Disable the Welcome Center and
Sidebar
The Windows Vista default setting is to
show the Welcome Center on startup. While the Welcome Center is mildly
interesting the first time you see it, you will quickly tire of it appearing
every time you boot your Vista PC. This behavior is easily changed by
un-checking the Run a Startup button located at the bottom of the Welcome Center
Similarly, the Vista Sidebar is also on by default. While some users will
find the Sidebar and its widgets useful, many will desire the desktop real
estate and underlying resources for other more productive uses. You can turn the
Sidebar off by:
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Right clicking the Windows Sidebar icon in the system tray
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Click Properties
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Uncheck the Start Sidebar when Windows
starts checkbox.
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Click OK