Contig – free File & Disk Defragmenter utility from Microsoft
Contig is a free File and Disk Defragmenter program from Microsoft. All Windows versions have a free pre-installed Disk Defragmenter utility, however that utility can be used for defragmenting only the entire drives and you cannot defrag a selected file or folder. Moreover, certain files cannot be defragged by it due to file size [...]
How to enable or disable secure logon in Windows 7
Want to have additional security for your Windows 7 computer? Use secure logon. You’ve to enable secure logon, and once you do it, it requires you to press Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys to log on to your computer. It will ensure that the authentic Windows logon screen appears for login to your [...]
Download 35 free themes for Windows 7 from Microsoft
Microsoft Windows 7 supports themes. A theme is basically a combination of pictures, colors, and sounds on your computer, and these include a desktop background, a screen saver, a window border color, and a sound scheme. Some themes may also include desktop icons and mouse pointers. Windows 7 provides several themes to choose from. [...]
How to install TrueType and OpenType fonts in Windows
Microsoft Windows supports TrueType fonts and OpenType fonts, as well as some other fonts, such as Windows bit-mapped fonts (FON) and certain PostScript type fonts. These days, you can freely download a large number of professional fonts from the Internet that can help you to design your documents, logos and banners with professional look. [...]
How to create your own theme for Windows 7
Microsoft Windows 7 supports themes and allows their easy customization. It also allows you to easily create your own themes. A theme in Windows 7 is a combination of pictures, colors, and sounds on your computer, and these inlcude a desktop background, a screen saver, a window border color, and a sound scheme. Desktop [...]
Create & join Windows 7 HomeGroup for sharing files, videos, printer
Microsoft Windows 7 supports a useful feature of HomeGroup that allows you to share files, music, videos, photos, printers with other computers on your home network without there being any need to move them around. This HomeGroup is password protected. You can easily create a HomeGroup for your own home or small office network [...]
How to use a slide show of pictures as desktop background in Windows 7
Got sick of seeing the same picture as desktop background on your Microsoft Windows computer? Of course, you can change the background picture in your Windows and set a different picture as desktop background. But, if you’ve Windows 7 on your laptop / computer, then you’ve a much better solution. You can use a [...]
How to pin a program to taskbar in Windows 7 and to unpin it
Microsoft Windows 7 allows you to pin a program to taskbar (at the bottom of the screen on which the Start button appears) or to the Start menu. Pinning a program basically means creating a shortcut for the program. Once a program has been pinned to the taskbar, you can open / start the [...]
What is Google Chrome Operating System? Open source project released
So, what is Google Chrome operating system? We’ve been hearing about it since July, 2009, when Google for the first time unveiled the Google Chrome OS. Now Google has released it as an open source project as Chromium OS. Henceforth, this project will be developed in association with the open source community. The Chrome [...]
Security advisory for Microsoft Windows 7 for vulnerability detected
Microsoft has issued a new security advisory for its Windows 7 operating system in respect of a possible denial of service vulnerability in the Server Messes Block (SMB) protocol. Microsoft has clarified that this vulnerability cannot be used to take control of or install any malicious software on the user’s system. While stating that [...]