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The sitemap helps you find your way around this website. Each page name is a clickable pointing to the relevant Windows Vista tutorial, Windows 7 tutorial, or Word 2007 tutorial:
A special topic that required its own quick tutorial is "What happened to Outlook Express" - Read the answer in our Outlook Express and Windows Vista tutorial.
Windows 7 Tutorials
Successor to Windows Vista, Windows 7 is the latest operating system Microsoft has created; discover below new and exciting features through our series of Windows 7 tutorials.
Note: this is not a "Windows 2007 Tutorial": Windows 2007 actually doesn't exist - you have either our Word 2007 Tutorial, or this Windows 7 Tutorial: the final version of Windows 7 was actually released in all editions to the public in late 2009, not in 2007. There was some information out in 2007 about the next Windows, which was Windows 7. (At the time, the current version of Windows was Windows Vista, not Windows 2007.)
- Windows 7 Taskbar and Notification area (system tray)
- Show or hide the clock from the taskbar in Windows 7
- Show or hide the volume icon (sound speaker) from the taskbar in Windows 7
- Mute speakers + Adjust Volume Mixer sound level in Windows 7
- Show or hide icons from the taskbar in Windows 7
- Unpin or pin a program to the taskbar in Windows 7
- Move the taskbar in Windows 7 (to top of screen, sides, or back to bottom)
- Resize the taskbar in Windows 7 (and show date next to time!)
- Show small icons or use large icons for taskbar buttons in Windows 7
- Customize taskbar buttons settings in Windows 7
- Automatically show or hide the taskbar in Windows 7
- Show days of the week in the Windows 7 taskbar
- What is Aero Peek? Enable or disable Aero Peek in Windows 7
- Enable / Show Quick Launch in Windows 7 Taskbar
- Hide the date from the taskbar in Windows 7
- Unlock or lock the taskbar in Windows 7: enable or prevent moving / resizing
- Make the Windows 7 taskbar look like Windows XP or Windows Vista
- Change the time on your computer (system clock in Windows 7)
- Change the date on your computer (system clock + taskbar calendar in Windows 7)
- Change your time zone in Windows 7 (system clock date and time settings)
- Change the first day of the week (when weeks start) in Windows 7
- Show a second + another clock in Windows 7 (add multiple clocks / several time zones)
- Prevent the clock from automatically adjusting time in Windows 7 (Daylight Saving Time settings)
- Show military time (24 hours) in the system clock in Windows 7
- Change your Country setting (Current Location) in Windows 7
- Change the language of Windows 7 on your computer
- Windows 7 Start Menu
- Where is the start menu in Windows 7?
- Add a program to your start menu in Windows 7 (pin programs)
- Remove / hide a program from the start menu in Windows 7 (unpin programs)
- Pin / add a web page (website) to your start menu in Windows 7
- Create & add a folder in the start menu in Windows 7
- Customize the Windows 7 start menu: change options and edit settings
- Show or hide recent programs in the Windows 7 start menu
- Make the start menu use large icons or small icons in Windows 7
- Hide or show the "Run" command on the start menu in Windows 7
- Show or hide recent files and documents from the start menu in Windows 7
- Show my pictures on Windows 7 start menu (as button or menu)
- Add a shortcut to the desktop (or other user folders) on the Windows 7 start menu
- Show your IE Favorites on the start menu in Windows 7
- Show the Control Panel as a submenu on the start menu in Windows 7
- Hide or show default programs from the Windows 7 start menu
- Hide or show / add Devices and Printers on the start menu in Windows 7
- Hide or show My Documents on the Windows 7 start menu (open folder button / browse files menu)
- Show your games on the start menu in Windows 7 (as a button or submenu)
- Hide Games from the start menu in Windows 7
- Automatically sort programs by name (alphabetically) in the Windows 7 start menu
- Reset the start menu options in Windows 7 (restore to "Use Default Settings")
- Change what the Power button does in Windows 7
- Run a program as Administrator in Windows 7 (using start menu or right-click shortcut)
- Put a shortcut to a program on the desktop in Windows 7 (using the start menu)
- Change the name of a program on the start menu in Windows 7 (rename shortcuts)
- Make a program start minimized or maximized in Windows 7 (using start menu shortcut properties)
