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By Nick Peers Many people consider the Mac OS X desktop superior to Windows, which perhaps explains why there are so many utilities for Windows users that try to mimic elements like the Mac OS X Dock in Windows. But Windows 7 introduced some nifty new features of its own that suddenly become...

Link Removed - Invalid URL To restart Explorer in order to test a registry setting without a reboot, we usually terminate explorer.exe process using Task Manager. The Task Manager method is like forcibly killing the process instead of terminating it cleanly. Jeff, a Software Design Engineer...

In Word 2010 I want to create keyboard shortcuts for frequently used words, such as "awa" for "as well as". I could do that in Word 2003 but I don't how to do it in 2010. would appreciate some handholding.

Hello, (Sorry for my bad english, i was using a dictionary. Hope I'll make myself clear.) Do you guys know a program which allows to control WMP even when it is minimized? For example, when I press ctrl+shift+space (or something like that) the WMP starts to play music, when I press other...

Hi all. Is there a way, preferably through either group policy editor or registry editor, that function keys (F1 to F12) can be disabled? Means if the user presses F3 on the keyboard, the search windows explorer should not appear. This is for my project's requirements, so I sincerely and...

Hi everyone, I'm just new to Windows 7, and I'm trying to set it up the way I like. I've found out that there's some hotkeys that seem impossible to disable -- WIN+ UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT. They seem to be the new features of "Aero" to control window management -- maximize, moving from one...

Hands-on: Plasma, KWin improve in KDE SC 4.4 beta 1 The developers behind KDE have announced the release of KDE Software Compilation 4.4 beta 1. We conducted hands-on testing to see what the new version brings to the desktop. KDE was created with the goal of building a desktop environment for...

I have this very annoying problem , Ctrl + A,C,V not working in any programs. But Ctrl + S for saving files and other are working fine. I've both in Normal and Safe Mode , same issue. Any solution for this one ? I've tried updating all the drivers for my system which has a compatible version...

Hello everyone, I have joined here to ask about Window 7's new taskbar, to be more specific the right click (alt click). In all the past windows versions I have used (Including Vista) I used to be able to right click and press close, all within very little to no mouse movement, in 7 it's miles...

Hi, Generally, the new taskbar system is very nice. However, if I have two applications open (say, firefox and adobe reader) and multiple windows open in each application, switching is not very efficient. If I'm in adobe reader and there is only one firefox window open and I click the firefox...

Hello, I hope you are doing well. By default, when I use ALT+TAB to go between windows, if I pause on another icon for about a second, the other window becomes the active one (so that I can preview what's on that window). Is there a way to disable this? Thanks, Vic

Since I want the sidebar to appear and stay at front when accessed, I installed Windows Vista's sidebar onto Windows 7. However, when I press Win+Space (used to bring-to-front Vista's sidebar in Vista, or to temporarily show the sidebar in 7), the Vista's sidebar is not toggled. Rather, it just...

Is there a way to make it so when I click on the Shutdown button I get the Dialog box like the old classic menu used to do? I have accidently hit that stupid shutdown button to many times (which is actually a lock button now instead of shutdown). I know alt+f4 will bring up the box, but I'm so...

In WinXP, the Start Menu's focus was on the menu itself. If you hit 'P' it would open the "Programs" folder. In Vista & Win7, the Start Menu's focus is in the Search feature. To get into the Programs folder you must hit 'Up', 'Enter', then 'Up'. Is there a way to have the focus of the Start...

mabey I'm a few operating systems late, but I think I found an easier way to Resize Icons by Selecting the items, icons or folders, holding the Crtl key and using the mouseWheel to Resize them. It also works on the desktop. It comes in handy with a bigger monitors. I don't know if this a new...

Is there a way to hide the taskbar so it will not pop up when you mouse over it without actually disabling the start menu? (accessing the start menu via the keyboard windows key rather than clicking.) I have found a few things via google about hacking the registry to disable the start menu...

i hooked up my cell phone via usb to access my pictures but i cant delete, so i'm like o...k.... then i proceeded to put my SD card from my digicam in my card reader, and i cant delete either! so it leads me to believe that windows 7 will not let you delete from memory card. I tried using the...

After I installed Windows 7, pressing the Windows Key + P gives me some kind of message box for linking to a projector. I don't use anything like that, but I DO use that key combo. I there a way to change the key assignments that are set at install? Regards, Chuck Billow

If you use Windows EXPLORER a lot and have loads of windows open etc quick litte tip to run it without closing windows / displaying desktop is to RIGHT MOUSE click on the START MENU - the 2nd item is Windows explorer. Cheers Jimbo

Hey folks! First off, so glad to see a support forum for windows 7! I'm installed and working fine but I'm having an issue with my dual monitor setup. I have a pair of Samsung 22" LCD's. When I first installed, both worked but the second monitor would show only the wallpaper. I was unable to...