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How to disable highlighting of new installed programs on Windows

Windows will always highlight new installed programs at the start menu. This feature is good to some people, but i believe most of us would like to remove it.
To remove this feature, right click your start menu, and choose properties. Switch to the “Start Menu” tab and press “Customize“. Scroll down until you reach “Highlight […]

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How to modify 7zip file extension’s icon

7-zip is a popular free zip tool for us. Unfortunately, the icons are pretty dull for me. So, i decide to patch them with more interesting icons.
Before you start, you need to know the path to 7zip. Normally, it is “C:\Program Files\7-Zip”. After that, you need an application called “Resource Hacker”, which is free. You […]

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How to fix stuck/dead pixels on LCD monitor

Previously i cover a handy tool to test your LCD monitor. But unfortunately that application can’t fix the dead pixels. Now, i would like to introduce some methods which can fix/remove them.
Before i start, lets talk about what is stuck pixel and what is dead pixel. Stuck pixel is a dot of colour in your […]

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How to remove PDF documents restrictions

As we know, some of the PDF documents contains restrictions such as not allow users to print, copy and paste. You can use PDF Unlocker to remove these restrictions easily.
Some PDF creator will add restrictions to the PDF documents to protect the contents from being copied or printed by users. Users still can print, copy […]

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How to enable thumbnail preview for Foxit Reader

Foxit Reader is definitely best Adobe reader replacement. However, we are not able to enable the thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer if we set it as a default PDF viewer. This tip will help you to turn this feature on.
A lot of Foxit reader users request this feature, but unfortunately they haven’t implement it, even […]

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