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Quick Config – Quick Way To Change Windows Settings/Profiles

In many cases, we need to make some quick changes to our windows settings, for example, when you move between home and office and you need to change the network connection settings, default printer and such sort of other things a couple of times daily. Quick Config helps in such situations. It can create profiles, each with specific settings and then allows users to quickly change between them.

The working of this tool is very simple, first create one or more configuration profiles and set  the required settings for each profile. Whenever you need to change the settings of your system, simply activate the particular profile. I have created two profiles Home and Office, so now I can activate any one of them alternatively when ever needed.

Quick Config

In order to create a new profile, click the Create New option located under the Profile section, name this new profile, then check and configure the required options.

Quick Config Profile

Quick config Profile 2

Once done, hit the Save button to complete the profile configuration. You will now find this new profile saved.

Profile Quick Config

Now in order to apply the profile, simply right click the Profile and choose the Apply option.

Apply Quick Config

The complete list of features include, as mentioned on the developer’s site:

Network

  • Network connections TCP/IP settings (IP address, mask, gateway, DNS server, MAC), state of network connection
  • Computer identification computer name, domain or workgroup membership
  • Mapped Network Drives map, unmap network drives
  • Shared resources share, unshare local resources
  • Hosts file
  • Routing table

System

  • Sound sound volume, sound theme
  • Printer set default printer
  • Services start, stop, restart system services

Internet Browser

  • Internet Explorer network connection settings, Home Page
  • Firefox network connection settings, Home Page
  • Opera network connection settings, Home Page

Desktop

  • Display screen dimensions, color depth

Applications

  • Default applications default Internet Browser, E-Mail client
  • Launch applications launch selected applications after applying profile

Download Quick Config

You will also find the portable version of this app, but it failed to work on my Windows 7 64-bit OS. However the installer package works perfectly on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Enjoy!

5 Comments

  1. I needed such a tool for the whole semester here, Net Profiles just crashed constantly, and NOW, at the end of the semester, you find the right program, how typical… 😛

  2. I needed such a tool for the whole semester here, Net Profiles just crashed constantly, and NOW, at the end of the semester, you find the right program, how typical… 😛

  3. I needed such a tool for the whole semester here, Net Profiles just crashed constantly, and NOW, at the end of the semester, you find the right program, how typical… 😛