How to Remap Keyboard Keys on Windows 7
If you’re tired of the way certain keys on your system work, you can re-map them to function as a different key by using a free utility named SharpKeys. Here’s how it works.
How to Turn Off (or Customize) Sound Effects in Windows
Windows plays a startup sound and other sound effects regularly, and they can get obnoxious. They’re especially annoying on Windows 7, where Windows plays a click sound every time you switch folders in Windows Explorer. You…
How to Use Different Wallpapers on Multiple Monitors in Windows 7
So you’ve just unpacked that spiffy new monitor, and it sits fresh and new on your desk putting your other little displays to shame. Now you have to give it some sartorial splendor: a kick-ass wallpaper from the online reposi…
How to Set a Custom Login Screen Background on Windows 7
Windows makes it possible to change the welcome screens that appear when you start your computer to just about any image you want to use. It is trivial to do in newer versions of Windows — like Windows 10 and Windows 11 —…
How to Bring Back the Quick Launch Bar in Windows 7, 8, or 10
The Quick Launch bar was introduced in Windows XP, and sat on the far left side of the Taskbar next to the Start button. It provided a quick and easy way to access programs and your desktop.
How to Customize the Date Format in the Windows 7 Taskbar
Have you ever wished that Windows displayed the full date instead of the short date format in the Windows 7 Taskbar? With this easy tutorial, you will have Windows displaying the date exactly how you want it to….
How to Change the Priority of Wireless Networks in Windows 7
If you’ve got multiple wireless networks or you’ve got one of those dual-band Wireless-N routers that have two separate networks, you might wonder how to tell Windows what network to try to connect to first. Here’s the …
How to Mount an ISO image in Windows 7, 8, and 10
Windows finally offers a built-in way to mount ISO disc image files on Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows 8. If you’re using Windows 7, you’ll need a third-party tool.
How to Disable Fast User Switching on Windows 7, 8, or 10
Fast User Switching can be handy, but also comes with downsides. Here’s how to disable it on all versions of Windows, if you want to.
10 Quick Ways to Speed Up a Slow PC Running Windows 7, 8, 10, or 11
Windows PCs don’t have to slow down over time. Whether your PC has gradually become slower or it suddenly ground to a halt a few minutes ago, there could be quite a few reasons for that slowness.
How to Delete a User Account in Windows 7, 8, or 10
If you have a bunch of user accounts on your Windows PC that you don’t need anymore, it may be time to clean them out. Today we’ll take a look at how to delete a user account in Windows.
How to Quickly Switch to a Different Month or Year in the Windows 7 Calendar
Windows 7 gives the ability to quickly pull up a calendar from the taskbar by clicking on the time. What you may not know is that you can also quickly jump to dates in different months and years.
How to Add Apps to the Windows 7 Explorer Favorites List
Do you spend a lot of time using Windows Explorer? Wouldn’t it be handy if you could start your favorite program right from within the Explorer window? There’s an easy way to add applications to your Favorites List in Explore…
How to Search the Internet from the Start Menu in Windows 7
The new Search feature in Windows 7 has greatly improved for navigating your PC. But how neat would it be to search the Internet from the Start Menu? Here we show you how to do it.
How to Change the Windows 7 Taskbar Color With No Extra Software
Sure, you can hack Windows and install a custom theme if you really wanted to, or pay for a software package to do it for you. What you might not know is that you can use a silly trick to change the color of the taskbar with …
How to Use Windows 7’s Sticky Notes
Would you like an easy way to write down a quick note and keep it in front of you without wasting a piece of a dead tree? Let’s take a look at the Sticky Notes app in Windows 7 and how you can use it to its fullest potentia…
What’s the Difference Between the Windows 7 HomeGroups and XP-Style Networking?
Windows 7 rocks a new method of file and print sharing that’s a departure from the frustrating file and print sharing found in earlier versions of Windows. What is it and how can you benefit from it? Read on as we explain….
How to Disable System Restore in Windows 7, 8, or 10
Windows’ System Restore feature will make sure that software installations, drivers, and other updates can be rolled back. The only price to this feature is some disk usage. If you want to disable System Restore, which is a b…
How to Create a System Restore Point in Windows 7
When System Restore was introduced in back in Windows ME, it helped save some major computer snafus for plenty of users. The feature is still included in Windows 7, 8, and 10, and is a useful tool for fixing a myriad of pro…
How to Set Up a Shared Network Printer in Windows 7, 8, or 10
Over the years, Windows has gotten much better about how it handles networked printers. But if you want to share a printer over the network, you may still need to do a little legwork to get it all up and running. Here’s how i…
Share an Internet Connection Between Wireless Machines with an Ad Hoc Network in Windows 7
When you’re traveling sometimes you don’t have a Wi-Fi connection available for your portable devices or need to share files with another wireless computer. Here is how to create a wireless ad hoc network in Windows 7 to …
The Last Windows 7 ISO You’ll Ever Need: How to Slipstream the Convenience Rollup
Microsoft has finally released a “Convenience Rollup” for Windows 7 that combines updates from the past few years into one package (like a service pack). Microsoft doesn’t offer ISO images with these updates integrated, but …
How to Update Windows 7 All at Once with Microsoft’s Convenience Rollup
When you install Windows 7 on a new system, you traditionally have to go through a long process of downloading years of updates and constantly rebooting. Not anymore: Microsoft now offers a “Windows 7 SP1 Convenience Rollup” …
How to Remove (or Change) Arrows on Shortcut Icons in Windows 7, 8, and 10
In Windows, icons for shortcuts have little arrows to remind you that what you’re looking at is a shortcut. Even though the arrows are smaller than in some previous versions of Windows, they aren’t terribly attractive. Fortun…
How to Use the On-Screen Keyboard on Windows 7, 8, and 10
Windows offers an on-screen keyboard that lets you type even if you don’t have access to a physical keyboard. It’s particularly useful with a touch screen, but you can also use it to type with a mouse–or even to type with …
