Articles related to Microsoft’s Windows Operating Systems
When you shut down your computer everything in memory is lost. That’s OK though because it has been saved somewhere– hopefully. The Page File, on the other hand, is kept on your drive which means anyone with access can snoop on what you’ve been doing […]
Microsoft’s OneDrive is a cloud-based service that can be used to store files for safekeeping. I use it as an off-site backup for some files that I wouldn’t want to lose in the event of fire, tornado, or some other “Act of God” (or a
If you are like me, you use your computer at night, especially when the children finally go to bed and there is finally some free time. When we use our computer at that time, we normally have the lights off or low– hoping to keep
The Windows Snipping Tool (now called Snip & Sketch) is a handy screenshot grabber bundled right in the operating system. Snipping Tool is a Microsoft Windows screenshot utility included in Windows Vista and later. It can take still screenshots of an open window, rectangular areas,
Windows will keep track of how much data is being sent to and from the internet. This information will probably be more useful to those of you who are on metered connections. It might also be helpful to know if you suspect a program of
One of the first things I do after installing Windows is to disable some security holes. The first one I address is Remote Desktop. Remote Desktop can be a handy way to help someone with their computer when they are off-premises. Remote Registry is the
When you fire up your Windows 10-based PC you have a couple of options that you might not know about. Normally, it will ask you for a User name and a Password. If you usually use your PC at home and don’t have lots of
How many copies do you have of those pictures on your phone? What about your important data on your computer? When talking about your digital information, two copies are crucial. I have seen too many people lose all their pictures and files by assuming their
I needed to RIP or copy an audio CD on my computer. Rather than download any other software to do the job, I decided to use the software already installed on my system. A bit of searching around and I found that I could do
I remember telling my college students that when they could not figure something out in less than thirty minutes and were stuck, to seek help. First I would have them explain their problem to someone who knew nothing about it. Perhaps even their mother. As
News Flash!! Left-handed people are not diseased! It wasn’t all that long ago that public school systems punished children for using the “wrong” hand. If you would like to learn more about the evils of being a “southpaw”, visit this AncientPages site. Southpaw – From
Windows 10 has become infamous for pushing buggy updates onto our computers. The rule of the day seems to be “deferral” until the unpaid beta testers (that’s us) have had a chance to iron out the wrinkles. The “ring” system is obviously deficient in that
Windows offers two methods of cooling your CPU: Passive and Active. The Passive cooling method adjusts your CPU frequency by throttling it down when things get too warm. The Active method simply ramps up the fan when things get toasty, leaving your CPU running at
I never gave it much thought but there is a difference between the Start Screen and the Start Menu. On Windows 8 we were given a Start Screen. To get to the desktop we had to take another step. Navigating the Start Screen was a
