System Tray The System Tray is what we used to call what is now officially known as the Notification Area. That has too many syllables and sounds too high-brow for my tastes, so System Tray, it is. The System Tray is that part of the […]
What Are Drivers? Put simply, a “driver” in computer parlance is a bit of software that allows your operating system to communicate with a bit of hardware. Examples would be your graphics card, audio devices, a mouse, a keyboard, your webcam, and any other peripheral
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System Protection The System Protection feature has been in place since the release of the unpopular Windows Millennium Edition. It’s purpose is to provide a very basic backup of the Windows Registry, along with driver states and some important system files. Accessing this feature is
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Night Light The Night Light concept is not a new thing. It’s been around for quite a long time now, and much longer than Microsoft would have you believe, having brought up the subject as some sort of innovation. Wrong. There are many third-party solutions
Microsoft has been busy updating their various products on this February 13, 2018 “Patch Tuesday”. Given the horror show in January of this year, many tech-savvy people are recommending that you defer these updates until the unpaid beta-testers have finished grumbling about how these patches
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Group Policy Editor Several articles on Dave’s Computer Tips have suggested using the Group Policy Editor (GPE). The GPE is a more user-friendly choice than rummaging about in the Registry, where people, especially the uninitiated, are prone to making mistakes that can be the cause
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Snipping Tool In my line of work a proper screenshot grabber is a necessary tool of the trade. Many people, however, only need to take a screenshot once in a while. And they don’t need all the bells and whistles that come along with a
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