Xah Windows Tips

This page is a collection of tutorials and essays and related to Microsoft Windows. Software recommendations, tricks, for power-users. Tech tips for programers. For new articles, subscribe: Xah's Programing Blog.

Power User Productivity Tips

• Windows Starting too slow? Disable Windows Startup Apps
• How to Use Windows Search; Stop Indexing USB Drives; Rebuilding Index
• Best Fonts for Unicode
• Windows: is Your USB Drive Fast Enough for ReadyBoost?
• Remove Windows Media Player Context Menu
• Secure Deletion, File Shredding, on Windows
• Windows: How to Remove “Win 7 Antivirus 2012”
• Windows: How to Remove “Antivirus Action” Malware

Keyboard Productivity

• Microsoft Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
• Windows Keyboard Shortcuts FAQ
• How to Swap Caps Lock, Alt, Control Keys on Windows
• Microsoft IntelliType Hacks
• How to Disable the F-Lock Key
• Disable Ctrl+Alt+S Shortcut for HP Support Information, PC Doctor

• AutoHotkey Tutorial
• Dvorak Keyboard Layout
• Chinese Input using Dvorak Layout (Microsoft Pinyin IME); 微軟拼音輸入法Dvorak佈局
• Keyboard Layout ＆ Key Macro tools for Windows

Mouse Productivity Tips

• Windows Flip3D, Instant Viewer, Productivity Tips
• Windows Auto Raise ＆ Single Click to Open File
• Swap Mouse Buttons: Right-Click and Middle Click
• How to Change Firefox Mouse Wheel Scroll Speed?
• Turning off Windows7 Auto Snap Feature (Aero Snap)

• Mouse Speed Too Slow in Mac OS X?

Windows How-to

• How to Clear or Set Proxy in Firefox and IE
• How To Setup A Network Between Mac And Windows

Software

• List of Useful Windows Software
• Removing Junk PC AdWare, TrialWare, BloatWare
• How to Delete Flash Cookies
• Skype Chat Encryption and Screen Sharing
• Google's Image Application Picasa

Windows Tech Tutorial

• Xah's PowerShell Tutorial
• Microsoft Windows Registry Tutorial
• Windows Console Shortcuts
• Windows Environment Variables
• Unix And Windows File Permission Systems
• What Characters Are Not Allowed in File Names?
• Installing Cygwin Tutorial
• What's Windows CLSID? Second Life UUID?

• File Aliases Considered A Plague
• Windows Vista VirtualStore Problem
• Mac and Windows File Conversion
• Windows Start Menu, Desktop, Quick Launch, File Locations

Keyboard and Mouse Reviews

• Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
• Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard (Review)

• Review Of Gaming Mouses
• Best Trackball Mouse
• Logitech Trackball Mouse Reviews
• Review of SpaceNavigator 3D Mouse
• Best Input Devices (Jog/Shuttle, Touchpad, Cyborg Mouse, Pen Tablet)

Essays

• Why I'm Switching from Mac/Unix To PC/Windows
• Intro to Scripting Tech on Windows (Compared to Unix)
• Windows Font and Unicode
• Keyboarding ＆ Macros in Mac and Windows
• Microsoft Windows Technologies
• Converting Email Formats
• A Tale of PC Problems; Strange Microphone Noise
• Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, Confusion Ball
• Windows Blue Screen of Death — a Account of My PC's Memory Failure

Misc; Unsorted

• Customize Internet Explorer 9 (IE9): Turn on Menu; Put Tabs in Separate Row

• Windows Notes and Todo

• Apple Macbook Air Review
• What's Kindle, iPad, Android, and All That Jazz??
• Solid-State Drive Comes Of Age!
• How to Download All Your Emails in Gmail?
• Web Browser Tab Management: One Hundred Tabs Open in Browser?