Win 7 super useful 50 features and tips

We created some of the most important tips and tricks in Win 7 as a list and introduced them step by step.

1. PC Safeguard Computer
Guard

I rarely let other people use my computer because I am afraid they will mess it up, but it looks Microsoft has taken this into account for me and has solved this problem by the way. PC Safeguard won't let anyone mess up the settings on the user's computer, because when they log out, all settings will return to normal. Of course, he won't restore the user's own settings, but the only thing the user needs to do is define the permissions of other users. To use PC Safeguard, first Control Panel - User Account Next create a new account, then select "Enable PC Safeguard" and then OK. Then the user can safely let others use the user's computer, because nothing will be changed, including settings, download software, and installer.

2. Display Calibration

Fortunately, Windows
7 The Display Calibration Wizard function allows the user to adjust the brightness of the screen appropriately, so the user No display issues when browsing photos and text. When browsing photos on the previous Windows
, there may be problems such as excessive brightness. Now the problem is solved, as long as the user presses WIN+R and then enters "DCCW".

3. AppLocker Application Locks

AppLocker is a great assistant for business users or users who often need to share a machine with others. WIN+R runs gpedit.msc to open the local policy group editor, computer configuration - windows settings - security settings - application control policy, right click on one of the options (executable, install or script) and create a new rule Just fine.

4. Mirror burning

We all have trouble with image burning under Windows, because Windows does not have this feature built in, we often need to install a third party Software to solve this problem. But with the advent of Windows 7, these problems no longer exist. All we need to do is double-click on the ISO image and burn it into the CD or DVD in the user's CD drive.

5.Playing a blank removable device

By default, Windows 7 does not play automatically for a blank removable device. This option can be clicked. Tools--Folder Options--View--Cancel "Hide empty drive" selections in the computer folder to change.

6. Dock the current window on the left side of the screen

This new feature looks useful, because sometimes we will be almost crazy on the screen. The windows are bothered and it's hard to get them all aside. Now we can do it easily with the keyboard shortcuts. Press WIN+Left to move it to the left side of the screen.

7. Dock the current window to the right of the screen

Press WIN+Right to lean the window to the right

8. Show or hide the browse preview panel

Press ALT+P to hide or show the preview window for browsing

9. Display gadgets at the top of other windows

Press ALT+G

10. Slideshow desktop background image

If the user is lazy or bored like me, then the user will change the user from time to time. This is a waste of time on the desktop background. Now the user doesn't need to do this anymore because the user can set up the slide show. Right click on the desktop - Personalize - Desktop Background and hold down CTRL while selecting the image. The user can then select the time interval at which the picture is played and choose whether to play randomly or continuously.

11. Making the taskbar a Vista style

If the user feels that the taskbar is taking up too much space on the user's screen, the user can choose to make the icon smaller. To do this, right click on the Start button and select Properties - Taskbar Select "Use Small Icons" to make Windows 7's taskbar neither merge nor display window title

12 .Merge Taskbar Icons

If the user opens a lot of windows or programs, the toolbar space may not be enough, so users need to merge them like XP, Vista. Method, right click on the Start button, select Properties - Taskbar Select " Group when the taskbar is full ". 13. Multi-threaded file copying

If the user is a more advanced user, the user must have heard of Robocopy. This feature is built into Windows 7, and users can perform multi-threaded replication from the command line. The user can select any number of threads, like "/MT[:n], which has a value between 1 and 128.

(Enter ROBOCOPY /? at the command line) RoboCopy - Multi-threading speeds up file copy/transfer in Windows 7

14. Maximize or restore the foreground Window

Press WIN+

15. Unlock files occupied by process

In Windows, when prompted to delete files, the system is prompted to be Another program uses ” so it can't be deleted, which we often encounter. This is because a background process is calling the file, and only the end of the process can be deleted. So how do you locate the process? Usually, we need to use third-party tools such as “Ice Edge”. In fact, it's easy to use it in Windows 7 with its "Resource Monitor".

16. Activating the Quick Launch Bar When users are using Windows 7, users may miss the quick launch bar that looks useful in XP and VISTA. Fortunately, users can get it back in a few quick steps. Right-click on the taskbar -- Toolbar -- New Toolbar Enter "%UserProfile%\\AppData \\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\Quick Launch" in the space and select the folder. Let him look like in VISTA, right click on the toolbar - cancel "lock the toolbar", then right click on the detach and cancel "display title" and "display text". Finally, right click on the toolbar and select "Show small icon" The user is done.

17. Displaying a preview in Explorer Explorer in the Explorer window Press ALT+P The preview window should appear on the right.

18. Desktop Magnifier

Press WIN+ Plus or Minus to zoom in or out. Users can zoom anywhere on the desktop, and users can configure the user's magnifying glass. The user can select the inverse color, follow the mouse pointer, follow the keyboard focus or the input point of the text.

19. Minimize all windows except the current window

Press win+Home

20. Power Management Failure Excluding Windows 7 can tell the user how much power the system uses or provide users with detailed information about power usage and issues related to each program and device. Users can use this method to optimize the user's battery and extend its life. Press POWER+G-ENERGY -OUTPUT PATH\\FILENAME by WIN+R for one minute and an energy-report.html file will be generated in the user-defined folder. (For example, POWERCFG -ENERGY -output c:\\ will generate a detailed power description in the energy-report.html file in the root directory of the C drive.)