This page contains a collection of tweaking tips & tricks, articles and how-to guides, all related to Windows Vista.
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- Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista
Although UAC clearly improves the security on Windows Vista, under some scenarios you might want to disable it, for example when giving demos in front of an audience (demos that are not security related, for example). This article details how to do just that. More… - Forgot the Administrator's Password? Learn how to access your computer without it.
If you need to gain access to a computer and cannot remember the administrator's password, this article details a number of ways you can get around the issue. More… - Advanced Drag-and-Drop Techniques in Vista
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Due to security or personal reasons one might want to have their computer "seen", i.e. to be in a discoverable state, while another person might want to avoid having their computer discovered by other networked computers. Therefore, in Vista, there is an option to make your computer "go away", disappear, and not be seen on the network map. More…
Further Reading:
- How to Hide Updates in Vista
- Keyboard Accelerators in Windows Vista
- Missing Drag and Drop in Vista Command Prompt
- Tweaking Windows Vista so it can run a bit faster
- Using Backup Status and Configuration in Vista
- Using System Restore in Windows Vista
- Working with the Favorite Items in Vista Explorer
- Activate Vista Aero Interface on Windows Vista Basic Edition
- Add "Remove Temporary Files" and "Run Disk Cleanup" to right-click menu
- Add "Take Ownership" to right-click menu in Vista
- Add Context Menu Search Back to Vista SP1
- Add Desktop Icons in Windows Vista
- Add Logo and Support Information to Vista
- Adding the Administrator's Account to the Vista Welcome Screen
- Advanced Drag-and-Drop Techniques in Vista
- Aero Theme is Bad, Disable It
- An Introduction to Windows Vista Sync Center - Sync files between your laptop and desktop
- Artificially Raise Your Windows Experience Index
- Assigning Custom Tasks to Events in Vista
- Automatically back up your hard drive, delete temp files, and backup a Web site using batch scripting
- Browsing Websites and Downloading Files is Painfully Slow with Windows Vista
- Business Desktop Deployment 2007 Tools for Vista
- Bypass UAC using a Desktop Shortcut
- Can I disable the Windows Mail splash screen in Windows Vista?
- Can I hide the Security Center icon in Windows Vista?
- Cannot Install Update for Windows Vista KB929777
- Change a Windows XP computer name when the computer cannot boot
- Change the Amount of Disk Space Used by System Restore in Windows Vista
- Change the Default Boot Partition in Windows Vista
- Change the Registered User and Company Name in Windows XP / Vista
- Change Windows Vista Boot Screen
- Changes in Vista Service Pack 1
- Control Usage of Portable Devices with GFI EndPointSecurity
- Correcting Multiple Monitor Configuration Issues in Vista
- Create Executable Wrappers with IExpress in Windows Vista and Windows XP
- Create Quick Launch Shortcuts to Lock, Restart, and Shutdown Computer
- Customize Windows Vista in Two Clicks
- Daniel Petri's MCSE and System Administrator Job Interview Questions - Part 4 - PC Technician
- Determine the System Uptime in Windows Vista
- Enable BitLocker Encryption on Vista
- Enabling Telnet Client in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
- Error When Opening a .xnk Link with Outlook 2007
- Error While Installing Applications in Vista (like Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- Exclude VMware Virtual Adapters from Vista/2008 Network Awareness and Windows Firewall
- Extend the Windows Vista Activation Period Up To 120 Days Using SLMGR.VBS
- Free Packet Sniffers for Windows 2003/Vista/2008
- Get the Windows Experience Index (WEI) score of a Vista Network Computer
- Get Your Desktop Icons Back in Vista
- Hide your Vista Computer on the Network
- How can I add the Internet Explorer icon back to the Windows Vista desktop?
- How can I disable the User Account Control (UAC) feature on my Windows Vista computer?
- How can I install Windows Vista without supplying the product key?
- How can I install Windows Vista?
- How can I open a Command Prompt (CMD) window during the Windows Vista installation process?
- How can I quickly add icons to the Quick Launch toolbar in Windows Vista?
- How can I quickly copy a file or a folder's path in Windows Vista?
- How can I quickly edit the items in the Quick Launch toolbar in Windows Vista?
- How can I quickly open a Command Prompt on a folder in Windows Vista?
- How can I quickly open Command Prompt (cmd) with elevated credentials in Windows Vista?
- How can I quickly zoom on file and folder details in Windows Vista?
- How can I run the Windows Server 2003 SP1 Adminpak.msi on Windows Vista RTM?
- How to configure Multiple Local GPOs in Windows Vista?
- How to disable Local GPO processing in Windows Vista?
- How To Enable Windows Vista Aero Graphics
- How to Partition Your Hard Drive
- How to Quickly Analyze your Windows Server 2008 Performance Monitor Logs
- Increase your Windows Vista Performance with the Performance & Reliability Improvements Pack
- Install Hebrew on Windows Vista
- Install VM Additions on Windows Vista Beta and Virtual Server R2
- Install WAMP on Windows Vista
- Installing Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) on Windows XP
- Installing Remote Server Administrative Tools on Windows Vista
- Installing Windows XP Ntbackup on Windows Vista
- Introduction to the Windows Vista Reliability and Performance Monitor - Generate a System Health Report
- It's Official: Windows 7 Drops October 22nd!
- Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows Vista
- Microsoft Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool
- Mount ISO Files in Windows Vista
- Mounting Vista Backups
- MSG.EXE replaces Net Send in Windows Vista
- Open in Regedit in IE
- Quickly Access your Folders in Vista
- Quickly Turn On/Off the Aero Theme in Vista
- Remote to a Windows Vista Machine using VNC on Windows XP
- Restore Ntbackup Backups from Windows XP to Windows Vista
- Setup an SSH Server in Vista
- Understanding Multiple Local GPOs in Windows Vista
- Using the Reliability Monitor in Windows Vista
- Vista Blocked File Protection Control
- Vista Command Prompt
- What are the editions of Windows Vista?
- What's User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista?
- Why you should Upgrade to Windows Vista SP1
- Windows Mobile Device Center 6 for Windows Vista
- Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is RTM
- Windows Vista Windows Remote Assistance
- Work with Vista Hibernation - Quickly Enable Hibernation & Quickly Disable Hibernation
- Working with Filtering and Custom Views in the Vista Event Viewer
- Working with Vista's new Event Viewer
