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Disable Remote Desktop
Note: Home editions of Windows Vista do not allow remote desktop.
If you never use the remote desktop feature (or if you use another product) then you may want to disable it as it is just another wasted resource on you PC.
To disable your remote desktop follow this;
Open up you system box, either by;
Control panel > [...]
Control Panel Shortcut
If you are anything like me and use the control panel endlessly then you will love this little trick that allows you to make a shortcut to the control panel. I have looked around and as yet I cannot find a normal shortcut to the control panel so I used this trick.
First you need to [...]
Vista Shortcut Tweaks
I was playing around with some settings in Vista today trying to find anything ‘new’ to tell you guys about, I didn’t have too long so I didn’t find the ultimate tweak but I did find 2 useful shortcut tweaks.
They both involve the start menu;
Add Run Command to Your Start Menu
Right click in your task [...]
Don’t Highlight New Programs
You will notice in your start menu under ‘all programs’ that any newly installed or upgraded software will be highlighted, now this just indicates the new programs but you can stop it highlighting.
Just copy these points;
Right click in your task bar
Select properties
Select the start menu tab
Click customize
Uncheck highlight newly installed programs
Click OK and apply
Done
Set Your Sidebar to Low Priority
We all like the windows sidebar don’t we? It’s just something about all those stupid gadgets which we all love!
I personally do use the sidebar for a couple of useful gadgets (notepad, exchange rate) so it was good when I found this tweak that will set the sidebar to a low priority. Basically what it [...]
Vista SuperFetch
The Superfetch feature on Vista machines is a nice little application that essentially tries to make opening applications faster. What SuperFetch does is preload your system memory with all the applications you use often so that when you launch these applications they should open faster.
Now we all remember back in the days when you could [...]
Take Your Name off the Start Menu
You will notice in the Vista start menu that your name will be at the top of the right hand column, with it linking to your documents. If you want to remove your name then follow these points;
Right click somewhere on your taskbar
Click properties
Click the start menu tab
Click customize (notice: your name should not show [...]
Remove Recent Programs on Start Menu
You will notice on your start menu that it shows a list of programs you have recently used or opened. This can be handy if you regularly use that program (ie word), but some people on public computers would rather not let everyone know what programs they have been using.
You can easily remove this list [...]
Vista Account Lockout Policy
Here is a simple but effective security measure you can activate that will prevent people from ‘guessing’ your password to open up your PC. You can set Vista so that if someone attempts to enter your password more than a set amount the PC will shutdown for a certain amount of time.
Hopefully by activating this [...]
Disable List From Start Menu
You will notice that on your start menu in Vista it shows all your links to major programs etc, but it also shows recently opened files and programs. Personally I have used this very often when I log back onto my computer and want to re-start whatever I was doing quickly, but only I use [...]
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