Windows 7 officially hits the streets on October 22, less than three years after the release of its unloved — particularly by businesses — predecessor, Windows Vista. Whether you took the Vista plunge ...

Just got your hands on Windows 7 and want to bend it to your will? No problem. We’ve got plenty of tips, hacks and secrets to keep you busy for a long time, including automatically opening Windows ...

You can pin frequently accessed folders to Windows Explorer’s folder-like icon on the taskbar, but even more helpful for some might be the ability to pin a system-wide search to that same folder.

Dick Frank unintentionally changed something in Windows 7 so that each window, rather than each application, gets its own taskbar icon. That’s too many icons. How does he change it back? One of the ...

Having a full Windows 11 taskbar at the bottom of my display seems like a waste of space to me, seeing as I tend to pin just a few icons to it – my browser, Word, Teams, and Zoom. In fact, the taskbar ...

There are a ton of customization apps out there for Windows 11, and many of them stake their identity on bringing back fan-favorite UI elements from years past. Tools such as Start11, StartAllBack, ...

Windows 11/10 comes with a Transparency effects feature to make the taskbar and Start menu translucent. However, there is no built-in feature available in Windows 11/10 that makes the opened windows ...

Having been developed by two different tech giants, Windows and MacOS are a world apart. Windows can run on different desktop and laptop setups, while MacOS is exclusive to eight types of computer ...

The Translucent Box on Screen in Windows 11 usually appears when you click the icon on a Taskbar. All you see is a fading box with an outline and no other options. Let’s find out how to fix this ...

Today Microsoft issues its final free security update for Windows 7, putting an end to that operating system’s decade. To remember that service — a retirement party but without the cloyingly sweet ...