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Overview Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities developed by Microsoft for use on the Windows operating system. These programs add or change features to improve productivity or add customization. Microsoft first came out with PowerToys for Windows 95. After Windows XP, Microsoft stopped developing […]
Overview In Windows, many people use their mouse or touchpad for the bulk of their activities. One of the most basic activities is selecting text. In this article, I will give you the knowledge to select text more efficiently by showing you eight different ways
Most of you would be aware of how to pin application shortcuts to the Taskbar – simply open the list of All apps, locate and right-click on the application in the listing that you want to pin, then select More > Pin to taskbar: However,
It’s very easy to pin shortcuts to folders to the Start menu in Windows 11 but the feature is limited to a selection of folders as designated by Microsoft. However, the feature does allow for the most often accessed folders to be pinned, including most
I wrote before how my uncle gave me his old Android phone, Galaxy J3 (2018), and the charging port built into it was shot. I ended up buying a universal charger to charge the battery. Read here, How To Universal Android Battery Charger That took
MAME – Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, according to their website: “MAME’s purpose is to preserve decades of software history. As electronic technology continues to rush forward, MAME prevents this important “vintage” software from being lost and forgotten. … so MAME now documents a wide variety
Where Are My Passwords Have you ever forgotten the password to a website? It is easy to do. You might have had one for a long time and decided to update it and then forgot what the new one was or forgot to record it.
So, have you ever wanted to hook up your phone to your computer and see the actual phone screen on your computer screen? Here’s how to do it. Note: These instructions are based on an Android Galaxy J3 (2018). You will need to: Enable USB
Users often ask in which order the two commands to fix system file corruptions – sfc /scannow and Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth – should be run. To know the answer to this question you first need to understand what functions these two commands perform. Please read: How
It’s something we’ve probably all experienced occasionally, when access to the normal shutdown and restart options are unavailable, such as when the Start button and/or menu are unresponsive. Most of us will resort to holding the power button in to power down and then pressing
I was writing one of my articles on an Android phone and I realized I used the word “click” instead of the more appropriate “tap”. I could have scanned down through the article and replaced every instance or use the Find And Replace option built
Adding Color Folders To Windows Before showing you how to change the colors of your Folders in Windows it makes me wonder why it is one feature Windows still lacks. It seems like it would be a minor tweak to make it happen, you can
Every button or icon on your ribbon is associated with a shortcut. You can view these by pressing ALT. This will show the top-level shortcuts for your ribbon tabs. Press the letter key for a tab. For instance, press N for Insert, and you will
Have you ever wanted to control access to the Internet for one program? There is a way to do it by making changes to the Windows built-in firewall, but it’s complicated. This article will show you an easy way to block or restore Internet access
