Hide updates in Windows 7

When updates are available for Windows 7 and you do not want Windows 7 to notify then you may hide the update(s). Perform the following steps to hide update(s) in Windows 7:
1. Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.
2. If the View by: is Category then click on System and Security and then click Windows Update. If the View by: is Large icons or Small icons then click on Windows Update.
3. Click on the Important updates link or the Optional updates link to hide the update. The following figure shows this.
4. To hide a single update, right-click on an update and click Hide update. You can also hide multiple updates at once.

• You can either make a continuos selection by clicking the first update, having the Shift key in pressed state, and then clicking the last update. Once the updates are highlighted, right-click on any update and click Hide updates.
• You can also make a non-continuos selection by clicking the first update, holding the Ctrl key and clicking the updates that needs to be hidden. Once the selection is done, right-click on any update and click Hide updates.

(If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation).
5. Click OK.

Rename Recycle Bin in Windows 7

You will see the name for the recycle bin as Recycle Bin in Windows 7. If you need to change the name to Trash Can or to a name of your need, you can do it easily. Perform the following to rename the Recycle Bin.
Right-click Recycle Bin and click on Rename. Name it accordingly and then press the Enter key from the keyboard.

Turn on the guest account in Windows 7

To have someone temporary access to your computer, you have to turn on the guest account. People using the guest account can't install software or hardware, change settings, or create a password. Perform the following to turn on the guest account:
1. Click Start button , click Control Panel.
2. Click User Accounts and Family Safety if the View by: is Category and then click on User Accounts or click on User Accounts if the View by: is Small icons or Large icons.

3. Click Manage another account (If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation).
4. Click Guest and then click on Turn on.
Now, the guest account is turned on.

How to enable or disable tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer 8?

Tabbed browsing is a feature in Internet Explorer 8 that helps you to open links or websites in a single browser window. You do this by opening webpages in new tabs. The primary use of tabbed browsing is to reduce the number of Internet Explorer windows on the taskbar. You can enable the tabbed browsing feature or if you feel that one webpage in a single browser window satisfies your needs then you may disable tabbed browsing feature. Perform the following steps to enable or disable tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer 8:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Press Alt + T + O to open Internet Options dialog box.
You may also click or and then click Internet Options.
3. Click General tab. In the Tabs section, click Settings button to open Tabbed Browsing Settings dialog box.
4. Do one of the following:
To enable tabbed browsing : Click to place the checkmark beside Enable Tabbed Browsing (requires restarting Internet Explorer).

To disable tabbed browsing : Click to remove the checkmark beside Enable Tabbed Browsing (requires restarting Internet Explorer).

5. Click OK to close Tabbed Browsing Settings dialog box.
6. Click OK again to close Internet Options dialog box.
7. Restart Internet Explorer for the changes to take effect.