Windows 7 Tips and Tricks ( 70 Tweaks)

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Windows 7 Tips and Tricks ( 70 Tweaks)
21. Add Videos To Your Start Menu
If you were looking for a faster way to access your
videos, then Windows 7 has the right answer for
you.
Right click the Start button, then go to Properties -
> Start Menu -> Customize and set the Videos to
“Display as a link” and you’re done, you will now
find them in the Start Menu.
22. Shift The Window From One Monitor To
Another
If you are using two or more monitors, then you
might want to move the Windows from one to
another. There is a very simple way to do it.
All you have to do is press the Windows Key + Shift
Key + Left or Right Key, depending on what
monitor you want to move it to.
23. Custom Power Button
There is an option to replace the “Shut Down”
button with another action, if you rarely shut down
the computer, but you more often restart it or put
it on sleep.
Right click the Start Button, go to Properties and
choose the ‘Power Boot Action” to do whatever you
want, from the given options.
24. Easily Add A New Font
Adding a new font it’s now easier than ever. Just
download the font you want, double click it and you
should see the install button.
25. Stretch The Window Vertically
You can stretch the active window vertically to the
maximum display height by pressing the Windows
+ Shift + Up (arrow) keys. Press Windows + Down
Keys if you want to restore it.
26. Open Windows Explorer
Press the Windows logo key + E to open a new
instance of Windows Explorer.
27. Create A New Instance Of The First Icon In The
Taskbar
Press Windows + 1 Keys to open a new instance of
the first icon in the taskbar. This could prove really
useful in some circumstances.
28. Windows Action Center
Windows Action Center offers you important
information about your PC, like the Antivirus
Status, updates, troubleshooting and provides a
backup scheduling feature.
To access it, go to Control Panel -> System And
Security -> Action Center.
29. Windows Troubleshooting Platform
This platform can help you solve a lot of issues you
may encounter, like the internet connection,
hardware devices, poor system performance and
more. You can choose what to troubleshoot and it
will come with some possible explanations for the
problem that might really help you.
There are a lot of options, guidance and
information available there, so give it a try by
typing “troubleshoot” or “fix” after pressing the
Windows Key.
30. Turn Off System Notifications
System notifications are usually disturbing and
aren’t always useful, so you might want to turn
some of them off and.
This can be done in Windows 7 by double clicking
the Notification Area Icons in Control panel. There
you can change notifications and icons for the
Action Center, Network, Volume, Windows Explorer,
Media Center Tray Applet, Windows Update
Automatic Updates.