Microsoft has added another sponsored theme in the Windows Personalization Gallery. This time it’s a theme based on automotive exhaust manufacturer “Akrapovic”.  Akrapovic builds exhaust systems and carbon parts for vehicles. (more…)

Windows 7 taskbar with default settings, provides three shortcut icons on the taskbar including Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer, and Windows Media Player. When you click on Windows Explorer icon on the taskbar, libraries is opened in the Explorer window. This setting is by default. (more…)

By default settings of Windows 7, the desktop becomes dimmed when you are notified of a change to your computer such as when you run a exe file or when you want to change certain elevated security settings. You will have to either say “Yes” or “No” to the request. During such UAC (User Access Control) request, you cannot do anything else on the computer. This is a security setting termed as “Secure Desktop”. (more…)

System Restore Tool comes handy when something wrong happens in your PC. It’s one of the safest way to get back to best working condition. But System Restore feature eats up lot of disk space. If you have a limited space hard disk and would like to save some hard disk space, go ahead and follow below steps. (more…)

By default Windows 7 will automatically download and install drivers for your PC. This is recommended to keep all your hardware to work properly. Windows 7 obtains all it’s driver updates from Windows Update website. But not all driver updates go smoothly. Sometimes drivers lose compatibility with other drivers in your PC and due to this your PC may become inoperable. (more…)

Keeping your Windows 7 up-to-date is always necessary for better, secure and consistent performance of your PC. Hence it is recommended that you install Windows updates on regular basis or when they are made available by Microsoft. But for some reason, if you would like to disable access to Windows Update including access to Windows Update Web site at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com, (more…)

Zune, a portable media player from Microsoft is quite popular these days. Zune Marketplace Software offers music, TV shows, movies, podcasts, and music videos. Zune devices works with Zune software. Using Zune Software you can synchronize all media content like music, videos, pictures, social, podcasts, and games in your PC. (more…)

So you have received a PowerPoint presentation from your friend which you are unable to open it in your system because you don’t have Power Point installed in your system. Or you may not be able to open the presentation because the presentation was created using Microsoft Office 2010 suite and you have only lower editions in your system like Office XP, 2003, or 2007. (more…)

There are many ways by which default sound theme of Windows 7 gets changed in your PC. It may be due to your Kid applying internet download theme files with sound effects or some one playing around with “Sound schemes” in your PC. If you want to prevent someone changing Sound schemes in your Windows 7 PC, go ahead and follow one of the two methods given below: (more…)

It’s important to have a bootable system recovery disc with you in case your Windows 7 goes corrupt due to virus infection or some other serious errors. In worst cases, you may not be able to boot Windows 7 nor login to it for troubleshooting it. (more…)