Susan Kindler, a self-described “newbie to Windows,” asked me about a good Windows 7 tutorial. There are plenty of books and DVDs available to take you step by step through Windows. I’m sure some of ...

With Windows 7’s new “shake” feature, though, you can minimize every window except the one in which you’re currently working in a single step. Click and hold the title bar of the window you want to ...

A feature of Windows 7 is that it will show you a preview, or small thumbnail image, of the open windows for a particular program when you hover over it. For example, if you have 3 Internet Explorer ...

A Command Prompt allows you to run programs, manipulate Windows settings, and access files by typing in commands that you wish to execute. To start a Command Prompt you simply need to type cmd.exe in ...

For a long time, Microsoft didn’t sell Windows install media in the form of bootable USB flash drives. Instead, it prefered to stick to old-school DVD media, despite the fact that many notebooks today ...