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Windows 7 is the successor to Windows Vista and was released in October 2009. Windows 7 is stable, smooth and highly polished compared to Vista. The end of support is January 2020.

How To Customize Shortcut Overlay Arrow In Windows 7

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We all like to place shortcuts of frequently used programs, folders and drives on the desktop so that we can quickly access them. Placing a shortcut of a program or file on the desktop is very straight-forward in Windows. Right-click on the program in the Start menu or file located in in a drive, click […]

How To Check For Performance Issues In Windows 7

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There might be tens of issues behind a slow running Windows machine. It could be because of installed programs, fragmented hard disk, visual effects, antivirus programs, low system hardware configuration, etc. We all know several free third-party tools that help you optimize Windows for better performance. But very few know that  there is a performance […]

Save And Restore Desktop Icon Positions & Layout From Context Menu

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There are a couple of reasons why you would want to save positions of desktop icons and layouts on your PC. Maybe you have positioned icons in a custom way and don’t want other users to disturb it; or maybe you want to have a tidy desktop and don’t want to mess up with the […]

How To Delete Individual Restore Points In Windows 7

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System restore point is one of the brilliant yet lesser used features of Windows operating system. A system restore point enables you restore your Windows settings to a previous date without deleting saved files. Windows even lets you restore system restore points without booting into Windows. It’s a good idea to manually create a system […]

How To Pin A Website Link To Windows 7 Taskbar

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By now, you probably know that Windows 7 lets users pin favorite programs to the taskbar for the quick access. That is, one can use the taskbar in Windows 7 to quickly launch their favorite programs. You can pin your favorite web browser, Office applications and other frequently used programs to the taskbar. One of […]

Logon WorkShop: Advanced Logon Screen Tweaker For Windows 7

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We have reviewed almost every logon screen customization tool out there for Windows 7. While most of the tools let you change Windows 7 logon screen background with a click or from the context menu, these tools are designed to help you set a custom picture as logon screen background, and the majority of the […]

Change File Type Icons In Windows 7 With Types

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A Windows user may want to change file type icons for a couple of reasons. Maybe you don’t like icons assigned for a file type by one of the installed programs, or maybe you want to have your own icons for one or more file types. For instance, I love the popular GOM Player but […]