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People have been making and discovering workarounds on Microsoft Windows computers for years now. I am creating an ongoing list of some tips and tricks that you can use with your computer.
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Renaming Multiple Files/Folders
Windows Tips & Tricks
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
 Files & Folders
You can only rename multiple files so that the outcome is the same name. You can't rename them with different names at the same time.

  1. Navigate to the location where the files and/or folders are contained.
  2. Select all of the files and/or folders that you wish to rename.
  3. Right-click on one of the files and select 'Rename' from the context menu.
  4. Type in the desired filename for all of the files.
  5. Press 'Enter'. All of the selected files will have the same filename in sequential order. (Vacation (1), Vacation (2), Vacation (3), etc.)

Creating a Folder Toolbar
Windows Tips & Tricks
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Files & Folders
You can use this trick with system folders too: My Computer, My Documents (XP), User Profile Folder (Vista), My Network Places, C:\, D:\, etc.

  1. Navigate to the location where the folder is contained.
  2. Drag the folder to the very edge of the screen. It doesn't matter what side, as long as you don't drag it onto the taskbar.
  3. The folder will become a bar on the edge. You can drag the bar to any edge of the screen, as well as on the taskbar.
  4. You can also drag the bar toward the center of the screen and let go. It will become a taskbar window.

Switching Users Fast
 Windows Tips & Tricks
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
User Accounts
This only works when the user you want to log in as has already logged in, and has just temporarily logged out. You can also send a message to another user.

  1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
  2. Select the 'Users' tab.
  3. Right-click on the user you want to switch with and select 'Connect' from the menu.

Horizontally/Vertically Align Windows
Windows Tips & Tricks
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Windows
You can also choose the 'Cascade' option, which lays the windows out in an overlapping pattern.

  1. Ctrl+Click on all of the taskbar-buttons of the windows that you want aligned.
  2. Right-click on one of the selected taskbar-buttons and select either 'Tile Horizontally' or 'Tile Vertically'.