Tips & Tricks for Windows 7

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Tips & Tricks for Windows 7

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Ever wished if you can do magic with your computer windows?.....now you can,with the new windows 7 trick SHAKE,if there is too many open windows on your desktop and you want them to disappear...just click on the window that you want to keep it open then shake the window with your mouse and all the other windows will be minimized,shake the window again and all the windows will come back again.this trick is available only in windows 7 home premium,professional and ultimate


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Peek

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If you want to see your desktop or gadgets through any open window....you can simply do it by moving your mouse to the little transparent rectangle in the lower right corner of your taskbar.This trick is called PEEK.This trick is available only in windows 7 home premium,professional and ultimate


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Snap

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SNAP is the easiest way to resize and open window,simply by dragging them to the edges of the desktop,if you drag a window to the upper side of the desktop,it will be maximized and if you drag it to the right edge,the window will be from the middle of the desktop till the right side and if you drag a window to the left side,it will be from the middle of the desktop till the left side.For example if you want to compare 2 photos and each photo is in a different window,you can simply drag 1 photo to the right side of the desktop and the other photo to the left side of the desktop.This trick is available on all windows 7 editions.


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Jump Lists

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Only in windows 7,JUMP LISTS  take you right to the documents, pictures, songs, or websites you use most often.For example internet explorer view the websites you commonly go to and media player 12 views the songs you commonly listen to.To open a Jump List, just right-click a program icon on the Windows 7 taskbar.This trick is available on all windows 7 editions

Windows XP Mode

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If you have a windows 7 and you want to use/work a program that can only be opened using windows XP,now you can run this program right on your windows 7 desktop. Windows XP Mode comes as a separate download. Windows XP Mode also requires virtualization software such as Windows Virtual PC. Both are available free on the Microsoft website.This feature is ONLY available in windows 7 professional and ultimate.

here is a link if you want to download WINDOWS XP MODE from microsoft website:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/

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Windows Search

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When you open the start menu in windows 7 you will see a search box.Start typing into the Start menu search box—and you'll instantly see a list of relevant documents, pictures, music, and e-mail on your PC. Results are grouped by category and contain highlighted keywords to make them easier to scan.and windows 7 also searches external hard drives not only your computer.WINDOWS SEARCH is available in all editions of windows 7


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Windows Media Player 12 [WMP]

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If you are a fan of music and videos,then you are a fan of WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 12.It now also supports more audio and video formats:
3GP, AAC, AVCHD, DivX, MOV, and Xvid.
If you are travelling and you forgot to copy your library to a laptop or external hard drive,what would you do?..now you can stream your music library from your home PC to your hotel room.WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 12 is available in all editions of windows 7


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Windows Defender

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WINDOWS DEFENDER  is an anti-virus preinstalled in windows 7.It was first introduced in windows vista but it was complicated and hard to use,but in windows 7,it is simpler to use,it has simpler notifications, more scanning options, and less impact on your computer's performance.WINDOWS DEFENDER is available in all windows 7 editions.



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