How to Use Windows

More and more users are switching to 64-bit version of Windows these days. The obvious advantage of 64-bit Windows over 32-bit is that the former one can utilise more than 4GB of RAM efficiently. So if you are planning to purchase a 64-bit Windows 7 copy and would like to know if your system is ready for the same or not, you can use the tiny BITS tool. BITS is a portable tool for Windows 7, Vista and XP to know your system’s compatibility with 64-bit Windows. Download, extract and simply run the tool to know about your CPU type (32 or 64), your current Windows OS type (32 or 64-bit) and also about virtualization support

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For many Windows 7 users, Jump Lists feature may be just another Windows 7’s feature . But if you know how to use it efficiently it will help you boot productivity dramatically. For instance, you can pin your favorite file and folders to a related Jump List to open a file or folder effortlessly right from the Taskbar. But you can’t easily add files, folders and program to a single Jump List by default. You need to use third-party tools to make it happen.

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In the past, we covered several free tools to edit context menu in Windows 7 and Vista . If you are not satisfied with those tools and still looking for a brilliant tool to do the same job, here is an awesome tool quickly customize context menu in Windows 7 . Context Menu Editor is a freeware tweaking utility to add/delete items to your desktop and folder context menu in Windows 7 and Vista (x86 & x64). With this tool, adding a new program or even our IntoWindows link to your desktop context menu (right-click menu) can be done with a few clicks.

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Hot on the heels of my ” 5 Add-ons That Make Windows Explorer Even Better ” article comes the appropriately named utility  Right Click Context Menu Extender .  It’s a recent addition to the freeware world–as in, it was launched five days ago–yet the program shows a surprising amount of prowess for its relative infancy.  As for what the little application actually does, you can probably figure out the general context by its name alone.  The specifics, well, there’s the real kicker. Install the utility to your system and you’ll suddenly unlock a wealth of configurable extensions to your average Windows right-click menu.  These are split off into two categories: right-click context options that work in your standard Windows Explorer interface and right-click menu options that only come about when you’ve performed that activity on the desktop itself.  As to what different kinds of features have been unleashed in your day-to-day PC use, here’s a brief overview: Windows Explorer Copy / Move to Administrative Command Prompt (opens to the folder) Encryption/Decryption Hide File/Folder Take Ownership Desktop Flip Windows 3D Switcher Control Panel shortcut Administrative Tools shortcut Registry Editor Desktop God Mode Even better, you can specify which options show up in each right-click menu using the application’s super-simple configuration menu.  That’s it.  While this isn’t the kitchen sink of right-menu context options, nor can you add any that aren’t already specified by the program, Right Click Context Menu Extender provides a simple way for increasing the power of your middle finger in a manner that’s pleasing to all.

A little over a month ago, we covered how to change Windows 7 drive icon using My Drive Icon Changer tool. This time around, we have yet another simple tool to change Windows 7 drive icon in a jiffy. Drive Icon Changer is a small tool developed by a member at Deviantart to quickly change drive icons in the latest version of Windows client.

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Hide Media Center Strips is a tiny but handy utility for Windows 7 Media Center that allows you show/hide one or more menu strips quickly and easily. This portable tool allows you hide a strip for the current user or guest user or for all users. Download, run this tool and then select the user for which you want to hide a menu strip.

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In the past, we covered how to change Windows 7 Start Orb using Start Orb Changer and also featured 48 awesome Start Orbs for the latest version of Windows client. If you wish to create your own fully customized Start Orb for your Windows 7 , here is a great application for you. Start Orb Creator is an excellent utility for Windows 7 to create Start Orb with a few clicks.

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Adding new items to right-click context menu is pretty simple if you a bit about Windows Registry. But if you are a novice Windows user and wish to add some handy items to context menu, here is a

We have already shown you how to downgrade from Windows 7 to Windows XP so that you can get back to your earlier Windows XP state from Windows 7. This articles describes you how to downgrade from Windows 7 to Vista . The procedure is pretty much similar to that of downgrading to XP from Windows 7 guide.

Do you need a way to sign into multiple accounts for the same online service in a single browser? If so then you might want to have a good look at the Multifox extension for Firefox. Before We have three separate Gmail accounts open here…the only way to access them all at the same time is to use three separate browsers. Going through this on a daily basis could get frustrating very quickly. How to Access More Accounts Once you have installed the Multifox extension there are three ways to access it.

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