Microsoft Windows 10 operating system articles
(Sorry, no screenshots with this one.) The Problem I recently had to reset a couple of Windows 10 computers. The first one, I ran through its paces and when I got to the screen to create an account, I noticed the option to create a […]
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Windows maintains a folder called WinSxS. (SxS stands for “Side by Side”.) This is an important system folder that contains information necessary for the proper operation of Windows. For example, this folder holds information about important system files in case corrupted files need to be
Last week I posted a Quick Tips article about Microsoft’s current marked propensity for sending us buggy updates. It includes a video by a former Microsoft employee explaining how all this shoddy business came to pass. Here it is for those of you who are
Windows 10 updates are bug-ridden these days. That has become the natural state of things and we have all settled into the “it is what it is” mentality accepting whatever may befall us. There was a time, some of you might remember, when this wasn’t
A few months back I found a deal on a Corsair Strafe mechanical keyboard. My old keyboard was working OK but I wanted one that lit up the whole keyboard and not only a few keys (like WASD). As you might imagine, I was excited
I was playing on my laptop the other day and looked at the Taskbar at the bottom of my screen. Nothing new but I wondered if I could make any adjustments to it. The one change I really wanted to change was removing the Search
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
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
