Articles related to Microsoft’s Windows Operating Systems
Driver Store Microsoft introduced the Driver Store in Windows Vista. The Driver Store is a collection of trusted driver packages stored on your local drive. Each time you install a driver, the whole driver package gets copied to the Driver store. At this point, Windows […]
Classic Photo Viewer Windows 10, by default, uses the new Photos App to view images. I don’t like it as well as the old desktop Photo Viewer that came bundled with older versions of Windows. The main reasons are twofold: it’s faster, and it uses
Windows 10 hides scroll bars in its Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Apps. Well, it shrinks them to a point where they can become difficult to use. Trying to aim a finicky mouse cursor at a skinny little scroll bar can be an exasperating experience. This
The Windows Recycle Bin has been around for a long time and I must say, it is a great idea. It helps protect us from ourselves in so many ways. It allows us to delete stuff willy-nilly and retrieve it once we realize that we
It’s only been eight days since July’s Patch Tuesday (the 10th) and already Microsoft is patching its patches. I don’t know how true this is, but I think I read somewhere that Windows is over-encumbered with perhaps millions of lines of unused code, but Microsoft
Personalization – Themes vs Wallpaper The concept of Themes has been around since Windows was a mere child. Wallpaper, too, is an ancient invention. The whole idea is to spruce up your computer environment with images that please you, rather than the constant, dull, default
System Tray Icons If you have a lot of background programs running, you probably also have too many System Tray icons showing. This means you have two problems: You might have too many unneeded background programs running You have a very busy and cluttered System
What Is Timeline Timeline was introduced as a new feature in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709). Timeline is part of Task View, which is accessible by clicking the Task View button on your Task Bar. Task View was added to Windows 10 to
The last couple of Quick Tips articles demonstrated methods for disabling the Lock Screen. Some of you, however, said that you liked the Lock Screen, but I wonder if you also like ads. It is a sad sign of the times when an operating system,
Last week’s Windows 10 Quick Tips – Lock Screen article generated an uproar. I was accused of writing “click-bait”, and was also told that I was being “short-sighted” where Windows Home edition users were concerned. Perhaps, rightfully so. I made the poor choice of excluding
The Windows Lock Screen was introduced in the now infamous Windows 8 version. People seem to have mixed feelings about it– some like seeing a pretty picture when they start their computer, while others see it as an unnecessary annoyance which involves yet another click
Since the beginning of time, about the time I was born, Windows has had a desktop icon system in place. You click on an icon and it miraculously opens a program, document, or just about anything else you want. Of course, you are already familiar
Salvaging An Old Desktop Computer My neighbor threw away her old desktop computer which I decided to salvage for parts, if nothing else. I hooked it up to see if it was even working. It powered up. It tried to load what looked like Windows
Well, you guys and gals certainly did not take long to vocalize where 1803 was concerned. In fact, the results were resounding! Well met. Due to the wonderful response we received for last week’s 1803 post, in this Quick Tips article I will be showing
