Making the Most Out of the Windows Taskbar

Though the taskbar has been around for quite a long time, it has never been more useful and easier to manage than on Windows 7. The Taskbar is one of the most valuable component of the Windows 7 system. Knowing its capabilities and learning some of its features seriously improves user productivity and overall experience […]

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Creating, Changing and Restoring Shortcut Icons on Windows 7

Windows has a set of icons that basically looks the same in all computers. Icons for the Computer, Network, Control Panel and Folders are set at the default settings by your system and no matter what type of computer you use, the icons for these items look the same. If you are tired of looking […]

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Pinning Special Items on Windows Taskbar

It is fairly easy to pin some ordinary files and folders on the taskbar but  how about if you want to pin something special like the Computer icon, Libraries section, Network and other Control Panel stuff and Administrative Tools? If you already tried doing so but found no success afterwards then you need to learn […]

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Managing the Action Center on Windows 7

Windows 7 has a convenient way of helping you monitor the status of your system and finding appropriate solutions to problems that occur every now and then. The feature that has this capability is known as the Action Center. This valuable tool is largely based on Windows Security Center which was first seen on the […]

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How to Manage Icons on the Notifications Area

The notifications area is an important part of the Windows system.  This component of your computer’s system has been around and included in the graphical user interface of early versions of the Windows operating system like Windows 95. This is also a part of the Windows desktop screen that most people get annoyed with because […]

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