How To Enable/Disable Startup Sound In Windows ?

By default, Windows 7 plays certain sounds when events occur. When you log on to Windows 7, it plays the Windows Logon sound. When your computer has to load a 500KB media file to play, it slows things down. To disable the logon sound, follow these steps:

1. Click the Start button and then Control Panel.

2. Click Hardware & Sound and click Change System Soundslisted under Sound.

3. In the Program Events box, scroll through the list and select Windows Logon and remove the assigned sound by setting it to None in the Sounds drop down list.

4. Below the Program Events list, remove the check next to Play Windows

Startup sound. 

5. Click OK and you are finished.

Read More

Security Zones: Set Up Trusted and Restricted Web Sites in Microsoft Internet Explorer

To keep your computer most secure and working at its best, you need to keep it free from malware and other damaging software that can be inadvertently downloaded. You can set up Windows to protect your computer by preventing downloads from sites that you know are likely to contain virus or other software that could damage your computer.

Set Up Trusted Websites

Setting Up Trusted Websites allow the Web site, that you want to allow your computer to access. To set up Trusted Websites, follow these steps.

1. Open your Internet Explorer browser, Choose Tools and then click Internet Options.

2. In the Internet Options dialog box, select the Security tab and Click the Trusted Sites icon and then click the Sites button.

3. In the resulting Trusted Sites dialog box, enter a URL in the Add this website to the zone text box for a Web site you want to allow your computer to access and Click Add to add the site to the list of Web sites.

4. If the Require Server Verification (https:) for all Sites in this Zone check box is selected in the Trusted Sites dialog box, any Trusted site you add must use the https prefix, which indicates that the site has a secure connection.

5. To remove a site, select the site in the website dialog box and click Remove.

 

6. Repeat Step-3 to add more sites. When you’re done, click Close and then click OK to close the dialog boxes.

Set Up Restricted Websites

Setting Up Restricted Web Sites block the Web site that you don’t want your computer to access. To set up Restricted Websites, follow these steps.

1. Open your Internet Explorer browser, Choose Tools and then click Internet Options.

2. In the Internet Options dialog box, select the Security tab and Click the Restricted Sites icon and then click the Sites button.

3. In the resulting Restricted Sites dialog box, enter a URL in the Add this website to the zone text box for a Web site you don’t want your computer to access and Click Add to add the site to the list of Web sites.

4. To remove a site, select the site in the website dialog box and click Remove.

5. Repeat Step-3 to add more sites. When you’re done, click Close and then click OK to close the dialog boxes.

Establish a Privacy Setting

You can establish a privacy setting on the Privacy tab of the Internet Options dialog box to control which sites are allowed to download cookies to your computer.

1. In the Internet Options dialog box, select the Privacy tab and then click the Sites button.

2. In the resulting Privacy Action dialog box, enter a URL in the Address of the website text box and Click Block or Allow to control which sites are allowed to download cookiesto your computer.

4. To remove a site, click on that site in the managed website dialog box and clickRemove.

Read More