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Enable or disable the Windows Firewall in Vista in one click

Posted by Martin in Operating Systems, Windows  TAGS in Operating Systems, Windows

2

May

The Windows Firewall in Windows Vista cannot be quickly disabled or enabled. A user who wants to enable or disable it would have to open the Control Panel and load the Windows Firewall in the Security tab. The option to Turn the Windows Firewall on or off would appear in the menu. That’s not a [...]


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Fix for poor network performance in Windows Vista

Posted by Martin in Knowledge, Operating Systems, Windows  TAGS in Knowledge, Operating Systems, Windows

17

Apr

If you experience slowdowns or poor network performance in Windows Vista like slow browsing performance occasionally or all the time you might use a router or network device that is causing problems for Microsoft’s Receive Window Auto-Tuning Level. It’s not the routers fault or your fault but more something that is caused by how the [...]


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Windows Vista Sidebar Styler

Posted by Martin in Operating Systems, Windows  TAGS in Operating Systems, Windows

19

Aug

I don’t like the Windows Vista sidebar that much and think that most applications - also called widgets and gadgets - are pretty much useless. The Windows Vista sidebar styler is a great software for those who use the sidebar and would like to have more options to customize the look and feel of it.


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Add Run Box to Vista Start Menu

Posted by Martin in Knowledge, Operating Systems, Windows  TAGS in Knowledge, Operating Systems, Windows

31

Mar

When I first tried to run a command in Windows Vista i expected to find the function at the same place where it is in Windows XP. When I opened the Vista start menu I was a little bit perplexed to find the Search in the place of the run command. Sure, I was able to simply press Windows + R to open the run command but I somehow still missed that function. I soon found out that it would be possible to customize the start menu and add the run command to it again.


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