1. Open the Start menu and type Sound.
2. Underneath Control Panel click Sound.
3. Switch to the Sounds tab.
4. Underneath Sound Scheme choose No Sounds.
5. If you dislike the startup sound, uncheck Play Windows Startup sound.
6. Hit OK.
7. You may get a warning asking you to save your current sound scheme,

1. Right click the volume control icon in the system tray.
2. Click Open volume mixer
3. Click the speaker icon beneath System Sounds. This will mute all operating system sounds.

1. Open the Start menu and type services in the search box.
2. Click Services in the search results.
3. In the Services window that appears, scroll down to Windows Search
4. Right-click and choose Properties
5. Next to Startup type, choose Disabled
6. If the service is started, press Stop to immediately stop the service and then press OK.

You can tell Windows Update to alert you of the new updates but prevent it from automatically downloading or installing them.

1. Open the Start menu and type Windows Update in the search box.
2. Press enter or click Windows Update.
3. In the left sidebar, click Change Settings
4. Choose your settings and then press OK.

Alternatively, you can completely disable the service.

1. Open the Start menu and type services in the search box.
2. Click Services in the search results.
3. In the Services window that appears, scroll down to Windows Update
4. Right-click and choose Properties
5. Next to Startup type, choose Disabled
6. If the service is started, press Stop to immediately stop the service and then press OK.

1. Hold Windows key and press R. This will bring up the run window.
2. Type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
3. On the left, navigate to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update
4. On the right, Double click the No auto restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installation.
5. Choose Enabled and Apply the change.

1. Open the Start menu and type services in the search box.
2. Click Services in the search results.
3. In the Services window that appears, scroll down to Windows Defender
4. Right-click and choose Properties
5. Next to Startup type, choose Disabled
6. If the service is started, press Stop to immediately stop the service and then press OK.

1. Open the Start menu and type services in the search box.
2. Click Services in the search results.
3. In the Services window that appears, scroll down to Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service
4. Right-click and choose Properties
5. Next to Startup type, choose Disabled
6. If the service is started, press Stop to immediately stop the service and then press OK.

To disable SuperFetch:

1. Open the Start menu and type services in the search box.
2. Click Services in the search results.
3. In the Services window that appears, scroll down to SuperFetch
4. Right-click and choose Properties
5. Next to Startup type, choose Disabled
6. If the service is started, press Stop to immediately stop the service and then press OK.

1. Open the Start Menu and type UAC in the search box.
2. Click Change User Account Control Settings
3. Move the slider to the very bottom to Never Notify.
4. Press OK and reboot your computer.

This is just one of many ways you can disable UAC. For more methods, refer to this article. How to Disable and Turn Off UAC in Windows 7.

1. Go to your Start Menu and type CMD
2. Right Click cmd.exe and click Run as Administrator
3. In the Command Prompt that appears, type powercfg -h off and press Enter.

This will perform 2 steps in 1. First, it will disable hibernation. Second, it will delete the hiberfil.sys on your Windows drive. If you have already disabled hibernation using a different method, but the hiberfil.sys still exists, you can still perform the above steps to remove your hiberfil.sys.

1. Right click the Taskbar and click Properties.
2. Underneath Notification area, click Customize...
3. Check Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar.
   

1. Open the Start Menu and type System Protection in the search bar.
2. Click Create a Restore Point.
3. Beneath Protection Settings, choose an available drive with protection set to On.
4. Click Configure.
5. Choose Turn off system protection.
6. Click OK and save all changes.
   

1. Go to your Start Menu and type Action Center in the search bar.
2. Click Action Center.
3. On the left, click Change Action Center settings.
4. Uncheck everything.
   

1. Go to your Start Menu and type Action Center in the search bar.
2. Click Action Center.
3. On the left, click Change Action Center settings.
4. At the bottom, click Problem Reporting Settings.
5. Choose Never check for solutions.
6. Click OK and apply all changes.
   

I currently do not have a solution for disabling this nag window. This can only be disabled on a per-game basis and will not be disabled permanently. I have searched Google extensively for an answer and have turned up various suggestions, all of which indirectly address this issue.

Presently, the only ways to disable this nag window include:

• Permanently using Aero Basic mode
• Modifying the EXE compatibility to Disable Desktop Composition.
  

1. On your Taskbar, Right click the Explorer button and right click Windows Explorer and click Properties.
2. Change Target to:
   
   For Computer:
   e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
   
   
3. Press OK.
   

1. Go to your Start Menu and click Computer.
2. Go to the harddrive containing Windows 7 (usually C:)
3. Go into the Users folder
4. Go into the folder matching the name of your desktop.
5. Cut and paste the folders you would like to move to another harddrive. Do not move hidden folders, those folders cannot be easily relocated.
   

1. Open the Start menu and click Microsoft Security Essentials.
2. Click the Settings tab (at the top).
3. On the left, choose Real-time protection.
4. Uncheck the Turn on real-time protection.
5. Save the changes.

1. Open the Start menu and click Microsoft Security Essentials.
2. Click the Settings tab (at the top).
3. On the left, choose Scheduled scan..
4. Uncheck the Run a scheduled scan on my computer.
5. Save the changes.

