In fact, while I was writing this article, it kicked in and rebooted me (I forgot to apply this tweak on my new laptop). I really hate the automatic reboot “feature” built into Windows Update. Stop Windows Update from Automatically Restarting Your PC You can make them use only icons, show text or not, or even use this trick to add the Quick Launch folder back to Windows 7.Īdd “My Computer” to Your Windows 7 / Vista Taskbar Using Windows 7 or Vista Compatibility Mode Add Any Folder To Your TaskbarĮvery version of Windows has allowed you to pin folders to the taskbar, and you can still use this same trick in Windows 7. Tip: This really helps when you’re trying to get a video game working. Make Windows 7 or Vista Log On Automatically Use Compatibility Modeĭoes your favorite XP application have problems working in Windows 7? You can often make them work anyway by using Compatibility mode to trick the application into thinking it’s running on a previous version of Windows. Thankfully every version of Windows since forever has let you do a simple tweak to make it automatically log on for you.
If you are the only one that is using your machine at your house, logging on can really be a drag. There’s a simple tweak that you can do that will re-enable them for business, however.Įnable Mapping to \\Hostname\C$ Share on Windows 7 or Vista Sadly, those shares don’t work since Vista, at least by default. If you did much networking on previous versions of Windows, you probably know about the C$ share that gives you access to the whole drive. Windows 7 moves the gadgets onto the desktop, instead of having them on a sidebar like Vista did-but the net effect is the same: it’s all pointless! You can easily disable them in Windows 7, just like you could in Windows Vista.ĭisable Sidebar / Desktop Gadgets on Windows 7 Enable Mapping to Hidden Shares Mount an ISO image in Windows 7 or Vista Disable those Stupid Gadgets All you need to do is double-click on an ISO to mount it. My favorite tool, by far, is VirtualCloneDrive-it’s just the simplest possible utility that you can get. So this one isn’t so much a tweak as an additional piece of software-but if you do a lot of geeky stuff on your PC, you’re going to need to be able to mount an ISO image. Personally, I don’t know why you’d want to run Windows 7 or Vista without Aero-but if that’s what you want, it’s easy enough to do.ĭisable Aero on Windows 7 or Vista Mount an ISO If all you do is use your computer for gaming, you might not even care about using Aero. Disable Aero (to Speed Up Some Video Games)
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