HomeGroup is a new feature of Windows 7. If you don't want to share files with your home network you can disable this feature and gain some resources too.

Tutorial tags: windows 7, feature, homegroup

If you don't use the Windows Vista Sidebar and its Gadgets and you want to save some useful resources, then this is how you do it.

Tutorial tags: windows 7, sidebar, gadgets

If you don't like the new Windows 7 taskbar, you can always revert to the old order and make it look like the one from Windows Vista.
When you get to the part where you create the quick launch toolbar, this is what you paste in the address: "%appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch". What we forgot in the video because we thought is implied is that you must hit Enter after pasting the address. Good luck!

Tutorial tags: windows 7, taskbar

Windows 7 has more themes than it shows and this is how you can enable them all! Four new beautiful themes are available: South Africa, Great Britain, Australia and Canada.
The folder path is "C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT\"

Tutorial tags: windows 7, hidden, theme

This is one of the new features in Windows 7: the Aero Shake. Basically this feature allows you to minimize and maximize back all background windows except for the one that you're currently shaking. Enjoy.

Tutorial tags: aero, aero shake, windows 7, features

If you like a clean Desktop and you're using some alternative way to start your programs (Start Menu, Windows Sidebar, other sidebar-like software) then this is the option for you.

Tutorial tags: hide, disable, desktop

If you want to check if your computer is online from the web, this is a safe way to do it, instead of disabling the firewall. Although opening ports can't be safe for your computer, the ping port (ICMP ECHO REQUEST) is not dangerous for your system.

Tutorial tags: ping, firewall, allow

This option is intended for advanced users. It's invaluable when removing viruses or worms from your system. But be aware, this could also be very damaging for your system, so be sure you know what you're doing before tampering with these super hidden files!
The registry location where you can find the "SuperHidden" key is: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced

Tutorial tags: vista, hidden, files

Sometimes you notice your hard drive doing some intense work for apparently no reason. This makes your computer respond and perform slowly. Isn't that annoying?! This is how you can find out exactly what process keeps the hard drive busy so you can shut it down or whatever!

Tutorial tags: process, drive, performance

In Windows Vista you can hear the startup sound even if you disable the Windows Sounds. In earlier beta version of Windows Vista this sound was mandatory, from marketing point of view.

From users point of view, after a while, this was a nightmare. But after hearing the community's complaints, Microsoft gave users the ability to disable that sound. This is how you do it.

Tutorial tags: vista, disable, sound, startup