1. Right click the Start Menu and click Properties.
2. At the top, click the Customize button.

Change Control Panel into a Menu:

• Underneath Control Panel, choose Display as a menu

Display a button for Downloads folder:

• Underneath Downloads, choose Display as a link.

Display a Run button:

• Check Run command

Add a button for the Videos folder:

• Underneath Videos, choose Display as a link.

1. At the top left, open the Organize Menu, go to Layout, and check Menu bar.
   

1. Press Alt on your keyboard to reveal the Menu bar.
2. Go to the View menu and check Status bar.
   

1. At the top left, open the Organize Menu and click Folder and Search Options.
2. Switch to the View tab.
3. Uncheck the Hide extensions for known file types
4. Click OK and save changes.
   

1. At the top left, open the Organize Menu and click Folder and Search Options.
2. Switch to the View tab.
3. Uncheck the Hide protected operating system files.
4. Click OK and save changes.
   

1. Browse for a folder on one of your harddrives.
2. Arrange the columns and resize them to your liking. Add more columns if you prefer.
3. At the top left, open the Organize Menu and click Folder and Search Options.
4. Switch to the View tab.
5. Click Apply to folders.
6. Click OK and save changes.
   

1. Navigate to the root folder of a harddrive or partition. The C or Windows partition will not work for this. (Basically, double click one of your harddrives so that the address bar reads Computer > (Your harddrive)
2. Right click anywhere within the white area and click Customize this folder.
3. Underneath Optimize this folder for, choose your preferred view mode. I recommend General items.
4. Check the Also apply this template to all subfolders option.
5. Click OK to save the changes.
6. Repeat this process for ALL other harddrives or partitions. (VERY IMPORTANT)
   

1. Go to Start Menu and click Computer.
2. Right click the drive or partition containing Windows (usually C:) and click Rename.
3. Rename it to whatever you want.
   

To modify power options:

1. Open the Start Menu and type Power Options in the search bar.
2. Click Power Options.
3. On the left, choose Create a Power Plan.
4. Choose Balanced and then type a Plan name.
5. Click Next.
6. For Turn off the display, I recommend 1 hour.
7. For Put the computer to sleep, I recommend 1 hour.
8. Click Create.

To modify Microphone options:

1. Right click the Volume Control icon in the system tray and click Recording Devices.
2. Switch to the Communications tab.
   
   By default, Windows will reduce the volume of system sounds while the Microphone is active. This makes Skype calls tolerable for other users so that they will not hear sounds from your speakers. If you do not like this behavior and you use headphones, you may consider changing this to Do nothing.
3. Switch to the Recording tab.
4. Choose your Default Device for your microphone and click Properties.
5. Switch to the Levels tab.
6. Set the Microphone to an acceptable volume.
7. Set Microphone Boost to +20dB or +30dB. This will drastically improve microphone volume, but be careful. Microphone boost can sometimes introduce background noise and make your overall microphone volume too loud. Experiment for the best result.
8. Depending on your sound drivers, there may be an option to Mute your microphone. It is recommended to mute your microphone playback so that you do not hear yourself talking through your speakers or headphones.
9. Click OK and save your changes.

1. Go to your Start Menu and click Computer
2. Right Click any one of you harddrives and go to Share With and then Advanced Sharing...
3. In the Sharing tab, click Advanced Sharing
4. Check Share this folder
   
   To enable write access
   
   
5. Click Permissions
   
6. In the lower half, check Change or Full Control
7. Continue clicking OK until you are back to the first window.

An alternative method is to share only the folders you want without granting full read and write access to your entire harddrive.

1. Go to your Start Menu and click Computer
2. Navigate one of your harddrives to the folder you would like to share.
3. Right Click the folder, click Share with and then choose either Homegroup (Read) or Homegroup (Read/Write)
   
   If this is your first time sharing a folder, or you have not joined a homegroup, a window will appear with a description regarding homegroups.
   
   
4. Click Join Now
5. Choose which kinds of files you would like to share (Pictures, Music, etc).
6. Choose a password for your homegroup. This password is to be shared with other computers on your network that you wish to have access to your shared folders, so be sure to choose a password you don't mind other people knowing. That does NOT mean use the same password for your critical personal accounts like e-mail.
7. Click Finish
   

1. Go to your Start Menu and type Run in the search box and hit Enter on your keyboard.
2. Type control userpasswords2 and hit Enter on your keyboard.
3. Select the user you would like to automatically login to.
4. Uncheck Users must enter a username and password to use this computer
5. Press Apply
6. Type the password and confirm the password. Then press OK.
   

1. Right click your desktop and click Personalize.
2. On the left, click Change desktop icons
3. Check Computer and any other icon that you want to add to your desktop.
4. Click OK and close the Personlization Window.
   

1. Right click your desktop and click Personalize.
2. At the bottom right, click Screen Saver.
3. Choose a screensaver.
4. Set the Wait to 10 or 15 minutes.
5. I recommend checking On resume, display login screen (For added security).
6. Click OK and save your changes.