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In another post someone asked the question: How to permanently remove/ban programs from the Start Menu Recent List? (Since manually deleting them will only get them back on once the program is started again.) The sole answer gave a suggestion to "switch the feature off". This answer though...

I use "Microsoft Outlook" 2003 as my Email program. I am happy with it and I know how to do what I want on it. Since I got Windows 7, whenever I go to a website and select "contact us" Windows live mail pops up and I cant figure how to shut it off and just go to "Outlook" I would rather not even...

Do you hate the Metro version of IE 10. There is an easy way to always use the IE 10 Desktop version. Open Internet Options, Programs tabs and select Always in Internet Explorer on the desktop. You can also check Open Internet Explorer tiles on the desktop. These 2 things will allow you to...

Whenever I plug in one of my external USB drives, Windows automatically pops up a window asking me if I want to scan it for errors. Where do I change settings so that it does not automatically do this every time? Thanks

Hi, everytime I load a game I change the volume to say 15%, after I close the game then try it again, the sound jumps back up to 100% volume like windows has not registered the change and chosen to ignore or save my preferences. Programs like steam will continue to use the selected volume but...

does anyone here know how to set a default folder size, so that every window opened will display my folders the same size? i like the bigger folders and would like to set it for the entire system, instead of having to continually reset it every time i open a new folder. thanks!

Hi.. i want the software like AutoFill in google chorme but it contains the fields only like email, contact, city , country etc but i want custom data of one particular website which have fields like DelarerCode (4 digit no) Mobile no (10 digit) STB Code(12 digit code) etc Link Removed

I couldn't find a thread about this application, and wanted to know a few things about it before I install it. Will it make all kinds of changes to my system when I install it, or will it leave everything default, and let me choose what to change? How will this affect non Microsoft...

Hi. If you are using IE9 and are trying to save a download, you've probably noticed that your not given a choice where the file will be saved to. It is automatically saved to a specific file. When I want to save a download, I prefer to save it to the desktop. Does anyone know if it is possible...

When I start a DOS batch file *.bat procedure then a cmdprompt window opens with the default number of columns and rows. In old WinXP I could pause the batch script and change the number of columns/rows of this terminal/cmdprompt windowa as well as other parameters like font size. AND...

Can either of these be changed (if there is even a display name)? Or is there a way I can make my name look different inside the actual threads? Second, if I don't like my username and I can't change it, could I just make another account and stop using this one? Thanks.

# forwhatitsworth Windows 8 adds a feature that lets you use your preferences from any computer, Apple releases a white, slightly thicker iPhone 4, and Hulu Plus is coming to the Xbox 360 tomorrow. More*» Source: Yahoo! News

I have 3 HP Multi-media keyboards. On my Vista system the programs for the multi-media keys are displayed in a grid in the Control Panel section Keyboard. In the Windows 7 Control panel Keyhoard the grid is there, but is blank and there seems to be no way to change any thing. It appears to me...

Hi all. My question is regarding keyboard shortcuts (ctrl-c=copy, ctrl-x=cut, etc.) and Language Packs. I am currently living in Latin America and can only buy the spanish version of Windows 7. I know that if I get "Ultimate", I can download an english Language Pack for free, so it'd be as...

Hello all, I was hoping someone here could help me with the default settings on a new Window 7 install. For some reason the default region is set to the UK instead of the US. This is causing problems with the keyboard setup and date format. Is there a way to change the default region for all...

:) hi all, first post here not sure if this is in the right section, sorry if it isnt i have always been wondering why to partition or why not (i dont know exactly which one i perfer) today, i reinstalled windows 7 , so i decided to actually look it up i have two hard drives, so i can have one...

Is there a way to change the default result in start menu when searching for specific keyword? I want that the first program listed will be MediaMonkey when i search for "media" and not VLC media player... (I know i can write "mediamonkey" or go with the arrows, but that's not acceptable for me;))

I googled it and got vague answers, So i'll get straight to it. Is there a way onnn a Win7 inspiron to make it so that the F1,F2,F3 etc. are that by default vs. Dim screen and whatever.

I just started using windows 7 and I some problems are driving me nuts. First the disc mount widget on the tray again. Why are they so darn slow to show? Is there something I'm missing, or is that just how they are? Is there something I can disable to make it show up as fast as XP? Next is...

When I fill a folder with files, Windows Explorer looks at the extensions and makes a guess as to what information I want to see when listing the files. The most common problem I have is when I place mp3 files into a folder and Explorer decides that I want to see Number, Title, Contributing...