Posted: Jun 21 | Filed under: Tweaks
If you want to fully enjoy your desktop backgrounds you can temporarily hide your desktop icons.
To do so right-click on the desktop and choose “view”. Uncheck the subitem “Show desktop icons” by clicking on it and you will be able to enjoy your deskop without annoying icons on it.
Posted: Apr 26 | Filed under: Tweaks
A pretty annoying “feature” of Windows Vista that is not always needed is the user account control. You can disable it if you follow those steps:
1. Run msconfig, Windows-key + R and then enter msconfig in the opening window
2. Go to the tab “Tools” and then select “Disable user account control”
3. Press “Start” to disable the account control. Restart. You are done!
Posted: Apr 10 | Filed under: Tweaks
In Vista it’s a little bit different than in XP, you are only able to unhide files at the control panel.
Do the following to unhide system files:
1. Start Button
2. Control Panel
3. Folder Options
4. View tab
5. Check “Hidden files and folders: Show all files and folders”
6. Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)”
7. Click “apply” and then “OK”
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