{"id":339,"date":"2013-05-29T09:57:29","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T14:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melaniehayn.com\/blog\/?p=339"},"modified":"2013-05-29T10:03:13","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T15:03:13","slug":"setup-tips-for-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melaniehayn.com\/blog\/setup-tips-for-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Setup tips for Windows 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re like me, you often don’t agree with what Microsoft thinks are useful features. Here’s a short compilation of the steps I take when dealing with a fresh Windows 7 install, which I’ll update as I apply them to my newest install.<\/p>\n

\n1) Turn off automatic docking<\/p>\n

\"Docking\"<\/a>I find nothing more annoying than my computer assuming I want one thing while I try to do another. \u00c2\u00a0It’s easy to turn off, but hard to find. <\/p>\n

Go to the Ease of Access Center, make the mouse easier to use, and check the box to prevent docking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\n2) Make explorer window only show useful shortcuts on the left.<\/p>\n

I only use the “Favorites” and “Computer” groups, so I hide the others (network and libraries).<\/p>\n

It requires registry entry changes (right click first to give yourself permission to edit):<\/p>\n

Libraries
\nHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}\\ShellFolder
\nchange b080010d to b090010d<\/p>\n

Network
\nHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\\ShellFolder
\nchange b0040064 to b0940064<\/p>\n

Full link to LifeHacker<\/a> post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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