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How to quickly access files and documents directly from the taskbar on...

Windows includes various shortcut options for software, documents and folders. Shortcuts give you quicker access to your documents, files, and software. On Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8, you can turn...

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How to pin any file or folder to Windows 7 and 8 taskbar [Tip]

Pinning is a Windows 7 & 8 feature with which you can add software and website shortcuts to the taskbar. However, you can’t pin specific files and folders to the taskbar. That is unless you add...

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How to ungroup windows and programs in Windows 7 and 8 taskbar [Guide]

Windows 7/8/8.1 groups open documents so that they are all grouped in their software icon on the taskbar. For example, if you open multiple Word documents they are grouped in the W icon. When you hover...

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How to change design of taskbar icons on Windows 7 and 8 [Guide]

Sure, you can manually customize each of the shortcuts on the Windows 7/8/8.1 taskbar and Start menu. However, there’s a quicker way to change them all in one go. This guide shows you how you can...

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How to add (pin) Recycle Bin to Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 taskbar [Guide]

If you right-click the Windows 7, 8, 8.1 Recycle Bin on the desktop, you won’t find any Pin to Taskbar option as you would with other shortcuts. However, you can still pin the Recycle Bin to the...

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How to turn Windows taskbar into a CPU, RAM, and drive monitor [Tip]

Windows has various system resources such as RAM and CPU which are among the most notable. That’s why they are a key system specification listed on software packages. Their usage varies depending on...

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How to increase productivity by “stacking” taskbar icons [Tip, Windows]

Stacks are something that the Apple Mac OS X includes. They stack files and shortcuts into small organized folders on the dock. Windows doesn’t have dock; we have the taskbar. However, Windows has yet...

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How to create custom Windows 7 Jump Lists for programs that don’t have one...

Windows 7 Jump Lists were among the great new additions to Windows 7. With them you can open recent files or start a common task. However, not all apps include fully featured Jump Lists. Nevertheless,...

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How to stop people from moving or resizing Windows 7 or 8 taskbar [Guide]

The Windows Taskbar is located at the bottom of the screen and includes the Start/Windows button, pinned programs, list of currently running programs and the notification area. In the default...

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How to add My Computer shortcut to desktop and taskbar on Windows [Tip]

Windows Vista’s and 7’s desktops do not include a shortcut to My Computer by default. The closest thing is a Start Menu My Computer shortcut. However, you can still add a My Computer shortcut to the...

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How to add Quick Launch bar to Windows 7 taskbar [Guide]

The Windows Vista Quick Launch bar added small shortcuts icons to the left of the taskbar. Windows 7 phased out the Quick Launch bar with pinned taskbar shortcuts, but you can still restore it on...

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How to create custom Jump Lists for all your software and files on Windows 7...

Jump Lists were among the best new additions to Windows 7. They added another shortcut option, but you cannot combine multiple applications in one Jump List. That is unless you add Jumplist Launcher to...

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How to launch multiple programs in one click or hotkey in Windows 7 [Guide]

Those who usually open multiple software applications, in Windows 7, should install Windows 7 App Launcher. That’s a utility with which you can open multiple software packages at once with a hotkey or...

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How to pin Windows Update to Windows 7 and 8 taskbar [Guide]

The Windows Update shortcut is on the Windows 7 Start menu. You can click on that shortcut to check for Windows 7 updates. However, the shortcut cannot be pinned to the taskbar unless you edit its...

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How to group Windows Quick Launch bar shortcuts [Tip]

The Windows Vista Quick Launch bar, which can also be added to Windows 7, gives you a tool for quickly launching software. What it lacks are options to group and organize those shortcuts, and so the...

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How to add shut down, restart, log off and switch user options to Windows 7...

You can pin almost anything to the Windows 7 taskbar. That includes the Windows 7 Start menu Shut down button. Thanks to the awesome JumpControl utility we can add a shutbutton to the taskbar from...

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How to get Windows 7 taskbar-like on Windows XP and Vista [Tip]

Microsoft’s most notable addition to Windows 7 was perhaps the new taskbar. It gave us minimized window icons and options that pin programs to the taskbar. As the minimized windows are square, you can...

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How to hide or show taskbar with hotkey on Windows [Tip]

To hide the Windows taskbar, you would usually right-click on it and select Properties. Selecting the Auto-hide the taskbar option then removes it from the bottom of the desktop. However, with...

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How to change Windows 7 taskbar transparency [Tip]

The Windows 7 taskbar doesn’t have a huge amount of transparency, even with the Windows Aero themes. Yet we can still enhance the transparency of the taskbar with Taskbar Transparency. That’s a...

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How to minimize software to Windows system tray with Trayconizer [Tip]

Have you ever wished that there was an easy way for you to minimize some of your apps to the system tray? Well look no further, it doesn’t get any simpler than with Trayconizer. COMPATIBILITY The...

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