10 power tips for molding Windows 7 to your will

This list of tips was originally compiled for the 10 Things Blog.

Everybody likes a good Windows 7 tip — something that eliminates an annoyance, streamlines a task, or offers useful customization of a particular feature. This latest roundup of favorite tips from our Microsoft Windows blog ranges from speeding up menus to killing rogue processes to scanning system files and repairing errors.

You can download the tips as a PDF or check out the individual entries that interest you.

1. Change Stacked Window behavior in the Windows 7 Taskbar

2. Disable the Sticky and Filter Keys in Windows

3. Reclaim used hard drive memory with Disk Cleanup

4. Speed up menus in Windows 7

5. Manage the autorun process in Windows 7 with SysInternals AutoRuns

6. Kill rogue processes with taskkill in Microsoft Windows

7. Ensure services restart upon failure in Windows 7

8. Scan Windows 7 system files to repair errors

9. Shrink a hard drive volume in Windows 7

10. Create a new partition with Windows 7 tool

More interested in Windows XP?

If you’re looking for Windows XP tips, be sure to check out these free PDFs:

• 10 Customization Tricks to Save You Time in Windows XP
• 10 Handy Windows XP Efficiency Tricks
• 10 Windows XP Tips and Tools to Simplify Your Work
• 10+ Ways to Get More Out of Windows XP
• Take Charge of Windows XP with These 10+ Power Tips