The Ultimate Windows 7 Guide

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Page 1: Index Page 2: Disclaimer Disable/Enable Section Page : Disable Windows 7 Hibernation Page !: Disable Windows 7 Indexing Page ": Enable DreamScene in Windows 7! Page #: Enable Hidden Administrator Account Page $%: Enable Disable !idden "iles in Windows 7 &edia Playe' Section Page (: Windows #edia Pla$er Securit$ %om&onent '&grade (ix )D*#+ )a'dwa'e Section Page %*7: ,wo Windows 7 %P' ,em&erature #onitoring Solutions Speed Up Section Page $+: S&eed '& Windows 7 -oot Page $$*$,: S&eed u& Windows 7 ,as.bar ,!umbnail Pre/iew Page $ : S&eed '& Windows 7 S!utdown ,ime Page $(: S&eed '& A&&lication Access 0 Increase $our &roducti/it$

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Disable Windows 7 )ibe'nation

In 3ista and Windows 7 $ou will notice t!at $our P% can sometimes go automaticall$ into !ibernation slee& mode1 ,!e !ibernation will sa/e t!e current state o" $our com&uter in $our *A# and s!ut down t!e P% to sa/e energ$1 Howe/er2 some &eo&le mig!t want to turn it o""1 Some &eo&le e/en re&ort t!at it is bugg$2 alt!oug! I4m &rett$ sure t!an #icroso"t "ixed all issues1 I" $ou want to disable t!e Windows 7 Hibernation "eature2 sim&l$ enter 5cmd6 into t!e searc! "ield )Start78Searc!+1 9ext2 don4t sim&l$ clic. on cmd1exe1 Instead !old S,*:;S!i"t and clic. on cmd1exe1 ,!is will run t!e command console wit! administrator &ri/ileges1 I" $ou don4t t!e command line will sim&l$ out&ut: 5<ou do not !a/e &ermission to enable or disable t!e Hibernate "eature1 The simple command to tu'n o66 the hibe'nation is: powercfg -h off 76 you would li4e to enable it again8 ente': powercfg -h on

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Disable Windows 7 7nde9ing

Is $our %P' wor.ing a lot e/en i" $ou don4t do an$t!ing on $our com&uter at all= Windows 7 !as an integrated 5"ile indexer6 t!at will allow $ou to searc! "or "iles >uic.l$1 <ou can com&are it wit! a searc! engine crawler t!at is crawling website1 ,!e Windows 7 indexer is crawling $our "iles 11 constantl$1 'n"ortunatel$ t!is &rocess can eat a lot o" resources1 ?n m$ x@A mac!ine wit! onl$ 2:- o" DD*2 *A# I !ad to disable t!e Windows 7 "ile indexing2 because m$ P% is alread$ &rett$ slow1 I will &robabl$ u&grade to A:- *A# /er$ soon1 #$ s$stem is using about 1:- o" *A# rig!t a"ter a "res! reboot2 w!ic! is >uite a lot1 An$wa$2 !ere4s a brie" ex&lanation !ow to disable Windows 7 indexing1 11 %lic. on 5start6 and enter 5ser/ices1msc6 into t!e searc! "ield2 w!ic! will "ire u& t!e ser/ice list o" all Windows 7 ser/ices1 21 Searc! t!roug! t!e list until $ou "ind 5Windows Searc!6 )ti&: &ress 5W6 and it will Bum& to all ser/ices starting wit! t!e letter W+1 C1 Doube7clic. on 5Windows Searc!6 and "rom t!e dro&down "ield select startu& t$&e: 5Disabled61 A1 Sto& t!e ser/ice1

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Windows &edia Playe' Secu'ity 5omponent Upg'ade :i9 ;D<&=

Here4s a /er$ im&ortant "ix1 I" $ou want to u&grade t!e windows media &la$er securit$ com&onent it mig!t !a&&en t!at t!e 5u&grade6 button is inacti/e1 <ou will need t!is u&date to &la$ &rotected songs2 "ilms or ot!er digitall$ &rotected so"tware1 *es&onsible "or t!at is t!e so called 5Digital rig!ts management6 o" Windows2 D*#1 ,!e D*# !as a cac!e1 In order to install t!e securit$ com&onent u&date $ou will !a/e to delete clear t!e D*# cac!e1

,o "ull$ enBo$ &rotected songs2 $ou will "irst !a/e to a&&l$ a little "ix1 Do a >uic. c!ec. !ere i" $ou can u&grade t!e securit$ com&onent wit!out "laws: !tt&: drmlicense1one1microso"t1com Indi/site !tt&: drmlicense1one1microso"t1com crlu&date E/er$t!ing wor.ed= :reat! 9o= Det4s roll 11 (irst o" all2 I would c!ec. i" Acti/eE is &ro&erl$ running because sometimes it4s not "ull$ wor.ing1 <ou can do t!at !ere: !tt&: www1microso"t1com genuine diag ,!e solution to u&grade t!e com&onent is &rett$ sim&le2 but can be tric.$2 es&eciall$ i" $ou run a x@A s$stem1

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P'oblem: I sim&l$ can4t u&grade t!e com&onent1 ,!e button remains gre$ w!ate/er I do1 Solution: *ename $our D*# "older to 5D*#bac.u&61 ,!is will clear t!e cac!e and allow t!e IE to u&grade t!e Windows #edia Pla$er Securit$ %om&onent1 #a.e sure to access t!e site t!roug! $our Internet Ex&lorer instead o" (ire"ox2 because it sim&l$ won4t wor.1 P'oblem: W!ere is t!at D*# "older= Solution: -$ de"ault $ou can "ind t!e "older at: C:/Program Data/Microsoft/Windows/DRM P'oblem: ,!e "older is not t!ere1 Solution: 'n!ide !idden s$stem "olders1 Still not t!ere= It can be somew!ere else: 9 ,: ?&en 5regedit6 )t$&e regedit into searc! "ield+ and go to t!e "ollowing location: 5local_machine/software/microsoft/drm1 *ig!t7clic. t!e entr$ 5DataPat!6 and select 5#odi"$ -inar$ Data61 ,!e &o&u& will tell $ou w!ere t!e "older is1 It4s a bit cr$&tic )!+ so read it care"ull$ and $ou will see t!e &at! on t!e rig!t side1 9%!: (ollow t!e ste&s abo/e2 but uncolla&se t!e "olders: 5local_machine/software/wow64 !node/microsoft/DRM ,!is s!ould !el& $ou out1 It now wor.s li.e a c!arm on m$ x@A s$stem1

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<ealtemp > 5o'etemp ? Two Windows 7 5PU Tempe'atu'e &onito'ing Solutions

#ostl$ o/ercloc.ers are worried about t!eir %P' tem&erature1 Howe/er2 on !ot summer da$s it can !a&&en t!at $our %P' tem&erature is reac!ing it4s limit e/en i" $ou don4t o/ercloc. at all1 ?/ercloc.ers usuall$ use big 12FG12F "ans2 a small wind tunnel or a water cooling s$stem to lower t!e tem&erature o" t!eir %P'1 I su&&ose2 $ou don4t !a/e all t!at stu""2 t!at4s w!$ it would be wise to install a %P' tem&erature monitoring tool1 Here are two o" t!e best %P' tem&erature monitoring solutions "or Windows 71

$. <ealTemp ;7ntel only=

Download *ealtem&

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,. 5o'etemp ;suppo'ts -&D @ 7ntel=

Download %oretem& Alternati/el$2 $ou can alwa$s loo. u& $our %P' tem&erature in $our -I?S1

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Enable D'eamScene o' Des4Scapes in Windows 7A

Well2 do $ou alread$ .now about t!ose "anc$ animated bac.ground wall&a&er= 3ista 'ltimate !ad a "eature called 5DreamScenes6 t!at would allow $ou to select a /ideo as $our des.to& wall&a&er1 (or all o" $ou w!o missed t!is nice little Windos 3ista "eature I suggest $ou read t!is article and enBo$ 12H; animated bac.ground wall&a&ers! 'n"ortunatel$ #icroso"t disabled t!is "eature in t!e Windows 7 beta1 I" $ou want to acti/ate DreamScene or Des.Sca&es $ou can download t!e "ollowing "ix "rom ra&ids!are1 Enable Windows 7 DreamScene *un t!is wit! admin &ri/ileges! Don4t .now !ow to do it=

-cti/ating the hidden admin account

:oto 5Start6 and enter 5cmd6 into t!e searc! "ield1Do not Bust !it enter1 Hold S,*: ; S!i"t and !it Enter! ,!at4s t!e s!ortcut to run t!is as an admin1 Ente' the command you can see abo/e: net "ser administrator /acti#e:$es ,!is will acti/ate t!e !idden admin account1

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Speed Up Windows 7 Boot

Do $ou !a/e a dual7core or >uad7core &rocessor= :reat2 let4s lower t!e boot time o" Windows 7: $. %lic. on Start2 enter 5mscon"ig6 into t!e searc! "ield ,. ?&en t!e 5boot6 tab . %lic. on Ad/anced

!. %!ec. 59umber o" &roccessors6 and select 52I or 5AI "rom t!e dro&down menu1 )ob/iousl$2 $ou can onl$ select it i" $ou !a/e a dual7core >uad7core+1

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Speed up Windows 7 Tas4ba' Thumbnail P'e/iew

$. %lic. on Start2 enter 5regedit6 into t!e searc! "ield1 ,. :oto: )1ECD5U<<EETDUSE<F5ont'ol PanelF&ouse

. Double7clic. on 5#ouseHo/er,ime6 and c!ange t!e /alue to 1HH or lower:

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%!ange t!e mouse !o/er time to 1HH or lower 4. 3oilJ2 $our t!umbnail &re/iews s!ould a&&ear a lot "aster now1

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Speed Up Windows 7 Shutdown Time

$. ?&en t!e registr$ editor )enter regedit into searc! "ield+ ,. :o to 5HKE<LD?%ADL#A%HI9EMS<S,E#M%urrent%ontrolSetM%ontrol6 . Dower t!e /alue )12HHH is t!e de"ault /alue N 12 seconds+ to a /alue o" $our c!oice

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Speed Up -pplication -ccess ? 7nc'ease you' p'oducti/ity

(irst o" all create a "older 5Ouic.Start6 somew!ere on $our P%1

<ight*clic4 on you' tas4ba': Docate t!e "older 5Ouic.Start6 )$ou Bust created t!e "older so $o s!ould .now w!ere it is+ and t!en clic. 5?.61 <ou are almost done2 but we don4t want t!at ugl$ text on our tas.bar t!at is using a lot o" s&ace2 turn it o"":

*ig!t7clic. on t!e new toolbar and unc!ec. 5S!ow ,ext6 and 5S!ow ,itle6! 9ow drag t!e toolbar to t!e le"t until it4s below t!e main icons and $ou will !a/e a nice setu&1

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)ow*to unhide hidden 6iles in Windows 7

Well t!is is going to be a common >uestion2 so let4s ma.e it sim&le: 11 Start -utton 21 %ontrol Panel C1 (older ?&tions A1 3iew tab F1 %!ec. 5Hidden "iles and "olders: S!ow all "iles and "olders6 @1 'nc!ec. 5Hide &rotected o&erating s$stem "iles )*ecommended+6 71 %lic. 5a&&l$6 and t!en 5?K6

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