In the Windows 7 Home and Windows 7 Home Premium, the Local Group Policy Editor (LGPE) is not available. However, we can still make adjustments similar to the same changes made with LGPE. The way to do this is by way of an application called regedit.exe. This allows you to directly edit the entries in [...]
Leave a Comment January 6, 2010
With the Windows 7 Local Group Policy Editor (LGPE), we have seen just how much you can alter your operating system (OS) in some interesting ways. In Part V there are even more changes to look into. The policies which are covered in this section apply to changes in areas of your system which can [...]
Leave a Comment January 1, 2010
Previously, we looked at some security changes you can make with the Local Group Policy Editor (LGPE) in Windows 7. You also learned how to make changes to your Control Panel icon display – a nifty feature for simplifying your experience there; also, it’s very useful for securing your settings from the changes others may [...]
Leave a Comment December 28, 2009
This is Part III of a series which demonstrates how you can use the Local Group Policy Editor (LGPE) to change various aspects of your life with Windows 7. Its power cannot be over-stressed, so – again – it is suggested that you follow the instructions given to you here closely so as not to [...]
Leave a Comment December 25, 2009
Part I introduced you to the idea behind changing your Windows 7 Local Group Policies to make changes to suit your use of Windows, whatever that may be. The Local Group Policy Editor (LGPE) is a powerful tool, but also a potentially dangerous one if not used carefully. Yes, you have read that before; be [...]
Leave a Comment December 23, 2009
It is likely that you have read about many tips and tweaks for Windows 7; at least you have seen some while learning about the new Microsoft operating system (OS). What you may not be aware of is how you can use your Local Group Policy Editor (LGPE) to make some very interesting changes to [...]
Leave a Comment December 18, 2009
In Part I, we learned about Accelerators, which are a feature of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). The browser does come standard on Windows 7, and it available to download for free from Microsoft for both Windows Vista and Windows XP. Though, as long as you can run IE8, you will be able to use its [...]
Leave a Comment December 16, 2009
Many features in Microsoft’s Windows 7 are very useful for the ‘super-typists’ out there, but who would turn down the ability to customize the way the keys on your keyboard are mapped? No one would, to put it simply. The people who will make the most use of such a program are the power users [...]
Leave a Comment November 18, 2009
There were some good, or at least useful, tweaks for Windows 7. We can look even further into some decent tweaks to simply make your life with Microsoft’s new OS a little easier.
Windows Vista had the first Microsoft Sticky Notes, and it could be a useful gadget. In Windows 7, it has been improved a [...]
Leave a Comment November 15, 2009
With previous versions of the Microsoft Windows operating systems (OS), there were always several – possibly hundreds – of tweaks which made the OS perform better and easier to use for the end-user. If you are an administrator, you probably already know plenty of these and use them regularly with Windows XP and/or Windows Vista. [...]
Leave a Comment November 14, 2009
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