Windows 7

Do you want to use Windows 7 for a few months before you decide to buy it? There is no need to crack Windows 7, or download a torrent. Microsoft allows you to use Windows 7 trial version without any limits for 30 days. You can extend this trial period to 120 days(4 months) and enjoy Windows 7 using this small hack. (more…)

Whether you want to improve your privacy from other users of your PC or simply find the built-in Windows 7 search box redundant having installed a powerful application launcher such as Launchy, you may want to remove the search box from the Start Menu. (more…)

Want to get more screen space on the smaller sized screen of your net book or laptop? Hide the taskbar, and you will then have more space for an application launcher such as the Mac-style Rocket Dock. In Windows 7 especially, the newly designed Superbar with larger sized icons takes up more space. (more…)

Many times you come across scenario in which Windows Media Player in your Windows 7 PC is not working as intended. There may be problem with playback of video/audio, or it’s file associations. In such cases, it’s a good idea to perform uninstall of Windows Media Player 12 (WMP12) and then reinstall it again. (more…)

Microsoft Office 2010 is not yet publicly available, though you can currently download Office 2010 RTM (if you are a Technet subscriber )or Office 2010 Professional Plus Beta. While some of you may have already started creating slideshows and sharing them using PowerPoint 2010, your friends or colleagues may not be able to open them on their PC. (more…)

Shrek Forever After, the fourth and the last in the series of Shrek Animation movies is set to hit the theaters in June. Microsoft has released a theme pack with the movie’s wallpapers. Shrek joins other Hollywood movie based themes such as  Avatar and 2012. (more…)

Want to change the screen resolution of your Windows 7 PC, but unable to find where it is located? The user interface of Windows 7 is different from XP, and many hitherto easily available features such as the Run Command, the Folder Options in Windows Explorer, Indexing & Search options etc are either hidden or buried under unfamiliar menus or dialogs. (more…)

Windows 7 comes with many built-in tools which make 3rd party software redundant, such as Windows DVD Maker which makes DVD burning fun and easy, Start Menu search for launching applications and documents, a custom theme maker, a background rotator, and so on. (more…)

Sometimes when you copy music CDs or download songs from the Internet, the file names are not very helpful. So you have to play each track, and rename it to a more meaningful one. What if you could preview the track simply by hovering your mouse over it, similar to the video previews of Bing search? (more…)

Microsoft Touch Pack is a bunch of applications and games that are multi touch gesture capable. Till now, only newly purchased PCs could truly experience the multi touch capabilities of Windows 7, using the OEM released Microsoft Touch Pack. Now Microsoft has released the Windows 7 Touch Pack for every one to download. (more…)