Category Archives: Windows

Make Windows 7 taskbar buttons REALLY never combine

By Amer Kachmar | Published: November 10, 2010

In Windows XP and Vista we used to be able to prevent taskbar button grouping easily. Microsoft with Windows 7 has removed such feature. They only allowed what they call in their vocabulary “Never Combine” which practically separates taskbar buttons but keeps buttons representing the same program grouped together. So, even if you try to organize the buttons on the taskbar (by dragging them with the mouse cursor, which is a new cool feature in Windows 7), buttons belonging to the same program will be moved together.
To make the taskbar buttons always separated, you have to set the settings… [Full Article]

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Windows 7 Toolbar, how to create it

By Amer Kachmar | Published: November 6, 2010

Microsoft, with its Windows 7, has removed one of the most useful features it had with XP and Vista. Previously, we were able to drag a toolbar and dock it to one of the sides of the desktop. This could also be achieved with dragging a folder to a side of the desktop to create a toolbar where we can place shortcuts and links for convenient use. All that was gone with Windows 7.
After searching for a solution, it just seemed that the only way to replace the missing feature is by using a third-party software. And with all… [Full Article]

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VirtualBox Windows 7 Shared Folders

By Amer Kachmar | Published: November 6, 2010

One essential need when you use virtualization software is to have the ability to share folders between the main Operating System and the Guest OS. VirtualBox has a neat feature to do just that. However, when Windows 7 is the guest OS, you won’t find the shared folder in Network Places. When you add a shared folder using the VirtualBox interface, it has indeed been added but you just have to do one more step to be able to access it.
For completion purpose, I’ll show you how to add a folder to the shared folders using VirualBox and… [Full Article]

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Windows Effective Security Programs and Applications

By Amer Kachmar | Published: October 4, 2010

In this article I will walk you through essential yet effective security applications that can protect your computer from the major security threats that PC users face on a daily basis.
First of all, you should bear in mind that there is no solution whatsoever that can give or guarantee you 100% security. The goal of my article is to get your PC into a more secure state and present you with few security programs that are easy to have and Install and will have a great positive impact on the protection of your PC. Having that clear in… [Full Article]

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Viewing Scheduled Windows CHKDSK (Error-checking) Report Log

By Amer Kachmar | Published: September 22, 2009

CHKDSK is a utility that checks the Hard Disk volumes for errors and tries to fix them. Error-checking is just a Graphical User Interface that invokes the same verification routines that CHKDSK invokes. When you run CHKDSK to fix errors (not read-only mode), the utility may ask you to schedule the volume to be checked the next time your system restarts. This is certain when you run CHKDSK for the drive that has Windows running on (usually drive C).
The following was done on Windows XP. For Windows Vista you will see at the bottom of the article direct instructions… [Full Article]

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Completely disable StickyKeys, FilterKeys and ToggleKeys

By Amer Kachmar | Published: August 29, 2009

For those who don’t use StickyKeys, FilterKeys, or ToggleKeys, these are very annoying features in Windows if not disabled. These are accessibility features in Windows that helps users with disabilities. However, they can run when normal users don’t want them to, especially the StickyKeys feature as it can run if a user presses the Shift key five times.
By default, these features are not enabled. However, their associated Keyboard Shortcuts can make them run even if they aren’t enabled. What we are going to do is disable the shortcuts that launch them.
Here is how to completely disable StickyKeys, FilterKeys… [Full Article]

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