Control Panel is one of the most important elements of Windows 7, even more than with previous versions of this operating system. The Panel, a renowned computer settings, provides access to all elements of monitoring, development, customization, security and Windows development. In other words, learning to control it is mandatory to really enjoy his computer.So,learn here to access your contro panel in windows 7.
Presentation of the panel
There are two ways to open the Control Panel, you can first double-click its icon when it is present on the Windows desktop, or click on the "Start" button and then on the right menu that appears, click "Control Panel".
You can choose to present two different ways the elements of this window is also called "Adjust computer settings.
By default, items are grouped by categories: System and Security, Network and Internet, Programs, etc.. Click on the name of a theme to appear in a new window all the settings it offers. Moreover, in the main window, each category is already offering one, two or three links directly accessible key settings.
You can show your preference in the main window all mixed settings available by selecting the menu "View by" at the top right corner of the window, the option "Large Icons" or "Small Icons". The many choices are then accessible via a dedicated icon: Display, Keyboard, Color Management, Internet Options, etc.. If you know which setting to achieve, it can sometimes be faster than the display categories. To return to this display, select "Category" menu "View by".
Moreover, as with all other windows of Windows, a search engine in the top right lets you enter a word or phrase to search for a specific setting. For example, type "Internet" to see displayed all the settings specific to your Internet connection or use.
Discover new features in windows 7 control panel
As the nerve center of your computer, the Control Panel gives you access to all features of Windows, including those that appear as and when installing new devices or those dedicated to the use of a PC Portable. Here are the instructions of the most important of these new features and settings specific proposed.
Install and manage a printer
In Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound "then" Devices and Printers "to open the printer management. In the "Printers and Faxes", several elements can be already identified, such as Fax and Microsoft XPS Document Writer. These are not real devices, but virtual devices, associated drivers pre-installed in Windows 7. For example, it called Microsoft XPS Document Writer in fact serves to save files in the XPS format, a format similar to the famous PDF.
To install a printer on your real computer, you do not a priori need to go through the Control Panel window and the "Printers and peripherals. With a USB printer, everything happens naturally and "hot", that is to say that you do not need to shutdown and restart your computer. Simply follow the instructions in the manual provided by the manufacturer of the printer, which usually last as follows: Turning on the printer driver installation via CD-Rom, connection and installation the printer and then print a test page.
For cons, to install on your computer printer which is physically connected to another PC, router or box on your LAN, click on "Add a printer" and select "Add a network printer, wireless or Bluetooth . The wizard then searches for available printers, that is to say, those that are shared for network use.Select the desired printer once it is found and click "Next." If the wizard does not find printer, click "The printer that I want is not listed. In the window that opens, click "Browse", then double click the PC that is installed this printer. Then select the printer in question by double-clicking on its icon and once his name appeared in the "Select a shared printer name, click Next.
Windows connects to the printer and install, after you have clicked on "Install Driver" dialog box "Do you trust this printer" that is, the drivers needed to function on your computer . Indicate whether you want to use the default printer or not and click "Finish".
To change the default printer, click the right mouse button on the desired printer icon and select "Set as default printer".
When printing, you want to use another printer that is defined as the default printer, you should not click on the printer icon that appears directly in the window of most software, but through File menu to select the command "Print". A window that appears, locate the top left section "Print" and then in the menu "Name", then choose the printer you want to use. Only then click on "Print".
To delete a printer, right-click the mouse on its icon and select "Delete.
Optimize the settings for a laptop
Much like the Maintenance Center, Mobility Center gives access to all settings related to the use of Windows 7 with a laptop. To access the Control Panel, click "Hardware and Sound" then "Windows Mobility Center. By default, it is composed of six elements, from left to right and from top to bottom
Volume
This is equivalent to the volume control icon present in the notification area of the taskbar. Move the cursor using your mouse to increase or decrease the volume of Windows and check the "Mute" to mute the sound completely.
Battery Status
This element indicates the charge level in percentage of the battery of your laptop. If the latter is connected to AC power and, indeed, in being charged, the words "cool, in charge appears, surmounted by the percentage of battery charge.
A drop-down menu also allows you to choose the mode power supply for your use of the laptop. By default, "Normal use" is selected. To prolong the battery, choose "Energy saving" so that the laptop turns off or starts to sleep very quickly if not used. For best performance, choose "High performance" but the battery will not be saved at all. More details and choice of battery management are available with the Power Options.
