Windows Vista Frequently Asked Questions and Solutions

1. How to turn off UAC?

Control Panel → User Accounts → Turn User Account Control On or Off → Unauthorize User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer.

2. How to turn off system backup and restore?

Control Panel→Backup and Restore Center→Create Restore Point or this setting→System Protection→Automatic Restore Point→Cancel the restore point on the selected disk.

3. Why is there a phenomenon of mad reading of the hard disk at a fixed time?

This is because Vista automatically performs the defragmentation program. The method of closing is through the Start menu→Accessories→System Tools→Disk Defragmenter→Cancel “Run as planned (recommended)”

4. How to turn off the computer to sleep?

Right click on the desktop→Personalization→Screen saver→Change power settings→Change the sleep time of the computer→Make the computer go to sleep and set it to never.

5. The start menu power button is set to “sleep” by default, how to change to “shutdown”?

Control Panel → Power Options → Selected “Preferred Plan” → Change Plan Settings → Change Advanced Power Settings, find “Power Button and Cover” → “Start” menu power button in the pop-up settings window → Settings → Shut down, OK to complete the setup.

6. Every time you turn it on, you will be prompted in the Security Center. How do I turn off this prompt?

Control Panel→Security Center→Change the way the Security Center notifies me→Choose not notify me, but display the icon.

7. How to display the run command in the non-traditional start menu?

Taskbar and Start Menu Properties → Start Menu → Customize → Select Run Command.

8. How to cancel the default share for each boot?

Use Vista Optimizer, or import the following into the registry and restart (if you want to turn off UAC).
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesLanmanserverParameters]
AutoShareWks=dword00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlLsa]
restrictanonymous=dword00000001

9. How to implement automatic login?

Start → Run → enter the "rundll32 netplwiz.dll, UsersRunDll" command to open the account window, first select the account to be automatically logged in, and select the "To use this machine, the user must enter the username and password" check box Enter the password for the account (provided you want to turn off UAC), and use the Vista Optimizer from Vista Home for easier implementation.

10. How do I change media files to play using a player other than WMP?

Select the media file → right-click menu → open mode → select the default program → select the player → select “Always use the selected program to open this file”.

11. Why can't I achieve mutual access to the LAN?

Start with the following aspects:
Local connection → Right click property → Cancel Internet Protocol version 6, shorten the verification time.
Check if the machine workgroup name is consistent.
Check if the machine IP is on the same network segment, such as 192.168.1.X.
Set Network and Sharing Center → Network Connection → Custom → Location Type to Private to reduce protection.

12. After the ICF is turned on, how can the machines in the LAN be exchanged?

Windows Firewall unblocks all incoming connections and selects File and Printer Sharing in Exceptions.

13. How to login with the Administrator account?

Computer → Administration → Local Users and Groups → Users → Administrator Account → Properties → Cancel Account Disabled Options, Current Account → Properties → Check Account Disabled option.

14. Open the control panel and report "Windows Explorer has stopped working". How to fix it?

Hardware driver conflicts may be related to the sound card driver. Try reinstalling the sound card driver.

15. How to quickly copy files and folder paths?

Press Shift, right click to copy the path file, folder or shortcut, etc. In the pop-up menu, there is a copy as path (A), click to copy the file, folder path.

16. How do I view system license information?

Run slmgr.vbs -dlv.

17. What is the shortcut key for file reverse selection?

Press ALT+E to pop up the menu and press I.

18. How to change the size of the icon on the desktop?

Ctrl+Mouse Wheel or Desktop Right→View→Classic icon.

19. How to switch programs using 3D?

In the case of opening the appearance of Aero, use Win (Windows Key) + Tab to switch programs using 3D mode. Win (Windows Key) + Ctrl + Tab can make the program 3D window temporarily stay on the desktop.

20. How to set up IE browser proxy?

Open Internet Options→Connections→Dial and Virtual Private Network Settings in the IE toolbar and select your dial-up connection→Settings. In the “Settings” page, select “Use proxy server for this connection” and then “ Fill in the address and port of the proxy server in the Address field and click OK.

21. How to view the PID value of a process?

The Task Manager → View → Select column allows you to make a selection.

22. How to clear the history of recently opened documents when exiting the system?

Run gpedit.msc, User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Start Menu and Taskbar → Clear the history of recently opened documents when you exit the system, set to Enabled.

23. Screenshots

Many times you will find that Vista itself is fine, but whether you use the Print Screen button or other screenshot tools, the resulting image will have a portion of the screen. Sometimes it is a piece, sometimes a piece. This is mainly caused by the imperfect graphics card driver that comes with Vista. The solution is to download and install the latest version of the graphics card driver, which can be easily solved.

24. Retrieve the disappearing "Run" dialog box

By default, the bottom of Vista's start menu is not the familiar "Run" command, which will give some Higher level operations are inconvenient. We can call up the "Run" dialog box in the following two ways.

(1) With the "Win+R" key combination, you can open the "Run" dialog box. This trick has been used in the fourth question.
(2) Right click on the start menu, select "Properties", enter the start menu property setting interface, click the "Customize" button at the bottom, find "Show Run" in the list box below and check it. Then click "OK" to exit and you will see the "Run" command reappear at the bottom of the Start menu.

25. Unable to boot

Unable to boot is a more common and serious fault. Previously under XP, this kind of fault requires manual repair by the user. Under Vista, you only need to boot the machine through the CD to enter the Recovery Console, and then enter the fixboot command, Vista will automatically detect the startup failure, and automatically use the BCDMD command to repair. This is a great help for the average user and is commendable.

26. Why is QQ always dropped under Vista?

QQ is always offline, but it will return to normal soon. This is because the NIC under Vista is working in energy-saving mode by default. If you want it to continue to save energy, you can ignore this phenomenon. Because he does not affect the normal use of QQ, if it needs to be processed, directly remove the check box before "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" in Device Manager → Network Adapter → Properties → Power Management!