If your Windows chops extend in any capacity beyond novice, you’ve no doubt encountered the ever-cryptic Windows Registry, DLL files, User Account Control and other tools with seemingly dark and mysterious powers — but you may not know exactly what they do. In fact, some of our favourite Windows-related tricks and hacks require the use of these tools. Here, we’ll explain some of Windows’ most confusing features, so you know exactly what’s happening when you go to edit them. More »
If you find that you need to refer to your drives by letter more often than nickname, flipping through the Windows Explorer sidebar can be just a little annoying. Here’s how to show those letters first in your list of connected drives. More »
The new version of Internet Explorer finally adds a new tab page that shows your most recently used sites, but sadly, you can’t customise the display from the options panel. What you can use, however, is a registry hack. More »
If you always use Word Wrap in the Notepad text editor built into Windows, you might have noticed that the Status Bar option is greyed out — but you can trick Windows into enabling it with a registry hack. More »
