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If you are having driver issues in Windows 10, it can be the dickens to figure out which one is causing you trouble. By enabling boot logging at Windows startup, you will be able to see a list of drivers that loaded, and didn’t load, […]
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When it comes to when and how users shut down their PCs there are several different approaches. When some of my clients have finished working with their computer they will put it to sleep. Others will shut their computer down. While others just leave it
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Windows 10 comes with very colorful backgrounds for the desktop. Although they may be enjoyable to look at depending upon the color scheme of the image, the background makes it very difficult to sometimes locate icons and especially read the words describing the icon. It
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The text cursor is that little vertical blinking line you see in a dialogue box or document that lets you know where you’re at. Sometimes the text cursor gets lost and is difficult to find, and for people whose eyesight is not the best, it
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When I installed Windows 10 20H2, I noticed an icon on the taskbar for Microsoft Office. I was assuming it was a way to entice me to install office 365 but when I clicked on it, I was brought to www.office.com. Yes, it did suggest
Microsoft Office 365 For Free? Read More »
It is nearing the end of a remarkable year. I think many of us are happy it is almost over; it hasn’t been a particularly happy time. There has been one good thing, though, that benefits not only our readers but DCT, as well. Our
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There are those who are very impatient. Instant gratification is their goal. Today, I will show those among you who fit this profile how to speed up the Mouse Hover event in Windows 10. Some of you might actually like to slow it down. This
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Basic Computing – System File Checker Computers can be extremely frustrating at times, especially when those fiendish gremlins cause silly little issues that seem to pop up out of the blue. You’ve probably heard the advice many times to Restart the system to resolve these
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How many times are you looking for a password to login to a website and cannot locate it anywhere? Then you remember you can sign in to that site using your old computer because it remembers it. When you click the login button on that
What Is That Password In Google Chrome? Read More »
Do you remember how in earlier Windows versions the user was in control of updates? We could hide and unhide updates and pick and choose what to download and install when WE were ready. If you would like to go back to that old system
How To Take Full Control Of Windows Updates Read More »
In my opinion, there are many things going on in Windows 10 to make using it “cool” but they take time, and together can be slowing things down a little at a time. Here are some of the adjustments I make. Adjust For Best Performance
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We recently published an article on how to make text bigger in Windows 10, a very helpful option for users who might be sight-impaired. These types of assistance features/options are available via Windows 10’s Ease of Access settings. In this article, I’ll be showing you
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With the widespread use of cell phones today everyone who comes to visit wants access to your WiFi. Not wanting to give out my WiFi key to the world, I used to set up a second router in my house and give out its credentials.
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Occasionally, when I install an application in Windows 10 it does not add a shortcut to either my desktop or my Start menu. This happened recently when installing Frontpage 2003 on my new laptop. I will use that one as an example but you can
Where Is That Shortcut? Read More »
