Articles related to Microsoft’s Windows Operating Systems
More and more people are making podcasts, adding audio to their blogs, or even making audio messages to family and friends sent by email. There is no reason to go looking for an app to do it. Windows 10 has a built-in voice recorder. Note: […]
Windows 10’s Ease of Access settings provides a number of useful options for the disabled, particularly for those who might be sight or hearing impaired. One of those options is to increase the size of text when navigating through Windows. I am well into my
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
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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Bookmarks, Favorites, And Now Collections Most of us are familiar with using the “Bookmark” or “Favorites” feature in our browsers. It allows us to mark certain websites that we may wish to revisit. The use of the term “Favorite” is slightly misleading because it is
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
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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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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Applies to the new Chromium Edge only. Personally, I use the Favorites feature in Edge to save links to websites and have never really seen the need to create desktop shortcuts. However, many of my clients prefer to have shortcuts for their most often visited
Most if not all of us have used a webcam at one time or another. Used in conjunction with a program like Skype, they are extremely handy for talking to friends, family, and business acquaintances face-to-face almost anywhere in the world. Ah, the world we
Uninstallers play an important role virtually throughout the life of a computer. Most brand name PCs come pre-loaded with additional programs many of which are bloatware and superfluous to needs, and most users will need to uninstall programs along the way for any number of
This applies to those who have updated to Windows 20H2. Windows Control Panel’s Slow, Steady Demise Slowly but surely, Microsoft has been whittling away at the decades-old and familiar Control Panel. I, for one, am sad to see it go. Windows 95 was released in
Many programs set themselves up to start running when you fire up Windows. They run in the background, waiting there until you need them. Sometimes you don’t need them for weeks at a time but they are still using up system resources just the same.
