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The 50 Best Ways to Disable Built-in Windows Features You Don’t Want

The 50 Best Ways to Disable Built-in Windows Features You Don’t Want
Over the years, we’ve written about loads of ways to disable features, tweak things that don’t work the way you want, and remove other things entirely. Here’s the list of the 50 best ways to do just that. Just in case you missed some of our recent roundup articles, here’s a couple of roundups of our very best articles for you to check out: If you’ve already been through those, keep reading for how to disable loads of Windows features you might not want. Disable Context Menu Items After you start installing a bunch of software, you’ll notice your context menu starts filling up with more and more items, becoming bloated, slow, and even more annoying—it starts taking up the whole screen. You’ll probably notice that the first article is an in-depth guide to help you get rid of just about any item, whereas the rest are more specific for some of the more annoying items. How to Disable Caps Lock Key in Windows 7 or Vista How to Disable Caps Lock Key in Windows 7 or Vista

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Top 5 Friday: Upcycling Ideas (Start As One Thing, End As Another!) - Style Sheet Whether you call it upcycling, reusing, refurbishing or reimagining, today's Top 5 Friday is all about finding decor inspiration and doing it yourself. Headboard From Wooden Skids (aka Pallets) This idea came courtesy of Julia Black from Pure Design, who hosted a video series for us called The Green Geek. Watch how she transformed three skids and some salvaged wood into a beachy white headboard for a queen size bed (three skids are the perfect size!). Chair Turned Bathroom Caddy Image: Pink to Green blog (via French Charming, originally from Country Living) This is one of those "Why didn't I think of that?" Large Wooden Spool Turned Art Table/Coffee Table Image: Design*Sponge I was actually inspired last night at the bus stop (in front of a condo construction project) by four large wooden spools just sitting around, just the perfect size and shape for my current coffee table conundrum. Vintage Crates Turned Storage Images: Apartment Therapy This isn't a new idea, but it's a good one!

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Random stuff from Patrick Crispen Tweaking Windows 7, Page 1 Tweaking Windows 7 A common sense guide to tweak and optimize Windows 7.by Eric VaughanVersion 1.0, 16 November 2009 What This Guide Is And Isn't Windows 7 is Microsoft's most advanced operating system ever. Compared to earlier Microsoft operating systems, Windows 7's changes under the hood improve performance, security, reliability, compatibility, and the user experience. There are those who say that since this is so that Windows 7 doesn't need to be tweaked. Tweaking is about more than just performance tweaks. Primum non nocere (First, do no harm) This guide is not a strip down the OS to the bare bones gamers guide. Tweaking isn't just about making the computer faster. This guide is "screen shot heavy" to make it easier for everyone to find and understand the tweaks. Important Notes On Tweaking & This Guide 1 - Tweaking is best done on a fresh install. 2 - Hardware. 3 - Drivers, Drivers, Drivers - Getting the latest drivers is the 2nd best tweak you can do. 7 - Maintain Your Computer.

Khan Academy MacGyver, Survivalist, or Stockpiler: The Urban Survival Skills Everyone Should Know It's your word against his.. If he ain't talkin, your word pretty much wins. Also, don't try draggin him back in your house after he's dead.. The cops will be able to tell he was shot inside your house. As soon as you're involved in a shooting like this, call the cops, then a lawyer.. You are so bad ass. Seriously, you're advocating shooting a potential burglar with your "Mossy, Remy or Mr. We're not all in middle school, you know, and life is not like a Die Hard movie. I don't want to kill anyone. I am not running from my house. You can be a moral coward and subject yourself to the will of a criminal, however I will suffer no such victimization. @jodark It's not cowardly to leave and certainly not morally cowardly to leave if there is an intruder in your house. Unless you were a soldier or a police officer, you have probably not faced a life or death situation, and frankly, you are likely not equipped to fight back adequately.

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