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You may have read one of the numerous reports across tech sites explaining how Microsoft has made the chore of setting a different browser (other than Edge) as the default browser in Windows 11 a lot more difficult. Setting any browser other than Edge as
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In today’s digital world we are being bombarded with more and more scams hitting us from all directions — email scams, text message scams, telephone scams, online scams, tech support scams. I recently bought a new home telephone system that allows users to permanently block
Remove any object, people, text, or defects from your pictures. How many times have you taken a photo only to discover a person passing by in the background unnoticed or some other unwanted feature that spoils an otherwise perfect snap? I recently came across a
Microsoft surprised (shocked?) a lot of people when announcing the requirements for Windows 11, not the least of which was the requirement for TPM (Trusted Platform Module). TPM is an obscure security protocol (at least it was until Windows 11) that has been the cause
My neighbor knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning, can you believe that… 2:30am!!! Luckily for him I was still up practicing with my Bagpipes. The Department of Labor claimed a small soybean farmer was not paying proper wages to his help, and so
Windows 10 and 11 are creating hundreds of empty folders in the System Profile folder with a .tmp extension. The creation of these empty folders was first discovered in Windows 10 some time ago and, apparently, the behavior has been carried over to Windows 11.
Some months back we published an article outlining my favorite TV shows of all time: My 6 All Time Favorite TV Shows Now I’m back with my all-time favorite movies. Movies are probably even more subjective than TV shows, with so many great movies to
Tweaking.com Windows Repair is a terrific free tool for fixing most common Windows issues including issues with Windows Update. Windows Update is one feature where users frequently encounter errors and searching online for assistance will bring up the identical multiple potential solutions over and over
A couple of comments from readers in response to an earlier article have highlighted some confusion surrounding 2FA (Two Factor Authentication), also known as 2SA (Two Step Authentication). So, I thought I’d explain the process and why 2FA is essential to protect critical accounts. What
An Irishman, a Priest, and a blonde walk into a bar. The bartender turns around and says…. “Is this some kind of a joke?” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A nun has the unusual trait of walking around in the nude whenever she is alone in her little apartment
Windows 11’s journey into existence has indeed been a strange one — from the initial surprise announcement of a new operating system to supplant Windows 10 to the shock of the stringent requirements. Microsoft itself certainly hasn’t helped with the weirdness, often publishing contradictory statements.
You would probably be aware that there are quite a few methods available that allow users to install Windows 11 on PCs that do not meet the necessary requirements. A new version of Rufus, the popular bootable media creation tool, has recently been released which
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Here is a quick quiz to determine how well (or badly) you are doing at maintaining a healthy system. The more questions you answer with “yes” (figuratively) the better you will score: Do you regularly run a junk file cleaner, such as Wise Disk Cleaner
