Questions tagged [windows-7]
Software specifically for Windows 7. Please tag with [windows] instead unless your question involves functions specific to Windows 7.
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Alert if available RAM is too low
I am looking for a Windows 7 program that can give me an alert (e.g. pop up around the icon tray) whenever the ratio available RAM / total RAM goes below some configurable threshold. Gratis is better.
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Is there an alternative to deepfreeze?
I am managing 20 units computer rental shop running in Windows 7, which primarily caters online gaming like DOTA 2, League of Legends, Crossfire, RAN Online, etc which is being updated constantly ...
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To-Do app that repeats tasks weekly even though tasks are completed for the day
The requirement
A To-Do list, that repeats given set of tasks weekly. Marking the task as done won't hinder/stop the recurrence and it would still show up the next week. It will only be marked as ...
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internet blocker for windows 7
Is there any program for Windows 7 that will give access only for certain web sites. I'm not looking for programs that can block some web sites, but I need program that gives access to only certain ...
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Disk Activity for Windows 7 (and optional Windows XP)
The following pictures shows live disk I/O activity from Windows 8.1
Are there such software for Windows 7 (and optionally Windows XP)?
Some requirements (best to have): portable, gratis and offline
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Forecast number of products that can be made given bill of materials
I'm looking for an inventory management solution to let us know how many products we can make given the number of raw materials we have and how many more we need of the raw materials to make a given ...
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Software to search inside an EPUB file?
Is there Windows 7 software to help me search inside an EPUB file?
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Detecting changes in mouse sensitivity
I am looking for a program working on Microsoft Windows 7 that can detect and give an alert or log whenever the mouse sensitivity is changed.
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Software to measure stress on video card
I have been searching for software that can measure stress on video cards. I have an integrated Intel(R) HD Graphics card and I would like to test it.
Is there any software that can accomplish this?
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Looking for a program that re-downloads setups
I am thinking of doing a fresh Windows install, however I don't want to re-download every software setup.
I am looking for a program that downloads the setups for all (or most) software I have ...
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Backup for Windows 7 laptops
I've been using Acronis True Image 2015 for backing up my Windows 7 home laptops. Here's what I like about it:
I can encrypt my data using AES with a 256-bit key. This is extremely important for ...
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Detecting mouse acceleration
I am looking for a program working on Microsoft Windows 7 that can detect or test the presence of mouse acceleration.
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Is there a tool that makes Windows 7 lighter?
Is there a tool that makes Windows 7 lighter?
I am thinking of a tool much like 98lite for Windows 98, which was designed to:
Tailor your Windows installations to your hardware and needs for
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Get real-time I/O of any storage devices in Windows
Currently, Windows 7 have Resource Monitor to measure storage devices (e.g. HDD, USB Thumb drives, etc). However, it does not display real-time I/O speed. Resource Monitor only shown the Active Time (%...
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Mount VMDK files with write access
I am looking for a freeware solution to mount VMDK files on Windows.
Requirements:
Mount as drive letter
Write access
Windows 7 SP1 x64
Freeware / gratis
Commercial use allowed
I have already tried:...
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Tool to rotate screen content without the need to physically rotate the screen?
I'm working with/on a software that is optimized for screens in portrait mode and some of the features rely on this orientation, so things won't work or won't be displayed correctly with landscape ...
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Customize keyboard shortcuts/hot keys in order to paste different lines of text?
I would like to find a free/open source program for Windows 7 64-bit that will allow me to make keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+V+1, Ctrl+V+2, etc., in order to paste saved lines of text on-the-fly.
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Hierarchical storage management Windows
Is there any Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) products running on Windows priced at consumer level, or even better free/opensource?
Idealy it would
Virtualise multiple storage devices and ...
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Bluetooth headphone manager for Windows
The default bluetooth manager for windows (in the control panel) really sucks. Its not easy to reconnect devices, which I frequently need to do when switching from my phone. Are there any alternatives ...
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Software to make a list of all files & folders on a disk with file hashes
Lately one of my hard drives died.
I managed to save some of the data before the event because of S.M.A.R.T. and CrystalDiskInfo which showed about 2k reallocated sectors.
Now I have about 6 TB of ...
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“Darkroom” mode screen filter (like in f.lux)
I recently installed f.lux at my Windows machine and discovered this awesome feature:
A new “darkroom” mode, which inverts colors and gets very red
I’ve been looking for software like this without ...
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Portable screencast recorder for Windows
Can anyone recommend a portable screencast recorder for Windows?
Requirements
Portable
Works on Windows 7
High enough definition to have all recorded text legible
Record only a specified area of the ...
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Business multi-screen recorder
I'm looking for a solution which can record a video of 6 screens running from 2 video cards on the same PC.
The purpose is for a control station, so it needs to startup when the PC starts and the ...
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Giving the focus to the window maximized in a monitor
I am looking for a program or script (e.g. AHK/Sikuli) that can give the focus to a window maximized in a monitor, with one or several keyboard shortcuts (e.g. one shortcut for each monitor). I use ...
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Take screenshot from "command line"
For test automation purposes I am looking for a "command line" tool that takes screenshots. Until today I was satisfied with NirCmd, which can be used like
nircmd savescreenshot screen.png
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Simple screen recorder
I am trying to find a simple and working screen recorder for Windows 7.
