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I want to get rid of Google Chrome! I can't access any of my notices because an outline of a head keeps coming up and blocking my access to everything.
If you like Google Chrome you can try repairing it. Look in upper right corner, click the 3 dots, click settings, scroll to bottom and hit advanced, scroll to bottom and click restore defaults. You can also click clean up just below and check for harmful software. You may be experiencing a result from that.
To uninstall Chrome (windows 10), right click start, click run, type control, click programs or programs and features. Find google Chrome, right click and hit uninstall. Answer yes to uninstall...

Windows 7 click start then click control panel. click programs or programs and features. Find google Chrome, right click and hit uninstall. Answer yes to uninstall... If you are running windows 10 you can use Microsoft edge. If you want to use internet explorer you will need to access it by right clicking start, click file explorer, double click local disk, (usually disk C) Double click program files, Double click internet explorer, look for iexplore.exe, right click and choose pin to taskbar. You will now access it from taskbar. Hope this helps.
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Windows 7 Tips and Hacks
You have upgraded to Windows 7, love the new taskbar, and enjoy the power of using the cool Libraries feature. But now you want more. You want the cool tips and tricks that make Windows 7 fun! So here are the best ones to help you get the most out of your new OS. We will focus on the Windows 7 interface to get you started on the road to becoming a Windows 7 Power User.

1. Use Keyboard Shortcuts Using the mouse, you can drag-‘n-dock windows to either side of the screen, or drag it to the top to maximize it. These keyboard shortcuts are even faster:
  • Win+Left Arrow and Win+Right Arrow dock the window to the left and right side of the screen
  • Win+Up Arrow and Win+Down Arrow maximize and restore/minimize
  • Win+M minimizes everything
  • Alt+Up, Alt+Left Arrow, Alt+Right Arrow navigate to parent folder, or browse Back and Forward through folders in Explorer
  • Win+Home minimizes/restores all open windows except the active window
  • Alt+Win+# accesses the Jump List of program number ‘#’ on the taskbar

2.Rearrange System Tray Icons
You can rearrange icons on the taskbar as you wish and start new (or switch to running) instances of the first ten taskbar programs using Win+1, Win+2, and so on. The cool thing is you can also rearrange system tray icons. Reorder them on the tray or move them outside or back in the tray. Take control of what you want to always keep an eye on, and from which apps you’ll require notifications.


3. Access Jump Lists with the Left Mouse Button Jump Lists usually show up when you right-click on a taskbar icon. However, they can also be accessed by holding the left mouse button and dragging upwards. If you’re using a laptop touchpad or a touch screen, this is convenient because you do not have to click any button to access a context menu.


4. Add Any Folder to FavoritesYou can add any library or folder to the Favorites section in Windows Explorer. To add a folder, navigate to it in Explorer, right-click Favorites in the left navigation pane, and select Add current location to Favorites. Now you get quick access to your favorite folders in all File->Save As dialogs!


5. Pin Frequently Used Folders to the Taskbar Right-click, drag, and pin your favorite folders to Windows Explorer on the taskbar. They will now show up in the Jump List when you right click on Explorer giving you quick access to your favorite folders.


6. Pin Control Panel to the TaskbarYou cannot pin the Control Panel to the taskbar via the Start Menu or by drag and drop. Open the Control Panel and right-click its taskbar icon to pin it to the taskbar. An advantage of this is that Control Panel’s Jump List allows quick access to recently used functions.


7. Create Keyboard Shortcuts for Programs You can create keyboard shortcuts for any program in Windows 7. Right-click the program icon and select Properties. Select the Shortcut tab, click in Shortcut key, to set the keyboard shortcut for that program.


8. Open Command Prompt in Any Folder Like the command prompt? Miss the ‘Open Command Window Here’ Windows XP power toy? Press ‘Shift’ when right-clicking on a folder to get that option in the context menu. This also works on the desktop. No power toy required!


9. View Expanded ‘Send To’ MenuPress Shift when right-clicking on a folder to get an expanded Send To menu.


10. Adjust Screen Text with Clear Type Use Clear Type Tuner for the best look on your LCD monitor or laptop screen. Run ‘cttune.exe’ from the Start Menu search box, or go to the Control Panel Display applet, and select Adjust ClearType Text from the left.


11. Get Exact Colors On Your Screen If you are an artist or you work with colors, use the Calibrate Color option in the Control Panel Display applet or run dccw.exe from the Start Menu search box. You can adjust gamma, brightness, contrast, and color balance, ensuring that colors are displayed correctly on your screen.

12. Customize the Power Button If you restart your computer more often than you shut it down, change the default Shutdown power button to Restart. Right-click on Start, select Properties, and choose the Power button action that you use the most.

13. Customize Number of Items in Jump Lists & Start Menu google_protectAndRun("ads_core.google_render_ad", google_handleError, google_render_ad);Right-click Start, select Properties, click Customize and choose the number of recent programs to be shown in the Start Menu and the number of items displayed in Jump Lists from the Start Menu Size section below.

