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Windows 7 adds loads of great shortcuts for switching between apps, moving windows around your screen, moving them to another monitor altogether, and much more. Here’s a quick-reference master list of the best new Windows 7 shortcuts.

We’ve referred to Windows 7′s Libraries as a top thing to look forward to, and then as one of the best underhyped features—but if you really can’t get used to them, you can disable it.

The latest developer builds of Google Chrome enable extensions by default, add support for skins, and even improve compatibility with Windows 7.

Recently I could not play a game that seemed to be in perfect working order just the day before. Well I did some digging and discovered the problem is not unique to me or the AWESOME game i was trying to play. The game in question was Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. What was happening [...]

Application launcher Magic Formation adds a circular dock that can be triggered by hotkeys or mouse gestures-just draw a circle on the desktop to make it show up.

The Vista Forums walks through the process of adding multiple quick launch toolbars to your double-height taskbar-making an organized application launcher with no extra software.

Did you realize Windows only allows 10 outbound connection attempts at a time? A simple patching utility can fix the problem and speed up your BitTorrent downloads.

You’re about to tweak your computer and you know you should probably make a restore point, but who wants to dig around in all those menus? Make one with a single click instead.

If you’ve ever run your drive out of space while a long-running download is still going, the Online Tech Tips weblog writes up a simple solution to change your download location to another drive.