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Add an Address Bar to Your Taskbar
This is a very easy tweak to perform but can be very handy if you want to quickly open a web page or a page in explorer.
To add an address bar to your taskbar just do this;
Right click in your taskbar
Go to toolbars
Click on address
You will see an address bar now in your taskbar
You can [...]
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 [...]
Resize Your Task Bar
I have written a few posts before about editing your task bar so I was suprized when I found out I had not said anything about resizing it.
This is a quick tweak you can perform that will make your task bar larger, enabling you to access more shortcuts etc from your task bar.
Right click in [...]
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
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 [...]
Move the Sidebar to a different Side of Your Screen
You know I always just thought that the sidebar in Vista always just stayed on the right hand side of your desktop, but you can also move it to the left hand side.
To move your sidebar just do the following;
Find the sidebar icon in your taskbar
Right click on the sidebar icon
Select properties
Scroll down to display [...]
Lock the Taskbar
Here is a quick registry edit you can perform that will enable you to lock your taskbar that will prevent any user from moving or resizing it.
Go to this location
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Add this new DWORD
LockTaskbar
Set the value to 1
Done
Remember to always backup your registry before attempting any major edit, and if you need to repair your registry [...]
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 [...]
Remove the Notification Area from your Taskbar
For whatever reason you have, you may want to remove the notification area from your taskbar. That is the area (you hardly notice) that is located at the bottom right of your desktop and may include time, volume control, security issues or other programs.
If you really want to remove your taskbar notification area then you [...]
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