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In Windows 7 My documents folder default location is C:UsersLoginidDocuments. For example administrator’s Documents folder would be in C:UsersadministratorDocuments. However this can be changed through Documents properties window. Detailed steps are given below. Click on Start button Right click on Documents Click on Properties  As you can see above, My documents current save location is [...]

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On Windows 7, ‘Desktop‘ directory is by default located at [systemdrive]usersloginidDesktop. If C: is system drive then it would be in c:usersloginnameDesktop. For example, administrator’s desktop would be at C:usersadministratorDesktop In case if there is less space available on C: drive we might want to move this folder to some other drive. Moreover it’s preferable [...]

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For people who prefer to use keyboard rather than mouse, below are some shortcuts for most common actions while using Firefox web browser. Open new tab Ctrl -T Close tab Ctrl – W Open history Ctrl – H Open Downloads windows Ctrl -J Bookmark current opened page Ctrl – D Open New window Ctrl – [...]

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We can disable Recent items list which shows the list of recently opened files. It can be done in the following way in Windows Vista. Right click on Start button in the task bar Select Properties Under Privacy section uncheck “Store and display a list of recently opened files” Click Apply and OK

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Following is the procedure to disable Aero affects in Windows vista operating system. Click on Start button Select Control Panel Click on Personalization Select ‘Windows color and Appearance‘ If Aero is enabled Windows Aero would be the active color scheme. Now to disable it select ‘Windows Vista Basic‘

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Offline files are stored in [systemdrive]:windows\CSC folder. If OS is installed in C: drive then the cache location is C:\Windows\CSC. If you want to change the cache location to a different drive or any other folder on C: then read this post – How to change offline files location on Windows 7.

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We can enable My documents folder redirection for all domain users in the following way. This needs Group policy to be configured at domain level. Log in to the Domain Controller machine. Go to Start->Administrative tools -> Active directory users and computers This will open up a console window. In the left side pane, you [...]

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Offline files synchronization that takes place during user logoff can be disabled for all domain users in the following way. (To disable logoff sync for a single user then see Disable logon logoff sync ) Log in to the Domain Controller machine. Open the Group policy object editor( see here) Go to Computer Configuration -> [...]

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If you have any question for which you have not found satisfying answer in this blog please post it below in the comments box. You can expect a prompt answer from me. Thanks for visiting the blog. Update (23rd October): Comments are closed on this page as the page length has already crossed the normal [...]

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