Windows Tools, Help & Guides

Here at Windows Guides, we’ve showed you how to make a custom start orb, apply a custom start orb automatically, apply one manually, and we even share custom start orbs and will create one for you by request.

(The Yoshi orb, made by UVAIS — as well as four others — can be downloaded here.)

So here’s a quick one-question poll for you: Do you use a custom start orb?

Windows Forums member Bugsy points us to links to download the following versions of Windows 7:

Note: 64 bit and 32 links available. You will need a genuine license to activate these Windows 7 downloads once installed.

Why Do You Need a Windows 7 Disc?

Here are some of the reasons for having a Windows 7 disc:

• You have a license for Windows 7 but no disc.
• You want to give Windows 7 a try for 30 days (or 120 — see below) before making a purchase.
• Want to have the disc on hand for original files/recovery purposes (see Windows 7 recovery disc if you don’t want the whole thing.)
• You just like owning discs with operating systems on them…

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We love customising our desktops at mintywhite.  Our community have come up with some brilliant creations and provided links to some great resources.

In this How To guide I will be showing you how to create your own Start Orb for Windows 7.  I’ll be using Photoshop CS5.  Sorry to those who use alterative software.  I’m sure you’ll be able to follow using your preferred software however.

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I lost count (okay so it was only about 8 or 9 times) of the times people asked, in college, how my laptop stayed on when I closed the lid and moved to a different room or table. If you are in school or use your laptop and have to get up and move regularly, it can be a pain to:

• Attempt to carry your laptop with the screen open.
• Put your laptop on standby, walk for a couple of minutes, and then bring your laptop back out of standby.

This guide helps you learn how to keep your laptop running when you close the lid in Windows 7.

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If you use the Control Panel frequently, you may have noticed you can’t right click the shortcut in the start menu and click Pin to Taskbar. In this guide, I’ll show you how to pin the Control Panel to the taskbar and then pin your favorite apps for quick access.

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There are several folders in your computer that can increase size without you having knowledge of it. It’s very common that programs use temporary files. Every browser also uses caches and cookies.

The Folders

Some of these applications don’t delete these files after they are used. In this post I am going to explain how to obtain information about the size of the following folders:

Temporary Folder

This folder which is usually located at “C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp” is used for almost every program to store its temporary files.

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