How to use Windows
This section lists various sections of windows and how to use them.
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- Family Safety - Information on Family Safety in Control Panel
- Family Safety Access - How to access Family Safety in Control Panel
- Favorites - Information on Favorites
- Favorites add - How to add a website to your favorites
- Favorites folder - How to access the folder in Windows Explorer
- Favorites backup - How to import and export your favorites
- Favorites copy to folder - How to copy favorites to another folder or computer
- Favorites import export - How to import or export favorites
- Fax setup - How to setup a fax in windows
- Fiber - Information on Fiber
- Fiber cables - information on Fiber cables
- File - What is a file?
- File association - How to change file associations
- File extensions - How to know what the extensions mean
- File extensions hide - How to hide or view file extensions
- File history - Information on File History in Control Panel
- File History Access - How to access File History in Control Panel
- File limits on root - There is a limit to how many files can be on root
- File and Folder limit - Questions on folder and file size
- File protection - Description of System File Protection
- File rename - How to rename multiple files at once
- File and settings transfer wizard - How to use the utility to transfer files and settings
- File and settings transfer wizard using disk - How to use the utility with a disk
- Filename Change - How to change the name of a file
- File Extension - How to change the file extension
- File on CDRW is read only - Files on a CDRW is read only
- Firewalls - How to turn firewall off or on
- Firewalls and anti-virus - They can interfere with installation of software
- Flash Player (32-bit) - Information on Flash Player (32-bit) in Control Panel
- Flash Player (32-bit) Access - How to access Flash Player (32-bit) in Control Panel
- Folder - What is a folder?
- Folder options - Information on folder options
- Folder options access - How to access Folder Options
- Folder options file view - Information on file view
- Folder Share - How to share a folder
- Fonts - Information on Fonts in Control Panel
- Fonts access - How to access Fonts in Control Panel
- Game Controllers - Information on Game Controllers in Control Panel
- Game Controllers access - How to access in Control Panel
- Getting Started - Information about Getting Started in Control Panel
- Getting started access - How to access Getting Started in Control Panel
- Graphic resize - How to resize a picture using Windows Paint
- Hard drive identification - How to determine if it is SATA or IDE
- Hard drive size - How to determine the size of your hard drive
- Hard drive install via disk management - How to install second hard drive using disk management
- Hidden files and folders - How to view hidden files and folders
- History - What happens to the history of the websites I have visited in Internet Explorer
- History - What is history
- History deletion - How to delete internet history and adjust setting
- Homegroup - Information about Home Group in Control Panel
- Homegroup access - How to access Homegroup
- Homepage gets redirected - What to do if the webpage or homepage gets redirected
- Host file - How to reset host file
- HTML association - How to associate HTML to Internet explorer
- HyperTerminal - Windows communications window that can be used to troubleshoot connection issues.
- I386 folder - How to access the I386 folder
- Icons on desktop - How to add Internet Explorer, My Computer, My network, and My Documents on the Desktop
- Indexing - How to turn indexing on or off
- Indexing Options - Information about Indexing Options in Control Panel
- Indexing Options access - How to access in Control Panel
- Internet Explorer - Various information on Internet Explorer
- Internet Explorer icon - How to put Internet explorer icon on the desktop
- Internet Options - Information on Internet Options
- Internet Options access - How to access Internet Options
- Internet Explorer menu bar - How to enable the menu bar
- Internet Explorer version - How to determine what version you have
- Insert key - Information on the Insert key
- Installer - Getting an error with the windows installer and program will not finish installing
- IP automatically - Check to see if the network or internet device is set to receive the network IP address automatically.
- IPCONFIG - Information on IPCONFIG
- IPCONFIG IP - How to get the IP address
- IRQ - Information on IRQ
- IRQ numbers - Information on IRQ numbers
- Java - Information on Java in Control Panel
- Java access - How to access in Control Panel
- Java Plug-in - Information on Java Plug-in in Control Panel
- Java Plug-in access - How to access in Control Panel
- Keyboard - Information on Keyboard in Control panel
- Keyboard access - How to access in Control panel
- Keyboard shortcuts - Key combinations to access features
- Language - Information on Language in Control Panel
- Language Access - How to access Language in Control Panel
- Limited user - Information about limited user in windows
- Limited user burn CD - limited user is prohibited from burning a CD. How to fix this issue.
- Local area connection repair - How to run a repair on local area connection
- Location and Other Sensors - Information about Location and Other Sensors in the Control Panel
- Location and Other Sensors access - How to access in Control Panel
- Local Settings folder - How to access Local Settings folder
- Location Settings - Information on Location Settings in Control Panel
- Location Settings Access - How to access Location Settings in Control Panel
- Lock Taskbar - How to lock or unlock the taskbar
- Logon removal - How to remove the login request when windows boots up so the system automatically logs into a user
- Mail - Information about Mail in Control Panel
- Mail access - How to access in Control Panel
- Mail notification - How to turn off mail notification on welcome screen
- Manage - Access Administrative Tools via My Computer
- Media Player - How to use Media Player
- Media Player - How to access and use Media Player
- Media Player version - How to determine the version
- Memory allotment - Issue with Memory allotment
- Memory information - How to determine how much memory your system has
- Messenger - How to disable messenger from starting
- Modem - Information on the modem
- Mouse - Information on Mouse in Control Panel
- Mouse access - How to access in Control Panel
- Mouse clicks - How to change double-click to single click
- Mouse properties - How to change settings for the mouse in Windows Vista
- MP3 - How to use Media player to rip MP3 music
- MSINFO32 - Information on how to use and access
- My Computer icon - How to put My Computer icon on the desktop
- My Documents - How to access My Documents folder
- My Documents icon - How to put My Documents icon on the desktop
- My Network Places icon - How to put My Network Places icon on the desktop
- MSC Commands - shortcut commands to open applications
- MSCONFIG - Information on MSCONFIG and how to access it.
- MSDOS.SYS - Information on the file
- Music - How to access Music folder
- Music Folder - How to move to another location
- Music location - How to change the default location of the music folder
- My Computer - How to access My Computer
- My Documents - How to change the location
- My Music - How to access My Music folder
- My Music location - How to change the default location of the music folder
- My Pictures - How to access My Pictures folder
- My Pictures - How to move My Pictures folder to a different location
- My Videos - How to access My Videos folder
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