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Windows 7 How to disable some strange windows 7 "features"
1) If when dragging a window you bump the top edge of the screen it will make the window full screen. Since I never like to use full screen this is very annoying. How I turn it off? 2) Sometimes when attempting to move the cursor the screen will scroll instead of the cursor moving. What causes...- docweathers
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- arrowheads cursor disable features full screen mouse movement scrolling user settings window management windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Disabling User account AUTOMATICALLY as per schedule
Hi, Is there any way to disable specific user account(s) AUTOMATICALLY as per schedule set using administrative accounts. The account should not be permanently disabled nor should it be necessary to enable / disable it manually every time. If Windows 7 does not have any such feature, is there...- ewsfu
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- administration automation disable features management schedule user account user management utility windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Tweak Jump Lists
Does anyone know of a way to tweak jump lists, so that instead of disabling them system wide, you can just disable them for specific programs? For example, I would like to turn off jump lists for IE and Notepad, but leave the jump lists for RDC and VPC enabled. Is there a way to do this...- sublimese
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- customization disable jump lists notepad programs rdc tweaks vpc windows
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- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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Windows 7 how to disable windows 7 file sharing encryption?
hello i use windows 7 file sharing on a LAN only " wired connection " and i don't want the sharing to be encrypted using either 128bit or 56bit encryption. how to disable it? there is no option in the network configuration menu. thanks- juatykuleeee
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- disable encryption file sharing lan network settings security settings windows 7 wired connection
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Intermittant Internet Issue
Finally got round to asking about this after months of annoyance Since getting windows 7, my internet connection occasionally drops for a little while. Does not happen on other XP computers on the network. I usually go 'Disable' then 'Enable' which seems to fix it sometimes I have tried...- jbjbjb
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- connection disable drops internet network online gaming power management realtek troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 7 How to Disable Clipboard Functionality in Windows 7 for Enhanced Security
I need to know how to disable the clipboard in Windows 7. I have employees that use several applications that contains sensitive information. I don't want them to copy that information either inadvertently or maliciously. I also want to be able to disable the clipboard by using Windows 7 and...- Moogoo
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- clipboard data security disable management privacy security sensitive data windows 7 windows features
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 I want to disable Wireless on my Laptop completely
I want to disable Wireless on my Laptop completely I have a Laptop which I dont want people using the internet on. So I need to disable the Wireless completely so there is no way of enabling it again without me using it. I know I can just uninstall the wireless drivers, but is there a better...- awaisuk
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- access control disable drivers internet laptop network management restrictions security settings wireless
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 7 Automatically Disabling / Enabling Hardware Devices **HELP**
Is there a program out there or a script that I can write to have it automatically disable / enable devices? I am trying to figure this out for power saving reasons on my laptop.- Ethanflux
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- automation configuration devices disable enable hardware laptop power saving scripting windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Disk Thrashing - disable ReadyBoot (not ReadyBoost)
Hello, I am trying to figure out how to permanently disable the "ReadyBoot" feature in Windows 7 x64 (note: I am not talking about ReadyBoost, that's something else!) I've checked out some guides that I found online, such as Link Removed or Link Removed - Invalid URL. But even though they...- luckman212
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- boot issues disable disk thrashing optimization performance monitoring readyboot windows 7 x64
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 How to disable Windows Live Messenger in Windows 7
Whenver I boot the new Window 7 compuer, Windows Live Messenger dialog box pops up asking me to sign in. I don't need/use the messenger. I could not figure out how to disable the windows live messenger. Please advise me how. hummer7- hummer7
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- disable notifications settings sign in software startup troubleshooting user guide windows 7 windows live messenger
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 How to Permanently Disable Taskbar Thumbnails in Windows
How can I get rid of the annoying Taskbar Thumnails? I have tried using the following and it seems to work for all of 10 seconds: 1. Click on start and type on search bar gpedit.msc and press enter 2. Now navigate to User Configuration, Administrative Templates, and Start Menu and Taskbar in...- rctaubert
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- configuration customization disable group policy preview thumbnails tips user interface windows
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 IMAPI CD or Roxio service in Windows 7?
Greetings! I want to disable my Roxio services on my new laptop, but I am unable to find the IMAPI CD service in Windows 7 (which, as I understand it, was the way to disable Roxio pre-Win7). Anyone know if they've been renamed? Or some other way to disable Roxio's services without...- keyesc
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- configuration disable imapi laptop roxio services software windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Improve OS Performance by Disabling Non-Essential Services
One of the best ways to improve the performance of your Windows operating system is to disable the core services you do not need. Rather than list them all here, a guy has been doing it for years, with great results. This is a perfect solution for people running Netbooks or older computers and...- Mike
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- backup black viper computer configuration core services disable enhancements essentials maintenance netbook non-essential optimization performance resources services testing ultimate user guide windows windows 7
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 7 Disabling scandisk on boot
I tried searching around for this but couldn't find any info. How would you go about disabling the scandisk during the boot process? thanks- Pearz
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- boot disable disk error file system recovery scandisk startup troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Laptop keyboard problem
Hello, since I switched to win 7 on my Toshiba Satellite (P305 S8844) I've been having this strange problem: my keyboard stops responding at random moments, when I start windows it works, and after some time it just "disables" details: this is a build in laptop keyboard (not usb) this never...- m8ms
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- disable drivers heroes of might and magic keyboard laptop problem random satellite toshiba windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Disable Full Row Select
Is there any way to disable the Full Row Select "feature" in Windows Explorer in the List/Detail views? All the methods for Vista that I have tried have not worked, and I cannot find anything about Windows 7 :( I am using Windows 7 Retail (not the beta).- Gwar
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- details view disable file explorer full row select list view retail settings user interface windows 7 windows vista
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 7 Annoying Help and Support Pop-ups
Hello, Is there a way to disable MS help and Support in 7? I use some mutli track recoding software and every time I try to pull up a plug-in, A help and support window pops up asking if I need help with this program. It is very annoying. In Xp I could just go into Admin Tools/ Services, and...- docsampsn
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- admin tools disable help multitrack popup recording services software support windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Disable explorer (i have image for explain)
i think it happen after use tunteup utiltes , hwo i disable it ? Link Removed thanks- Rudebox
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- disable explorer help image tuneup utilities windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 How to Disable Automatic Window Maximization in Windows 7
An annoying feature of windows 7 is that windows maximize automatically when I drag them around the screen. How do I turn this off? Thanx!- tsiemens
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- automatic customization disable drag and drop features interface maximize settings users windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Cannot enable wireless adapters.
I was using a DWA 140 wireless dongle from D-Link on XP and it worked fine. However, after installing the drivers repeatedly in Windows 7, I cannot get it to work. Looking in the device manager section, it shows up under its proper name. It's enabled. Properties reveals there are "no problems"...- DragonNexus
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- adapter chipset configuration connectivity control panel d-link device manager disable drivers dwa 140 enable wireless hardware installation linksys network new build troubleshooting windows 7 wireless wmp54g
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Networking