Windows Aero by default changes keeps the border Color of any open window as set in the theme i.e. it remains same throughout.  the advantage of border being transparent here is that it lets you see what is behind the active windows which results in quick switching when required. Now, if you want to change this behaviour and want to set ...

Windows 8 is supposed to get a new feature in Taskbar which adds User Image right next to where your clock is. I am sure it will not be just an image but there will be more shortcuts or app integration will be there but we will need to wait till it comes out. Now if you do not want ...

DreamScene in Windows lets you use video files as your desktop background. This means you do not need a player to run a video and you can enjoy full movie on your desktop. You can learn how to enable this in Windows from this tutorial. Now the problem with DreamScene is that it does not support all video formats. It ...

These windows 7 themes lists some of the best transparent theme for Windows 7. When I say transparent I mean you can see through menus,taskbar and tray icons. You will feel Windows 7 made of glass with fine borders and edges. Clear White Theme for Windows 7 Absolutely no edges and it uses of a combination of a bit dark ...

After every Windows Update, a notification is sent to the logged in user asking him to restart his computer. This is important from security point of view so the computer and your data is not affected by any malware or security holes. However most of the time a user is not in state of restarting the machine because you might ...

Microsoft has released yet another Sports Theme for Window 7 and this time its surfing the waves on the mighty ocean. This theme has  brilliant high definition wallpaper along with sound scheme will take you to the sea shores, sea birds and the cool waves. You will get to hear one as soon as you install the theme, just loved ...

Sometimes when you install or update printer driver it does not work properly for some reason and the only way is to remove the printer driver which was installed before and install fresh. To do that there are one or two ways, depending on which works for you nicely. Now before I get into details of it lets us understand ...

When a program gets installed in Windows 7, majority of them ask the user if that should get added as a Startup program. This is required depending on users need so the program is ready when Windows 7 boots. However if you have chosen not to add to startup program, How do you add them into the list again. Windows ...

In a typical office environment when you need to share a folder with your colleges, giving right permission is very important.If you are just sharing your photographs or a normal document you can quickly share with read permission to everybody or a particular group its easy but consider this scenario : Situation : You have two group of people with ...

Whenever something goes wrong with your computer, most of the windows user hit the control panel  or type in some know apps name like Uninstall, System restore in Windows 7.  Though control panel design has improved but its overpopulated with lot of apps which might not make any sense to you at time of troubleshooting. So coming back to topic, ...

At many instances you must have seen that Windows prompt you that its waiting for an application to close when you shutdown your computer. It also asks your permission for termination. During this Windows actually kills or closes of may programs without asking you except few for which it gives you a notice. Some users  might not like this because ...

By default when you press a key ( For example alphabet A) , Windows Folder or the explorer takes you to the first item that starts with A, now if you type A again with a bit pause, it takes you to next item which starts with A. Now if you think for a bit here, what you were doing ...