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Windows OS comes with a built-in image viewing program which is called “Photo Viewer“. Its a very basic image viewer which allows you to view images and to perform a few basic operations on images such as rotate, zoom, delete,…
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If you are a Windows user and love customizing Windows look-n-feel, you must be aware of 3rd party transformation packs (aka customization packs or skin packs). Transformation packs are basically a collection of Windows themes, software skins, mouse cursors, sound…
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Many Windows users have faced a strange problem while converting a basic disk into dynamic disk. Whenever they try to convert, they receive following error message: The pack name is invalid. Microsoft has acknowledged this issue and has posted a…
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Many Windows 8 users find it difficult to restart, shutdown or hibernate their computers. Since Microsoft has removed Start Menu and Start button from Windows 8, you can’t access power options like you used to do in previous Windows versions.…
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UPDATE: Windows Help Program (WinHlp32.exe) is now also available for Windows 8. Since Windows 3.1, Microsoft has always included Windows Help Program (WinHlp32.exe) in all newer Windows versions. It is used to view 32-bit help files which have .hlp file…
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It’s been long time since we shared any theme for Windows Vista users. The last theme which we shared for Windows Vista was our exclusive “AeroVG” theme which has become one of the best and most popular theme ever created…
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Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 comes with many new and advanced context menu options which were not available in Windows XP, “Copy as Path” option is one of them. “Copy as Path” option appears whenever you press “Shift”…
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Whenever an AskVG reader contacts me regarding a Windows problem, I always ask him to first provide more details and the actual text which is shown by the error message or warning dialog box. It helps me to better understand…
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Many times we need to open Command Prompt window as Administrator in Windows which is also called as “Elevated Command Prompt” window. By default when you launch a Command Prompt window, it opens in a restricted mode i.e. some advanced…
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We all know that Windows 8 comes with new Charms Bar which can be accessed by moving the mouse cursor to top-right or bottom-right corners of screen. It contains shortcuts to various useful system components such as Device Manager, Start…
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UPDATE: New version 2.1 has been released which comes with many performance enhancements, few bug fixes and a brand new UI. We have posted a tutorial in past about opening a program by just typing its name in RUN dialog…
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Microsoft has released an automatic Fix it tool to fix a very annoying problem faced by Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 users. This problem occurs if your computer is infected or was infected by malware such as XP Antivirus…
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SUMMARY: This tutorial will help you in removing “Preview Pane” button from Command Bar (aka Folder Band or Toolbar) in Windows Vista and Windows 7 Explorer. It’ll also restrict users from accessing Preview Pane in Windows Explorer. Recently we posted…
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Recently I posted a tutorial about launching your favorite programs, games, etc using “Ease of Access” button present in Windows login screen: How to Launch Command Prompt or Other Programs Using “Ease of Access” Button at Login Screen in Windows?…
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Recently an AskVG reader “zydrius sMiLe” contacted me and asked me how can he remove or hide “Get help” button from Windows Explorer’s Command Bar (aka Folder Band or Toolbar) in Windows 7? You can see this button present at…
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Everyone knows here that we love Resource Hacker which is an excellent and one of the best Windows customization software. You’ll never find as much tutorials for Resource Hacker anywhere else as you find here at AskVG. Resource Hacker allows…
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We here at AskVG always try our best to share useful Registry tweaks and tips to make your Windows faster and user friendly. We have posted several guides to add extra functionality to Windows as well as to customize Windows…
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If you are a long-time reader of this blog, you might be knowing that we love Windows customization. We have shared so many customization stuff in past for Windows and other software. We also post articles about UI modifications such…
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If you use Internet in your computer system, your computer is always at risk of getting virus infection. Whenever we browse on Internet, some data is downloaded on our system and some data is uploaded from our system. That’s why…
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We are pretty much aware of the new Start Screen introduced by Microsoft in its upcoming OS Windows 8. Start Screen is a Start Menu replacement for Windows 8 which shows live tiles of installed programs and built-in tools in…
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If you are a Windows user, you must install an antivirus and anti-spyware software in your system. We all install software, games, themes and many other stuff from various sources such as downloaded from Internet, from CD/DVD, USB drives, etc…
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You all are aware of our “Master Tutorial” series which helps you in making your Windows faster: Master Tutorial to Make Windows 10 Super Fast Master Tutorial to Make Windows 8 / 8.1 Super Fast Master Tutorial to Make Windows…
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Yesterday we posted about a bug found in Windows 8: Windows 8 Taskbar Context Menu Bug And now its turn of Windows Calculator. Almost all Windows users use the default Calculator application which comes preinstalled with Windows OS. But did…
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Recently we posted an awesome trick to enable hidden secret animation in Windows 7 and Windows 8 Explorer’s icon views: Enable Hidden Secret Animation in Windows 7 and Windows 8 Explorer’s Icon Views And now its turn of Details Pane…
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In Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and 8.1, almost all system files are under “TrustedInstaller” control. Its a system user account which has ownership of almost all system files. If you are a Windows customization lover, you must be…
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If you are using the new Windows 8 OS or following this blog regularly, you might be knowing about the new modern and advanced Task Manager introduced in Windows 8 by Microsoft. This new Metro Task Manager opens in a…
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If you are a Windows XP or later OS user, you might have noticed that Windows Explorer uses a different kind of sorting mechanism for file names containing numbers compared to Windows 2000 and earlier versions. For example, if you…
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DISCLAIMER: The download links given in this topic are genuine and absolutely legal. You should have a valid product key with you to be able to install Windows Vista using these setup files. If you don’t enter a product key,…
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Almost all Windows users use “Windows Updates” to download and install automatic updates for Windows released by Microsoft. These updates fix security issues and improve stability and performance of your computer so its always advised to install all Windows updates…
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SkyDrive is a file hosting and synchronization service from Microsoft which allows you to upload and sync your data easily and quickly to their server. If you are not using it, you can create a free account using following link:…