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--- other:win7config [2015/03/09 11:09] – Added FF configuration jypeter
+++ other:win7config [2020/01/08 10:45] (current) – [Displaying hidden folders] Improved jypeter
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 ====== Basic Windows 7 Configuration ======
+===== Using keyboard shortcuts =====
+You can save some time by learning
+[[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts|Windows keyboard shortcuts]]
 ===== Creating folder shortcuts on the desktop =====
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 ===== Displaying hidden folders =====
-  - Open a Windows' window by double-clicking on the computer icon
+Follow the steps in [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14201/windows-show-hidden-files|Show hidden files (Windows 7)]]
-  - Select Organize => Folders and search options => Display
-  - Enable Display hidden files and folders
+In the //View// tab, you should also **uncheck** the option //Hide extensions for known file types//
 ===== Affichage du poste de travail sur le bureau =====
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 ===== Moving the data directories of Thunderbird and Firefox =====
-You should follow the steps described in [[other:thunderbird]] and [[other:firefox]] to move the TB and FF directories to a place that you can easily find and backup
+You **should** follow the steps described in the [[other:thunderbird]] and [[other:firefox]] pages to move the TB and FF directories to a place that you can easily find, backup and move to a new computer
 ===== Configuring Firefox =====
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 If you have a NVIDIA card, you can righ-click on the desktop and use NView Desktop Manager to activate multiple virtual desktops (and keyboard shortcuts to navigate between the desktops)
+===== Dealing with the slow Safely Remove Hardware for USB devices =====
+This maybe linked to the use of network printers, or to some devices that take time to be listed. The delay problem can be reproduced by opening //Start => Devices and Printers// : once devices and printers are displayed, there is no more delay in ejecting the USB devices!
+Check the following links:
+  * http://sebthom.de/163-solved-windows-7-safely-remove-hardware-popup-menu-horrendously-slow/
+  * https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/quot-Safely-remove-hardware-and-eject-media-quot-is-very-slow/td-p/236407
+  * http://blog.notfaqs.com/2009/10/win7-safely-remove-hardware-and-eject.html
 ===== Dealing with audiodg.exe high CPU usage =====