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Screen resolution is a setting that determines how much detail and information is displayed on your computer screen and is measured horizontally and vertically in pixels.

Windows selects the best display settings, including screen resolution, refresh rate and color, based on your screen. These settings differ depending on whether you have an LCD or CRT monitor.

Although it is generally a good idea to set your computer’s screen resolution to its native resolution – the resolution a monitor should display because of its size, there may be a reason you want to change it. You can choose one of the recommended resolutions or simply let your eyes decide what suits you best. read more

If you find that the thumbnail size in the Windows 7 taskbar is too small, you can enlarge it. You can resize it at your leisure by following the simple steps of this article and resizing the taskbar thumbnail. Of course, there are third party tools to do the same job, but doing it manually is always a great learning experience.

Resize taskbar

Resize thumbnails in Windows. Please note that this requires you to make changes in the Registry Editor, so make sure you have made a backup before continuing.

and press Enter. Then navigate to the next key read more

With Parental Controls on Windows 7, you can manage your children’s computer use. They can limit the use of their PC over time and control all types of games and programs they use on their computer.

This feature will certainly help you control your child’s habits. If your child tries to play a game or run a program that you are blocking using parental control, a message indicates that the program has been blocked. Your child can click on a link in the notification to request permission to access that game or program. You can authorize access by entering your account information. read more

You can create shortcuts, if desired, to enable or disable Aero in Windows 7 and Windows Vista. This post requires that you know how to create shortcuts on the desktop.

Create an AERO OFF shortcut

Microsoft Windows 8 introduced many revolutionary concepts and new features. For example, two new connection options have been introduced – Picture Password or PIN.

Picture Password allows you to use an image from your library as a password. You must make three gestures on the screen that you want to use as password. For example, you can select a part of the image, draw it and resize it.

Set an image password on Windows 8

Follow these steps :

1 Open Control Panel by clicking the Control Panel option on the standard Metro-style start screen. read more

Office 365 will be officially released on June 28. This will certainly lead to some kind of revolution in the system of communication and collaboration. One thing I really like about Office 365 is that you have an integrated support system, so you don’t need to visit other sites to find the exact URL to submit your service request or complain. All these requests are integrated into Office 365, which allows an administrator to maintain the services in good condition.

As a Microsoft Office 365 for Enterprise administrator, you can view the status of services to which your organization subscribes and know when maintenance of those services is scheduled in the Health Dashboard service. read more

Have you ever wondered how to modify executables (.exe) in your Windows operating system to customize them as you wish? Or have you always wanted to change the icon of an executable file to make it beautiful?

If your answer is yes, we have a special utility for you called Resource Hacker that can help you rename, change, view, add or delete the content of an executable and a resource file. It is also available free of charge.

Resource hacker

Note that this tutorial is for advanced users only. Here are the steps you can take to modify your executable or resource file to suit your needs. But before you start, first create a system restore point: read more

Microsoft Windows 8 Developer Preview promises to be one of Microsoft’s best operating systems. Most users using Window 8 Developer Preview have given positive feedback for this operating system.

It was reported that Windows 8 Developer Preview was downloaded 500,000 times in less than a day after its release. And now we can be sure she’s over a million.

Windows 8 Developer Preview has introduced many new features and concepts and is compatible with all systems compatible with Windows 7. read more

Sharing printers and adding a network printer is very easy under Windows 7/8/10. If you have a printer connected to your computer, you can share it with anyone on the same network. You can control who accesses the printer and who does not.

However, printers directly connected to a network and not connected to a computer are accessible to all on the same network. These printers must have a network port or wireless connection that allows them to connect directly to the network.

You can share a printer by following these few steps. First connect the printer, turn it on, and then perform the following steps : read more

If you get the message Your system is running out of virtual memory while you are working on your Windows 10/8/7, you should try this to solve the problem with small memory error.

Your system has little virtual memory

If too many programs are open, like Word or PowerPoint, and if your computer detects lack of RAM or RAM, then your PC uses space called Virtual Memory. When virtual memory is exhausted, your programs may need to be opened, closed, or run forever.

To solve this problem, especially if it occurs frequently, you should consider increasing your RAM. read more