I am Microsoftie 4 ever (18+ years) working in Windows Services and Content team in the UK, my blog is mainly focused on the Windows family of products and trying to provide help pointers and resources for customers on our products.
“Surprise the mother in your life with images of tender motherly moments in the animal world: Polar bears hugging, lions nuzzling, otters cuddling, and penguins standing in the freezing cold. There’s even a mother gopher teaching her pup to dance. “
Download Furry Families themes for Windows
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PS don’t forget Windows 7 themes will run on Windows 8 as well
With this Microsoft Fixit
“Fix game problems such as can’t install game or start online game, game crash, Logitech controller not working. Windows is slow when playing games… What it fixes... Add-ons that make Internet Explorer (IE) slow. Video card driver issues such as not running the latest video driver. DirectX 9.0 problems.”
“Fix game problems such as can’t install game or start online game, game crash, Logitech controller not working. Windows is slow when playing games…
Diagnose and fix issues with Windows games automatically
Learn more about Games on Windows 7
Compare SkyDrive Vs Apple iCloud Vs Google Vs Dropbox
Learn more and download the SkyDrive app data
It has been some time since we a best of bing theme, but now we have 2 more.
Best of Bing: Australia 3 theme
“This free theme for Windows 7 features more stunning and unexpected images of Australia from Bing, including lightning cracking in a cloud-filled sky over Kakadu National Park, the first rays of sun pouring through a cloud formation over eastern Sydney, and dawn reflections on a calm fresh water lake in Tasmania. “
Download Best of Bing: Australia 3 theme
Best of Bing: China 2 theme
“The images of Chinese marvels big and small in this free Windows 7 theme include mist-covered mountaintops, the snow-covered countryside, the sun rising over rice paddies, and delicately rendered wall ornamentation.”
Download Best of Bing: China 2 theme
The other Best of Bing themes:
PS don’t forget these themes run on Windows 8 as well as Windows 7
Read about what you should I do if Microsoft Security Essentials detects malicious software on your PC?
and then depending on the alert level you can do one of 3 things
Remove—This action permanently deletes the software from your PC.
Quarantine—This action quarantines the software so that it can't run. When Microsoft Security Essentials quarantines software, it moves it to another location on your PC, and then prevents the software from running until you choose to restore it or remove it.
Allow—This action adds the software to the Microsoft Security Essentials allowed list and allows it to run on your PC. Microsoft Security Essentials will stop alerting you to risks that the software might pose to your privacy or to your PC.
Get more help for Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft Camera Codec Pack
“The Microsoft Camera Codec Pack enables the viewing of a variety of device-specific file formats in Window Live Photo Gallery as well as other software that is based in Windows Imaging Codecs (WIC). “
read the full details of which cameras this supports from Cannon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, Leica, Konica Minolta, Epson & Panasonic
Get more help on Codecs for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
Windows Intune Getting Started Guide
“Learn how you can get the most out of Windows Intune with the Getting Started Guide series, a set of tutorials designed to help you set up your new Windows Intune environment and explore the main features of Windows Intune.”
The guide covers:
Download the Windows Intune Getting Started Guide
Learn more about Windows Intune in the UK
“A doe startled in a grove of flowering trees. Translucent flower petals backlit by a brilliant sun. A night sky thick with stars and galaxies. Rediscover the natural world as a place of mysterious beauty in this free Windows 7 theme of photos by Nick Boyer. “
Download Light and Dark theme
Garden Seasons theme
“Fresh as the spring even as they evoke a faded antique world, the photos of Nick Boyer feature birds, bees, and delicately textured flower petals. A free theme for Windows 7”
Download Garden Seasons theme
“Microscopic or cosmic? The otherworldly images in this free Windows 7 theme by Ricky Kendall could be close-ups of crystals or the spirals of alien galaxies.”
Download Recursions theme
“Swirling dragons, floral profusions, and cacophonies of colour—this dazzling free theme for Windows 7 celebrates the innovative work of artists like Kenzo Minami, Sally Zou, Stina Persson, and more. The Microsoft Hardware Limited Edition Artist Series is a growing collection of wireless mice featuring unique designs”
Download Limited Edition Artist Series theme
If you are a Star Wars fan and have a Windows Phone then download the Kinect Star Wars app for Windows Phone
“Kinect™ Star Wars™ is the game that lets you feel the Force, without the need for a controller. This app brings the Kinect™ Star Wars™ universe into your social networking world. With full access to your Facebook and Twitter accounts, you can even view your feeds in the style of the iconic Star Wars™ opening title sequence.”
download the Kinect Star Wars app for Windows Phone
If you love our themes for Windows that update you desktop backgrounds automatically then you are probably interested in our latest dynamic themes
“Churning seas, rushing rivers, and gracefully curling waves are just a few of the images you’ll get with this free Windows 7 theme. Water: powerful, serene, and dynamic, captured by our community of contributors in splendid color and form. This theme updates automatically through an RSS feed.”
Download Aqua theme for Windows
“Critters of all kinds populate this free theme for Windows 7, including giraffes, whales, snakes, peacocks, and foxes. Download it now and you may see a few surprises, too. (Is that a teeny little snail riding on another snail?) This theme updates automatically through an RSS feed.”
Download Fauna theme for Windows
One quick note when you download this theme you will see a message like
make sure you select the Download Attachments option.
See all our themes that get updated automatically
PS don’t forget all Windows 7 themes work on Windows 8 as well