14. Search Internet from the Start MenuEnable Internet search from the Start Menu using your default browser. Run GPEDIT.MSC from the Start Menu search box to start the Group Policy Editor. In the left pane, go to User Configuration->Administrative Templates->Start Menu and Taskbar. In the right pane, right-click to Edit and Enable Add Search Internet link to Start Menu.


 15. Add Videos to Start Menu Windows 7 does not place a link to your videos on the Start Menu by default. To add a link to your videos on the Start Menu, right-click Start, select Properties, click on Customize. In the Videos section at the bottom, choose Display as a link.





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Internet explorer is not visible on desktop
Find a Missing Internet Explorer Icon in Windows XP
  • Step 1 Click the "Start" button. Click on "All Programs." Look for an icon called "Internet Explorer." Right-click the icon. Select "Copy" from the menu.
  • Step 2 Find a blank space on your Desktop and right-click on it. Select "Paste" from the menu. You should see a new icon called "Internet Explorer." Double-click it to make sure that it works.
  • Step 3 Open "My Computer" on your Desktop if you were unable to find the Internet Explorer icon in "All Programs." Double-click the "C:" drive. Double-click "Program Files." Open the folder named "Internet Explorer."
  • Step 4 Select the "iexplore.exe" icon and right-click on it. Choose "Create Shortcut" from the menu. Scroll down to the bottom of the window. Right-click the "Shortcut to iexplore.exe" icon. Click "Copy."
  • Step 5 Paste the icon to your Desktop. Open it to make sure it works.
  • Step 6 Click the "Start" button and select "Search" from the menu if you are unable to find the "iexplore.exe" icon in your Program Files folder. Search for "iexplore.exe." Locate the file. Right-click it to create a shortcut. Paste the shortcut to your Desktop.
    • Find a Missing Internet Explorer Icon in Windows Vista
  • Step 1 Click the "Start" button. Select "Run." In the "Run command" box, type "regedit.exe."
  • Step 2 Look for the key ""HKEY_CURRENT_USER." Click twice to open it.
  • Step 3 Navigate to "Software" and open it. Open "Microsoft," "Windows," "CurrentVersion," "Explorer," "HideDesktopIcons" and "NewStartPanel."
  • Step 4 Open the "{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}" key on the right side of the screen. Change the value to "0" to show the icon on your Desktop.
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    Jul 14, 2010 • Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
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    The taskbar disppears. I have it locked so that it should always be on top of everything else but when it goes into hibernation and it restarted it disappears.
    I'm had the same problem with my system. if the 'Start' button is still visible, so you can right-click that, select 'Properties' and change the TaskBar settings.select the 'Autohide the Taskbar' and applying that change will result in the Taskbar appearing again (at least when the mouse pointer is positioned by the Taskbar).


    if the above one does not work a simple solution that will work:

    1. Hit CTRL+ESC to show the Start menu.
    2. Right click the menu at the bottom for Properties.
    3. Select the Taskbar tab.
    4. Check Autohide Taskbar and click the apply button.
    5. Uncheck Autohide Taskbar and click the apply button once more.

    Your taskbar should reappear when you've completed these 5 steps.

    Please give this a try before messing with registry or recovering your machine!

    If the taskbar does not show up when you press CTRL+ESC then explorer.exe may not be running. To correct this press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC which will bring up the task manager. Click File, New. Find explorer.exe and open it.


    Go into Task Manager. Find explorer.exe and end the process. Restart explorer.exe. If your taskbar magically reappears, you've found the issue. Here are some other symptoms:

    After a Windows Vista-based computer has been running for an extended period of time, the desktop screen may stop updating correctly. For example, you may experience any of the following symptoms: • Parts of the screen may go black. • Parts of the screen may become transparent. • The toolbar may disappear. • The toolbar may appear at the top of the screen instead of at the bottom of the screen.
    If you add the GDI Objects column for the Explorer.exe process in the Task Manager console, you see that the GDI Objects column has reached the maximal number that is defined in the GDIProcessHandleQuota registry entry.

    A hotfix is available from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932406
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    Jan 07, 2010 • ASUS Eee Box EBXB202-WHT-E0002 Intel Atom...
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    My desktop Taskbar is gone!
    Bring up the task manager. Click [File] then "New Task(Run)". Type "cmd" into the text field and press Enter. This will open the command prompt.
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    Dec 08, 2009 • Computers & Internet
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    I run Windows XP Professional. Today there showed up a second layer of taskbar. It has ''Desktop'' in light blue, ''My Documents'' ''My computer'' and ''My Network Places'' shown in white with icons. ...
    You have only increased your taskbar size, don't worry...
    Right-click on an empty part of the taskbar, and ensure the "lock the taskbar" is unchecked. Next, position your mouse right on the top edge of the taskbar, your mouse should change to two black opposing pointing arrows. Hold left-click, and drag the taskbar down.
    This will reduce the taskbar back to the way you're used to.
    Hope this helps, and please rate this answer.
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    Jun 26, 2009 • Dell Computers & Internet
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    Windows live messenger login but contacts cannot list
    First i should say, this had to be a paid solution lol

