Microsoft Windows 10 operating system articles
Ads and Notifications Microsoft likes to play around with names. Semantics is their game. For example, instead of calling it an “Ad”, they call it a “Suggestion”. What I call “Annoyances”, Microsoft calls, “tips, tricks and suggestions”, or, “Notifications”. Oh, such wit… If you don’t […]
Windows Sleep Problems Ever since I first installed Windows 10 on my computer, there has been one niggling, recurring problem– it won’t go to sleep! By searching various forums on the internet and spending countless hours with search engines, I have over time “fixed” this
Start Menu Tiles The full screen Start Menu with Tiles began its life in the now infamous Windows 8. Most people hated it but I think that is mainly because it was such a huge change from the original Start Menu we had been using
This will undoubtedly be the quickest Quick Tip in Windows 10 Quick Tips history. I always begin these little posts thinking they will be, well, quick. It doesn’t always end up being that way because sometimes I get long-winded, or sometimes the subject matter simply
The OneDrive Flyout OneDrive just got a new fly-out on some installations of Windows 10. Here is a comparison of the two: The legacy fly-out displays a simple bit of information telling you how many files and their total size remaining to complete synchronization. DropBox
Notifications Windows 10 provides a Notification Area which, well.. notifies you with App and System information. You also have the option of Enabling/Disabling this feature on a per App basis. What you may not know, however, is that you can also control the Priority and
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Corrupted Thumbnails Sometimes, files get corrupted. That’s a fact of computer life. On the left you can see a classic example of what I’m talking about. The first row of images aren’t showing anything, the second row seems to be OK, and the third row
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Microsoft has done things backwards when it comes to Cortana, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) that is shipped with Windows 10. In typical Microsoft fashion, Cortana is enabled by default. If a customer decides they don’t want Cortana running on their computer, they are forced to
The Command Box In the old days, it used to be called a DOS Box, but times change. Thankfully, it remains the same steadfast utility it has always been and power users, myself included, can’t seem to live without. There is now what is called
The Shortcut Arrow Be forewarned that this “Quick Tip” isn’t so quick. Last week I wrote a Windows Quick Tips article about removing the word “Shortcut” from shortcuts. In response to that post, our DCT Forums moderator, Dandl, asked about removing the little arrow that
Main Display Yesterday at work I noticed I had a Windows 10 update to do. So, I figured I had some time and could get it done. The computer rebooted and all of a sudden my main display was no longer the boss. I have
Shortcut Nagging Windows has all sorts of little annoyances and, for me anyways, one of them is the word “Shortcut” added to desktop shortcuts. Don’t ask me why. Maybe it’s because I’m already mad about being old and it doesn’t take much to keep me
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Whether just getting started with Windows 10 or looking to improve your experience, here are links to 20 tips and guides to help you get to know the new operating system better, all in one place for your convenience: 3 Must-Do Things: Three essential steps
What Is Safe Mode? Safe mode is a diagnostic mode of a computer operating system (OS). It can also refer to a mode of operation by application software. Safe mode is intended to help fix most, if not all problems within an operating system. It
