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Windows 8.1: How to Boot Directly to Desktop

Unlike Windows 8, which forces you to see the Start screen every time your computer is booted up, Windows 8.1 has the option to jump directly to the traditional desktop.

Make Microsoft Visual Web Developer Open More Quickly

You can make Visual Web Developer open much more quickly by having it open to an empty environment instead of going to the default Start Page. Read on to find out how this is done.

Vista: How to Change Picture Associated with Domain Account

In Microsoft Vista, accounts have a picture associated with them. This includes domain accounts which was not true for Windows XP. To change the picture associated with your account, use the steps below.

XP: Resolve Incorrectly Displayed Icons

Windows stores frequently used icons in a cache in order to speed up display. If your icons are displaying incorrectly, use the steps in this tutorial to correct the problem.

IE7 Feed Reader: Change How Often Feeds Are Updated

In IE7, the default update frequency is once a day. Here is how to change the update frequency to something a little more reasonable and timely.

XP: Using Regedit’s Favorites for Quicker Access to Registry Keys

If you have registry keys that you go to often, you can save them as Favorites to avoid scrolling through endless branches in the Keys pane. To do this, use the steps below.

Add CMD to Right-Click Menu of My Computer

Power users typically need to drop to CMD prompt quickly. This registry hack places the command prompt in the context menu of My Computer.

Place Add/Remove Programs to Right-Click Menu of My Computer

Having to go to the Control Panel everytime you need to use the Add/Remove Programs applet can be an inconvenience. Here is how to add it to the context menu of My Computer.

YouTube: Create and Edit Subscription Collection

If you have subscribed to many channels with the same topics, you can use the collection feature in YouTube to group them together in order to manage them more easily.

Tweaks to Speed Up the Portable FireFox Browser

Mozilla FireFox, Portable Edition is intended for use on portable media such as a USB flash drive, but it can also be used on any hard disk drive. The browser can run quite slow, but there are hacks/tweaks to make it run faster. This tutorial explains them.

Add Disk Defragmenter to the Right-Click Menu of My Computer

Naturally, the user should be able to defragment straight from the context menu of My Computer. This registry hack will add this feature to your computer.

XP: How to Hide All System Tray Icons

A situation may arise that requires you to hide the system tray icons from the user. Keep reading to find out how to accomplish this.

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