If you like to be able to step away from your computer while your desktop and programs load, but don’t want to enable the autologin feature, this script will begin loading your desktop when the login screen shows up. More »

If you’ve ever wondered how to customize your Windows 7 taskbar like some of the beautiful screenshots in our featured desktop series, here’s the quick and simple instructions on exactly how to do it. It’s easier than you think. More »

You can pay a monthly fee to your cable provider for a time-shifting DVR, but if you prefer control and flexibility to DRM and, well, that monthly fee, you can roll your own DVR with a TV tuner for your PC. More »

Windows only: If your primary hard drive just isn't large enough to hold all the software you need on a day-to-day basis, then Steam Mover is the perfect tool for the job—assuming you have another storage drive handy. More »

Windows 7: Everybody knows that you can right-click any application to launch it as administrator, but what you might not know is there’s an even quicker way you can trigger administrator mode. More »

It’s frustrating that Media Center only displays seven television channels in the program guide at a time, especially if it’s part of a home theater setup. This hack adds more channels to the program guide for easier living-room browsing. More »









Windows Media Center – Media Center – Television – Microsoft – Arts

Windows 7′s useful taskbar is great, but if you don’t like waiting for the thumbnails to show up when you hover your mouse over it a taskbar item, a simple registry hack will speed things up. More »









Windows 7 – Microsoft Windows – Windows – Operating system – Utilities

I love messing with settings and geeky file-sharing programs. My spouse doesn’t, but digs Hulu and appreciates free. So I set up a media center that satisfies my geek cravings but is actually easy-to-use for non-nerds. Here’s what I pieced together. More »

Last week we asked you to share your favorite tool for tweaking Windows 7, then we rounded the top five for a vote. Now we’re back to highlight the winner and the runners up. More »

Windows 7 only: System tweaking utility Alt+Tab Tuner customizes everything about the Windows 7 Alt-Tab dialog, from setting the transparency to increasing the size of the thumbnails. More »