Posts Tagged ‘taskbar’

How To Extend Task Bar Across Multiple Monitors in Windows 7

Written by on September 26th, 2011 | Posted in Tools image

The native support multiple-monitor in Windows 7 is fluid but lacks of some needed feature. For example, there is only one taskbar available no matter how many monitors are hooked up, meaning two out of three monitors, if for example you are using 3-monitor setup, will have no taskbar on them at all. Usually, it’s [...]

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How To Pin Your Favorite Website To Windows 7 Taskbar

Written by on June 6th, 2011 | Posted in How to image

You can pin any windows app natively to the awesome bar. And you can also pin any folder to the taskbar indirectly as well. But can we pin any website or pages to the bar so that we can utilize it even a bit further? Sure we can. In fact, there are a few ways [...]

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How To Show Your Computer Name on the Taskbar in Windows 7 Just in One Step

Written by on April 6th, 2011 | Posted in Tips & Tricks image

I learned and shared this tip how to easily show your computer name on the taskbar in windows 7 in 3 steps a while back, and have been using it since. I found it’s quite useful that I even used this tips as one of the options to pin the folder on the toolbar. But [...]

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How To Change Icon for the Programs Pinned on the Taskbar in Windows 7

Written by on March 15th, 2011 | Posted in Tips & Tricks image

To change the default icon assigned to a taskbar pinned program, here are the steps you can follow without involving a 3rd party tool: 1. Right-click on an icon you would like to change, say Google Chrome, and right-click on the same program name from the jumplist, and choose Properties. 2. Click on the Change [...]

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How To Create and Pin 3D Flip Switch Between Windows Onto Taskbar in Windows 7

Written by on January 19th, 2011 | Posted in How to, Tips & Tricks create_new_shortcut

Here is a quick tip on how to create a shortcut that allows you to click and activate the Windows Aero Flip 3D Switch transition effect between open windows. Once you’ve done the shortcut you can pin it to your Windows 7 taskbar, only one click will activate the 3D effect. (the traditional keyboard shortcut [...]

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Desktops Provides You More Desktop Real Estate By Offering Up to 4 Virtual Desktops

Written by on September 1st, 2010 | Posted in Tools image

If you constantly feel the lack of desktop real estate when working on your computer, you may want to give this free tool, Desktops, a try. Desktops is a free utility tool, part of the famous Sysinternals toolkit,.developed by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell. The tool offers you more desktop spaces by providing …

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How To Fix Taskbar Preview One Click Switch To Last Active Program

Written by on May 10th, 2010 | Posted in How to pointer_location

With the new taskbar preview feature added in the Windows 7, navigate around all the open tab now require one more click from the thumbnail after you click on the icon on the taskbar. If you have been using Windows for a long time you might not get use to this. So here is a [...]

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How To Resize Taskbar Preview Thumbnail in Windows 7

Written by on May 5th, 2010 | Posted in How to, Tips & Tricks image

I used to use a tool in Vista that resizes the taskbar preview thumbnail to a larger size that I enjoy. But for the longer period of time I have been using Windows 7 I didn’t bother until now. Not sure why but I am at a point where I actually think having a lager [...]

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4 Ways To Pin A Folder on Taskbar in Windows 7

Written by on April 25th, 2010 | Posted in Tips & Tricks image

We all know that we can’t pin a folder directly to the taskbar in Windows 7. However, if you really want that feature, here are 4 workarounds that you may find helpful, 2 of them we have already covered here before. Way #1: using a dummy executable file to fool Windows 7 We …

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