Windows 7 Thursday, 1 October 2015 by Windows 7 – Clear ‘Run’ Command History Unlike Windows XP, Windows 7 doesn’t provide a standard button to clear the Start Menu ‘Run’ history. Microsoft’s solution is... 12 [SOLVED] Windows 7 – Folders always open in new windows Problem: When attempting to open a folder in Windows Explorer, the folder always opens in a new window. Solution: Follow... 5 [SOLVED] Windows 7 – Auto Logon With Domain Computer Problem After a workstation is added to an Active Directory domain you are unable to set the computer to automatically... 5 Format USB drives beyond FAT32 32GB limit – for PS4 and MAC OS I recently discovered that a brand new USB hard drive promoted as “Apple Mac compatible” was formatted using the NTFS... Windows 7 – How to install the Active Directory Users and Computers tools The Active Directory Users and Computers tools come as part of the Microsoft Server Tools. 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Windows 7 – Run VBS script as elevated user (UAC) When running a VBS script by double clicking on the script file, the code does not run as an elevated... 4 Windows 7/8 – How to change a files ‘Created’ and ‘Modified’ dates If you need to change the ‘Created’ or ‘Modified’ dates on a file you have two options: Change the date... 2 Customise Windows 7 Default User Profile with ConfigMgr SCCM There have been some changes for how you can customise the default user profile in Windows 7. Microsoft have disabled... 16 Windows 7 and Word 2010 – Add .rtf (Rich Text Document) to ‘new’ context menu The usual method to add another file type to the ‘new’ menu in Windows 7 does not work for Rich... Word 2013 – How to recover corrupt DOCX documents The following steps detail how I recover DOCX files that have become corrupted. This process will only work for DOCX... 5 [SOLVED] Windows 7 – Shortcut on Network Drive Disappearing Problem When using Windows 7 to access a network drive (or UNC share) shortcut files will sometimes disappear. The shortcut... How to install 7-Zip silently The following process shows how to setup a silent install that will work with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows.... 3 Startup folder locations for Windows 7, 8, 10 The startup folder is a convinent place to save shortcuts to programs or scripts so they run when a user... Windows 7 – How to generate test files of any size The following DOS command can be used to create a test file of any length. fsutil file createnew <filename> <filesize... 1 Active Directory Users and Computers not connecting to domain Problem When you open the Active Directory Users and Computes tool, you receive the following error message: Active Directory Domain... Windows 7 – How to search for files with no extension This search term can be used to search for files with no extension, for example filename when it should be... Windows 7 – How to display file extensions in file explorer The file system in Windows 7 assigns a file name and extension to each file, for example document-name.docx The file... How to create individual ZIP files from folders The following steps will show how to create individual ZIP files from a collection of folders. The process will create... Windows 7 – Change Windows Explorer Default Location By default in Windows 7 the Windows Explorer shortcut on the taskbar will open the ‘Libraries’ directory. To change this... Windows 7 – Enable Auto Logon The following process describes how to enable auto logon for a Windows 7 computer which IS NOT a member of... Windows 7 – How to display hidden files and folders The following steps show how to show hidden files and folders in Windows 7. Open File Explorer (Windows key +... 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Windows 10 – How to search using multiple terms The following shows how to use Windows 10 to search with multiple terms. For example – looking for either JPG...
Windows 7 – Clear ‘Run’ Command History Unlike Windows XP, Windows 7 doesn’t provide a standard button to clear the Start Menu ‘Run’ history. Microsoft’s solution is... 12
[SOLVED] Windows 7 – Folders always open in new windows Problem: When attempting to open a folder in Windows Explorer, the folder always opens in a new window. Solution: Follow... 5
[SOLVED] Windows 7 – Auto Logon With Domain Computer Problem After a workstation is added to an Active Directory domain you are unable to set the computer to automatically... 5
Format USB drives beyond FAT32 32GB limit – for PS4 and MAC OS I recently discovered that a brand new USB hard drive promoted as “Apple Mac compatible” was formatted using the NTFS...
Windows 7 – How to install the Active Directory Users and Computers tools The Active Directory Users and Computers tools come as part of the Microsoft Server Tools. Once the Server Tools are... 12
Windows 7 – How to display file extensions All files in Windows have a file extension, this is how Windows knows what file opens in which application. The...
How to reset Windows 7 activation grace period By default, a standard installation of Windows 7 without any serial number entered will enter into a 30 day grace period.... 2
How to Format PS4 Hard Drive for PC in Windows 10/8/7 If you’ve recently upgraded the hard drive in your PS4 and want to use it on your computer – you’ll...
Windows 7 – Run VBS script as elevated user (UAC) When running a VBS script by double clicking on the script file, the code does not run as an elevated... 4
Windows 7/8 – How to change a files ‘Created’ and ‘Modified’ dates If you need to change the ‘Created’ or ‘Modified’ dates on a file you have two options: Change the date... 2
Customise Windows 7 Default User Profile with ConfigMgr SCCM There have been some changes for how you can customise the default user profile in Windows 7. Microsoft have disabled... 16
Windows 7 and Word 2010 – Add .rtf (Rich Text Document) to ‘new’ context menu The usual method to add another file type to the ‘new’ menu in Windows 7 does not work for Rich...
Word 2013 – How to recover corrupt DOCX documents The following steps detail how I recover DOCX files that have become corrupted. This process will only work for DOCX... 5
[SOLVED] Windows 7 – Shortcut on Network Drive Disappearing Problem When using Windows 7 to access a network drive (or UNC share) shortcut files will sometimes disappear. The shortcut...
How to install 7-Zip silently The following process shows how to setup a silent install that will work with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows.... 3
Startup folder locations for Windows 7, 8, 10 The startup folder is a convinent place to save shortcuts to programs or scripts so they run when a user...
Windows 7 – How to generate test files of any size The following DOS command can be used to create a test file of any length. fsutil file createnew <filename> <filesize... 1
Active Directory Users and Computers not connecting to domain Problem When you open the Active Directory Users and Computes tool, you receive the following error message: Active Directory Domain...
Windows 7 – How to search for files with no extension This search term can be used to search for files with no extension, for example filename when it should be...
Windows 7 – How to display file extensions in file explorer The file system in Windows 7 assigns a file name and extension to each file, for example document-name.docx The file...
How to create individual ZIP files from folders The following steps will show how to create individual ZIP files from a collection of folders. The process will create...
Windows 7 – Change Windows Explorer Default Location By default in Windows 7 the Windows Explorer shortcut on the taskbar will open the ‘Libraries’ directory. To change this...
Windows 7 – Enable Auto Logon The following process describes how to enable auto logon for a Windows 7 computer which IS NOT a member of...
Windows 7 – How to display hidden files and folders The following steps show how to show hidden files and folders in Windows 7. Open File Explorer (Windows key +...
How to create CMD files using Windows 10 The following steps show how to create a CMD file using Windows 10. WARNING: HERE BE DRAGONS! CMD files are...
How to install WordPress IIS local test environment the easy way The following guide shows how to install a WordPress IIS test environment on your computer. There are many guides that...
Internet Explorer – How to delete the temporary internet files without losing your browsing history The instructions below detail how to clear your temporary internet files without loosing the history of websites visited, cookies and...
Windows 7 – How to stop AutoPlay from appearing In Windows 10, when a new device is plugged in the ‘AutoPlay’ window will appear – giving you several options...
How to record your screen as an animated GIF If you’re looking to record your screen and save as an animated GIF look no further than Screen to Gif....
Windows 10 – How to search using multiple terms The following shows how to use Windows 10 to search with multiple terms. For example – looking for either JPG...