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Windows 7 Starter – Personalization Panel

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:33:11 +0000

Seen that Windows 7 Starter has no Personalization Panel we must improvise:

Add / Remove System Icons on dektop:
Start > Search > type [show or hide common icons on the desktop]
Display / Screen Saver / Resolution / etc:
Start > Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Display

How to disable – File Security Warning under Windows 7

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:31:47 +0000

Opening executable files from network even if is Local Area (Trusted Network) you get annoying [Open file - Security warning]. This message can be ovoid using following procedure:

Start > Run > type [gpedit.msc] to open [Local Group Policy Editor]
Local Group Policy Editor > User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Compoenents > Attachment Manager
open and modify [Inclusion list for low filestypes], when you enable this option under [Options] > [Specify low risk extensions] you need to insert files extension that you want to exclude from security warning.

Disable Thumbs.db under Windows 7

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:22:13 +0000

log on Windows 7 as Administrator or with administrative privileges
to open the local Group Policy object, click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then click OK
expand the User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer (picture)
on right pane of the Editor window “Turns off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files.” click to enable (picture)

How to activate Windows 7 Administrator account

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:03:42 +0000

If you can’t see Administrator account on your Control Panel > User Accounts then follow:

click Start, click Run
to activate type: Net User Administrator /active:yes
to deactivate type: Net User Administrator /active:no