- Open the start menu for All Users in Windows 7
- Location of the start menu in Windows 7: open as folder in Windows Explorer
- Windows 7 Appearance and Personalization
- Change screen resolution in Windows 7
- Create custom screen resolutions in Windows 7
- How to get to the Control Panel in Windows 7
- Enable, change, or disable your screen saver in Windows 7
- Show menus on the correct side of the screen (right of mouse cursor) in Windows 7
- Hide/show underlined letters shortcuts on Windows 7 menus
- Enable or disable transparency in Windows 7 (Aero theme)
- Change the colors of windows / start menu / taskbar in Windows 7 (Aero theme)
- Change font smoothing anti-aliasing options in Windows 7 (Adjust ClearType text settings)
- How to add fonts in Windows 7
- Change theme in Windows 7 (Standard Windows themes)
- Switch to Classic Theme in Windows 7 (Turn off Aero effects)
- Download Windows 7 Themes (Free themes for Windows 7)
- Install a theme in Windows 7
- Save a theme in Windows 7 (Custom Windows themes)
- Where are custom themes stored in Windows 7? Themes folder location
- Backup themes in Windows 7 / Export and use a theme on another computer
- Uninstall / Delete a theme in Windows 7 (Remove from your computer)
- Where is the sound folder in Windows 7? (System sounds "Media" folder location)
- Turn off / Disable the Windows Startup sound in Windows 7
- Windows 7 Desktop
- Hide or show desktop icons in Windows 7
- Enable or disable "Align to Grid" desktop icons in Windows 7
- Sort your desktop icons by name, size, item type, or date modified
- Enable or disable Auto Arrange desktop icons in Windows 7
- Change the size of desktop icons in Windows 7 + create custom icon dimensions
- Change the "My Computer" icon in Windows 7
- Change the "Recycle Bin" icon in Windows 7
- Restore your default desktop icons in Windows 7
- Prevent themes from changing your desktop icons in Windows 7
- Show/hide common desktop icons in Windows 7: Computer/User/Network/Recycle Bin/Control Panel
- Configure Recycle Bin settings on Windows 7
- Show multiple program windows at the same time in Windows 7 (stacked / side-by-side)
- Change wallpaper (desktop background) in Windows 7: picture or solid color
- Resize / move your desktop wallpaper: Fill, Fit, Stretch, Tile, Center
- Automatically change (rotate) wallpaper desktop background picture in Windows 7
- Find and download free Windows Wallpapers online (Windows 7 / Vista / XP)
- Sidebar and Desktop Gadgets in Windows 7
- Where is the sidebar in Windows 7? Are gadgets gone in Windows7?
- Download the Windows 7 Sidebar to organize your desktop gadgets
- Hide gadgets / show gadgets on the desktop in Windows 7
- Add gadgets to the desktop in Windows 7
- Add / Get the Clock gadget for Windows 7 desktop + Customize settings
- Weather Gadget for Windows 7: Add to desktop + Customize settings
- Calendar Gadget for Windows 7: Add to desktop + Customize settings
- Download postit notes gadget for Windows 7 desktop
- Drag / move a gadget in Windows 7 + Align gadgets and dock on the side of the screen
- Show / customize desktop gadget options in Windows 7 (Configure gadgets' settings)
- Make a gadget stay above other programs in Windows 7 (Floating "always on top")
- Change a gadget transparency/opacity settings on Windows 7 desktop
- Close / hide a gadget from your Windows 7 desktop (without uninstalling)
- Download and install new gadgets in Windows 7
- Uninstall a gadget in Windows 7 (Delete / permanently remove from your computer)
- Mouse pointers and Cursors in Windows 7
- Customize / change mouse pointer (cursor) scheme / theme in Windows 7
- Use a custom cursor file (*.CUR or *.ANI) for pointer schemes / themes in Windows 7
- Allow or prevent themes from changing your mouse pointers (cursors) scheme in Windows 7
- Show or hide the shadow under the cursor (mouse pointer) in Windows 7
- Make your mouse pointer go faster or slower (Windows 7 cursor move speed settings)
- Hide your mouse pointer (cursor) while typing in Windows 7
- Make the cursor (mouse pointer) larger and easier to see in Windows 7
- Animate your mouse cursor movements in Windows 7 ("pointer trails")
- Change the number of lines your mouse wheel scrolls up/down in Windows 7
- Switch / invert the right and left mouse buttons (reverse right-click button) in Windows 7
- Change the double-click speed of your mouse button in Windows 7
- Save a cursor scheme (custom mouse pointers theme) in Windows 7
- Backup or export a custom cursor scheme (mouse pointers theme) in Windows 7
