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Latest Microsoft Windows 7 Tutorials with screenshots and step by step detailed instructions on how to do. Quite popular section, you will find many original ideas we realized and published which were copied and republished on other popular websites without any credit to us. We only maintain the category as Microsoft Windows 7 is old Operating System now. We have no Microsoft Windows 7 Tutorials section but these guides will mostly work with Microsoft Windows 8 as Microsoft Windows is Windows NT, which is ported version of OpenVMS Operating System. Author has nothing to do with Microsoft.

How to create .htaccess file in Windows 7

You can not create a .htaccess file within Windows 7. Simply because Windows Explorer will show you an error saying "You must type a file name." Just like below, we tried to create .htaccess file with Notepad : And it showed the error:   So, we will do a trick. First create an text file and name it as htaccess.txt:     You can name it as anything and save as text file; in … [Read more...]

Restore Windows Vault’s automatic logon credentials in Windows 7

Previously we wrote how to backup Windows Vault™s automatic logon credentials in Windows 7; in this article, we will write how to restore the backup. It is practically very easy to restore from the backup.   Click the Start orb. Type Vault in the Start menu search field:     and you will see the option Manage Windows Credentials is appearing on the top of Start menu search … [Read more...]

Backup Windows Vault’s automatic logon credentials in Windows 7

Lot of user even is not aware that there is a nice function named Windows Vault in Microsoft Windows 7. This Windows Vault, automatically saves all the user logon data when you use various web services from Microsoft, like Windows Live family including Windows Live Writer, Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Messenger and Internet Explorer. Microsoft has written in their official … [Read more...]

Add show/hide hidden files option to right click context menu

In this tutorial we will show you how to add or remove Show/Hide hidden files option in Windows 7 right click context menu. When you click the option in right click, you will hear the default Windows Exclamation sound. You can change the sound too (read ahead). You may need to refresh the current folder in order to view / hide the hidden files. Procedure   We will create a vbs file to carry … [Read more...]

Edit HOSTS file in Windows 7 from right click context menu

Previously we published a tutorial on how to edit HOSTS file in Windows 7 using Notepad. This time, we will show you a nice and simple trick, so that you can edit HOSTS file in Windows 7 right from the right click context menu. At the end of the tutorial, you will get something like this:     What is HOSTS file?   The hosts file is one of several system facilities to assist in … [Read more...]

Add or remove open in new window option in right click context menu

In Windows 7 you can to add or remove the option open in new window from the right click context menu for all users when you right click on folders or drives in Microsoft Windows 7. A simple registry trick will enable you to do this. Log in as administrator in your Windows 7 PC to be to do this trick.   Add the option open in new window option in right click context menu in Windows … [Read more...]

Open in new process in right click menu without holding shift key

When you hold shift key from keyboard and right click on any item in Microsoft Windows 7, the option Open in new process comes in right click context menu; which, unlike Open in new window, does not comes with a normal (that is without holding the Shift key from keyboard) right click. In this tutorial, we will provide you a required Windows 7 registry trick, so that, Open in new process option … [Read more...]

Add select all option to right click context menu in Windows 7

To select all the files and folders inside a folder (or desktop) we need to press CTRL + A key from the keyboard. However, with a small trick, we can add this option to right click context menu in Windows 7. After end of the tutorial, we will get this select all option in right click context menu:     Here is the basic logic by which we will be able to add select all option to right … [Read more...]

Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode in non hardware-assisted Windows 7 PC

It is possible that you need to run virtual PC or Windows XP mode on your Windows 7 PC, but the hardware does not supports virtualization. In this case, we will use a hotfix from Microsoft to force run virtualization. Step 1 Make sure you already running Microsoft Virtual PC and Microsoft Windows XP mode. Both are free and you can download from this page of Microsoft.   You will be prompted for … [Read more...]

TeamViewer-access,view remote Windows 7 PC or Mac in real time

TeamViewer allows you to connect remotely to a Windows 7 computer, Mac or Linux computer through the Internet and take control of the system for support and sharing. Most important point is TeamViewer (both Windows 7 version and Mac version) is free for private users, it is operational immediately after downloading. It requires no installation (in simple run mode, you can install it too) or … [Read more...]

How to configure and use Windows Live Writer for blogging

Microsoft Windows Live Writer tool, is specifically designed for bloggers - both beginners and experienced, including support for WordPress and Blogger blogs. Read this tutorial to learn how to configure your blog in Live Writer and so to have a blogging tool that is easy to use and incorporate features useful to start in the wonderful world of blogging. Presentation First, one question comes to … [Read more...]