Windows 7 System 17 Common Tips

The following is the author for you to sum up some of the WINDOWS7 system application tips, there are taskbar icon keyboard shortcuts, taskbar items on the move, the problem step logger, the system's notification area to display more than one time, and so on, specific as follows:

1. taskbar icon keyboard shortcuts

Windows 7 has several new features designed for the taskbar, with new small windows for quick previews of applications, taskbar semi-transparent design, and more. In addition, there is a taskbar icon keyboard shortcut design, you can quickly open these application windows through the shortcut keys.

How to: Hold down the "Win" key and press the number of the program icon on your keyboard to quickly open the application window. For example, in the general Win 7 taskbar, the default IE is the first icon, the user just hold Win-1, you can open IE browser. Of course, users can press the "Win" button while selecting other numbers to open other applications.

If IE browser open more than one page window, you can also continue to press the "Win" key, release the 1 key, press the "tab" key to switch IE page window.

2, the item on the taskbar can move any

The Windows 7 taskbar also has a feature that allows you to move the icons of your application at will and swap them around. Perhaps some users may feel that this feature is already available in XP and Vista, but this is a new feature in Windows 7. Easy to hold down the program icon, drag the mouse to the appropriate position.

3, drawing and writing board using the new Ribbon interface

The Drawing and WordPad program has made many new improvements, especially the function option design, which is more abundant and convenient for the user to use.

However, paint and WordPad only support opening one file at a time, and still do not support opening multiple pictures or documents at once.

4, the problem steps recorder

The Windows 7 operating system provides a powerful new tool to capture and record problems in a step-by-step approach, enabling users to support their families and friends from afar.

How to: Click the Start button, and then type the PSR to open the problem step recorder to capture a person's operating process step by step (or even take a screenshot).

After the record is completed prompts the user to save as a zip file, open the file, you can see detailed steps and screenshots, very conducive to users to the system or application problems feedback to friends or technicians to deal with.

5, the system notification area shows multiple times

In general, the operating system desktop displays a local time so that users can master the time and do not delay. Windows 7 System now provides multiple time display in the system notification area. This is great for users who work with colleagues across time zones.

How to: Click the clock in the notification area, click Change Date and Time settings, and select the Additional Clock tab to display up to two clocks and set the time zone.

Set two times

For example a clock selection shows Beijing time, a clock selection shows Moscow time. After setting, click on the desktop in the lower right corner of the time to see more than one clock display effect.

6. Quickly run an application with Administrator privileges

In the previous Microsoft Windows operating system, if a user wanted to open an application with administrator privileges, it would normally be necessary to go through the Start menu, right-click the application, and choose to run as Administrator.

However, in the Windows operating system, the user can also simply type the name of the Instant Search bar in the Start menu, for example, after "QQ", the mouse movement requires administrator privileges to open the program, hold down the Ctrl-shift-enter key to quickly run open the application.

7. Replace "Safety Center" with "Operation Center"

The operations center in the Windows 7 system is in Control Panel, guaranteeing the security of the user's operating system and providing the user with maintenance information.

The Windows 7 System Operations Center includes two major security and maintenance functions, providing Windows Defender to user system security in a security project, and providing features such as backup settings in maintenance projects. In addition, the function of system recovery is also provided.

8, UAC slider, easy to set the user hint level

User Account Control is a security feature that is provided from the Vista system to alert users when they open or run programs. But the frequent warnings in Vista systems interfere with the user's normal work.

In Windows 7, users can change the frequency of UAC prompts and reduce the degree of interference by using the new UAC slider control feature.

How to: Type UAC in the Instant Search bar, and quickly search to open user Account Control settings.

9. Quickly turn on and off specific Windows applications

For some Windows system built in applications, to quickly open, there are methods, such as IE, Windows DVD maker and media Player, you can enter the name of the program in the Instant Search bar, select the appropriate feature to open, or in the Control Panel can find the feature.

10, run IE private version

With the development of economic information globalization, more and more use of the network in public, such as users are attending meetings and want to run the private version of IE, you can choose InPrivate Filter in IE tool options, then choose to browse with InPrivate.

11, privacy protection, hidden information

In Windows 7 systems, users can choose to close their location and other browser-like information, such as when a user visits a site, it may ask the user whether they want to know their location or directly show the user's location of the station, which may make users feel awkward.

In Windows7, a new IE feature called "InPrivate Filter" is provided to solve this problem for users.

12, the establishment of a fast home network

Windows 7 system provides a home networking feature that allows users to quickly share pictures, documents, music, videos, and printers with other WINDOWS7 members of the home network.

13. Query Reliability History

When using a computer, there are some problems, such as crash or application hangs. The Windows 7 system now provides users with an improved history of query reliability and helps users understand the details.

How to: type reliability into the Instant Search bar to turn on the reliability Monitor, which shows the reliability history of the user system over a period of time.

14, users can easily see the computer diagnostics in 60 seconds

Windows7, you can open an administrator command prompt directly by starting the system diagnostics distributed control system, and then type Perfmon in the Instant Search bar to see the Computer Diagnostics report.

15, the administrator can force the user to limit the time to play the game

In Windows7, managers only need to use parental controls in the control Panel to limit the time users play the game.

16, look for "missing" tool

Tools such as windowsmail and photo galleries in Windows systems are often moved by Microsoft to a download site called Liveessentials. Of course, users can also install Windows Live Messenger when they need to use it.

17, PowerShell speed of work

The built-in PowerShell v2 in Windows7 can provide users with powerful remoting capabilities. In PowerShell, users can also execute other systems through the command line's tasks.