Android games and apps are already popular. Apart from playing those on you android phone, you might want to play them on your Windows in free time. Well, there is a simple way that already exist i.e using a genuine android emulator. But as we all know the android emulators already available are slow enough and android itself lags a lot on them. To avoid such situations we have Bluestacks. (more…)
Accidental key presses are eminent while working on Windows. Specially in cases if you have kids at home who are always after keyboard and mouse. So the problem arises when you leave your system for few minutes. One way to stop this is using the default Windows lock feature. This locks the whole active desktop and brings you to the logon screen. This method will not work automatically and you have to manually lock it every time. Another way to do this is Child Lock. (more…)
Windows 7 is bundled with many useful features that help us in performing our day to day work easily. Still there are many places where you can add more functionality. Toolbar in Window 7 explorer is one such place where you can add many small operational buttons to perform tasks in few mouse clicks. (more…)
Windows 7 provides decent logon wallpaper by default. If you are a customization lover then probably you would want to get rid of the default blue dull background. Earlier we covered a manual method to Customize Windows 7 Logon UI Background. If you are uncomfortable with manual method and want some easy way around then you should try this third-party application: InstantLogonChanger, it allows you to change the logon background without any hassles. (more…)
System benchmarking is an important aspect. It keeps you aware of the present standing of your system’s hardware and their performance. Benchmarking on regular basis not only helps you to keep track record of overall system performance but also indicated when you must switch or upgrade your devices. The benchmarking statistics are specially of help when you can share and compare them online. (more…)
When Windows works it access a lot of System files for its operation. These files are very essential for the smooth running of the Windows. Therefore Windows always wants to secure these files when it is running. So it makes these files protected. By this the Windows prevents any program to make any changes on them. This is done by WFP (Windows file protection) on critical system files to maintain stability of operating system. (more…)
One of the most beautiful features in the latest versions of Windows i.e Vista and Windows 7 is the Aero Glass visual effects. Sometimes due to many problems the Aero effect in Windows may be corrupted. This makes a prominent impression on display features like transparency, themes and many other visual effects that do not work anymore. In this situation not only the display looks bad but also many applications that require Aero to render their interface fail to execute. (more…)
Google+ has gained massive popularity in a very short time and its increasing every single day, this is when it is only available as closed beta, imagine when it becomes publicly available. If you are in love with it’s interface and want to have a feel of it on your Windows 7 desktop, then having a Google+ theme is the best thing you can do. Google+ theme for Windows 7 has eight awesome dark and colorful wallpapers that brings a lively feel to your desktop. (more…)
Replacing Windows system files is needed whenever we want to customize Windows according to our taste. This mostly involves applying third party themes. By default Windows will not allow you to change any of its system files. The only way to get through this restriction is to take ownership of file or files that we want to change. Doing this manually is a tiresome task for a basic user. So to make the task easier there are many applications. Earlier we had covered Glass Ownership which allowed users to drag and drop files in it to take ownership of that file. (more…)
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