5 Basic Yet Very Useful Windows 7 Tips

5 Basic Yet Very Useful Windows 7 Tips

by Jim Hillier for Daves Computer Tips

As a growing number of XP users move to Windows 7, no better time to learn some basic but very useful tips.–PC Pitstop.

Last week, in anticipation of an increase in numbers of XP users migrating to Windows 7, we published a number of Windows 7 tips to help those involved get started with their new operating system. You can catch up with that article here: Eight Basic Yet Useful Windows 7 Tips.

In response to a reader’s request, here are several more basic yet (hopefully) useful tips. Just in case you think I might have gone bonkers repeating these oldies but goldies, please bear in mind that these tips are primarily for the benefit of migrating XP users with little or no experience running Windows 7:

How To: Pin Personal Folders to the Taskbar in Windows 7


How To: Access and use Problem Steps Recorder in Windows 7

How To: Access additional ‘Send To’ options in Windows 7

How To: Hide/Show Icons in the Notification Area in Windows 7


How To: Manage ‘Action Center’ in Windows 7

These excerpts are shared with permission from davescomputertips.com.

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