Have you ever pressed the Power button on your Windows 7 computer, assuming it would turn off the computer, only to find that the computer has gone to sleep, or only the display has turned off? This occurs because the action taken by the Windows 7 Power button can perform a number of different tasks. […]

Windows computers have long employed a method for opening files and folders that requires you to double click on the item that you want. This makes it much less likely that you are going to open the wrong item. But you may find that you have difficulty opening files or folders when the double-click is […]

When you’ve been using the same computer for a while, you become accustomed to certain things being in certain locations. This reliability makes it much easier to navigate your computer’s operating system. Windows 7 has a user interface that’s very customizeable, and many of the various menus and settings that you use can be adjusted […]

The date is typically displayed under the time at the bottom-right corner of the screen in Windows 7. It is also displayed in some other locations, too, but you might find that you don’t like the format that Windows 7 is currently using. Fortunately this is a setting that you can adjust, and there are […]

Your Windows 7 computer has something called the Action Center that alerts you to certain things about your computer’s status. One of the items that it chooses to inform you about is the current state of your backups. If you aren’t backing up your files, however, then these notifications might be annoying you. Fortunately you […]

If someone else uses your computer, you may not want them to be able to access all of your personal files and information. This doesn’t mean that you need to get a second computer. Rather, you can simply set them up with a new user account. By creating separate accounts with password encryption, you are […]

Are the files in your Windows 7 computer currently being displayed with a period at the end of the file name, with a short series of letters? This is one of the file name display options in Windows 7, and makes it easier to identify the type of a file. But you might find that […]

Windows 7 has a feature called Autoplay where it will perform certain actions when you insert external media in the computer. This could involve opening a CD writing application when you insert a blank CD, or launching a movie player when you insert a DVD movie. It’s meant to be a convenient feature, and it […]

The desktop in Windows 7 is the place where many people save the files that they use the most. it provides a simple visual representation of your importantshortcuts, files, and folders, and you can drag those items around into an organization that makes sense for the way you use your computer. But if your desktop […]

Do you prefer to use Firefox or Chrome on your computer, but links that you click keep opening in Internet Explorer? This might be happening because you need to set your default browser in Windows 7. Windows uses a set of default programs whenever you attempt to open a particular file type. Web browsers, however, […]