- Transfer / import a custom cursor scheme (mouse pointers theme) in Windows 7
- Rename or delete a cursor scheme in Windows 7 (custom mouse pointers themes)
- Make your cursor automatically move and go to default buttons in Windows 7
- Change cursor blink rate in Windows 7 / Prevent insertion point from blinking
- Make your text insertion point (blinking cursor) thicker or thinner in Windows 7
- Move your mouse pointer (cursor) with the keyboard in Windows 7 ("MouseKeys")
- Where are cursors stored? Location of mouse pointers folder in Windows 7
- Make your mouse scroll automatically through pages / documents (Windows 7 / Vista / XP)
- How to test and preview a cursor (mouse pointer) in Windows 7
- Windows Explorer, Files, and Folders in Windows 7
- Create a folder on the desktop or subfolder inside other folders in Windows 7
- Rename a folder in Windows 7 + Change the name of multiple folders at once
- Change the name of a file + rename multiple files
- Use a picture as folder preview file in Windows 7
- Customize, restore, or change the icon of a folder in Windows 7
- Delete a file / folder in Windows 7 + how to restore deleted files / folders
- Restore a previous version of a file in Windows 7
- Select multiple files at once in Windows 7 + Invert selection
- Count the number of files that are in a folder in Windows 7
- Count the number of files currently selected in Windows 7 / Vista / XP
- Count the total number of files in multiple folders (Windows 7 / Vista / XP)
- Get the size of multiple files or folders in Windows 7 / Vista / XP
- Difference between file size vs. "size on disk" in Windows 7 / Vista / XP
- Quickly make a copy of a file in Windows 7 + Create multiple copies
- How to drag to create a shortcut to a folder or file in Windows 7
- Send a file as email attachment in Windows 7 through Send To menu
- See when a file was created in Windows 7
- How to open a folder in a new window in Windows 7 (manually or automatically)
- Remove Explorer from the Windows 7 taskbar
- Hide or show drives and folders in Explorer (Navigation Pane)
- Add a favorite folder to the left side in Explorer
- Hide or show classic menus in Windows Explorer
- Show content of files and pictures in Explorer
- Add columns to sort files and folders in Explorer
- Add shortcut to a folder on Windows 7 desktop
- Make a folder appear in my Documents library
- Create a zip file in Windows 7
- Password-protect a zip file archive in Windows 7
- Extract files from a zip file in Windows 7
- Send a zip file as email attachment in Windows 7
- Show or hide the checkboxes next to files and folders in Windows 7
- Hide a folder and the files it contains in Windows 7
- Show hidden files and folders in Windows 7
- Prevent saving changes to a file in Windows 7
- Show file extensions in Windows 7 ("Hide extensions for known file types")
- Change which program opens a file extension
- How much free space is left on my hard drive? (Disk Usage)
- Rename my computer in Windows 7
- Working with Pictures in Windows 7
- Resize a picture in Windows 7
- Rotate a picture in Windows 7
- Invert the colors of a picture in Windows 7
- Crop a picture in Windows 7
- Take a screenshot in Windows 7
- Programs and Features in Windows 7
- Change or set the default web browser in Windows 7
- Set Internet Explorer as default browser in Windows 7
- Set Firefox as default browser in Windows 7
- Set Google Chrome as default browser in Windows 7
- Set Microsoft Outlook 2003/2007/2010 as default email client in Windows 7
- Set Windows Live Mail as default email client in Windows 7
- Free: Download Windows Live Mail for Windows 7
- Set Thunderbird as default email client in Windows 7
- Free: Download Thunderbird for Windows 7
- Uninstall a program in Windows 7 (Delete / remove from your computer)
- Uninstall Internet Explorer 9 from Windows 7
- Remove / Uninstall Internet Explorer 8 from your Windows 7 computer
- Uninstall / Delete Games from your Windows 7 computer
- Force Windows 7 to close a program (kill process of unresponsive / frozen applications)
- Run a program as a different user in Windows 7
- Change the default text editor in Windows 7
- How to get to Run (Run dialog to launch programs)
- Keep windows maximized in Windows 7 / force programs to open maximized
- Printing and Printers in Windows 7
- View a list of all installed printers and print drivers in Windows 7
- Remove and delete a printer in Windows 7 (Uninstall printers or print drivers)
