windows management

Assume I have multiple windows open (browser, WinExplorer, Word,...). Is there a way to hide all these windows at once to show only desktop, then double click on one of the icons on desktop to start another prgm and finally re-show the previously hidden windows again? Peter

Although I go back 60 years in programming, I'm not a "today" coder. This particular question came up somewhere else, and the "correct" way to do this was to set the owner of the message (whatever that means). Is it possible for a user to do this "from the outside" without getting into coding?

Not sure if this is available. At the end of the day I usually have several unfinished files or emails open. When I arrive the next day I want to restart my pc but I have to close all windows. Restore previous folder windows at login is a possible solution but I would also like be able to drop...

Dear All, Thanks in advance. i need to give rights for install and un-install any software, but they should not able to change the IP address. suggest me some users permissions to resolve the issues. Had checked with but working out. 1. Power users 2. Users.

I did a recovery of windows 10 which used space on my D drive from which I created a USB of the pre Nov2015 upgrade. this D drive is full and I wish to recreate a new recovery USB but the D drive is full How do I delete the previous version from the D drive prior to creating a new recovery...

After the Windows 10 November Update you can now ask Windows to manage your default printer and it will always default top the last printer used. read more Continue reading...

Hi, I installed windows 10, before I had windows 7 and it was fine, now with 10 I find my mouse cursor getting stuck to edges because he wants to stick the window there. Is there a way to disable them? I have dual monitor setup and it gets really annoying to move windows between the two of them...

The recovery drive intentionally has little space as it is not intended to be used beyond storing the recovery image. You should not do anything with that drive (compressing it, adding to or subtracting from its content or absolutely anything else). It's sole purpose is to enable full system...

Recently a few of us were discussing the improved 'Snap' feature in Windows 10. This is when open Windows are snapped to either the right or left side of the screen. Windows 10 has seen this feature improved on and now open windows can be snapped not only to either left or right but upper or...

I disabled Hibernation in Win 7 a couple of weeks ago. I verfied this by viewing START--->Dropdown menu shows now "hibernate" entry. When I look now on C:\ then I can see - hiberfil.sys is still existing - hiberfil.sys is still updated (last modified date=today) How else can I check if...

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How can I send the top part of the ball in windows 7 start menu to go back behind opened windows. I m using small icons in the start bar, when the start menu is wider the ball aligns with the width of the task bar.

Hello I wrote this post once but it did not appear so I will try again. When I put a folder in my admin acct it also appears in the guest acct which is dangerous. I need both acct's but how can I put is only in admin. When I delete it from the guest acct is disappears from the admin acct too...

Windows 7 Professional: The Thumbnail feature in my Toolbar is no longer functioning correctly. When you hover over the icon of the program in question, it still shows the small icons of which windows are open, but when you hover over an individual small icon, it no longer flashes the...

I have an admin account, but it's the only account for my computer. I used to have plenty of old accounts, some of which were also admin accounts. When I decided to delete them, I chose to keep the files just in case. Now I realize I don't need them but it won't let me delete them. I went to...

By Link Removed - Invalid URL Are you looking to combine the best bits of Windows 7's desktop with your Snow Leopard-powered Mac? HyperDock 1.0 aims to fill in the gaps by bringing two of Windows 7's best features -- pop-up thumbnail previews of open windows and programs, and the ability to...

C:\ Users lists SIX user accounts, some of them with massive data. Control Panel / User Account lists only THREE User names: Administrator, Standard User and Guest. Users Properties / Security / Group or User Names lists four: Everyone, SYSTEM, Administrator (one only) and Users (one only)...

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.

is this disabled in some way for some reason? for learning purposes i have setup a samba pdc and have win 7 pro installed at home which is joined to the samba pdc. i also have some win xp pro systems joined to the same pdc. the xp boxes have no issues caching passwords and have just about the...