How to View the Basic Information of Your Computer in Windows 7

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In this tutorial you will see the steps to view the basic information of your computer such as rating, computer name, processor speed, system type, RAM and operating system information. Following are the few easy steps to view the basic configuration of your computer in Windows 7.

STEP 1

Right Click on Computer icon on Desktop or Window Start Menu

Method 1

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Show, Hide and Resize Desktop Icons in Windows 7

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Desktop icons are the shortcuts to give quick access to the Windows user. In this tutorial you will see the steps to show, Hide and Resize the desktop icons. It all depends which action you perform to manage the desktop icons.

Show Icons in Windows 7

Step 1

Right Click on blank area of desktop

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Disable Content Advisor in Windows 7

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This tutorial will help to disable Content Advisor which is a tool fro control content accessible by your system for all users in Windows 7.By default, its disabled.

Step 1

From Start -> Control Panel (All Items view), and press on the Internet Options icon or, In Internet Explorer menu, click on Tools -> Internet Options.

Step 2

If Content Advisor is enabled, select Content tab and press Disable button. If User access control screen appear, press Yes button.

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Create User Account Password in Windows 7

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Once new user account is created then it is essential to create a password for that account for securing your Windows 7 account. In this tutorial I am assuming that user account was already created with he name of  “Adam” and creating password for the same.

Following are the steps which are required to create user password in Windows 7.

Step By Step

Step 1

Go to Start >> Click Control Panel

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Enable Internet Explorer Content Advisor

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This tutorial will help to enable  Content Advisor which is a tool for control content accessible by your system for all users in Windows 7.By default, its disabled.

Step 1

From Start -> Control Panel (All Items view), and press on the Internet Options icon or, In Internet Explorer menu, click on Tools -> Internet Options.

Step 2

If Content Advisor is not enabled, select Content tab and press Enable button. If User access control screen appear, press Yes button.

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Add the Recycle Bin to Taskbar in Windows 7

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This tutorial will help you to access the Recycle Bin from the Task bar. For this, shortcut will be added to the task bar.

Step 1

Right click any where in Desktop, and select shortcut option. A create shortcut window will appear.

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Personalize the Windows Command Prompt

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This tutorial will help you to personalize Command line interfaces. By default, Windows Command Prompt is white text on a black background, if you want to add some color and change the font style &  size, follow the below steps.

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Allow or Block Unrated Websites with Internet Explorer Content Advisor

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This tutorial will help to allow or block all users to view websites that have no rating with Content Advisor.

Step 1

Consider Content Advisor is enabled. From Start -> Control Panel (All Item Views) and press Internet Options icon. Alternatively, In Internet Explorer menu click on Tools -> Internet Options.

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Allow Users To Run Only Specified Programs in Windows 7

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In case of public or shared folder /system/ drive, if you want to allow users to use only specified programs, this feature will be applicable. This feature will limit the programs which can or cannot be accessed on the computer.

Step by Step

Step 1

In Start search menu, type gpedit.msc and press Enter.

Note:

Local Group Policy Editor is not available in Home versions of Windows 7.

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Allow or Block Specific Programs in Windows 7 Parental Controls

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This tutorial will allow or block specific programs from being used on your computer by standard user accounts.

Step by Step

Step 1

From Start -> Control Panel (All Items view), and click on Parental Controls option.

Step 2

If User Access Control option appears, click Yes option.

Step 3

List of standard user account will appear select any one of the user for parental control to set time limits on.

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