How to Display a Message During Windows Startup

You’ll be editing both of these to create your message. Double-click thelegalnoticecaptionvalue to open its properties window. Thelegalnoticecaptionvalue serves as the title of your message. It appears at the top and in a slightly larger font than the text of the message. Of course, if you only want a very short message, feel free to just uselegalnoticecaptionand leavelegalnoticetextblank. You just want to keep in mind that there’s no formatting available, including carriage returns....

January 4, 2017 · 2 min · 226 words · Brian Skinner

How to Disable Access to the Windows Registry

Otherwise, you may find yourself unable to reverse these changes. Next, you’ll create a new value inside thatSystemkey. Right-click theSystemkey and choose New > DWORD (32-bit) value. Name the new value “DisableRegistryTools.” Next, double-click theDisableRegistryToolsvalue to open its properties window. At the prompt pop in the following command: This command changes theDisableRegistryToolsvalue from 1 back to 0. Alternatively, you’ve got the option to use the downloadable hack we detail in the next section....

December 27, 2016 · 1 min · 167 words · Christopher Todd

How to Change the Login Screen Background In macOS Sierra, Yosemite, and El Capitan

Have you ever wished this image wasn’t blurred? Or that it was different than your default wallpaper? Here’s how to configure this image to look exactly the way you want it to. This method works in macOS Sierra, Yosemite, and El Capitan. That’s because changing the blurred image behind your login screen is as simple aschanging your desktop wallpaper. But there are some catches. First, right-click your desktop, then click “Change Desktop Background....

December 19, 2016 · 2 min · 382 words · Nicholas Beck

How to Move Your Documents, Music, and Other Folders Somewhere Else in Windows

The AppData folder, for example, shouldn’t be moved. Some apps may also create folders there—especially cloud storage apps like OneDrive and Dropbox. you’re able to’t move those using the instructions in this post. Right-hit the folder you want to move and then click “Properties.” In the Properties window for the folder, switch to the “Location” tab. The text box shows the current location of the folder. Click “Cancel” to stop everything and not create the new folder location at all....

December 16, 2016 · 1 min · 135 words · Katherine Douglas

Quickly Create Appointments from Tasks with Outlook 2007's To-Do Bar

Instead of having to grab the date, it’s already done for us! You might notice the example dates are way in the past… I wrote this tip and then forgot to post it. At least I shaved a few seconds off my day!

December 16, 2016 · 1 min · 43 words · Sabrina Tran

How to Change the Priority of Wireless Networks in Windows 7

nudge the Manage wireless networks on the left-hand side.

December 15, 2016 · 1 min · 9 words · Margaret Cox

How to Sync Only Specific Folders With Dropbox

Dropbox, by default, syncs everything to all of your computers. But maybe that’s not what you want. Happily, Dropbox lets you choose which folders sync to which computers. It’s called Selective Sync, but to find it you’ll have to dig a little bit. First, find the Dropbox icon in your system tray. On a Mac, this will be in your menu bar. tap the gear icon, then click “Preferences”. A window will pop up....

December 15, 2016 · 1 min · 155 words · Stephen Brown

How to Create a Customized Tab on the Microsoft Office Ribbon

Office 2007 saw the addition of the Ribbon feature, which some users found confusing. This allows for quicker and easier document creation. This process should work in Office 2010, 2013, and 2016. To create a custom tab, right-hit the Ribbon and select Customize the Ribbon. The Customize Ribbon screen on the Word Options dialog box displays. The tabs available on the Ribbon are listed on the right side of the dialog box....

December 14, 2016 · 2 min · 249 words · Vanessa Marquez

How to Save or Transfer Your Favorite Registry Keys to Another PC

To back them up, all you have to do is export that key. Right-nudge the Favorites key and choose “Export.” Save the REG file to whatever location you want.

December 14, 2016 · 1 min · 29 words · Jimmy Martinez

Disable the Irritating Sticky / Filter Keys Popup Dialogs

You answer No and it goes away… and then shows up again the next day. Here’s how to make it go away for good. In case you aren’t sure what we mean… hit the Shift key five times fast. This will completely deactivate the irritating popup. And that should kill the annoying popup dialogs for either Windows 7 or Vista. Windows XP users will find similar shortcuts under Accessibility in Control Panel....

December 13, 2016 · 1 min · 72 words · Kellie Anthony

How to Customize Folder Views with Windows' Five Templates

you’ve got the option to also set the template for any folder manually. Here’s how to make it all happen. The techniques in this article apply to Windows XP through Windows 10. The process is identical for customizing folders using each of the other four templates. Open up File Explorer and find a folder you want to work with. Ensure that the “Optimize this folder for” drop-down menu shows the right template....

December 13, 2016 · 1 min · 161 words · Meghan Rivera

How to Do Everything Faster in macOS with Quicksilver

Quick Links Your mouse is slowing you down. The less you use it, the faster you’ll be able to do just about everything. But beyond that, Quicksilver is an utility that rewards users for digging in and learning more. Use it long enough, and you’ll wonder how you ever used your Mac without it. Setting Up Quicksilver To get started, head to theQuicksilverwebsite and download the program. Installation is standard: mount the DMG file, then drag the Quicksilver icon to your Applications folder....

December 12, 2016 · 2 min · 402 words · Sherri Ballard

How to Create a Live Ubuntu USB Drive With Persistent Storage

Quick Links ALinux live USB driveis normally a blank slate each time you boot it. it’s possible for you to boot it up, install programs, save files, and change tweaks. You won’t have to set up your system up from scratch each time you boot. There are a few limitations. you’re free to’t modify system files, like the kernel. you’re able to’t perform major system upgrades. You also can’t install hardware drivers....

December 9, 2016 · 5 min · 897 words · Paul Carter