Watch YouTube,Dailymotion,MSN Videos in Windows Media Center

You can search and watch Youtube videos or MSN,DailyMotion Videos in your Windows 7 Windows Media Center without the need of opening browser page.

Thanks to MCExtended of thegreenbuttom.com for developing this nice piece of plugin.

Steps are very easy. Download his plugin matching with your version (x86/x64) of Windows 7.

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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Added to Automatic Update

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Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 was released over two years ago.  Yet, there are many home computers that do not yet have it installed.

Windows 7 SP1 is a collection of security patches and non-security fixes, it also includes client-side support for RemoteFX and Dynamic Memory.  More importantly, Windows 7 computers without SP1 installed reach “end of support” on April 9, 2013.

Due to the importance of Windows 7 SP1, it is being added to Automatic Updates starting March 19, 2013.

How to Determine if You Need SP1

Many Security Garden readers are comfortable moving around their computer, but others are not as experienced.  For those readers who have no idea whether SP1 has been installed on their computer, here is how to find out.

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Manual of Windows registry

Here is the full detailed manual of Microsoft Windows Operating system Registry.
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Note: This manual is intended to be used by advanced users. Modification of any part, without thorough knowledge may make your  7 totally non functioning.

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How to remove “Pin to Start Menu” in right click context menu in Windows 7

In earlier tutorial, we have shown, how to remove “Pin to ” from right click . Some  do not need the option “Pin to Start Menu” in right click context menu in . This option unnecessarily makes the right click context menu bigger for them. In that case, user may want to remove ”Pin to Start Menu” option. In this tutorial, we will show, how to remove pin to Start Menu option from right click option menu.

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Windows, Windows 7, Windows 7 News, tutorials, tricks, PSD, Icons, Themes, Wallpapers

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How to enable High performance power option in Windows 7 laptops

Some branded laptops show only two power options in Windows 7 : Balanced and Powersaver. The High performance options can not be found! This tutorial shows, how you can easily enable this high performance power option in all Windows 7 laptops.

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Run Android Apps on Windows 7 with BlueStacks App Player

Run Android Apps on Windows 7, even full at screen with BlueStacks App Player. Bluestacks is very well designed and has a comfortable interface and simple.

Details about BlueStacks App Player, program needed to run Android Apps on Windows 7 :

Besides being free you can start downloading applications and it comes with 10 preloaded apps. BlueStacks guarantees speed and good quality wide playing fullscreen. This is alpha version, full version will be paid. �However, the program can only run Android apps on Windows 7� up to the total of 36. �Forget 10, they are default, it leaves 26. Do not ask us why.
Download BlueStacks App Player to run Android Apps on Windows 7
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Windows 8 M3 Webcam Capture application in Windows 8 M1

This Windows 8 M3 Webcam Capture application in Windows 8 M1 trick is submitted by andreascy. It will will enable you to use Windows 8 M3 Webcam application in Windows 8 M1.

Instructions for activating Windows 8 M3 Webcam Capture application in Windows 8 M1 using batch file

Just copy the provided file in the download package to your Windows 8 M1 desktop and double click the batch file. This batch file will enable Windows 8 M1 to use the Inbuilt Windows 8 M3 Webcam Capture application.

Manually activating activating Windows 8 M3 Webcam Capture application

Do not use both method at the same time! Use the above or this one alone.

  • Go to the following key in Registry Editor :HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize
  • In right-side pane, create a new DWORD value RemoteFontBootCacheFlags and set its value to 4111
  • Now you can run the Windows 8 M3 Webcam Capture application by launching webcam.exe command

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How to make command prompt transparent in windows 7

Make your Windows 7 Command prompt fully transparent:

With AeroCmd, you can make the command prompt of 7 fully transparent. Vista and 7 is needed, both running . It wont work on windows XP. This application is developed by Solo-Dev.

Usage of AeroCmd suggested by ThecustomizeWindows:

  • Download and unzip; right click on the exe file and run as Administrator. This method will work on Windows 7 64 bit with SP1.
  • To change the color, you have to change the System scheme color (from right click > Personalize > Window color (link at the bottom of the window)

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Disable Windows 7 from always showing content thumbnails inside the folders

Yesterday renowned theme creator Sergio Garcia was asking me how he can disable the thumbnail preview of the folders in Windows 7 Explorer. He wants to use Icons instead. Here is the way you can disable Windows 7 from always showing content thumbnails inside the folders.

Also, you can use this setting if thumbnail previews are slowing down your Windows 7 PC.

Here is the default view of folders showing content thumbnails:

To disable it:

1. Click start, type “Folder Options” and press Enter from keyboard:

2. Go to View tab and click the checkbox to check “Always show icons, never thumbnails” :

3. Click OK.

Here is the result:

Advantages and disadvantages:

The Computer will be very fast will browsing the files and folders. Problem is that, you have to identify the image files by name, you can not see any preview of and image files too.

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