I tried VLC, it crashes with 2 different versions; tried Microsoft Expression, it crashes on full screen and few others.
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Moving all windows from Monitor X to Monitor Y
I am looking for a program or script (e.g. AHK/Sikuli) that can move all windows from Monitor X to Monitor Y. I use Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate with 6 monitors.
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Android app that allows me to use my phone as a USB microphone
Is there a free Android app that lets me use the microphone in my phone as a USB microphone I can connect to my computer.
It should:
be free
only act as a microphone (don't need images or anything ...
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Microsoft Word Add-in to automatically copy to clipboard anything I select
I am looking for a Microsoft Word Add-in that can automatically copy to clipboard anything I select some text in Microsoft Word. Just like Auto Copy in Chrome.
If possible, it should work for ...
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Any alternatives to NSIS, Installshield, Advanced Installer?
I've developed some nice software, and now all I need is an installer for it.
The things I need in it are in the following:
Must be free (not free trial)
No or minimal branding
Ability to add ...
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Real-time Registry Monitoring
Does anyone have a good tool for silent, real-time, system-wide registry monitoring?
All of the tools I've seen have one of two problems:
They poll for changes, instead of get events in real-time
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Eclipse plugin to automatically copy to clipboard anything I select
I am looking for an Eclipse plugin that can automatically copy to clipboard anything I select some text in Eclipse. Just like Auto Copy on Chrome.
If possible, it should work for Windows 7 SP1 x64 ...
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Software to search through files (mostly PDF)
I would like to know if there are some active open source projects to develop alternatives to Google Desktop or Regain for Windows 7.
The situation is the following:
I have a folder full of PDF ...
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Allow Win+UpArrow and Win+DownArrow to resize and move window to top/bottom of screen
Windows 7 has a great function that allows the user to press Win+RightArrow to resize and move the current window to the right half of the screen. It has a similar function using Win+LeftArrow to ...
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Disable the close button of a window in Windows
I am looking for a program for Windows that can disable the close button of a window. If possible, gratis, provides a keyboard shortcut to enable/disable the close button, and can remember on which ...
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Is there a cross compiler of sorts targetting different versions of Windows (edition, word size etc)?
I am in a situation where I need to rebuild my existing C++ app to target Windows Server 2008. My dev machine is Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium.
The app uses no APIs at all and is in "pure" C++. It's ...
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Inline WSDL generator from WSDL with many imports
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I am a software engineer working with an outside development group. This group enforces SOA at the bank and works on our ESB layer/service provider. We are a Java development team working ...
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Emulator for running PlayStation 2 games or images
I tested a few emulators for running PlayStation 2 games on PC, but all of those I tried (PCSX2, and some more which I can’t remember) either:
Had bad performance (running slow)
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File manager that can queue transfers and copy actual files later
I have a whole lot of data on multiple platforms, multiple drives, etc. that either have many photos or large videos that I want to reorganize but would take forever to copy to multiple locations.
I ...
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What hypervisor can I use on Windows 7?
I have to work for a few weeks on a Windows 7 machine and I need to use it to host developer virtual machine containing SharePoint 2013 and Visual Studio 2012.
Since the virtual machine serves a lot ...
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Search MKV metadata
For my DVD/BD collection of films and series I used the MP4 file format because it is easy to edit (title, year, actor etc.). Windows itself offers the possibility to edit MP4. It is possible to ...
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E-mail client with focus on managing multiple accounts
I am seeking, for Windows 7, an e-mail client that allows the user to painlessly use many e-mail addresses (possibly from different domains). I have seen a couple similar questions, but I have a few ...
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Alternative command prompt for Windows
I am looking for a free alternative to the default cmd in Windows 7. The features I'm looking for are (in order of importance/preference):
keyboard shortcuts similar to standard ones (eg. ctrl + c/v/...
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Preserve/Restore window layout
I'm running a Windows 7 x64 VM, which happens to be a p2v of my previous machine, and will still be used for apps that require Windows. I have three monitors, and keep windows in various places ...
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Free antivirus without firewall [duplicate]
What antivirus would you recommend for me to use on my personal computer at home?
I used to run Linux, but nowadays, I have to use Windows 7 because of changes at work, therefore, I don't know what ...
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Generate available time slot list from Google Calendar
I am looking for a program (Windows 7), Google Chrome extension, or script that can look at my Google Calendar and generate a list of time slots when I am available for the next X days, e.g. :
Monday,...
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Windows Software to constantly record the last X minutes of audio entering the microphone?
I'm looking for a Windows Software that would constantly record in the background the last X minutes (e.g. 30 minutes) of audio being inputted into the microphone whenever my PC is on, much like a ...
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Force Google Drive to stay on the old version
Each time I log in to Google Drive, it loads the new Google Drive UI. I switch to the old version, and then the next time it loads the new Google Drive again.
I am looking for a program (Windows 7), ...
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Complete Android management program for Windows
I cannot find a complete, all-in-one program for Windows that allows me to:
view, install, uninstall (and possibly update) apps
backup contacts, app data and apps
move apps from phone memory to SD ...
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Set a default CC email address in Gmail
I am looking for a Google Chrome extension/script, or Windows 7 program that can set a default CC email address in Gmail (I use Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate). I send emails using the Gmail web interface....
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