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Windows 7 How do I disable mouse gestures?
How do I disable mouse gestures in win7? This feature drives me crazy. God win7 sucks. I dont want win7 to minimize my windows, EVER unless I tell it to, not because it thinks I did some sort of gesture with my mouse. And when I try to maximize something, it should maximize it, not just...- iMissWinXP
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- accessibility disable functionality gestures maximize minimize mouse settings user experience windows 7
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Win7 Keyboard Shortcuts
Wind Key + # -- Quicklaunch Wind Key + Tab -- Aero Wind Key + F -- Search Wind Key + X -- Mobility Center Wind Key + P -- Projector Wind Key + S -- Launches the OneNote Screen Clipping Tool Wind Key + R -- Run (to use Run box) Wind Key + Left -- Tile Current Window to the Left Wind Key + Right...- Adamsappleone
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- aero application cycle desktop explorer gadgets keyboard lock maximize minimize mobility center my computer projector run screen clipping shortcuts snap windows 7 zoom
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- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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Windows 7 window location, size not remembered
I upgraded Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate with no problems - except for an annoying problem that the window size and location is not remembered for an app on the desktop when I restart the program. Even when I simply minimize the program, e.g. IE or Outlook, when I restore the program...- RudyP
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- annoyance app management configuration desktop minimize outlook restoration settings technical issues upgrade user interface window size windows 7 windows vista
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 7 How to Quickly Access the Desktop When Multiple Programs Are Open
Hi all, I'm just wondering how I quickly get to see my desktop when I have a few programs open? My old system had a desktop icon on the bottom task bar thingie, but this one doesn't appear to have one. (All this minimizing is going to give me RSI:)) cheers, Toni- Aussie Toni
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- minimize programs quick access rsi show desktop user interface windows
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 7 Double-clicking window modification.
Hello everyone, I play a MMO called EVE online. The in-game environment allows you to double-click on windows within the game and when you do this, it will minimize the window to just the title bar or it will maximize the window to the original size before the double-click. This system works...- mightywin
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- customization double click eve online functionality maximize minimize mmo window management windows 7
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Programming and Scripting
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Windows 7 Divert AIM icon from taskbar to system tray
To whoever may figure this puzzle out, thank you so much in advance! The situation: AIM! Normally, when the buddy list is minimized, it goes and hides in the system tray. This was so with XP, Vista, and Win 7 Beta/RC. However... Win 7 Ultimate, no such deal. The AIM icon STAYS on the taskbar...- brytemp
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- aim buddy list minimize software issues system tray troubleshooting user support windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 second file opened minimized
in my W7 I have something very strange. That I open a first file of a program or application and it is opened maximized. But when I open a second file or doc of a previous application program, that one is minimized at the taskbar. Your help is appreciated.- OliverPe
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- application file opening maximize minimize windows 7
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Sticky Notes Problem
Coming from XP, I've been really enjoying a lot of Windows 7 new features. One of which is the program Sticky Notes. However, I've got a strange problem, whenever the program gets minimized, it will never un-minimize. Each attempt to click on the icon results in an error/alert sound and...- Elowind
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- bugs desktop apps error feedback flickering help request minimize note-taking program issues software issues sticky notes task manager troubleshooting unresponsive user experience user interface visual glitch windows 7 windows features
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 NtWind Software 7 Alt-Tab Enhancement
NTWind Software provides small and powerful utilities for Microsoft Windows operating systems. TaskSwitchXP TaskSwitchXP is an advanced task management utility that picks up where the standard Windows Alt+Tab switcher leaves off. It provides the same functionality, and adds visual styles to...- cybercore
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- alt-tab compatibility download enhancements interface maximize minimize ntwind preview process restore screenshots software system tray task management taskswitchxp utility vistaswitcher visual design windows
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 7 My window disappeared
I wanted to work on two windows side by side and I dragged one window to the left of the screen and it took up half the screen and then I dragged the other window to the right of the screen so that it would take up the other half, and I guess I dragged it too far and let go and it stayed there...- redsox