WLAN
In addition to seeing whether or not you are connected to a Wi-Fi, this feature allows you to disable the Wi-Fi for your laptop. This does allow you more you connect to wireless networks, but save some battery power.
External Monitor
Click "Connect monitor" for connecting your notebook to a monitor, a TV or projector so that Windows automatically displays the image on this new screen.
Sync Center
This feature allows you to exchange and update information and files between your computer and a mobile device like a PDA or smartphone but also to synchronize files between your computer and a location on your local network. When you synchronize files, the Sync Center compares files of each site to determine if there were changes. If the files are different, the Sync Center asks you which version to keep, then copy that version to the other location, overwriting it with the existing version. If the Sync Center is a new file to a location (eg on your computer but not on your Pocket PC), it copies the file to another location. If you have deleted a file from one location, Sync Center also deletes the file to another location.
Presentation Settings
Click "Enable" if you use your laptop for a presentation with a PowerPoint file for example. You deactivate and elements that may impede or interrupt at inopportune your presentation as screen saver or the sound.
Adjust power options
These options let you modify, and customize a number of parameters for different modes of supply of your computer. If they are mostly suited to the use of a laptop, some like those on standby the hard disk also applies to a desktop computer. To access the Power Options in Control Panel, click "Hardware and Sound" then "Power Options". To access the proper settings, click the "Change plan settings" under each feeding or the parameters listed on the left side of the window.
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By default, only two modes are "Normal use" and "Energy saving". To show the third mode "High Performance", click the small arrow to the right of the line "Show extra modes.
Mode settings
For each mode, four main elements are adjustable: the waiting time before the standby screen and the standby computer when running on battery and the same thing when running on power sector. Click the menus to change the time indicated. The selection ranges from one minute to five hours. To save power and increase the battery life is better to lower the times indicated. Conversely, you can disable these features Standby choosing "never" to disable.
You can also access additional settings by clicking on "Change advanced power settings. Involve your example in Section HDD duration of inactivity after which your hard disk turns off. This saves more battery than just sleep the hard drive. The only constraint, the time to "wake" the computer is longer.
Other settings
Other types of settings are also accessible from the menu on the left of the Options window of power. The two most important, leading to the same window is "Choose Action Buttons Power" and "Choose the action that follows the closing of the hood."
The choices allow you to change what happens when you press the power button on your computer to "extinguish" what happens when you press the button on standby or even what is happens when you close the cover if it is a laptop. Four choices are offered:
Standby (best when you close the cover),
Hibernate (best when you press the sleep button)
and Stop (best when you press the power button).
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The day allows you to keep your job in memory while turning off the screen and placing the computer at idle. Hibernation saves your work and close your windows to power, and more, turn off hard disk after a certain period of wakefulness.
Other functions
The Panel also provides access to other minor features of Windows, you can of course adjust to your preferences.
Clock
Click on Clock, Language, and Region and then click Date and time to bring up the settings window of the clock that is in the notification area of the taskbar. Click "Change the date and time" to make schedule changes and / or clock and "Change time zone" if currently selected is not good and to decide if the clock will pass or not alone at the time of summer and winter each year. If this is what you want, make sure "Adjust the clock for automatic DST" is checked.
If you want to display the time of several cities or countries at once, select the Date and Time window tab "Additional Clocks". Check one or both boxes "Show this clock" and select the desired time zone. Name these new clocks in the name you want and click "Apply" then "OK".
Now when you move the mouse to the clock in the bottom right of the screen, a small window appears with the different clocks that you have set.
Ergonomics
Click on "Ease of Access" and then "Optimize the display" to access the settings to improve the readability of the computer. These settings are mostly for people with visual impairments. Among the choices, you can specifically activate the "High Contrast" the "Speaker" who reads aloud any text on the screen, and "stamps" to zoom in on parts of the screen.
The mouse and keyboard
From the homepage Control Panel, switch to display the "Large Icons" to appear among the choices, Keyboard and Mouse. Double-click each icon to bring up the settings window of these two devices. You can then, for the mouse, to determine the speed of the double-click between Slow and Fast or choose the number of lines to scroll for each wheel bearing to the keyboard and assign a specific function to its buttons.
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