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Microsoft has implemented the search bar within the Start Menu in Windows Vista. Its main purpose is to access files and programs quickly but it can be used to search the Internet as well.
1. Click on the “Start” button.
2. Enter the keywords in the search field.
3. Click on Search the Internet to use the default search engine (Live Search).
4. In Windows Explorer, the [...]

Windows Vista will always display a number of shortcuts for the recently used programs in the Start menu.If you feel the amount of them is less or more, you can always increase or decrease the amount of shortcuts displayed.To do this,
1. Click the “Start” button.
2. Select “Control Panel“.
3. Select “Appearance and Personalization“.
4. Click “Taskbar and [...]

In order to assign a shortcut key for the snipping tool in Windows Vista, do the following.
1. Click the “Start” Button.
2. Click on “All Programs“.
3. Click the “Accessories“.

Windows Vista uses large icons by default in the start menu.In order to change the windows vista to show small icons do the following.
1. Right click the “start” button.
2. Select “Properties“.
3. Click “Customize“.

In order to speed up the display of the Start Menu Items is to turn off the Shadow shown under all the menus. To do this

Right click anywhere on the “Desktop“.

Select “Properties“.

Click on the “Appearance” tab.

Then Click on the “Effects” button.

Uncheck “Show shadows under menus”.

In order to restart your Windows without actually restarting your Pc, You have to follow the Below trick.
To do this,
1. Before you click on the “SHUTDOWN” button in the Start Menu, make sure to simultaneously press the “SHIFT “Button.
2. If you hold the Shift key down while clicking on SHUTDOWN button, you computer would [...]