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Microsoft has been heavily criticized for limiting CPU support for Windows 11, and rightly so. This ridiculous policy has seen users with relatively new machines sporting powerful CPUs barred from upgrading to Windows 11, even though those machines are well and truly capable of running […]
How often have you tried to do something that you thought should be relatively simple only to find that what you are doing simply isn’t working? Yes, I am well aware. It has happened to me more often than I am comfortable sharing! To that
If Edge is not your primary/default browser, you should disable “Startup boost”. Read on to find out how. The Edge browser includes a feature called “Startup boost” which preloads the browser’s background processes whenever you boot your device. The preloading of these resources will improve
This is so easy that you will wonder why you have not used it all along. I am certain that you will use it all the time now that you have learned how easy it is! Select the cell that has the conditional formatting that
Recently I came across an article about how to find and replace unwanted spaces and/or Tabs before a paragraph. I found this interesting because many, many people have no idea how powerful that Pilcrow (paragraph mark) is. If you copy the Pilcrow at the end
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We recently published an article reporting that Microsoft will soon be introducing a new AI-powered feature called Copilot into an upcoming Windows 11 Insider build: Are We Heading For an AI-Driven Windows 12? The massive difference between the AI-powered chatbots we’ve been hearing about and
A subscriber contacted me recently and asked if they could replace an all-caps abbreviation/acronym (ie., NAACP) with another word without all caps. They said every time they used Find and Replace it was all caps and wanted to know if there was any magic fix
There’s one piece of software that I come across on customers’ computers more frequently than I would wish to and that’s McAfee antivirus, known as McAfee Total Protection. It’s so prevalent that it almost feels like a virus itself. Most of my customers are running
Microsoft PowerToys v.0.70.0 This utility was first introduced with the release of Windows 95. Microsoft has largely ignored the application until this new release. It is basically a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience to give you to
I had to replace my mouse. Bought one at the dollar store that I thought was wireless. Should have read the package more carefully. It’s a “VX Gaming” mouse. It lights up and cycles through the colours. It seemed a bit flaky at first but
It’s almost certain that Microsoft will release Windows 12 in the near future – sometime in 2024, probably – but the question is, do we need it? I was prompted to consider this question, having read Jim Hillier’s excellent article Are We Heading For An
AI (Artificial Intelligence) has been the buzz topic for some time now, to the point where you’re possibly fed up with hearing about it. However, Microsoft has recently announced the introduction of a new integrated AI-powered feature that could completely change the face of Windows
To edit a file and make it your own so that you can use it again later, you must first save it as a template. Follow the steps below to learn how: Go to the File menu and select Save As. Give your template a
Use Dynamic Lock To Lock Your PC If you work from home, there is a good chance you might have sensitive information on your home computer. The last thing you want is for any other household user to accidentally delete a file, close a file
