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Windows 10 Updates I, for one, no longer trust Microsoft to deliver bug-free updates. You need only refer to all the buggy patches they have foisted upon the masses during 2017. For that reason, I have gotten into the habit of deferring updates for a
What Are File Attributes Windows files have several attributes, or properties. These attributes affect how your file can be manipulated. Below is a list of the available file attributes and their definitions: Read-only: The file cannot be accidentally edited and saved. Hidden: The file cannot
Scroll Lock? The scroll lock key can be a mystery to many. Most keyboards still have one although they are slowly disappearing due to atrophy and becoming vestigial parts from a distant past. I am well-familiar with the “old days” and even I can’t remember
Black Screen This has to do with an issue of hooking up a second monitor to your system, but no picture showing on the screen on one of your monitors. I’ve had this problem when setting up dual monitors before. I unplugged my second monitor
Oh the horror! Windows to Mac According to a June 2017 article written by Connie Hwong at Verto Analytics, around 20% of poll respondents in the $150,000 income bracket may consider switching from Windows to Mac within six months to two years. This short and rather
Progress Bars Progress bars can be really lousy at displaying progress. (They have one job.) I’ve seen progress bars sit at the zero mark for what seems like an eternity, then suddenly jump to completion. I’m sure you have, too. That is not what I
What Is Indexing? Indexing is basically a process whereby a database is created. This database holds many pointers to files on your computer, and the contents within them. By doing so any searches you perform are, in theory, much faster. It helps Windows find things
Administrator Permissions When you set up a single account on a Windows System it will be, by default, an Administrator Account. However, when you run programs or Apps, they will be run with a standard user access level. This is a security feature that was
Windows Shutdown Timeouts When you tell Windows 10 and previous versions going back to XP to shut down your computer, it waits a few seconds to give running programs a chance to save their individual data. Normally the default is about five seconds. You can
What Is AutoPlay? Whenever you plug in a USB device such as a thumb drive, CD/DVD, camera, phone, or external drive into your computer, Windows needs to know how to handle it. Sometimes, the Windows default behavior for these devices is not what you want.
OneDrive There are many cloud synchronization solutions offered by major companies on the Internet these days. Microsoft has OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) in its arsenal to follow the pack. The familiar DropBox is one, along with Amazon, Google, and many others. Regardless of which one you
Windows Updates Keeping your Windows 10 machine running smoothly is a never-ending story. Updates of all kinds need constant attention. We all know how important it is to keep the Windows operating system up-to-date for security reasons, and if you like, so-called new features. However,
Storage Sense Of all the ways Windows 10 has found to annoy us we must admit that it manages to do some things right. One of these might be overlooked if you are not aware of it, and that would be a feature called Storage
