Tweaking with Vishal

Download Animated Green, Blue and Orange Fire Boot Screen for Windows 7

VG — Sat, 19 May 2012 23:54:53 +0000

UPDATE: Orange and Blue boot screens added to the download pack. We all know that Windows 7 boot screen is highly customizable and almost everything including its background image, animation and text can be changed using a 3rd party freeware called Windows 7 Boot Updater. We have shared lots of ready-made boot screens for Windows [...]

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How to Add Windows 7 “God Mode” Icon in Control Panel and My Computer Window?

VG — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:51:36 +0000

Long time back we blogged about the hidden secret "God Mode" feature found in Windows 7 which was actually not a secret thing but a built-in search page which is used by Windows to show items in user initiated search results. You can read more about it at following link: Truth Behind Hidden Secret “God [...]

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ViPad: Free Application Launcher and Complete Windows Desktop Replacement

VG — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:56:00 +0000

We have shared many free application launchers for Windows in past such as XLaunchpad, WinLaunch, JumpPad, Appetizer, RunMe and many free dock utilities for Windows which can be found here. Today in this article, we are going to share another brand new application launcher or you can call it a complete Windows Desktop replacement. "ViPad" [...]

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So.cl (Tulalip): Microsoft Accidentally Reveals New Secret Social Network Project

VG — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:01:42 +0000

UPDATE: This article was posted long time back when Microsoft accidentally revealed a secret social networking website Tulalip. Very soon Microsoft removed the page but now after a few months, its back with a new name So.cl. It's been a few days, Google launched its social networking website "Google+" and now Microsoft has accidentally revealed...

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[Google Chrome Version Update] Chrome 19 Stable Released, Download Link Inside

VG — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:20:57 +0000

NOTE: This topic is updated whenever a new version of Google Chrome is released. So keep checking this topic regularly to get instant updates. Good news for Google Chrome users! Google has released Chrome 19 to stable channel for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame. According to Chromium blog, Chrome 19 comes with new "Sync" feature. [...]

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Add “Restore Ownership to TrustedInstaller” Option in Files and Folders Context Menu in Windows Vista, 7 and 8

VG — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:07:23 +0000

In Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8, almost all system files are under "TrustedInstaller" control. Its a system user account which has ownership of almost all system files. If you are a Windows customization lover, you must be knowing that before replacing a system file to customize Windows look-n-feel, you first need to take [...]

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Enable Hidden Secret Animation in Windows 7 and Windows 8 Explorer’s Icon Views

VG — Sun, 13 May 2012 20:17:54 +0000

If you are a regular reader of this website, you might be aware of the fact that we love Windows customization. We have shared so many themes, skins and other awesome customization stuff in past which can be found in our official gallery page and themes sections. Today in this topic we are going to [...]

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Get Windows 8 Look-Like Metro Task Manager in Windows XP, Vista and 7

VG — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:05:25 +0000

NOTE: You can check other interesting and useful free software created by our readers here. If you are using recently released Windows 8 Consumer Preview build or following this blog regularly, you might be knowing about the new modern and advanced Task Manager introduced in Windows 8 by Microsoft. This new Metro Task Manager opens [...]

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How to Enable New InContent Preferences Feature in Mozilla Firefox Nightly Build?

VG — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:05:25 +0000

Being a long time Mozilla Firefox user, I always wanted Mozilla to redesign the Preferences window. Mozilla team is working very hard on Firefox UI and their hard work can be seen in latest Nightly builds: [Mozilla Firefox Nightly Update] Mozilla team has redesigned built-in downloads manager, bookmarks manager, add-ons manager, homepage, new tab...

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How to Disable Numerical File Name Sorting and Enable Classic Literal Sorting in Windows XP, Vista and 7 Explorer?

VG — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:05:30 +0000

If you are a Windows XP, Vista or 7 user, you might have noticed that Windows Explorer uses a different kind of sorting mechanism for file names containing numbers compared to Windows 2000 and earlier versions. For example, if you have a folder containing files having names as 1, 246, 3, 111, 22, 33 and [...]

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