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How To Change AutoRun Settings in Windows

Posted on 07. Jul, 2009 by UzEE.

AutoRun has been a major feature in Microsoft Windows from the days of Windows 95. It was included as a simple user experience enhancement aimed at the non-technical and novice users which executed some pre-programmed code whenever they inserted removable media (CDs back then) into their computers. It usually allowed them to do some common tasks like install a software program or read support documentation. The feature has evolved since then and has expanded to support multiple devices like USB Flash Drives, Hard Drives, and Memory Cards etc.

This expansion has its drawbacks too however – it gives malware an easy path to infect an unprotected computer. To prevent this, the users can constrain the functionality of AutoRun or disable it altogether. This article will cover a couple of effective techniques to do both those things.

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How to Change the Default Settings in Microsoft Word 2007

Posted on 26. May, 2008 by Kyle Judkins.

Word 2007 has some interesting default settings to say the least, and I’m sure that I am not the only one that would like to change them. Today, I’m going to show you how to change those awful settings to something that suits you better.

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Change a Light Day

Posted on 03. Oct, 2007 by Kyle Judkins.

Today is my wife’s birthday, and it is also apparently Change a Light Day. Not only can you celebrate my wife’s birthday today, but you can also save the world. What are you waiting for? Get to it…..the birthday wishes first, though.

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