    1. On the taskbar, right-click Start, and then click Explore.
    2. Click Tools, and then select Folder Options.
    3. Click the View tab.
    4. In the Advanced Settings list, select Show hidden files and folders, make sure Hide extensions for known file types is not selected, and then click OK.
    5. In the Windows Explorer window, click View, select Explorer Bar, and then verify that Folders is checked.

    then

    1. On the taskbar, right-click Start, and then click Explore.
    2. Navigate to the folder C:\Documents and Settings\Your Windows logon name\Contacts\Your Messenger e-mail address.
    3. Delete all of the files in the folder.
    4. Navigate to the folder C:\Documents and Settings\Your Windows logon name\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Live Contacts\Your Messenger e-mail address.
    5. Delete all of the folders and hidden folders in the Your Messenger e-mail address folder.
    6. Close Windows Explorer, and then try to sign in to Messenger again.

    Try this for windows xp.


    for vista

    1. On the taskbar, right-click Start, and then click Explore.
    2. Click Organize, and then click Folder and Search Options.
    3. Click the View tab.
    4. In the Advanced Settings list, select Show hidden files and folders, make sure Hide extensions for known file types is not selected, and then click OK.
    5. Click Organize.
    6. Under the Layout menu, verify that Navigation Pane is selected.

    then

    1. On the taskbar, right-click Start, and then click Explore.
    2. Navigate to the folder C:\Users\Your Windows logon name\Contacts\Your Messenger e-mail address.
    3. Delete all of the files in the folder.
    4. Navigate to the folder C:\Users\Your Windows logon name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Contacts\Your Messenger e-mail address.
    5. Delete all of the folders and hidden folders in the Your Messenger e-mail address folder.
    6. Close Windows Explorer, and then try to sign in to Messenger again.

    A bit big, ryt?




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    Apr 01, 2009 • Microsoft Windows Live Messanger
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    Contact List
    First i should say, this had to be a paid solution lol

    1. On the taskbar, right-click Start, and then click Explore.
    2. Click Tools, and then select Folder Options.
    3. Click the View tab.
    4. In the Advanced Settings list, select Show hidden files and folders, make sure Hide extensions for known file types is not selected, and then click OK.
    5. In the Windows Explorer window, click View, select Explorer Bar, and then verify that Folders is checked.

    then

    1. On the taskbar, right-click Start, and then click Explore.
    2. Navigate to the folder C:\Documents and Settings\Your Windows logon name\Contacts\Your Messenger e-mail address.
    3. Delete all of the files in the folder.
    4. Navigate to the folder C:\Documents and Settings\Your Windows logon name\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Live Contacts\Your Messenger e-mail address.
    5. Delete all of the folders and hidden folders in the Your Messenger e-mail address folder.
    6. Close Windows Explorer, and then try to sign in to Messenger again.

    Try this for windows xp.


    for vista

    1. On the taskbar, right-click Start, and then click Explore.
    2. Click Organize, and then click Folder and Search Options.
    3. Click the View tab.
    4. In the Advanced Settings list, select Show hidden files and folders, make sure Hide extensions for known file types is not selected, and then click OK.
    5. Click Organize.
    6. Under the Layout menu, verify that Navigation Pane is selected.

    then

    1. On the taskbar, right-click Start, and then click Explore.
    2. Navigate to the folder C:\Users\Your Windows logon name\Contacts\Your Messenger e-mail address.
    3. Delete all of the files in the folder.
    4. Navigate to the folder C:\Users\Your Windows logon name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Contacts\Your Messenger e-mail address.
    5. Delete all of the folders and hidden folders in the Your Messenger e-mail address folder.
    6. Close Windows Explorer, and then try to sign in to Messenger again.

    A bit big, ryt?




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    Mar 30, 2009 • Microsoft Windows Live Messanger
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    I am unable to get the double arrow when I clicl the mouse to increase the size of the taskbar. If I go into properties the lock taskbar is grey shade of colour with a tick in the box which I am unable to...
    This problem is related to group policies or a registry error as outlined at the below link:

    http://www.winxptutor.com/unlocktb.htm
    WINDOWS XP HOME:
    1. Open regedit by going to Start -> Run -> type "regedit" (without quotes).
    2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
    3. In the area to the right, delete the LockTaskbar entry and close the registry.
    Your problem should be fixed.

    WINDOWS XP PRO
    1. Go to Start -> Run -> type "gpedit.msc" (without quotes)
    2. Go to User Configuration.
    3. Then to Administrative Templates.
    4. Then to Start Menu and Task bar.
    5. Change the Lock the Taskbar policy to "Not Configured" (without quotes).
    Your problem should be resolved.
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    Mar 04, 2009 • Gateway GT4022 PC Desktop
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    Unable to open programs from start menu
    No it is a home computer.
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