How To Enable System Restore Feature In Windows 7

Posted January 7, 2010 – 6:50 pm in: Windows 7 Tweaks

System Restore is a handy feature present in Windows that allows you restore your computer’s system files to an earlier point in time. It’s a way to undo system changes to your computer without affecting your personal files, such as e?mail, documents, or photos.

System Restore Icon

By default, System Restore feature is enabled in Windows 7. In case, if you are getting “System Protection is turned off” message while trying to create a restore point you need to enable it first.

 

Here is how to enable System Restore feature in Windows 7:

1. Type sysdm.cpl in Start menu search box and then hit enter to open System Properties dialog box.

Start menu

2. Switch to System Protection tab.

3. Now, under Protection Settings, select the drive for which you want to enable System Restore feature and then click Configure button.

Enable system restore feature in windows 7

4. Here select Restore system settings and previous versions of files option.

Enable system restore

5. Click Apply button to enable System Restore for the selected drive.

 

Repeat the same procedure to enable System Restore feature on other drives as well. Once you enable System Restore feature, you can follow our how to manually create a system restore point or quickly create restore point guide to create a restore point in Windows 7.

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Posted September 2, 2010 – 4:38 pm in: Themes








After releasing six beautiful Windows 7 themes last week, the team behind Windows 7 personalization gallery is back with four new themes. Yes, the gallery has been updated again with new Taiwanese art themes and are ready to download now.

Choobies

Daydream

The four new themes are: Choobies, Daydream, LotsBears, and Nicole Doll. All these themes come with high-resolution (1900 x 1200) wallpapers.

LotsBears

Nicole Doll

Download and double-click on the theme file to apply













Posted September 2, 2010 – 9:55 pm in: Google Chrome








Four months after the release of Chrome 5.0 and three weeks after the release of 6.0 beta, the stable version of Chrome 6.0.472.53 is ready to download now to celebrate its second anniversary.

Google Chrome 6 Stable

As we have mentioned before in the Chrome 6.0 beta release post, Chrome 6.0 brings slight visual changes to toolbar and omnibox. Along with the old bookmarks, preferences, and themes, one can also sync Autofill data and extensions with this version of Chrome browser.

 

According to the official Chrome blog, Chrome 6.0 is three times

In Windows 7, changing a theme (themepack) is very simple even for a novice user. So, if you are sharing your user account with your family members or friends, you might want to prevent others from changing your favorite theme.

Prevent Users From Changing Windows 7 Theme step5

You can use any of the two methods given below to prevent others from changing your account theme. In the first method, we use the Local Group Policy Editor which is available only in Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate editions. And the second method can be used in all editions of Windows 7.

Method 1:

1. Type gpedit.msc in Start menu search area and hit enter to open Local Group Policy Editor… Continue reading

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