Top 10 Windows 7 Tips

4. POWER EFFICIENCY REPORT

From the Start menu, navigate to CMD and type the following:

powercfg –energy

This will then scan your system for 60 seconds, then a file named energy-report.html will be created in \windows\system32 folder. Just copy it somewhere else before opening it, i.e. your desktop, and it will reveal which settings or devices are zapping power.

3. ERASE FREE DISK SPACE

When you delete something in Windows, the space they had taken up is labeled as “available for use.” But, the deleted files are still restorable if you use some software until they are overwritten with more data. To resolve this simply, open Command Prompt and type:

cipher /w:Z

Replace Z with the letter of the drive/partition you wish to erase. Be patient, it takes time.

2. FOLDERS ON YOUR TASKBAR

Programs can be pinned to the task bar and are useful there, right? This is how you can keep the folders. Just drag a folder to the empty space on the Taskbar and then release the button once the “Pin to Windows Explorer” pops up. Now every time you right click the Windows Explorer button, you will have access to the folder via Jump List.

1. HOTKEY WINDOWS BETWEEN MONITORS

To do this, just hold onto the Windows key and press left or right arrow and your active window will then be anchored in that direction. This happens on every monitor that you have and if you use Windows + Shift +Left/Right Arrow key, the active window will jump to the second monitor.

So there you have it, a few tips to keep you occupied for a while. Enjoy.

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