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- desktop management display issues dragging windows focus help request maximize minimize multi-monitor resolution troubleshooting user experience user interface window management windows 10 windows 11
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 DISABLE minimize FROM taskbar
Hi! Sometime ago someone asked how ENABLE minimize FROM taskbar. I have reverse problem - how to DISABLE minimize FROM taskbar (icons grouping disabled). I'm professional programmer and have many windows/instances opened and it's VERY annoying if I'm clicking already foreground window and it run...- Almih
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- focus minimize multiple windows programming user interface window management windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Applications do not fit the screen
Hello, When I try to play a game in windowed mode, I always get the same problem. Basically, the bottom of the game is being hidden by the taskbar. It does not fit well on the screen. There are no buttons 'maximize' on top-right of the window, just a minimize and exit. I want the bottom of...- pHeoz
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- adjustments application compatibility display settings exit full screen game issues gaming graphics help minimize resolution screen fit settings user interface windowed mode windows 10 windows 11
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Discovering Hidden Features in Windows 7: A Surprising Screen Resolution Change
After several months working with Windows 7 for a lot more hours than I care to admit (else it's evident that I need to get a life) I though I had found all the handy features... at least the obvious ones. Then I was playing cards today and was going to minimize and accidentally clicked on...- tblount
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- features games minimize resolution surprise user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 My folders open out of the screen
My folders open out of the desktop, when i try to minimize and maximize them it seems they go past the right side of the screen and I dont know how to move them back. ==> It was the multi-display problem Thanks everyone for assistance.- lmjai
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- desktop display settings folders graphics settings maximize minimize monitor multi-screen resolution resolution adjustment screen issue troubleshooting user help windows 10 windows 11 windows management
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 How to make a program minimize to the right?
Hey Guys, How can I define in Win 7 that when the X (close) button or the _ (minimize) is pressed, the program minimizes to the right? ( where the additional icons are) For example, my msn messenger, I dont want it in the main taskbar where all the programs. I want it to minimize to the right...- yurako
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- customization icons minimize msn program behavior support user interface windows 7
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 problems with restoring minimized programs
First time posting a problem. i couldn't restore some minimized programs such as Warcraft3 and FootBallmanager 2010. there wasn't any problems running it if i didn't minimized it at all when i started it up. is it due to a wrong properties allocation? i ran it with compatability on windows vista.- dreamking
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- compatibility football manager gaming issues minimize programs restoration troubleshooting warcraft 3 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Deselect Problem on Windows 7
I am running windows 7 everything is fine except every time I play a game or run something full screen it minimizes. If it is a windowed app like firefox it will deselect itself and I have to reclick it to select it. It is very annoying mainly when I am playing games antypign as i dont realise...- FireStorm
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- annoyance application deselect firefox full screen games input installation issues minimize performance system text window windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Minimizing Startup Applications Automatically in Windows 7: Is There a Solution?
Hello, I have some applications that i run on startup but in windows 7 i cannot find an option to minimze them on start up. Is there maybe a fix for this it's because i want to autoload them in the background minimized. Kind Regards, Kris- wizzard81
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- application autoload background fix minimize startup windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Restore and minimize box
Hi All. Just notices if I minimize a web page all I get is the 3 options, restore up maximize and close, I do not get a description of the web page, if I have 2 or 3 sites minimized I have to open each one to know which is which. Tried all ways to sort this out, Windows 7RC , 7100 Alan- Alan Whitaker
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- browser close maximize minimize restore user experience webpage windows 7 windows rc
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Program window has dissappeared?
So I've been using alt.binz for a while now and then lately for some reason windows 7 won't bring the program to the front. I minimize it and everything and nothing seems to work. If I hover over the icon I can see the program in the preview thing but that's it. I don't see any way to move a...- piccolo46cn
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- alt.binz focus interface minimize preview programs screen troubleshooting window windows 7
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Help and Support