What is lsm.exe, Local Session Manager Service Information

As you people know that we are writing about the Windows system processes so today we are going to share some bits of knowledge with our readers about the lsm.exe process. What is lsm.exe Can we remove lsm.exe lsm.exe a Virus lsm.exe location What is lsm.exe The lsm.exe, Local Session Manager Service is a part [...]

Skype in Windows 7, Minimize to Notification Area Instead of Taskbar

Skype 4.2 windows 7 taksbar, the new version of Skype is stays on the Windows 7 Taskbar when the main windows of Skype is closed like MSN Messenger behavior and its not minimizing to the notification area (System Tray) . Personally i don’t like the way it should be in the Notification Area (System Tray). [...]

Quickly Open Network Connections in Windows 7 or Vista

In Windows XP we can easily find network connections by right clicking on connection icon and select “open network connections“. But finding network connection in Windows 7 or Vista is bit different from XP. So lets see how we can easily open network connections from run or command line, also how to create shortcut to [...]

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. Minimize Windows [...]

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. Step-1 Double click on Computer icon or click on Start button > Computer Step-2 In the explore click on Organize > Folder and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. Make the Start Menu Icons Smaller in Windows 7 or Vista. Step-1 Right click on Start Menu > Properties Step-2 Click on Start Menu [...]

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 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. Step [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. just double click on ISO file this will open the file with Burn Disk Image application. This burning application have burning status bar and you can also verify [...]

Create New Folder with Keyboard Shortcut

I always to right click to create new folder in windows at last Windows 7 has included a keyboard shortcut to create a new folder, by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+N keys from keyboard , it quickly creates New Folder and you can rename it as you want. This is a nice addition in Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts. [...]

Open Command Prompt with Right Click

If you want to open Command Prompt just with a single click of mouse while you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system, then its very easy. Just hold Shift key & right click on any of your folder or in a folder You’ll find the option Open Command Window Here, so select [...]

Rename Multiple Files in Windows at Once

To rename multiple files in Windows, here is a very tiny quick tip for windows users. If you want to rename more than one files at once you need to do the following steps: Select all the file that you want to rename in windows Hit the F2 key from the keyboard Enter the desire [...]