Archive for 'Windows 7'

Transfer iPhone Pictures to PC Windows 7

So you have some beautiful pictures in your iPhone and you want those iPhone pictures transfer to your computer. Transfering pictures to your computer from iPhone is very easy.

How to Minimize Windows Live Messenger to System Tray in Windows 7

If you’ve upgraded to Windows 7 and have installed Windows Live Messenger on Windows 7, you’ve  probably noticed the annoying behavior that Windows Live Messenger won’t minimize to system tray rather it stays put on the taskbar.
Luckily there’s a simple solution to this annoying behavior of Windows Live Messenger in Windows 7.

How to Run Chrome OS in Windows 7

After availability of Google Chrome OS / Chromium OS source code, one of gdgt engineer able to make virtual image of Chrome OS. Now you can run Chrome OS on Windows, Linux or Mac by using VMware or VirtualBox. To run Chrome OS in Windows 7 follow these steps

How to Enable or Disable Hibernate Option in Windows 7

Hibernation option is very useful as compare to sleep option. sleep puts your open documents, files and folders in memory and takes small amount of power as well. On the other hand Hibernation saves the state of all open documents, files and folders in a file created on your hard disk and shut down the [...]

Show File Extensions in Windows 7

In Window 7 file extensions are hidden by default and you might want to change the extension of any file. T0 show file extensions in Windows 7 follow the few simple steps.

Customize Windows 7 Taskbar and Notification Area

Microsoft redesign taskbar in Windows 7 and offers a new way of working with applications and windows. Its entirely new application-launching and window-switching mechanism that consolidates the functionalities from previous Windows OS Desktop mechanisms such as Quick Launch, Recent Documents, Notification area icons, desktop shortcuts, and running application windows.
You can customize Windows 7 taskbar according [...]

How to Run XP Mode in Windows 7

Most of the users don’t switch to the Windows 7 due to inability to run some programs that only works in Windows XP like internet explorer 6. But Microsoft now gives an option in Windows 7 to run those programs from within Windows 7 using XP Mode feature.
You can run XP mode in Windows 7 [...]

Check your PC can Run XP Mode in Widnows 7 or Not?

Hardware virtualization is basic need to run XP Mode in Windows 7. Hardware virtualization is not available in all PCs and your PC may also don’t have hardware virtualization. If your PC have capability of hardware virtualization then it may be disabled by default. So you need to check your PC have hardware virtualization option [...]

How to Make the Start Menu Icons Smaller in Windows 7 and Vista

You may don’t like the bigger icons of Start Menu in Windows 7 or Vista taking too much space. See below the Start menu taking whole vertical space of the screen.

How to Install Windows Live Mail in Windows 7 (the Outlook Express Replacment)

Where is Outlook Express in Windows 7? Well Outlook Express is replaced with Windows Mail in Windows Vista and now in Windows 7 it comes with the name Windows Live Mail. Windows Live Mail is free program but not comes with Windows 7, so you have to install it manually. Follow the steps given below [...]

Creating a Bootable Windows 7 USB/DVD from ISO file

Microsoft gives option to download Windows 7 ISO file when you purchase Windows 7 from Microsoft Store. You need to create a Windows 7 bootable USB or DVD from this ISO file. Windows 7 USB/DVD tool is used to create that bootable USB or DVD.
Bootable media allows you to install Windows 7 without having [...]

How to Enable Administrator Account in Windows 7

Administrator account in Windows 7 is disabled and hidden by default. To perform some Administrative task you have to enable it. To enable the Administrator account in Windows 7 follow the given steps below.

How to Extract RAR, ZIP, 7Z, TAR, GZIP and other Compressed Files

Compression tools like 7Zip,Winzip, Winrar are commonly used to reduce the file size and to bind multiple file in one compressed file.
You can extract 7z, ZIP, RAR, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, GZIP, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MSI, NSIS, RPM, UDF, WIM, XAR and Z files by following the [...]

Add or Delete Users Account with Command Line in Windows

You can create user accounts separate for each person that will be using your computer. This will allow each Windows user to have their own settings, documents folder, visual style, wallpaper and so on. So separate account for every computer user is much better idea and you can do this simple from command line. To [...]

How to Check Original Install Date of Windows

There is nothing special to find what was the date when you installed Windows on your computer or may be there is some case you want to find. However, if you want to find out original installation date of Windows operating system on a PC then here is a simple process to do that.

How to Check if Your System Can Run Windows 7

Microsoft’s upcoming operating system: Windows 7 has caught attention of a large number of computer Geeks. If you’re curious too to get your hands on to Windows 7 and Install it into your PC, the first thing to make sure is that whether your PC can run Windows 7 or not?
If you own an old [...]

How to Enable File Sharing between Windows 7 and Windows XP

Windows 7 comes with a great feature called HomeGroup that makes sharing between windows 7 machines very easy. We have already written on sharing files and printers between Windows 7 based computers here:
How to Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 Based Computers with HomeGroup
Unfortunately, HomeGroup feature is not compatible with Windows XP and Vista. [...]

How to Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 Based Computers with HomeGroup

No doubt, Windows 7 has got attention of a huge number of geeks. After Windows Xp, it’s expected to be a big hit. Here, at TrickyWays, we will try to write every tips on Windows 7 for you guyz to get the most out of it.
Windows 7 comes with a great new HomeGroup feature that [...]

How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows 7, Vista and XP

If you are the only one who uses your computer or you just use it for gaming or something not that important, so you might not want to have to log in every time you boot your computer.
By default Windows 7 needs a password to log in to protect your PC from unauthorized access. But you can turn off Windows Native Password Protection [...]

Add Copy To / Move To Options on Windows 7, Vista or XP Right-Click Menu

By default in Windows 7, Vista and XP OS has Cut and Copy option available in the windows explorer right click menu. To increase your working speed you can customize this menu by adding Copy To / Move To option. To do that you need some registry modifications.

How to Disable Aero Shake in Windows 7

Windows 7 comes with “Aero Shake” fun feature which lets you minimize all open windows except the one on which you are currently working.
If you grab the title bar of any windows and shake it back and forth, all the other opened windows will be minimized except the one you’re shaking.
It’s pretty handy aspect sometimes [...]

How to Enable Quick Launch Bar to the Taskbar in Windows 7

The Taskbar in Windows 7 has many interesting new features. It has the ability to dock items on it which combines the Taskbar and Quick Launch feature. But you might miss the classic Quick Launch Bar that we have in earlier Windows. Although that you really do not need it with Windows 7, having the [...]

Burn ISO Files in Windows 7 With Built-in Application

Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 7 has lot of new feature one of them is burning ISO image. You don’t need to install any third party software.

Windows 7 Windows Logo Key Shortcuts [Time Save]

We have already posted a collection of Windows 7 General keyboard shortcuts and now we posting a collection of keyboard shortcuts that you can use with the combination of Windows logo key. These Windows 7 hot keys will defiantly speedup your daily life computer work see all the list below and choose what shortcuts [...]

Windows 7 General Keyboard Shortcuts [Time Save]

Time saving keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Windows 7. Personally, I use keyboard shortcuts for Windows and different other programs that save my time and effort.