Those users who need to frequently travel for work often find it frustrating to change TCP IP settings whenever they connect their laptop to any network. Added to this going through various TCP/IP setting dialog box and not less than 10 clicks needed to change IP address and other network related settings.
If you are comfortable with command line then here is one easy and fast way to change TCP/IP settings right from Windows 7 command line. Netsh.exe is the default utility which ships with every windows operating system which not only lets you to change local network related settings but you can also configure remote machine using netsh. Read More…
We have already written guide on how to display windows build on desktop & how to find Windows version & build Number. These guides requires you edit registry or run specific command now here is very easy method to find Windows version number as well as service pack build number.
GetWinVersion is freeware tool which is designed to be a small tool that will display the version of your Windows Operating System and also that Service Pack number. GetWinVersion works on Windows 7, Vista, Xp, 2003, 2000 & Me. Read More…
Windows 7 Taskbar aka Superbar is way different from Vista and XP. Windows 7 Taskbar by default only shows application and program icon and on right clicking on these icon populates jumplist. Windows 7 jumplist is designed to increase your productivity by proving access to recent program list and other important shortcuts.
One big issue of Windows 7 Jumplist is, it can invade your privacy since Jumplist also populates most recently used/opened documents, video and audio list. We are sure many of you don’t want to display such information. Read More…
Each release of Microsoft Windows has specific build number assigned while compiling the code for Windows. This build number is changed every time when there is major modification in code, new enhancement, bug fixes. Many users are curious to know how to find version number of windows
If you are one of them then here is a tutorial for you on how to find Build/Version number of windows. Read More…
There could be number of occasions when you need to recover Product key from installed Windows OS. If you are geek enough you may digg into Widows registry to find product key/ activation key but for normal users it may not be possible to recover easily.
Today we have got four best freeware tools which can instantly recover Windows 7 Product Key. You just need to run these tools and it can recover activation product key with ease. Read More…
There are tools to patch Windows 7 to hide Windows 7 Build watermark from desktop. However once Windows 7 final is released this watermark will be removed and you will not see Windows 7 Build details on desktop.
This will be in favor of majority of windows 7 users but for those network administrators and users who need to work on different virtual machines with different stats of service pack will benefit with Windows 7 build number displayed on Desktop. Read More…
Internet Explorer 8 is the latest version of IE from Microsoft. Internet explorer 8 has several enhancements, new features like support for accelerators, add-on and is faster than IE 7. If you have recently updated or installed Internet Explorer 8 then you will find Internet explorer 8 UI is different from IE 7 & IE 8.
For example you wont see Traditional Menu bar and Address bar is located at top of IE 8. You may not be comfortable with this UI change. There is no way to get back Menu bar from IE 8 Options windows. But if you need to have Menu bar in your Internet Explorer 8 then here is how to guide to get back menu Bar in Internet Explorer 8. Read More…
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