05 June 2012
Windows 7 Tips & Trix
If You Enjoyed This Post Please Take 5 Seconds To Share It.....:D
- 1. Single Click Screen Lock
You can lock your computer using the Win+L keyboard shortcut. Here’s another way to do it with a single mouse click. Right-click on your desktop, select New, Shortcut. In Type the location of the item, enter rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation. Click Next, name the shortcut “˜Quick Lock’, and Finish.
If you wish, you can make it look pretty by giving it a lock or keys icon: Right-click,
select Properties, click Change Icon, enter shell32.dll, and select any icon you wish. Drag this shortcut and pin it to the taskbar, after which you can delete the desktop shortcut.
select Properties, click Change Icon, enter shell32.dll, and select any icon you wish. Drag this shortcut and pin it to the taskbar, after which you can delete the desktop shortcut.
- 2. Customize Sticky Notes
You can format your Sticky Notes, by selecting text and using different keyboard shortcuts as shown in this screen capture:
- 3. Use New Accessories
Don’t forget to use the revamped accessories in Windows 7. With WordPad, you can open and save Office 2007 .docx and Open Document .odt documents.
The improved Calculator can convert units, and calculate dates, fuel economy, mortgage and lease payments.
Paint has new brush strokes, shapes, and grid support. Paint and WordPad have Print Preview and the Ribbon UI, which brings customizability and live formatting previews.
- 4. Use Check Boxes in Windows Explorer
You can select non-adjacent files in Explorer using Ctrl-click, but there is an easier way using check boxes. In Explorer, click Organize, then select Folder and search options.
On the View tab, under Advanced Settings, scroll down to select Use check boxes to select items. Now you can easily select multiple items using only the mouse.
- 5. Shortcut to Run Program as Administrator
You can press Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar icon to run the application as an Administrator with full rights (provided your account has permissions). Simply Shift+Right Click on any program shortcut to run it as a different user, if for example you need higher privileges when logged in with your child’s account.
- 6. Boost performance with ReadyBoost
ReadyBoost improves your system performance by using faster USB Flash Drives instead of slower hard disks for system operations. It works best using flash drives with at least 1 GB of storage. Simply insert your flash drive, and if it meets certain performance benchmarks, Windows 7 will ask you if you want to use it for ReadyBoost and recommend the size to reserve.
- 7. Secure USB Drives with BitLocker
Secure your USB flash drives using BitLocker encryption.
>Right-click on your USB drive in My Computer,
>select Turn on BitLocker
and follow the instructions to protect sensitive data on your thumb drives.
>Right-click on your USB drive in My Computer,
>select Turn on BitLocker
and follow the instructions to protect sensitive data on your thumb drives.
The next time you use your USB drive on another computer, it will prompt you for the password before allowing you read-only access to your flash drive. You can even use the drive on older computers running Windows XP/Vista.
- 8. Create a System Recovery Disc
A system recovery disc helps you in situations where Windows cannot start successfully. Your Windows 7 installation disc also serves as a recovery disc. When Windows 7 comes pre-installed on computers, you will need to create a system recovery disc.
Click Start, enter and run recdisc.exe. Insert a blank CD/DVD in your burner, and clickCreate Disc.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 Responses to “Windows 7 Tips & Trix”
Post a Comment
Leave your comments here...