Help Guide | 15 easy tips!
1.)How To Move The Taskbar in Windows 7
.The taskbar can be moved and placed on any side of the screen. To do this, follow the steps below.
1.Be sure the taskbar is unlocked. Right-click any blank spot on the taskbar and if a checkmark is present, click to clear it next to Lock The Taskbar.
2.Click any unoccupied spot on the taskbar and drag it in the direction you would like to go.
2.)How To Auto Hide The Taskbar in Windows 7
.If you wish to set the taskbar to automatically be hidden while working, follow the steps below.
1.Right-click on a blank spot of the taskbar and choose Properties.
2.On the Taskbar tab, look for a checkbox next to Auto-hide the taskbar and check it.
3.Click Ok to save.
3.)How To Show or Hide Notifications in Windows 7
.Type notifications in the Start menu search box, then click Notification Area Icons.
You may choose one of three options for each icon:
•Show Icon and Notifications - the icon is displayed on the taskbar all the time.
•Hide Icon and Notifications – the icon will only appear when the section is expaned by clicking the arrow.
•Only Show Notifications – the icon is hidden, but notifications pop up as they arise.
Selecting Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar will never hide any of the icons.
4.)How To Change Taskbar Properties in Windows 7
.You may change many different aspects of the taskbar to suit your personal needs. To modify these settings, right-click a blank area of the taskbar and choose Properties. Basically if you uncheck Use small icons and select an option other than Always combine, hide labels for Taskbar buttons, your taskbar will look very similar to earlier versions of Windows (if that’s what you are looking for).
5.)How To Use Shortcut Keys To Open Taskbar Programs in Windows 7
.You can use shortcut keys to access the first 10 taskbar buttons.
Press the Windows logo key + 1 for the first, 2 for the second, and so on.
If the program is already open, it will show a preview of all the windows. If the program is not open, it will then open.
You can easily drag taskbar buttons to any position you desire.
6.)How To Pin Programs, Folders, Or Documents in Windows 7
.To pin a program, just drag its icon onto the taskbar or simply right-click on it’s icon and choose Pin To Taskbar.
If you choose to pin a document, the associated program is pinned in the taskbar and that document is added to the Jump List.
Pinning a folder adds the folder to the Jump List under Windows Explorer.
Open a pined document or folder by right clicking the program associated with it, then click the folder or document name.
7.)How To Restore Quick Launch Toolbar in Windows 7
.1.Right-click any blank spot on the taskbar.
2.Choose Toolbars.
3.Go to the New Toolbar dialog box and type in the Folder box: %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch .
4.Right-click the Quick Launch toolbar and uncheck Show Text and Show Title.
5.On the Quick Launch toolbar, drag the dotted line on the left side to the Start button and drag the right side dotted line to adjust the width.
8.)How To Set Disk Cleanup To Run Automatically in Windows 7
.1.In a Command Prompt window, type cleanmgr/sageset:1 (the number 1 can be replaced with any number ranging from 0 to 65535).
2.Choose the options you want to apply in the Disk Cleanup Settings window.
3.Next, click OK to save the settings. These settings will remain saved in the registry and are identified by the number inputed in step 1.
4.You may allow this disk cleanup operation to run at regular intervals by doing the following.
5.Go to Control Panel, then Task Scheduler, then Create Basic Task wizard.
6.Set to run at a regular interval, for example once a week.
7.Set the program to run to: cleanmgr.exe
8.Set Add Arguments to: /sagerun:1
9.)How To Add and Remove Toolbars in Windows 7
.Right-click a clear spot on the taskbar and uncheck Lock The Taskbar. Then simply right-click any clear spot on the taskbar and go to Toolbars. Check or uncheck the toolbars you wish to appear or disappear. A dotted line will appear at each edge of the toolbar. You can drag this line to change the size of toolbar.
10)How To Defragment Disks From Command Line in Windows 7
.1.Open a Command Prompt window.
2.Type defrag c: (c being the drive letter of the volume you wish to defragment).
Available switches:
1./a will analyze a volume and give a summary report.
2./c will defragment all volume on the computer. The switch is to be used without specifying a drive letter.
3./v will display complete reports.
4./f will consolidate free space on a volume.
5./b will optimize boot applications and files only.
Type defrag/? to see all of the program’s available operations.
11)How To Use Windows Update in Windows 7
.Access Windows Update settings by going to Control Panel, System and Security, then Action Center.
Next to Windows Update, hit Change Settings. Under Important updates, you can select to have updates downloaded and installed automatically. You may also set the time you wish updates to be installed. Obviously, set this to a time when no one will be using the computer. If you do not have updates set to download/install automatically, Windows will prompt you when updates are ready to download and install unless you have Important updates turned off (not recommended).
You can always manually check for updates by clicking Check for Updates in the Windows Update window.
12)How To Run Check Disk With Switches Through Command Prompt in Windows 7
.Go to Start – All Programs - Accessories – Command Prompt.
You must open the Command Prompt using the Runs As Administrator option.
Type chkdsk (drive letter): for example: chkdsk c:
Switches to use at the end of the command line:
1./F – This tells Chkdsk to fix errors the drive detects.
2./R – Chkdsk will find any bad sectors and information that goes with those sectors.
3./V – This tells Chkdsk to show cleanup messages.
4./C – Will skip cycle checking in the folder structure. Time saver.
5./B – Will recheck bad clusters.
6./I – Simply performs a check on index entries. Time saver.
13)How To Defragment Disks in Windows 7
.Disk Defragmentation is essential to keeping your hard drive functioning at optimum levels. As you create and delete files, gaps are created on the hard drive. As files are then stored, the gaps are filled, but large files in particular are scattered throughout the gaps. Disk defragmentation reorders everything continuously, so that the hard drive doesn’t have to jump around so much. To run Disk Defragmenter, follow the instructions below.
1.Hit Start, then All Programs
2.Go to Accessories, then System Tools, and click Disk Defragmenter.
From this windows you may set a regular schedule to run defragment disks. Windows defaults to Wednesday at 1AM. You may choose however to defragment disks manually. Select Analyze disk for Windows to view the volume and see if defragmentation is needed. If needed, either choose Configure schedule or Defragment disk to run immediately.
14)How To Enable/Disable Microsoft Apps in Windows 7
.1.Go to Start and Control Panel.
2.Click Programs then choose Default Programs.
3.Click Set program access and computer defaults.
4.Through this dialog box, you can choose default programs such as web browsers and email programs. In addition, you can check/uncheck to enable/disable access to programs.
15)How To Change The Taskbar Size in Windows 7
.You may wish to change the size of the taskbar, especially if you have a display set with a high resolution. To do this, right-click any unoccupied area of the taskbar and check to see if a checkmark is present next to Lock The Taskbar. If a checkmark is present, click it to clear it. Now with the taskbar unlocked you can float the mouse over the edge of the taskbar you wish to expand until you see the mouse pointer turn into a double arrow. Once the mouse pointer is a double arrow, simply click and drag the taskbar’s edge to expand it.
