Move or Minimize Running Program Window To System Tray Taskbar

TrayDevil is a lightweight windows utility tool that allows you to minimize any window (program, folder, website etc. ) to the system tray. This tool is extremely useful if you always work with a lot of programs at the same time on your Windows. You can choose to minimize some of the running applications to the system tray, so that your taskbar is not too crowded.

After installation, TrayDevil will sit at the system tray. To minimize applications to the system tray, you can use one of the two available methods.

• Left click on the titlebar of the window that you want minimize to system tray while holding the Ctrl(default), Shift or Alt key, or
• Simultaneously left + right-clicking the titlebar.

A standard icon of your minimized application will appear at the system tray. I’ve tried on my Google Chrome. You can see the Chrome icon at my system tray. When you right-click on the icon, you will see the following options (see screenshot below).

Well, this application is more than just a tool to help you save spaces by minimizing any running application window to the system tray, it also comes with a lot of powerful and useful extra tools.

This free window to tray minimizer tool can hide the trayclock, disable a window’s Min, Max and Close button, set windows on top, shutdown, restart, standby, hibernate, logoff, lock your system and turn off your monitor. All these functionality can be accessed directly from the system tray. Just right-click the TrayDevil icon at the system tray and select your prefer task.

TrayDevil can acts as a quick reboot and shutdown tool for your Windows. You just need to left or right-clicking the TrayDevil icon to restart or shutdown your system. Middle(wheel)-clicking the icon will lock your computer.

Plus, TrayDevil gives you an option to automatically run a program before it shuts down your system, triggered by a CPU-usage threshold. It is ideal for backup purposes.

Also, you can define hotkeys for most functions. You need to go to TrayDevil settings to configure it. There is a lot more options that you can configure from the TrayDevil Settings. Feel free to explore it.

TrayDevil works prefectly on all versions of Windows.

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A Calculator Can Hide and Encrypt Secret Data

Safe Calculator is a lightweight program that look similar and has full functionality of a Windows calculator, but it is more than just a normal calculator, in fact Safe Calculator is a discreet safe that allows you to encrypt a single file with confidential information like your usernames and passwords, and make the file disappear into the application itself. This freeware is portable, therefore no installation is required. To use Safe Calculator, first run the calc.exe file. The main window is just look like the Windows calculator. You can even perform calculation using it.



To enter the safe mode, you need to enter the PIN (default PIN is 123) and click MS. Your calculator buttons will change similar to the screenshot below.



To store the file in the safe, click on the “+” button and then hit the “=” button. Browse the directory and select a file that you want encrypt and hide.

The file is stored and encrypted directly within the calculator executable and can only be viewed after a PIN is entered. For the description of controls or available commands, press the F1 key on your keyboard or hit the Help button.

You can change a new PIN by clicking on the New PIN button. To return to standard calculator mode, click on the MC button.

Safe Calculator works perfectly on all version of Windows. I’m not sure whether it works on Windows 7. Maybe you can try it and let me know.

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Restore Task Task Manager, Regedit and Folder Options and More .. Disabled by Virus

Anti-virus software only scans and cleans up your computer for viruses, worms and Trojans. Even after the malicious codes have been removed from your Windows, but the damages that have been caused by the infection are difficult to be reverted to the previous state. Some even have to re-install their Windows operating system while some use disk imaging software like Acronis True Image to restore their Windows. Virus Effect

Remover is a handy Windows software application that can helps you to remove the effects or recover from the damages caused by the infection of viruses, worms and trojans from your windows registry and file system. This open source application helps you to detect the registry error caused by virus and re-enables the blocked content like the Windows task manager, registry editor, msconfig, folder option and more.

Besides that, you can use the Process Detail tab to see exactly the processes taking place in your computer. From there, you can use it to kill any running process especially the virus process and the process can also be removed permanently. Other additional options are creating registry backup, check system files, block autorun for USB devices and more.

Virus Effect Remover is compatible with Windows XP and Vista.

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Protect Your USB Drive with USB Security Utilities

USB Security Utilities is a freeware portable application that is designed to vaccinates and disinfects your USB drive or other portable storage devices like portable hard drives, memory cards etc. Other than that, this application also enables you to manage files and make backups of the data in you portable storage drive.

Using USB Security Utilities, you can find various useful functions to help you maximize the security of data in your USB drive. This tool includes virus scanner, file backup, suspicious file seeker, vaccine and device immunization.

Installation

To install the application into your USB drive, you need to run the installer included in the downloaded zip package. Select the location of your USB device and click Install.

Using USB Security Utilities

In the main window, you can view the details of your device, such as total size, used space and file system, and also you change the drive’s label with just a single click.

All the available functions are shown in tabs. Under the Scan tab, you can perform virus scanning with 3 available scan options : standard (based on virus signatures), generic and New Technology, which looks for executables based on a series of attributes.

Next, we look at the Vaccine tab. Under this tab, you are allowed to immunize files and folders of common malwares found in USB device, like RECYCLER, MsoCache, Autorun.inf and more. You can choose 3 level of immunization : minimal, normal or maximum. Once done, click Apply to immunize your device.

In the Files tab, you can explore the files on your device, and you should see the risk level column for each file. The risk level is assigned based on the attributes of the file. Meanwhile, under the Backup tab, you can make backups of your files, which can be restored in future.

USB Security Utilities requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later to work, and is compatible with Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems.

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