Seven Update is a free utility for Vista and Windows 7 which checks for latest versions of your installed applications. It allows an easy way to keep your software updated. It offers automatic update notification and installation.

The current version of Seven Update offers the following types of update options:

• Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them
• Install updates automatically
• Download updates but let me choose whether to install them
• Never check for updates

Key Features of Seven Update:

• Provides automatic updates for software
• Full update history
• Application Repository – a list of applications that can be updated with Seven Update
• Add an application to Seven Update by clicking a link on a web site
• Automatic search and download of updates (depending on settings)
• Hide and restore updates
• Intuitive user interface
• Hash verification, no corrupt files
• Displays download counts and sizes
• Informative progress, know exactly what Seven Update is doing

Download Seven Update

Dolby Digital Settings is a new feature in Windows 7 Media Player. It is used for enhancing sound effects if you are watching the Dolby digital content in windows media player.

There are three modes available in the Dolby digital settings of Windows 7 media player.

1. Normal - Reduces the audio range of all Dolby Digital content for a quieter listening experience.
2. Night - Reduces the audio range of all Dolby Digital content and increases dialogue for a quieter listening experience optimized for laptops.
3. Theatre - Increases the dynamic range of all Dolby Digital content for a full listening experience.

Refer the following steps to change the Dolby digital settings:

1. Run Windows Media Player. If you are in library mode please switch to now playing mode.
2. Right click on the bottom pane, and then navigate to Enhancements > Dolby Digital Settings
3. Under Dolby Digital settings, select the right mode and close the dialog box.

Unlike Windows XP and Vista, Windows 7 doesn’t come with classic start menu. If you want to get back the classic start menu in Windows 7, CSMenu helps you.

CSMenu is a freeware and small utility for Windows 7 which allows you to get back the classic start menu in Windows 7. All you need to do is to download and install CSMenu, an icon will be placed in system tray area, which can be used to enable/disable classic start menu and to change language as well.

Note that the free version of CSMenu doesn’t support Windows 7 aero.

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If you want to skip the welcome screen/login screen, refer the following procedure:

How to skip Windows 7 welcome/login screen?

1. Type netplwiz in Start menu search box and hit enter.
2. Under User Accounts dialog box, uncheck the box named Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.
3. Click Apply button to see Automatically Log On dialog box. If you have a password for your user account, simply enter the password and click ok. If you don’t have a password for your account, simply click Ok.
4. Restart your computer to see the changes.
5. You are done.

Fix WU is a free and portable windows utility developed by one of Windows Club author. It fixes Windows update errors by re-registering a total of 114 dll, ocx and .ax files, which are required for the proper functioning of Windows Updates.

To fix a Windows Update error, simply run the utility, click on Fix Windows Update button and wait for a few seconds to see the successful message.

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The available tweaks in 7 Taskbar Tweaker includes the following:

• Disable thumbnail preview
• Disable grouping of windows by file path or application ID
• Open with while dropping a file on a taskbar button instead of pinning
• Close or focus a window on middle click instead of running a new instance
• Show standard window menu on right click instead of jump list
• Cycle through windows of a grouped button on left click instead of showing a thumbnail preview

Download 7 Taskbar Tweaker (for 32-bit)

Download 7 Taskbar Tweaker (for 64-bit)

System resources, such as file data, registry data, and even in-memory data, can develop inconsistencies during the lifetime of the operating system. These inconsistencies might be caused by various hardware failures or might be caused by software issues.

In some cases, these inconsistencies can affect the Windows servicing store, and they can cause software updates not to work. The System Update Readiness Tool tries to resolve these inconsistencies.

Although this tool is available via Windows Update, you can also download it manually by following the links given below.

Download System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 (32-bit)

Download System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 (64-bit)

Download System Update Readiness Tool for Vista (32-bit)

Download System Update Readiness Tool for Vista (64-bit)

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How to create custom sound scheme?

1. Select your sounds.
2. How should they be made: using iFX sound recorder, using audacity, downloading sound from “free sound” site, using other programs/sites, or using available sounds.
3. Convert the files to wave format: using FreeRip (recommended), using Google Audio Converter, or using files already in .wav format.
4. Browse to the files location.
5. Re-name the files.
6. Open Control Panel and open Sounds properties. Browse for your sounds then click Save As and type in your sound scheme name.

Key Features of iFX Seven Sound Creator:

• Uses new V4 base for more automatic sound creation
• Uses new Notification Ares in the Taskbar for Alert, Messages, and Updates
• Added a Check for Update option
• Uses Windows Media Player 12 for sound testing
• Better performance
• Easy to Install With Install shield
• You can use it on windows XP and/or Vista if you don’t have Windows 7

Download iFX Seven Sound Creator

Whenever the picture you selected for background is large, ASE will automatically make the picture smaller.

If you want to switch back to default logon then click on Default background button to change the logon screen background to the default background.

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This ebook includes over 20 good troubleshooting tools such as the Aero troubleshooter in Windows 7. You can download and go through this short free e-book to get some basic knowledge about these tools.

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