Ultra Search: Search Files Faster in Windows

There are times when we do forget locations of files and folders in windows. In these situations windows search features comes in handy. In recent versions of windows like Vista and Windows 7 this feature is further improved with respect to search speeds and accuracy. This search mechanism uses indexing techniques by which faster searches can be made but at the same time it consumes disk space that can be large for hard disks with higher storage capacities. If you do not wish to loose disk space and want faster search results then Ultra Search will be the best choice.

Ultra Search is a windows freeware application that helps you in searching files faster than the default windows search option. It does not require indexing files that takes up disk space rather it reads Master File Table directly hence boosting search speeds on selected drives.

Apart from simple searching Ultra Search also provides various other options that makes things easier. It provides detailed information about matching files in search criteria like file name, path, size, last access and last change. You can also right click on the items found in search to use the context menu operations. You can also save this list, copy it to clipboard or take print out.

Ultra Search also provides a portable version which is extremely helpful and convenient to use on public computers. It works on all windows 32 bit and 64 bit operating systems.

Download: Ultra Search

6 New Windows 7 Themes available from Microsoft

Microsoft has now released 6 new themes for Windows 7 which are available for free from the Personalization Gallery. These cool themes with colourful backgrounds will add beauty and give a dashing look to your Windows 7 desktop. Grab them below!

1. Girls Rock!

She’s in the band. Rock out with musician desktop backgrounds (wallpaper) in thisWindows 7 theme.

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2. Gears of War 3

Prepare your desktop for battle with this Windows 7 theme containing portraits of Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago, and Anya Stroud from Gears of War 3. The game blasts onto Xbox in April 2011.

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3. An Hsin Pu Tzu

The land of the dreamy dreams. In this romantic Windows 7 theme created by artist Lin, Yu-Fu, cartoon characters relax in surroundings inspired by love and nature.

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4. Bakehouse

It’s always warm and toasty in Bakehouse, a Windows 7 theme made up of cartoonish breads and pastry characters created by Wang, Hsueh-Shih.

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5. Imagination

Let your imagination float away, with this gently surreal Windows 7 theme from artist Yeh, Hsin-Hung.

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6. 26Creative

"Live what you dream, just for fun." So reads the message artist Chang, Fan-Hsuan pairs with cheerful florals and patchwork characters in this Windows 7 theme.

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Do tell us which theme you found most appealing.   via  [MSDN Blogs-Rob Margel]

TicClick: Allows you to place Windows in 9 position grid

TicClick is a mouse and tray utility for positioning the active window in one of the nine spots just like the positions in the game Tic Tac Toe. A mouse hotkey, Win key + Left by default brings up a small grid having 9 buttons, a ‘U’ button and a mouse button. To move a window to a particular position, first click on the button, then you will observe that your active Window has shifted its position.

The image above shows positioning of Windows in 4 positions. (You can position up to 9 positions)


If you do not see some Windows moving, then do not panic, as few Windows may not move as they have custom draw functions and insists on being dragged by mouse. The ‘U’ button of TicClick is used to Undo the last move performed and a mouse button is there to move the Window`s top left corner to the current mouse position.


This nifty little application comes handy when you need to open various Windows; handling all the Windows and then switching from one to other can be irritating. Using this TicClick, you can place the Windows in different positions, thus allowing you ease to perform the required task.


TicClick is a freeware having a file size of 243KB. It runs very well on all Windows operating system.


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Clean Windows 7 MRU Search History in a click

Search queries are saved when you search something using the Search box in Windows 7explorer. The old typed search queries (MRU) are displayed in the search bar when you type or recent search suggestions are shown. There is an easy way to clear the searchhistory in Windows 7, using “MRU Search History Cleanup Tool” by ITknowledge24.

To clean recent search entries, just run this small & portable tool and click ‘Cleanup now’.

Download MRU Search Cleanup Tool  (10 KB)

You can also ‘Permanently Disable Recent Search Entries’ in Windows 7 -

To do this, follow the steps below:

1. Click Start, type ‘gpedit.msc’ in search box and open it.

2. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer

3. Look for “Turn off display of recent search entries in the Windows Explorer search box” entry in the settings panel under Windows Explorer.

4. Click ‘Enabled’, Apply and Ok. Logoff to let the changes take effect.

Now, Windows will stop suggesting recent queries for the Search Box and will not storesearch box entries into the registry for future references.

AeroTweak – Tweak Windows 7 Explorer & System settings

AeroTweak is a small and portable program which allows you to change about 50 different system parameters that affect user interface, performance and system security. This tool lets you change settings and speed up Windows 7 & Vista easily by disabling certain unneeded features, which consumes much RAM and increase CPU usage.

Using this tool, one can configure Windows desktop and explorer, taskbar, system settings, memory and file system, administrative and system restrictions in a few clicks. There is also an option to ‘Restore default parameters’ from within the program.

It is recommended to create a restore point first which can be created using AeroTweak. The program asks to Restart system after making any changes but you can simply ‘Logoff’ to let the changes take effect.

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