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Hidden secrets the average user doesn’t know about Windows 7

There are a variety of tips and system tweaks that can be applied to Windows 7 to offer better convenience and other useful features for the user. Tweaks range from easier access to files, the ability to incorporate an Internet search from the start menu and other option-settings for a quicker user-session.

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Categories: GUI, Tweaks Tags: gpedit.msc, Group Policy, netplwiz, Quick Launch, Search, Start Menu, SuperBar, taskbar, toolbar

Further Reading
- Update for Windows 7 Remote Desktop Client
  
  Microsoft’s GPO Excel sheet for Windows Server 2012
  
  The 12 most popular Windows command-line tools
  
  Showing Administrative Tools on the Start Menu
  
  Add Search Internet link to Windows 7 Start Menu
  
  Windows 8 Data Backup and Recovery Features
  
  Find out which Hypervisor your Windows 7 is running on!
  
  Manage windows using keyboard shortcuts
  
  Registry setting for User Account Control (UAC)
  
  Encrypting the Pagefile

Command line Tips

getmac | clip Copy my computer's MAC address to the clipboard
netsh advfirewall show allprofiles Check the status of the Windows Firewall
netsh INT IPv4 show addresses Shows the IP address configurations for all interfaces
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=”ICMPv4″ protocol=icmpv4:any,any dir=in action=allow Adds a firewall rule that allows ICMP echo requests (ping)
netsh advfirewall reset Resets firewall to default settings
News

Microsoft announced that it has sold 450 million Windows 7 licenses since the launch of two years ago. Windows 7 has an average market share of 40.5% exceeding Windows XP by 2% -
October 2011

With Windows 7 Microsoft made a commitment to work on many more existing PCs by keeping system requirements low and maintaining compatibility. Looking just at Windows 7 customers, there are currently more than 450 million PCs that will be able to run Windows 8, but Microsoft expects that many systems running Windows Vista and even Windows XP will also be eligible -
January 2012