Other than a new taskbar, boot screen, logon screen and Aero features, Windows 7 includes hundreds of brilliant features under the hood. Many Windows 7 users are not aware of the fact that Windows 7…
Those of you have been using Windows 10 probably have observed the smooth animations that appear when you maximize and minimize windows. The new animations look good, especially if you love animations. Since not all…
The other day, after configuring Windows to show all icons on the desktop by right-clicking on the desktop, clicking View and then clicking Show desktop icons option, I noticed that Windows wasn’t using drop shadows…
Unlike Windows 7 and previous versions of Windows operating system, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 let you sync your personal settings and preferences across your Windows 8 PCs. In order to enable the feature and…
With Windows 8, Microsoft introduced a new way of signing-into Windows. In addition to the local account, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 let you sign-in using a Microsoft account. That is, you can use your…
We have previously shown you how to create a Local account (user account without email address) and also a Microsoft account in Windows 8. When you use a Microsoft account to sign-in to Windows, you…
I have seen a number of users having issues with Metro apps in Windows 8. The most common issue is Metro apps fail to open when the user clicks on their tiles. If you too…
If you have spent any considerable amount of time in customizing the default look and feel of Vista/Windows 7 without using third-party tools, you probably know how to take ownership of a file or folder…
A little over a year ago, we covered how to carry your Windows 7 on a USB flash drive with the help of VirtualBox portable tool. When you use a portable tool such as VirtualBox…
Microsoft has recently released version 9 of Internet Explorer. The newest version of Internet Explorer not only sports a tweaked and better looking interface but also comes with a number of features and performance improvements.…
As many of you might probably have installed brand-new Windows 7 already, now you might want to explore all the key features of Windows 7. Here is a list of Windows 7 features that help…
Those of you have been using Windows 10 probably have observed the smooth animations that appear when you maximize and minimize windows. The new animations look good, especially if you love animations. Since not all…