tweaks

  1. Make it stop! 3 ways to tweak Windows 8 to look more like Windows 7

    Don't like the new Windows 8 Start page? Here are three foolproof ways to tweak Windows 8 and revert back to the Windows 7 Start menu. More...
  2. Windows 8 Method to Disable Charms Bar

    I found this in another Forum. Many have asked how to do this: Very Cool!. The Charms Bar is still available, but does not pop up until you actually put your cursor in the Top, Right or Bottom Right corner and slide it along the right edge, then Charms pops up. Gives a way to not have Charms...
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    Windows 7 What is Win7 doing with 350megs to run?

    General Question - I think I've tweaked the system about as far as I can know how to do right now - disabled Aero - done other things using Black Vipers tweaks and configurations and still at startup Win7 is running 350 megs. I like Win7 and memory is sort of a problem as I only have 1gig - but...
  4. Windows 7 Trying to disable Taskbar Thumbnail Preview

    Hi folks Just purchased a new Samsung notebook. Used Speccy and here's what it reports: Operating System MS Windows 7 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel Core i7 2720QM @ 2.20GHz 50 °C Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology RAM 8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24) Motherboard SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD...
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    Windows 7 Desktop Display - Columns Of Horizontal Lines

    Columns of Horizontal Lines appear randomly and frequently on my desktop. Not always but sometimes 2 or 3 times a day. Images of the display on my desktop are attached along with my pc specs and a detailed version OURPC.txt. Some days they never appear. My computer freezes as a result and only a...
  6. Windows 8 Restore the Start Menu and disable Metro UI in Windows 8

    Once you do this, Windows 8 starts to look and feel a lot like Windows 7. Source: Yahoo! News
  7. Windows 8 20 Best Registry Hacks

    The 20 best registry hacks from How To Geek. These are for Win 7, but most should work with Win 8 DP as well. Enjoy.
  8. Windows 7 Sites to visit for OS tweaks

    Ultimate Windows Tweaker TweakUi on steroids. The Ultimate Tweaker for Win 7 and Vista from the Windows Club. Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but if so it's worth mentioning again. Just put Ultimate Tweaker for Win 7 in Google to find the site.
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    Windows 7 Is Decompressing the Registry Beneficial? Seeking Insights and Experiences

    Hello everyone.I have been told that you can decompress the registry,is it true and is it worth it?:confused:
  10. Windows 7 Transferring System Image and Settings to a New Gaming PC: Best Methods?

    I Have my laptop currently with it personalized to my liking, I'm going to build a gaming pc, is it possible to use a system image, to copy my settings/preferences, and tweaks, to my new computer, and not have to painfully re-install, change, and personalize everything again? or do you know...
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    Windows 7 Windows Live Photo Gallery

    When I use Windows Live Photo Gallery to edit and view pictures its slow to respond and freezes up, especially when I "delete" a photo. When I use Windows Photo Viewer there are no issues. But with Windows Photo Viewer and I cant edit so I have to use Live Photo Gallery. Anyone else have this...
  12. Windows 7 Windows Ultimate Tweaks

    This is a great guide on Windows and Disk tweaks: Link Removed - Invalid URL
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    Proposal for an XP Tips and Customization Sub-Forum

    Hello everyone, Surfing through the site I had noticed there is no sub-forum for XP for Tips/Tweaks/Guides/Customizations, etc: I know there is a lot of people, including myself, that still use XP often enough to make occasional changes. I have quite a few tips and customization tips to...
  14. Unlocking some cool Windows 8 M1 features

    It seems that the good folks over on MyDigitalLife have had more time to play with the leaked code for Windows 8 Milestone 1 (M1) than I have, managing to unlock some cool features by leveraging registry tweaks. Link Removed
  15. Windows 7 Emulate two-finger scrolling on Windows?

    I'm sorry. I thought this forum was a place to ask about Tweaks. Then I saw the message that said not to post questions here. There are too many sticky posts here. Here's where I ended up... Link Removed If some admin would be kind enough to delete this inappropriate thread, I would greatly...
  16. Windows 7 FF 4 tips and tweaks

    Link Removed Put the Reload Button Back Where It Belongs For some reason Mozilla decided it would be a good idea to relocate the Reload button (which, as I'm sure you can guess, reloads the current page) to the right side of the address bar. To me that makes zero sense. The Back/Forward...
  17. Windows 7 Windows 7 deployment and login time issue

    Hi, We've recently deployed Windows 7 64 bits in our school labs using MDT and on our image we've defined stuff in our "Default user" profile to those things are imported to any new accounts that logs on the computers. We're also using DeepFreeze to ensure that computers will be stable...
  18. Take charge of Windows 7 with these 10 power tips

    You can get a lot more mileage out of Windows 7 if you perform a few tweaks and tap into some timesaving tricks. Here's a collection of 10 popular Windows 7 Quick Tips. Link Removed
  19. Quick Tip: Change Stacked Window behavior in the Windows 7 Taskbar

    The Windows 7 Taskbar is great feature, but you may want to tweak one of its default behaviors with this registry edit. Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Some small tweaks needed

    Hi, I have some small questions. (Grey means solved) Can the key repeat speed of my keyboard be increased beyond the maximum of the slider? Is there a way to stop Windows Live Messenger to be active on my bar, even when the window isn't open, and instead move it to the active processes in the...