- Set or change the default printer in Windows 7
- Force Windows 7 to print in black and white
- Print only the first page of a document in Windows 7
- Print only odd or even pages of a document in Windows 7
- Print multiple copies of a page or document in Windows 7 + Collate Settings
- Print several pages on a same/single sheet of paper in Windows 7
- Print in landscape mode in Windows 7 / switch back to printing in portrait orientation
- Print only a portion of a page or document in Windows 7 (printing currently selected text)
- Windows 7 Security, Safety, and User Accounts
- Add new users in Windows 7 (Create Windows user account profiles)
- Enable or disable the Guest Account in Windows 7
- Change your password in Windows 7 (Add or remove user account passwords)
- Change your profile picture in Windows 7 (User account image)
- Change the type of your account profile in Windows 7
- Delete User Accounts in Windows 7 (Permanently remove Windows profiles)
- Login to Windows 7 as a different user (switch user profile without logging off)
- How to quickly lock Windows (Lock your computer in Windows 7)
- Configure User Account Control (UAC) settings in Windows 7
- Unblock a blocked program in Windows 7
- What is my user name? Find out your current username in Windows 7
- Change your user name in Windows 7 (Rename your profile)
- Turn off / disable the firewall in Windows 7
- Customize or turn off UAC Prompts in Windows 7
- Windows 7 networking and File Sharing
- Share drives, folders and files on the local network in Windows 7
- Change the permissions of a shared file or folder in Windows 7
- Access shared drives, folders, or files on your local network in Windows 7
- Map as drive a shared drive or folder on your local network in Windows 7
- Copy a shared file or folder from the local network to your computer in Windows 7
- Make file transfers faster over the local network (Windows 7 / Vista / XP)
- Error 0x80070035: "The Network Path Was Not Found" message in Windows 7
- "Logon Failure: Unknown User Name or Bad Password" error message in Windows 7
- View the current wireless network name in Windows 7
- Disconnect from a wireless network in Windows 7
- Check the status of a wireless connection in Windows 7
- Change wireless network password in Windows 7
- Check the security and encryption of a wireless connection in Windows 7
- Make Windows 7 automatically re-connect to a wireless network
- View available wireless networks in range in Windows 7
- Prevent Windows 7 from automatically connecting to wireless network
- Disconnect from wireless network in Windows 7
- Join another wireless network in Windows 7
- Always show wireless network icon in Windows 7 taskbar
- Permanently hide wireless network icon from Windows 7 taskbar
- Windows 7 Maintenance and Performance
- Check for updates in Windows 7 (Download Windows Updates)
- Customize Windows Updates settings in Windows 7 (check, notify, download, install)
- Make Windows 7 automatically download and install Windows Updates on your PC
- Prevent Windows 7 from automatically installing Windows Updates
- Disable + hide a Windows Update in Windows 7
- Show and restore hidden Windows Updates
- Uninstall Internet Explorer 9 from Windows 7
- Disable / turn off Windows Updates in Windows 7
- Allow or prevent users from installing Windows Updates on your Windows 7 computer
- Create scheduled tasks in Windows 7 using the Task Scheduler
- Automatically run a program or launch / open a file in Windows 7
- Setup a reminder in Windows 7 (one-time notification or recurring alert)
- Where are the Windows tasks you have created in Task Scheduler? (Windows 7)
- Permanently delete or temporarily disable a scheduled task in Windows 7
- Backup / export and import tasks from the Task Scheduler in Windows 7
- Defrag hard drive + Configure defragmentation schedule in Windows 7
- What graphics card / video card do I have on my computer?
- What sound card do I have in my computer?
- What is my Windows Experience Index in Windows 7 / Vista?
- How much memory (RAM) do I have installed in my computer
- Do I have 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows 7 / Vista / XP?
- What is my processor CPU clock speed?
- What is my Windows serial number / product ID in Windows 7 Vista?
- What is my display / monitor maximum screen resolution? (Windows 7 / Vista / XP)
- Miscellaneous Windows 7 Tutorials
- Save a screenshot in Windows 7
- Email a screenshot in Windows 7
- Windows 7 Tutorial
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