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Best Ways To Free Up Disk Space In Windows 7

Its not the easy user interface that makes Windows 7 the most loved, popular and powerful operating system of the recent times. There are number of other features which make Windows 7 worth using. It offers you with number of ways to free up disk space in Windows 7 without installing any third party applications. […]

How to Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive to Recover / RestoreWindows 7

There’s nothing worse than running into computer trouble and not being able to restore your computer to a previous state. In the past if you lost your system recovery disks for the computer you were pretty much out of luck, however with this version of Windows, Microsoft has made it possible to recover your windows […]

Fix Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed In Windows 7

If you are trying to install any software in Windows 7, then you might encounter an error saying Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed. And now, if you wondering if there is a way to fix it, then my answer would be Yes. Technically, this error occurs when you either to try to run […]

How To Fix Windows Explorer Crashes In Windows 7

Windows 7 is undoubtedly the most selling operating system. Microsoft sold more than 30 Million copies of Windows 7, and this surely replicates its success. It is user friendly, fast and free of number of glitches. But if you are still looking for tricks to repair / fix Windows Explorer crashes in Windows 7, then […]

How To Backup And Recover Sticky Notes In Windows 7

Sticky Notes is one of the most lovable features of Windows 7. It helps you to note down things so that you remember them while you are logged in. You might need to save / backup Sticky Notes while you are moving from one Windows 7 system to other and then recover those Sticky notes. […]

How to Add a Folder Shortcut to the Taskbar

Windows 7 allows pinning program shortcuts to the taskbar, but what if you want to pin a folder shortcut on the Taskbar. You can outsmart Windows by creating an executable file that actually takes you to the target folder. The process is very simple. First, create a text ﬁle and give it the name of […]

How To Fix Corrupt User Profile In Windows 7

Managing user accounts / profiles is very easy in Windows 7. So, when any of a user profile in Windows 7 gets corrupted, then fixing it so very easy. Here is the step by step guide to fix corrupt user profile / account in Windows 7. STEP 1: First, restart your computer so that all […]

How To Uninstall / Remove Updates In Windows 7

Updates of your OS are always meant to improve it but sometimes they might not turn not good. If you have installed such an update in Windows 7 and now looking for help to uninstall / remove that update, then this guide is for you. Easy to use interface is one of the biggest reasons […]

How To Create A Virtual Machine On Windows 7

Go Virtual Paragon is a free tool which lets you create a virtual machine on Windows 7 system. And the virtual machine created by this tool will be compatible with VMWare, VirtualPC or VirtualBox. So to start with, all you need to do is download Go Virual Paragon. And make sure that while you download […]

Selectively Display / Hide Icons and Notifications in the Windows System Tray

Windows 7 hides many of the system tray icons in its standard settings and only displays entries of the default programs. A longer display time would be desirable for specific actions. You can modulate the specifications of your requirements accordingly and that too separately for each program. You can customize the notifications area of task […]

How to Re-Create Classic Start Menu in Windows 7

While the classic start menu is optionally available in Vista, Windows 7 does not have this option at all. It is thus confusing for beginners who have only used XP so far. You can convert a different start menu element to a classic start menu with a trick. This way, you can access the programs […]

How to Seamlessly Toggle between Minimized Windows

When working with multiple windows minimized on the taskbar, it can be troublesome to switch between windows one after the other, especially when they are grouped and hidden one behind the other. Windows 7 groups several folders together, but you have the option to disable this feature. Right-click on the taskbar and select properties. You’ll […]