Windows Vista by all means is a great operating system. Every operating system has its quirks though. Microsoft Updates has smoothened most of these quirks. Nonetheless, a few wrinkles still exist which irritate most Vista users. Thankfully, these problems usually just need a little tweak to remove. Here’s a compilation of the most annoying Vista problems and how to solve them:
The UAC (User Account Control) security prompt pops up for the most basic changes. The frequency of UAC (not to mention needlessness) popping up can get pretty irritating. UAC can easily be disabled but think this through if less experienced computer users are messing with your computer. UAC can be turned off by opening the Control Panel, clicking User Accounts and Family Safety. Disable Use user Account Control and click OK.
The “shut down” icon doesn’t shut down Vista. The shut down icon that most users are accustomed to in other systems doesn’t mean shut down in the Vista start menu. Instead, this icon puts the PC to sleep. The icon’s function can be changed though. Open up the command prompt and open the advanced power settings. A Power button lid will appear. Click “+” and change Sleep into Shut Down.
Vista keeps waking up even in sleep mode. Windows Vista’s Sleep function is a big energy-saver. Sometimes, Vista suddenly wakes up unnecessarily and on other occasions, doesn’t wake up even when prompted. To fix the latter problem, open Device Manager and open the properties of the device that Sleep mode is unresponsive to. Under “Power Management”, allow the selected to device to wake up the computer.
Vista’s clicking sounds can get too loud. Clicking links in Explorer creates a clicking sound. When the volume is turned up, this clicking sound can get irritating. The clicking sound can easily be taken care of. Select sounds after right-clicking the speaker icon in the Taskbar. Scroll down the list displayed until you see Start Navigation. Drop-down the Sounds Menu, and click None.
Vista tells you to restart your PC after it installs updates. When busy at work, this notification can get pretty bothersome as it reminds you every five minutes. To totally eliminate the notification, just type “cmd” into Start Search and hold Ctrl + Shift Down then press enter. Type net stop “windows update” and disable the notification altogether.
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