Are there programs that you would like to place in the System tray instead of the Taskbar to take up less Taskbar space, then follow the steps outlined below

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A Prevx researcher Marco Giuliani last week reported in a post to the security vendor’s blog that a new version of malware has been released to sidestep safeguards designed to block rootkits from hijacking 64-bit editions of Windows.

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Some third party programs can temporarily store unencrypted (plain-text) passwords or other sensitive information in memory. Because of the Windows virtual memory architecture, this information can also be present in the paging file

It is therefore a good idea to clear the Windows paging file each time you shut down the computer.

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By default, when you search from the Windows 7 Start menu, it only searches your local computer, you can change this setting so that you can search the local computer and the Internet by configuring Group Policy

NOTE: Only Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate can be configured NOT Windows 7 Home Premium which does not support Group Policy

To configure Group Policy to add Internet searches to the Start menu on a Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate computer undertake the following steps:

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The built-in Administrator account in Windows 7 has complete privileges to do anything on the computer and is not subject to User Account Control (UAC) like other accounts (even those with administrative privileges like the one you created during the Windows 7 Installation).

The Administrator account in Windows 7 is disabled by default for increased security and is not visible in the User Account section available from the Control Panel

If you want to enable the default administrator account, this can be achieved via a number of ways

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When viewing a file in a folder the extension is hidden by default along with any system or hidden files. This exercise reviews the folder properties so that you can change how these files are displayed and searched for in a folder

1. Click on the Windows Start Key and select Computer from the menu to open Windows Explorer

2. On the header menu click on Organise

3. In the drop down menu select Folder and Search options to open the folder options dialog box

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If several users share the same computer in your office, you might want to display a message such as a company legal disclaimer or instructions on usage policy prior to users logging on.

This post shows you how to create a message on the Windows 7 computer for all users

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Unlike previous versions of Windows, Windows 7 does not show the Quick Launch toolbar by default as items can be dragged and dropped to pin them to the taskbar, however the shortcuts are widely spaced, if you would like to restore the tightly spaced Quick Launch bar to the Taskbar then undertake the following steps

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