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;Change location of special shell folders (desktop, favorites, my documents)
;Change location of special shell folders (desktop, favorites, my documents)
* '''Method 1''' — Right click on the folder → properties... → ''Location'' pane → change location
* '''Method 1''' — Right click on the folder → properties... → ''Location'' pane → change location
* '''Method 2''' &mdash; Edit registry locations <tt>
* '''Method 2''' &mdash; Edit registry locations <tt>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders</tt> ([http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/107990-personal-user-shell-folders-move-location.html]).
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders</tt> ([http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/107990-personal-user-shell-folders-move-location.html]).
* Note there is also <tt>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders</tt>, but apparently it does not need to be modified.
* Note there is also <tt>
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders</tt>, but apparently it does not need to be modified.


== Cleaning up Windows 7 ==
== Cleaning up Windows 7 ==

Revision as of 14:56, 29 October 2013

Tips

Windows Explorer
  • Press shift then right click, to get more options in context menu / SendTo folder
  • Enter shell:sendto to configure SendTo menu
Change location of special shell folders (desktop, favorites, my documents)
  • Method 1 — Right click on the folder → properties... → Location pane → change location
  • Method 2 — Edit registry locations HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders ([1]).
  • Note there is also HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders, but apparently it does not need to be modified.

Cleaning up Windows 7

Windows 7, as any Microsoft product, comes with a lot of bloat and crap. Unfortunately design is so bad that there is no way to clean it up. Here some links to help a bit.

Best Guides

dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded      # To run in admin, and in sys32

Disable hibernation

  • Disable it as follows
powercfg.exe -h off

winsxs

ctts.exe C:\Windows        # Get real size of windows folders (handle soft links / hard links)

DriverStore


Other links for general information: