If you're looking to manipulate the translucent selection rectangle in Windows 10 or 11, whether to activate, deactivate, or troubleshoot it, you're in the right spot. This feature, a semi-transparent overlay that displays the boundaries of selected areas or items, enhances user interaction by...
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In a recent exploration of Windows, the topic of "debloating" has come to the forefront of many discussions among enthusiasts, particularly those in gaming communities. After reinstalling Windows on a separate SSD designated for gaming, a user shared their experience with the process of...
Recently I used the known tweak to enable the full context menu in Windows 11 on my work laptop, and it worked as advertised, no problems at all. I understand that this tweak will only change the context menu for the currently logged in user (ME), hence modifying HKCU....
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As a curiosity of mine I've messed around with several types of shell replacements for the standard Windows7 Explorer.exe. However, I've found that most of them do not have any form of "Notification Area". So I was curious if anyone knew of a program that had a notification area or how I would...
On my new Windows 7 - 64 bit computer, occasionally the system would ask me if I wanted the Admin Privileges needed to perform some task I was trying, I'd say Yes, & life was good. But today I wanted to create a new folder in c/program files (x86)/turbotax, & the system said i could only create...
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I have been experimenting with my Netbook for a week. I have been trying out 5 different brands of Linux installed alongside my Windows 7. Ubuntu Netbook,Kubuntu Netbook,Xubuntu,Linux Mint and jolicoud. As I could not install Ubuntu,Kubuntu and Xubuntu with Wubi installer,I installed them on...
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Is there a way of removing unwanted programs that we never use, so that we can make more room on are hard-drives
Like Games and other pointless things that you get when you install windows7 ( that i never use)
oh btw i only got 30gn hard drive on this laptop so i could do with move space :D:p