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Recently, I had to change a Registry setting that was protected by Windows. This happens rarely but there are times that I want to do something that Windows chokes on. I am not one to give up when it comes to computer problems. I had …
A Present From Microsoft Edge Like Santa’s Elves, Microsoft has been working overtime for the holidays! A new feature normally reserved for the “Dev” version of Edge, released to Microsoft insiders, has already been rolled out in the latest version. Online shopping keeps getting bigger …
The main reason for writing this post is because I wanted to write another one. The “cart before the horse” sort of thing. This article is posted so you can learn how to change the permissions in the Windows Registry. The Registry is an amazing …
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Want to know how to Manage Amazon Prime Profiles On App? Then you found the right video. Amazon has followed suit with Netflix and Hulu by letting you set up profiles for your prime video. This is nice since we all like to have our …
My uncle called me and he couldn’t get the Internet to work on his Compaq AMD laptop. It’s simple enough to enable or disable it. Just hold down on the Fn key, usually in the lower left-hand corner of the keyboard, and then the F12 …
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I didn’t want my readers to wait for the second half of my last article (How To Download From Amazon Photos). As in my last article, I will be showing you how to download the images you saved on the Amazon Photos Cloud. This time …
Often I run into someone with an older laptop with keyboard keys that do not work. This is not a problem with a desktop computer because I can just replace the keyboard. Replacing the keyboard on a laptop is a bit harder. Windows 10 has …
In a previous post, I told you how to create a hyperlink to a Web page. Today I will show you how to create a hyperlink to a file that resides on your computer or alternatively, to a new file that you would like to …
Computers are very good at doing the same things over and over and over again. And they do it very fast– billions of errors per second! People, on the other hand, quickly get bored when doing repetitive tasks. Among the items in a long list …
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I find many using Google Chrome but very few taking advantage of the Google Apps Menu that comes with it. There is also confusion over Google and Google Chrome. I find users believing they are using Google Chrome when in fact they are on another …
How can you take out the trash when you can’t find the trash can? I was working on someone’s computer and there was no Recycle Bin on the desktop. I have no idea where it went but here is how you can get it and …
I’ve railed against Microsoft’s policy of forced updates since the very beginning, it’s the one aspect of Windows 10 that I really don’t like. Users can quite easily decide when to install updates, at a time that is convenient, but have little to zero control …
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You will not believe how easy this is! If you would like to delete a caption from your Word document, all you need do is select the caption and tap your Delete key! If there are more captions in your document when you are finished …
Amazon Photos automatically backs up your photos from your devices onto the Amazon Cloud. Many clients of mine have asked how they can download the photos they have backed up and to put them on their computer (they might have deleted them by accident). Previously, …
