MattKimura
Senior Member
Just a few tricks for Windows 7. I personally wrote the instructions, hopefully this helps some users.
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Windows 7 tricks
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Center taskbar icons [Preview: http://prntscr.com/xqoqw ]
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Go to documents, create a folder called CTI. Right click the taskbar, uncheck lock taskbar. Now right click the taskbar again, choose new toolbar then browser...
Choose the CTI folder. Now right click the CTI toolbar, and choose to hide the toolbar name.
Now drag the line on the right side of the toolbar, dragging it all the way to the left. now click the line from the left side, and drag it to the right, the icons will move to the right.
When centered enough, right click the taskbar, and check lock taskbar.
Note: It may take multiple tries to get it to the center. locking the taskbar pushs icons to the left slightly.
|Usefulness| - This makes your desktop look more stylish, sorta making it easier to access your tasks.
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Miscellaneous tricks
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Disable Windows update popup, forcing to restart [Preview: http://tinyurl.com/2wzv533]
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Go to start, type in regedit, then enter. Go to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows\
Right click on the Windows folder, then click new, key. Enter WindowsUpdate
Right click on the WindowsUpdate folder then click new, key. Enter AU
Click on the AU folder. In the empty space on the right side, right click, and click on new, DWORD (32-bit) Value. Enter "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"
|Usefulness| - Windows constantly asks to restart ones updates are downloaded. You can keep postponing it, but the popup will always come back. This completely removes it, letting you restart whenever you want. Shutdown is the same, and what I'd rather do.
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Add control panel to My Computer [Preview: http://prntscr.com/xqov4 ]
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Go to start, type regedit then enter. Go to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wi*ndows\Cur rentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameS*pace
Expand namespace, then right click on the folder, choose new then key.
Enter the following manually:
Icon view: {21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Category view: {26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}
Note: Icon view is recommended.
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Add "Open with notepad" option to context menu [Preview: http://prntscr.com/xqqwg ]
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Go to start, type regedit then enter. Go to the following: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell
Now right click on the shell folder, then new key. Type in: "Open With Notepad"
Right click the "Open With notepad" folder, then new key. Type in: notepad.exe %1
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Browser tricks
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Speed up Firefox
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[How to] Speed up Firefox - http://pastebin.com/5t7Dnu2Q
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Stop auto load of flash, click to enable flash [Preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0l_KHjXg_s]
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Note: Applies for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome
1. Type "about:config" in the address bar
2. Click "I'll be careful, I promise"
3. Search for "plugins.click_to_play"
4. Right click it and click "toggle"
This should set it to "True"
Note: to always allow flash on a specific page, click on the blue icon on the address bar: Screenshot by Lightshot then choose activate all plugins, then always activate plugins for this site.
|Usefulness| - This stops flash from automatically loading on any page, making it so that you have to click on it to activate it. It's good for both bandwidth saving, and security, as some flash objects may infect you. Also, for Youtube sometimes you find yourself going back yo an old video to read the description
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Tips
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Uneeded Windows services
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Uneeded Windows 7 services - http://pastebin.com/T8JkDQSC
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Windows 7 tricks
----------------
Center taskbar icons [Preview: http://prntscr.com/xqoqw ]
====================
Go to documents, create a folder called CTI. Right click the taskbar, uncheck lock taskbar. Now right click the taskbar again, choose new toolbar then browser...
Choose the CTI folder. Now right click the CTI toolbar, and choose to hide the toolbar name.
Now drag the line on the right side of the toolbar, dragging it all the way to the left. now click the line from the left side, and drag it to the right, the icons will move to the right.
When centered enough, right click the taskbar, and check lock taskbar.
Note: It may take multiple tries to get it to the center. locking the taskbar pushs icons to the left slightly.
|Usefulness| - This makes your desktop look more stylish, sorta making it easier to access your tasks.
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| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ~ |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Miscellaneous tricks
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Disable Windows update popup, forcing to restart [Preview: http://tinyurl.com/2wzv533]
================================================
Go to start, type in regedit, then enter. Go to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows\
Right click on the Windows folder, then click new, key. Enter WindowsUpdate
Right click on the WindowsUpdate folder then click new, key. Enter AU
Click on the AU folder. In the empty space on the right side, right click, and click on new, DWORD (32-bit) Value. Enter "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"
|Usefulness| - Windows constantly asks to restart ones updates are downloaded. You can keep postponing it, but the popup will always come back. This completely removes it, letting you restart whenever you want. Shutdown is the same, and what I'd rather do.
...........................................
Add control panel to My Computer [Preview: http://prntscr.com/xqov4 ]
================================
Go to start, type regedit then enter. Go to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wi*ndows\Cur rentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameS*pace
Expand namespace, then right click on the folder, choose new then key.
Enter the following manually:
Icon view: {21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Category view: {26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}
Note: Icon view is recommended.
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Add "Open with notepad" option to context menu [Preview: http://prntscr.com/xqqwg ]
==============================================
Go to start, type regedit then enter. Go to the following: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell
Now right click on the shell folder, then new key. Type in: "Open With Notepad"
Right click the "Open With notepad" folder, then new key. Type in: notepad.exe %1
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Browser tricks
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Speed up Firefox
================
[How to] Speed up Firefox - http://pastebin.com/5t7Dnu2Q
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Stop auto load of flash, click to enable flash [Preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0l_KHjXg_s]
==============================================
Note: Applies for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome
1. Type "about:config" in the address bar
2. Click "I'll be careful, I promise"
3. Search for "plugins.click_to_play"
4. Right click it and click "toggle"
This should set it to "True"
Note: to always allow flash on a specific page, click on the blue icon on the address bar: Screenshot by Lightshot then choose activate all plugins, then always activate plugins for this site.
|Usefulness| - This stops flash from automatically loading on any page, making it so that you have to click on it to activate it. It's good for both bandwidth saving, and security, as some flash objects may infect you. Also, for Youtube sometimes you find yourself going back yo an old video to read the description
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| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ~ |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Tips
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Uneeded Windows services
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Uneeded Windows 7 services - http://pastebin.com/T8JkDQSC
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For all those interested in applying some of these useful tricks, FOLLOW the directions completely- regedit is the Blueprint for the OS. Meddling in the wrong string can be disastrous. My laptop is still on the default Vista...:/ I'll come back here soon when I upgrade! Thanks Matt!
