Tag Archives: Windows 7 tips and tricks

Unresponsive Program? Try This to Keep From Losing Data

Unresponsive Program? Try This to Keep From Losing Data This tip is for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 In earlier versions of Windows if a program froze (hung, locked-up) there was nothing you could do about but kill the program using Task Manager/Processes/End Process. But Windows 7 and 8 users have at least a shot at… Read More »

How to See a List of Files You’ve Recently Accessed

How to See a List of Files You’ve Recently Accessed This tip is for Windows 7, Windows 8x and Windows 10 Every time you access a file or folder in Windows, it’s added to a list. But do you know how to access this list? It’s easy. Very easy. Open a Run dialog by holding down the Windows… Read More »

Launch Your Favorite Programs Quickly By Using Windows Hotkeys

Launch Your Favorite Programs Quickly By Using Windows Hotkeys This tip is for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 [all versions] Do you have several programs you use every day? Instead of clicking on the start menu or a desktop or taskbar shortcut to open those programs, why not create a hotkey combination to open them? It’s really… Read More »