Download Free Tinker Game from Microsoft
Now you can download free Tinker game from Microsoft. It will work on Windows 7, Vista, or XP SP2. It may be recalled that Tinker was earlier (in 2008) released only as a Windows Vista Ultimate extra. But, now it has been made available for free download for all users of not only Windows Vista [...]
Download free Windows Live Mail for Windows 7 in place of Outlook Express & Windows Mail
In Windows XP, you had free Outlook Express as the desktop email client. In Windows Vista, Outlook Express was replaced by Windows Mail. Now, in Windows 7, the latest operating system from Microsoft, does not have either, i.e., it does not have either Outlook Express or Windows Mail. Moreover, there is no other pre-installed [...]
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 [...]
How to configure Google Public DNS on Windows 7 computer
In an earlier article, I’ve described the release of Google Public DNS (Domain Name System) that can be automatically contacted by the browser to convert web addresses such as “www.google.com” typed by you, into the IP address of the web server on which that particular website is hosted, for example, “74.125.45.100” for “www.google.com”. In [...]
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 [...]