Windows 7
Easily moving the My Documents folder in Windows 7
Windows users are familiar with the special folders My Documents, My Music, etc – they are stored on the drive Windows is installed on and are the default locations for most most media content and other assorted files pertaining to the current user profile. The general idea behind these folders is to assist users in [...]
Erasing the Aero Taskbar thumbnail display delay
When Microsoft unveiled the Aero engine in Vista – and later expanded upon for 7 – it brought about a sea of usability and visual changes. While some changes were more just for eye candy, and perhaps trying to match what Apple was doing in OS X, others were more functionally based. Taskbar thumbnail previews [...]
Toggle functionality on the Windows 7 Start Menu power button
In an attempt to stream-line the shutdown process, Microsoft modified the behavior in Vista and Windows 7. Previously, in Windows XP, when a user went to shutdown they’d click the button off the Start Menu, the screen would dim and you’d be presented with a second dialog where you ultimately selected what you wished to [...]
Disabling Windows 7′s integrated search
Desktop searching has been available in Windows since it’s infancy but it’s functionality and feature set has improved immensely, unsurprisingly. One of the biggest leaps in the Windows search space came with the introduction of Vista – the search process would index specified directory locations in the background which greatly improved the response time when [...]
Improving security in Windows 7 by renaming Administrator and Guest accounts
Microsoft received a lot of positive press when they proclaimed their recommitment to ensuring security would be a main focus in their products moving forward. The consumers got a brief introduction to the initiate with Vista, where we saw changes such as User Account Control and other security-conscious features. Ignoring the initial venom towards UAC, [...]
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