Windows 7 Tips and Tricks ( 70 Tweaks)

# Part_4
Windows 7 Tips and Tricks ( 70 Tweaks)
31. Turn Off Security Messages
To turn off security messages you have to go to
Control Panel -> System and Security -> Action
Center -> Change Action Center Settings and you
can turn off the following notifications: Windows
Update, Internet Security Settings, Network
Firewall, Spyware and related protection, User
Account Control, Virus Protection, Windows Backup,
Windows Troubleshooting, Check for updates.
32. Cycle Through The Open Programs Via The
Taskbar’s Peek Menu
This works just like Alt + Tab, but opens the menu
just above the sidebar, doesn’t seem very useful.
Give it a try by pressing The Windows Key + T.
33. Run A Program As An Administrator
You can easily run a program as an administrator
by pressing Ctrl + Shift while opening it.
34. Same Program Windows Switching
If you have more instances of a program running,
simply hold Ctrl while clicking on its icon and it will
cycle through all the instances.
35. Auto Arrange Desktop Icons
You can now forget about the Right Click -> Auto
arrange. All you have to do is hold F5 pressed for a
bit and the icons will auto arrange.
36. Encrypt Removable USB Drives
Encrypting an USB drive has never been easier.
Now you can right click on the removable drive and
then on the “Turn on Bitlocker”.
37. Turn Off Smart Window Arrangement
If you don’t like Windows 7’s new features that
arrange your windows intelligently, there’s an easy
way to turn it off.
Press the Windows Logo Key, type “regedit”, go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop and
set WindowArrangementActive to 0. After you
reboot your system the smart arrangements will be
turned off.
38. Create A System Repair Disc
Windows 7 features a tool that lets you create a
bootable System Repair Disc that includes some
system tools and the command prompt. To create
it, press the Windows Key and type “system repair
disc”.
39. Hard-Link Migration Store
The Hard-Link Migration store is only available for
new computers and can migrate files, settings, and
user accounts. The new Hard-Link Migration Store
uses more less disk space and takes less time.
40. Turn Off ‘Send Feedback’
If for some reason, you’re still using the Beta
version of Windows 7 and if you feel disturbed by
“Send Feedback button”, there is a way to turn it
off. Press the Windows Key and type ‘regedit’, then
go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel
\Desktop and set FeedbackToolEnabled to 0. After
you restart the computer, it shouldn’t be there
anymore. Also, if you want to turn it on again, set
the FeedbackToolEnabled to 3.