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How to Make Internet Explorer Full Screen Mode IE 11/10/9/8

Always Open Internet Explorer 9 in Full Screen Mode

Is Full screen better than windowed mode when browsing the web? Well, it really depends on you. You may find yourself much more enjoyable to view a website in Full screen mode rather than being restricted by toolbars and your Windows 8/7/8.1 taskbar especially if you …

Internet Explorer 11/10/9 Download More Than 2 Files Simultaneously 

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By default, you are only allowed to download 2 files at a time from a single website in Internet Explorer 9/11/10. However, you can tweak it to enable more than 2 downloads simultaneously at a time by changing a editing a few keys in the …

Internet Explorer 11/10/9 Menu Bar Missing Windows 8/7

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This tutorial explains how to show menu tool bar in Internet Explorer 11/10/9 on a Windows 8/7 system if they happen to be suddenly gone, missing or disappeared.
One of the most common reason menu bar would go missing in Internet Explorer 11/10/9 is that you’ve …

Internet Explorer 11/10 Address Bar Too Short Increase Size

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This post explains how to increase the size of address bar in Internet Explorer 11/10/9 if the IE address bar is too short for your preference.
One little thing Microsoft should realize is that the default size of address bar in Internet Explorer 11/10/9 is really too short for most …

Windows Scanner and Camera Wizard

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Where is my automatic scanner and camera wizard gone to? Why isn’t it appear automatically when I plugged in my scanner or camera? This could happen due to some random errors.
This post contains fixes to the problem as well as other manual methods of how …

How to CMD Run As Administrator in Windows 8/7 Always

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This post explains about the purpose of run as administrator, how to always run as administrator for a certain program or application, and how to command prompt cmd run as administrator in Windows 8/7/Vista.
Run as administrator is an option to run a program with administrator privilege. …

Snipping Tool Download Windows 8/7/8.1 Print Screen Shortcut

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This post explains where to download Snipping Tool, how to use it, Snipping Tool keyboard shortcuts and alternates to Microsoft Snipping Tool.
Snipping Tool was first introduced in Windows Vista and remain as the most widely used Screenshot Capture tool in Microsoft Windows today, in the …

How to Change Sticky Notes Font Size, Color and Other Formatting

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This tutorial explains how to change font size, color and other formatting or styling in Sticky Notes as a Windows gadget in Windows 7/8.
Sticky notes is one of the most widely used gadgets in Windows since Windows Vista. Even in Windows 8/8.1, people manage to …

100+ Useful Run Commands For Windows 8/7/Vista/XP

This post shows you over 100 useful run commands you can use to run programs, software and utilities in Windows 8/7/Vista/XP. Tables below are lists of general and common commands you can use in the Run option from the start menu (Start, Run box).
Like everyone said, time is …