Microsoft Windows 7 Your Way: Speed Up and Customize Windows

Helps every user supercharge their Windows 7 experience - whether theyre new to Windows or long-time users Easy techniques for breathing new life into Windows 7 PCs by stripping out bloatware, optimizing settings, and ditching worthless features. Simple ways to keep Windows 7 PCs running right. Faster, easier, free and low-cost alternatives to Microsofts built-in applications. For every Windows 7 user who wants better performance - no technical expertise needed. Even the most casual Windows 7 users want to get better performance, improve their own efficiency, and get rid of the hassles and frustrations that go with owning PCs. That means optimizing and customizing Windows - and, as this book proves, its easy to do. Michael Miller - a renowned expert in simplifying complex technologies - covers everything PC users need to do to get their Windows 7 systems running just the way they want. This book isnt about extreme hardware hacks: Miller presents dozens of step-by-step techniques any user can perform, even if theyre non-technical or inexperienced. Readers will learn how to create highly-efficient custom desktops; set their own favorite programs as system defaults; find and install cool Windows Gadgets; get their networks running fast and smooth; surf the Internet more quickly and safely; make Windows 7 work better on notebook computers; eliminate software bottlenecks that slow down Windows 7 PCs, and use their computers in unique and new ways. One easy task and step at a time, Miller shows how to customize Windows 7s look and feel, extend its capabilities, and squeeze out more performance without spending more money. Theres even a chapter on troubleshooting Windows 7s most aggravating problems.