You see a lot of products out there purporting to help you get back that speed that your computer has lost over time as you’ve cruised the Internet picking up cookies, installed programs and maybe sometimes unplugged your computer before remembering to shut it off. Microsoft apparently understands that computers running their operating system need some tweaking and/or maintenance from time to time, so that’s why they’ve included some tools to help users get back some, it not all, of the speed they’ve lost.

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Use Microsoft’s Optimizing Tools to Keep your Windows 7 Computer Running Fast

Long ago, when Microsoft made its first graphical user interface (GUI) to replace DOS, one place they looked toward for inspiration was Apple’s GUI. Many of Apple’s design choices were mimicked, and then reversed in an attempt to avoid copyright infringement lawsuits.

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Change the Windows 7 Cursor to Look Like the Mac OS Cursor

Windows Update is the main method of updating Windows 7 to keep your PC running smoothly and free from errors. However, not all updates operate as you expect.

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Uninstall an Update in Windows 7

My Computer is the icon most clicked on when users of Windows 7 want to access drives such as hard disks, DVD-ROMs, and removable media in multi-read drives. However, Windows 7 displays all drives connected to a computer whether there are any media in them or not. Learn how to clean up My Computer in Windows 7 by hiding empty drives

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Hide Empty Drives in Windows 7’s My Computer

There are times when you want your computer to be silent. There are many reasons for this. It’s either you don’t want to be disturbed while talking to someone over Skype or you’re watching your favorite tear-jerker movie

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How to Activate Windows Sound Sentry