Tag: Windows

Change Your Mouse and Cursor Settings in Windows

Here is how you can change your mouse pointer in Windows Windows has a pretty intuitive Graphical User Interface. It makes use of both the primary input devices in Windows, the keyboard as well as the mouse (or the trackpad). Most power users prefer a keyboard for most tasks, preferring its robustness and quickness to… Read more »

How-To Right-Click Using Your Keyboard

Here is how you can Right-Click something in Windows using just your keyboard The Windows GUI has come a long way and has introduced several amazing innovative ideas that have shaped the way we used a computer. From the window-ed environment to the iconic Start button (which has also evolved with each version of Windows)… Read more »

Hide Files from the Windows Directory

Here is how you can Hide Files from the Windows Directory Windows comes with a robust User management system that allows you to create different users and give different access rights to each of them. This means that you can easily separate files and applications for each user and not have anyone else poking around… Read more »

Change File Attributes Using Command Line

Here is how you can Change a File Attribute in Windows Using Command Line A file system is a core part of every operating system today. While most modern file systems come equipped with basic features like copying or moving files, storing file sizes, supporting mounting drives, etc. there are still some fundamental differences in… Read more »

Change a File Extension in Windows

Here is how you can change the File Extension of a File in Windows A file system is a core part of every operating system today. While most modern file systems come equipped with basic features like copying or moving files, storing file sizes, supporting mounting drives, etc. there are still some fundamental differences in… Read more »

How-To Connect a Printer to Windows

Here is how you can Connect a Printer to your Windows Machine Windows is a general-purpose operating system and has a ton of built-in utilities and tools to allow you to perform almost any task you want to perform from a personal computer. Most hardware devices like mouse, keyboards, printers, etc. are designed to work… Read more »

Use Voice to Control Windows

Here is how you can use your Voice to Control your Windows Machine Our computers have evolved a lot over the years. Starting from text-based black screens that required the user to go through bulky manuals and learn commands for performing even simple tasks like launching a program or even navigating a file, now our… Read more »

Change Icons and Text Size in Windows

Here is how you can change the Size of Icons and Text in Windows We have come a long way from text-based console-line interfaces and almost all modern operating systems s are designed with the Graphical User Interface in mind, including Windows. Windows, like other operating systems, shares many common concepts like icons and the… Read more »

How-To Run an Application as Administrator from the Run Box

Here is how you can quickly run an Application or a Command as Administrator from the Run Dialog Box Windows is designed to be a multi-user operating system. It has a pretty robust built-in user management system that allows the user of multiple users with different levels of privileges and permissions, allowing the system owner… Read more »