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  • Windows 7 Tips


     
    Add Favorites to Start Menu

    What does it do?
    Create a submenu from the Windows 7 Start Menu providing access to your Internet Explorer Favorites.
    If your using Internet Explorer and if you would like your Favorites even easier to access then with the following tweak you can add a submenu from the Windows 7 Start Menu that provides instant access to your Favorites.
    1. Right-click an empty area of the taskbar and choose “Properties“.
    2. The “Taskbar and Start Menu Properties” multi-tabbed dialog box appears. Click the “Start Menu” tab.
    3. Click the “Customize” button.
    4. The “Customize Start Menu” dialog box appears. Check “Favorites menu“.
    5. Click “OK” on the dialog boxes to close them.

  • Windows 7 Tips

    Disable Automatic Error / Problem Reporting

    What does it do?

    Prevent Windows 7 from automatically contacting Microsoft or prompting you to contact Microsoft whenever a software / hardware / operating system error or problem is detected.








    Depending on your Windows 7 configuration, whenever a problem or error is detected in software, hardware, or the operating system, a problem report may be sent to Microsoft. This way, if solutions are later available such as an updated hardware driver, you will be notified and possibly provided a download link.

    For various reasons including privacy concerns, you may not wish this automatic or prompted sending of information to occur.

    To disable automatic checking for solutions follow the below steps:

    1. Click the “Start” button.
    2. Type “report problems“.
    3. Click “Choose how to report problems” when it appears.
    4. The “Problem Reports Settings” window appears. Click the “Never check for solutions (not recommended)” radio button. Or, if you still occasionally want to check for solutions but always want to be prompted beforehand, click the “Each time a problem occurs, ask me before checking for solutions” radio button.