Step 1 You can configure two types of networks: private (home and workplace networks) and public (airport, library, or other networks open to the public). You will see status and settings reports ...

This article is excerpted from the book “Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed” by Paul McFedries, published by SAMS, copyright Pearson Education Inc. all rights reserved ...

This guide from Microsoft explains how to set up your Administrator accounts through User Account Control. User Account Control allows access to administrative rights, based on three account types: ...

Windows 7 offers a variety of home-networking enhancements over its predecessor, Vista. It's not only easier to set up and manage network connections, but sharing files across the network is also ...

Windows makes smart use of the user account to give you control over your system. To make it work for you, you’ll want to make sure that your account, which is the system administrator account, is ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

The Windows 7 System Recovery Command Prompt is a text-based console that allow you to perform maintenance and recovery tasks on your computer by typing the commands that you would like to execute.

The Windows 7 HomeGroup setup window. Anyone who has ever tried to share files or printers between computers on a home network knows how complicated the process can be. This seemingly straightforward ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...