Enable Quick Launch for Windows 7
Noticeably missing from the default Windows 7 interface is the quick launch tool bar. Some people find the quick launch bar especially useful. You can easily re-enable it, and here’s how.
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Disable System Restore in Windows 7
You’ve removed temp files, cleaned off the IE Cache, removed old downloads, and you still don’t have enough drive space to install that great game. Here is a way to free up some drive space that you may not have thought of.
Turn off IE ESC in Windows Server 2008
Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration can be a real drag. Now I’m not condoning surfing the web from a server. Far from it. If you decide to surf the web from your server, that security and stability risk is stictly your own.
Adding Run to Start Menu for Windows 7
One of the handy features of Windows is the Run command. Normally, this command lives on the Start menu, accessible by clicking Start, then Run.
Join Windows 7 to a Domain
Pretty straightforward process and hasn’t changed much since XP or Vista. But I do get some questions regarding this, so here it the process to get it done.
Hide the desktop icons
In some environments, such as an assembly line or production facility, you may want to present an ultra-clean desktop to your users. By hiding the icons, all that is visible on the desktop is the task bar, and whatever wallpaper you have set as the background.
Give Vista the Windows 7 Task bar
One of the cool new features of Windows 7 is the task bar. The clean appearance is mainly due to the lack of text describing each button or icon on that task bar.
How to Disable the Shutdown Event Tracker
The Shutdown Event Tracker in Windows Server 2008 is a handy little utility that helps you to keep track of when and why a server was shut down or restarted.
AVI File Causes Explorer to Hang
One of the really cool features of Windows is the AVI preview in Explorer. What this does is scans an AVI file for all the properties, like height, width, color depth, and more.
How to Create a Windows 7 Recovery Disk
In the event that something happens where Windows 7 will not start properly, it’s quite useful to have a Recovery Disc available. It can be used to solve common problems that cause Windows 7 to fail during the boot process.