files, such a pictures, video, or music? Green bar got you down? Optimize that folder!
Change Window Border Thickness
Those transparent borders are really cool, aren’t they? Maybe a bit too thick for my taste. Maybe you would like them a bit thicker. Here’s how to change the window border thickness and make it a bit more pleasing to your eye.
Change Number of Windows for Flip3D
On a default installation of Seven, the number of Windows shown for Flip3D is 10. However, on lower end video cards, this may tax the GPU a bit, resulting in slow or choppy visuals for Flip3D. But you can still use it! Just cut down on the number of windows that Flip3D displays. Pretty easy, really. The following… Read More »
Remove Windows Gadgets
Gadgets getting in your way? Get rid of them, along with the ability to add them, with a simple registry tweak.