How To View OS Boot Information At Windows Startup

December 15th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , ,

By default, Windows 7 will display a beautiful boot logo when Windows starts booting. Although you can disable GUI boot in Windows 7 and Vista, here is a cool way to view operating system boot information during startup.

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By enabling OS Boot information, you will be able to view files that are loading at startup, total amount of RAM, number of cores information instead of the default boot logo.

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Here is how you can enable OS boot information in Windows 7:

1. Type MSCONFIG in Start menu search field or in run dialog box and then hit enter.

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2. Once you see System Configuration dialog box, switch to Boot tab.

 

3. Under the Boot tab, check the option named OS boot information.

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4. Click Apply and then Ok.

 

5. Done! Reboot machine to view your OS and system information during boot process.

  • Enable Vista’s Hidden Boot Screen

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So if you are planning to purchase a 64-bit Windows 7 copy and would like to know if your system is ready for the same or not, you can use the tiny BITS tool. BITS is a portable tool for Windows 7, Vista and XP to know your system’s compatibility with 64-bit Windows.

Check 64 Bit Compatibility

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Weather Center is an awesome application to view the current weather conditions in a jiffy. The tool displays the current temperature in the system tray area and is fully customizable.

Weather Center in System tray

Upon running the tool for the first time, you will be given an opportunity to to setup the tool by entering your current location. Once done, you can view the current temperature in system tray area and also can view addition information such as dew point, sun rise time, sun set time, humidity and more by opening Weather Center window.

Weather Center

Key features:

  • Up-to-date weather information
  • Weather alert options
  • Weather data format

Win7LogoRafael Rivera and Zheng have released a handy application for Windows 7 called Geosense, a Windows Sensor, that provides the Location and Sensors platform in Windows 7 with accurate and reasonably ubiquitous positioning information without requiring or the assistance of GPS hardware, enabling more practical location-based applications and scenarios on Windows 7.

Geosense is available for both x86 & x64 versions of Windows 7. You can download the setup file from the link mentioned below. More information is available at the Geosense download page.

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