Windows 7 - Updates/tips/tricks/secrets/etc

Thanks guys, I setup windows 7 x64 this weekend. Its Awesome :D I only need to install Nero and Adobe CS3 and try them out.

Windows 7 is soooooooooo smooth and boots up quickly. I am loving it :D
 
Mega List of Windows 7 Drivers

http://techpp.com/2009/10/23/windows-7-drivers-download/

Windows 7 has just been released all over the world and I am sure many of you are gearing up to upgrade the OS of your PC to Windows 7. One thing which comes to my mind immediately when I think of upgrading my OS, is about the compatible drivers.

A lot of older hardware and software were not designed for Windows 7 (or even Vista for that matter), so they may require an update or new driver in order to operate correctly on Windows 7. The decision to provide a Windows 7 driver or update will lie with the developer/manufacturer of the product. The good thing is manufacturers are now releasing Windows 7 drivers for their products. Updating to the latest Windows 7 drivers may help keep your PC running at its best.

The below section lists popular driver and software updates to download for Windows 7. Please feel free to suggest any Windows 7 driver download that I have missed. The list is inspired from about.com and enhanced further.
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Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts

http://chipbit.com/2009/09/windows-7-keyboard-shortcuts/

Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts for Productivity

Windows Key + Spacebar Aero desktop peek, just like that small rectangle at the right bottom corner next to the time display.

Windows Key + Home = minimize/maximize all inactive windows

Windows Key + P = projector options

Windows Key + E = Windows Explorer is launched.

Windows Key + R = Run Command is launched.

Windows Key + F = Search (which is there in previous Windows versions too)

Windows Key + X = Mobility Center

Windows Key + T = Cycle Super Taskbar Items

Windows Key + S = OneNote Screen Clipping Tool [requires OneNote]

Windows Key + M = Minimize All Windows

Windows Key + D = Show/Hide Desktop

Windows Key + L = Lock Computer (It is there from the earlier versions as well)

Windows Key + U = Ease of Access

Windows Key + G = show desktop gadgets

Windows Key + Any number [0,1, 2, .., 9] = open the corresponding taskbar pinned program

Windows Key+ Left Arrow = toggle docking to half the screen starting by the left half

Windows Key + Right Arrow = toggle docking to half the screen starting by the right half

Windows Key + Shift + Left Arrow = move the window one monitor left in a multi-monitor display

Windows Key + Shift + Right Arrow = move the window one monitor right in a multi-monitor display

Windows Key + Up Arrow = maximize the active window

Windows Key + Down Arrow = minimize the active window

Shift + Click = a pinned taskbar icon to run a new instance of the program

Windows Key + Tab = Aero [press Tab to cycle between Windows]

Windows Key + # = Quicklaunch

Windows Key + = = Magnifier
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How to setup XP Mode on Windows 7

http://sharepointgeorge.com/2009/setup-xp-mode-windows-7/

Windows 7 was just recently released to the General Public and has been in the hands of TechNet and MSDN subscribers for a while before that, and one of the features that I have been utilising lately is “XP Mode” which is a glorified version of Virtual PC as we have known it in previous releases. Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7 (not to be confused with Windows Virtual PC 2007) is actually one of two pre-requisites for XP mode with the other being “Hardware-assisted virtualization (HAV)”. HAV are processors with the Intel VT, AMD-V or VIA VT feature which will need to be enabled in the conputer BIOS.

A couple of enhancements of XP mode and Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7 over legacy Virtual PC 2007 include the ability to run XP compatible applications in what other desktop virtualisation vendors refer to as “unity” mode, i.e. the ability to launch applications directly from the Windows 7 start menu that are actually installed on the XP virtual machine itself. The second enhancement to Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7 is the ability to utilise HAV to increase performance of your virtual machine which I have been impressed with to date.

As much as we would like to run an application on Windows 7 natively we know that this may not be feasible as there will always be legacy applications that may not work natively with newer operating systems. Windows “XP mode” is dubbed as the last resort in assisting organisations in migrating to the latest and greatest operating system to date.
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Garyvdh said:
http://sharepointgeorge.com/2009/setup-xp-mode-windows-7/
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XP mode is not necessarily available even if your hardware complies with all requirements.

This is due to some manufacturers, such as HP, disabling VT off in the bios and then not allowing any way of enabling it.

HP as yet has not supplied any reason for their arbitrary censorship of the processor functions, nor have they advised when this will be fixed.
 
bekdik said:
XP mode is not necessarily available even if your hardware complies with all requirements.

This is due to some manufacturers, such as HP, disabling VT off in the bios and then not allowing any way of enabling it.

HP as yet has not supplied any reason for their arbitrary censorship of the processor functions, nor have they advised when this will be fixed.
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+1 to that. Then simply use VPC or VMWare...
 
i'm looking for a hack to alter the speed of the background changer, so that it looks more like its morphing, than a quick sweeping change... - anybody?
 
So much of shortcuts, just how are we supposed to remember them all :confused:
 
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