Windows 7 Tweaks/Tips November 19, 20173341 Views Tweaking Articles I Found Worth Saving How to Make Your Own Windows Registry Hacks 175 Windows 7 Tweaks, Tips, and How-To Articles 94 Windows 7 tips, tricks and secrets 60 Windows 8 tips, tricks and secrets The 50 Best Registry Hacks that Make Windows Better The 20 Best Registry Hacks to Improve Windows Hidden Trick to Close Windows Explorer in Windows 7 or Vista Keyboard Ninja: Toggle File Extension Display With a Shortcut Key in Windows Scroll the Window Under the Mouse in Windows 7 ⁄ XP ⁄ Vista Switch Windows by Hovering the Mouse Over a Window in Windows 7 or Vista Boost Your Mouse Pointing Accuracy in Windows Quick Tip: Change Monitor Timeout From Command Line Stupid Geek Tricks: Navigate in the File Open⁄Save Dialog With the Keyboard Stupid Geek Tricks: Open an Explorer Window from the Command Prompt Stupid Geek Tricks: Secret Items on the Windows 7 Send To Menu Stupid Geek Tricks: Undo an Accidental Move or Delete With a Keyboard Shortcut Stupid Geek Tricks: Using 7-Zip as a Blazing Fast File Browser Stupid Geek Tricks: Windows 7 Easter Egg Shows the XP Alt-Tab Prompt Stupid Geek Tricks: 6 Ways to Open Windows Task Manager Stupid Geek Tricks: Add Apps to the Windows 7 Explorer Favorites List Stupid Geek Tricks: Change Your IP Address From the Command Prompt Stupid Geek Tricks: Create a Shortcut to Quickly Edit Your Hosts File Stupid Geek Tricks: Disable Windows 7 Aero Peek in Two Clicks Stupid Geek Tricks: Enable the Secret “How-To Geek” Mode in Windows 7 Stupid Geek Tricks: Hacking the Windows Experience Index Stupid Geek Tricks: Hide Data in a Secret Text File Compartment Stupid Geek Tricks: How to Modify the Icon of an .Exe File Stupid Geek Tricks: How to Open the Start Menu Folder in Windows 7 Stupid Geek Tricks: How to Perform Date Calculations in Windows Calculator Stupid Geek Tricks: How to Switch Windows 7 to the XP Style Alt-Tab Switcher Stupid Geek Tricks: Make Your Own Fake Virus with Notepad Stupid Geek Tricks: Make Zipfiles With the Same Name as a Selected File Stupid Geek Tricks: Navigate in the File Open⁄Save Dialog With the Keyboard Stupid Geek Tricks: Open a Command Prompt From the Desktop Right-Click Menu Stupid Geek Tricks: Quickly Switch Month⁄Year in the Windows 7 Calendar Stupid Geek Tricks: Randomly Rename Every File in a Directory Stupid Geek Tricks: Search the Internet from the Start Menu in Windows 7 Stupid Geek Tricks: Secret Items on the Windows 7 Send To Menu Stupid Geek Tricks: Tile or Cascade Multiple Windows in Windows 7 Stupid Geek Tricks: Undo an Accidental Move or Delete With a Keyboard Shortcut Stupid Geek Tricks: Use Both Laptop Mouse Buttons to Simulate Middle-Click Stupid Geek Tricks: Using 7-Zip as a Blazing Fast File Browser Stupid Geek Tricks: Windows 7 Easter Egg Shows the XP Alt-Tab Prompt Stupid Geek Tricks: Add Apps to the Windows 7 Explorer Favorites List Stupid Geek Tricks: Hide Data in a Secret Text File Compartment Stupid Geek Tricks: Make Zipfiles With the Same Name as a Selected File Stupid Geek Tricks: Navigate in the File Open⁄Save Dialog With the Keyboard Stupid Geek Tricks: Open a Command Prompt From the Desktop Right-Click Menu Stupid Geek Tricks: Search the Internet from the Start Menu in Windows 7 Stupid Geek Tricks: Tile or Cascade Multiple Windows in Windows 7 Stupid Geek Tricks: Windows 7 Easter Egg Shows the XP Alt-Tab Prompt Misc Windows Configuration and Tweaks Always Start an Application in Administrator Mode on Windows 7 or Vista Make Windows 7 or Vista Log On Automatically Mount an ISO image in Windows 7 or Vista Backup⁄Copy Files that are “In Use” or “Locked” in Windows (Command Line) Change Start Menu to Use Small Icons in Windows 7 or Vista Change the Number of Recent Items Shown on the Windows 7 ⁄ Vista Start Menu Change the Windows 7 or Vista Power Buttons to Shut Down⁄Sleep⁄Hibernate Change Your Computer Name in Windows 7 or Vista Add “My Computer” to Your Windows 7 ⁄ Vista Taskbar Display My Computer Icon on the Desktop in Windows 7 or Vista Enable Additional Clocks in Windows 7 or Vista Get the Classic Start Menu in Windows 7 Enable Military Time in Windows 7 or Vista Show Hidden Files and Folders in Windows 7 or Vista Using Windows 7 or Vista Compatibility Mode Using Windows 7 or Vista System Restore Configure Disk Defragmenter Schedule in Windows 7 or Vista Create a Restore Point for Windows 7 or Vista’s System Restore Create a System Restore Point in Windows 7 Customize the Manufacturer Support Info in Windows 7 or Vista Customize the Notification Area in Windows 7 Using Local Group Policy Easily Set Default OS in a Windows 7 ⁄ Vista and XP Dual-boot Setup Enable Run Command on Windows 7 or Vista Start Menu How to Create a System Image in Windows 7 How to Install IIS on Windows 7 or Vista Quick Tip: Change the Registered Owner in Windows Resize a Partition for Free in Windows 7 or Vista Resize Icons Quickly in Windows 7 or Vista Explorer Set Icons in Win7 ⁄ Vista to Open With a Single Click Instead of Double-Click Restore Missing Desktop Icons in Windows 7 or Vista Run a Command as Administrator from the Windows 7 ⁄ Vista Run box Enable Mapping to \\Hostname\C$ Share on Windows 7 or Vista Enable the (Hidden) Administrator Account on Windows 7 or Vista Computer Tips & Tricks Everyone Should Know Windows 7 Jump Lists Fix and Tricks Paste Text in Command Prompt with Ctrl+V and More Verify your Windows 7 ISO Context Menu Modding Add “Open with Notepad” to the Context Menu for All Files Add “Run as Administrator” for AutoHotkey Scripts in Windows 7 or Vista Add “Run as Administrator” to Any File Type in Windows 7 or Vista Add “Take Ownership” to Explorer Right-Click Menu in Win 7 or Vista Add Copy To ⁄ Move To on Windows 7 or Vista Right-Click Menu Add Defragment to the Right-Click Menu for a Drive Add Disk Cleanup to the Right-Click Menu for a Drive Create a Context Menu Item to Copy a List of Files to the Clipboard in Windows 7 ⁄ Vista ⁄ XP Create a Context Menu Item to Copy a Text File To the Clipboard in Windows 7 ⁄ Vista ⁄ XP
