If you upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7, you'll notice that it's a bumpy road. Microsoft doesn't provide a direct path for this upgrade, so watch this video and find out how to do it easily.

Tutorial tags: windows xp, upgrade, windows 7

This is a basic tutorial on how you can upgrade your Operating System from Windows Vista to Windows 7. It's pretty easy actually, all you need to do if you're not sure is to check the compatibility online, a cool feature of the Windows 7 setup and go right ahead. If you want to be 100% sure, just backup your files.

Tutorial tags: windows vista, upgrade, windows 7, compatibility

If you like to play games and talk to you friends and you're frustrated when suddenly your game sound volume becomes extremely low, this video is for you!

Tutorial tags: game, low, sound, voip, skype

When upgrading to Windows 7, one notices a significant change to the sound volume. For whatever reason, Windows 7's sound volume is much lower!
Even if you have the latest drivers, no improvement. This setting we found worked for us and maybe for you, try it out! Don't expect some dramatic increase, but still, the volume is higher.

Tutorial tags: sound, volume, windows 7, control panel

This is a new feature available in Windows 7. Previous Windows versions only gave the option to set which program not to start, so if you had a user that wasn't allow to start a lot of programs it could get messy.
Now you can set exactly what the user can access. Say you want them to start only Notepad and Internet Explorer, or maybe Microsoft Word. This is a very useful option here.

Tutorial tags: group policy, restrict, windows 7

Aero Snap is a new feature of Windows 7 that allows you to maximize any windows to full screen or half of your screen. For some people this is very useful, but for others a pain in the...! So this is how it works and how to disable it if you don't like it.

Tutorial tags: aero, snap, theme, feature

We find that it's boring for us to enter our user password every time the computer starts, but it's also important that you create a password. So how can we use a password, to ensure security, but not to enter it every time we boot? Well, there are some software programs out there who can achieve that, but why install yet another program and burden our system when you already have the option available? It's called "Automatic logon" and it's easy to use. This can apply to Windows XP and Vista as well. Enjoy!

Tutorial tags: automatically, logon, boot

Your computer can use up to 26 drive letters, from A through Z. Use drive letters C through Z for hard disk drives. Drive letters A and B are reserved for floppy disk drives. However, if your computer does not have a floppy disk drive, you can assign these letters to removable drives. It's very important that you DO NOT CHANGE THE LETTER OF THE DRIVE ON WHICH YOU SYSTEM IS INSTALLED!!!

Tutorial tags: drive, letter, windows 7

The Disk Defragmenter is a piece of software included in Windows 7, designed to increase access speed by rearranging files stored on a disk to occupy contiguous storage locations, a technique commonly known as defragmenting. The purpose is to optimize the time it takes to read and write files to/from the disk by minimizing head travel time and maximizing the transfer rate.

Tutorial tags: disk, defragment, windows 7

Since Windows Vista and now in Windows 7, the Administrator account is by default disable as a security measure. This is not a bad thing for people who don't know about the Administrator account, like back in Windows XP they forget to set a password, rendering their system vulnerable to attacks, but for those experienced users who need the account, this is how to enable it and even how to rename it, just to be safe!

Tutorial tags: administrator, account, windows 7