Microsoft Windows 10 operating system articles
Hide or Show in Windows 10 And 11 Having the ability to hide features in Windows can be a great way to prevent additional users from seeing the information. Having the ability to add features can customize Windows your way. Adding Or Removing Watermarks Degree […]
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In this article, I’m going to show you how to add borders to images and screenshots using native tools built into Windows and how to add frames using a popular 3rd-party image viewer. How To Add Borders To Existing Images Adding a border to images
Any regular reader of my articles will be well aware that I am a huge fan of portable software and will choose portable whenever possible. Portable applications do not require installation, meaning they do not create any registry entries and all associated files are self-contained
If you are not aware, please know that the Windows OneNote book is full of handy features that you will love. As I am sure you know, OneNote is a great little notebook that you can use working on your desktop, at home, or when
File Explorer With Tabs Windows 11 Windows has already announced they will be releasing File Explorer with a Tabs feature in an upcoming build as soon as next month. It is available to test with builds later than 22572. A tab feature is something that
A problem was encountered when upgrading my Outlook 2013 to Outlook 2021. (See my “Do You Use Microsoft Outlook With Gmail? Maybe Not After May 30” article.) The “Save Sent Item to” item disappeared from the Quick Access Toolbar. After extensive Internet research, I decided
Remember the sidebar gadgets from the Vista/Windows 7 era? Microsoft ended up removing the sidebar and gadgets from subsequent Windows versions because of some perceived security risks. I loved those gadgets and immediately went looking for an alternative and was fortunate to come across the
Windows Sandbox is a terrific feature introduced into Windows 10 and 11 (Pro versions only) which allows users to test software or surf around unknown sites in a safe/secure isolated environment. Please read: Surf & Test Software Safely in Windows Sandbox But did you know
Quick Assist is a remote access software that has been bundled with both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Quick Assist has proven to be most useful for helping users overcome issues via remotely accessing their machine for diagnostic and troubleshooting purposes. How to Use Quick
In simple terms, drivers provide a channel of communication between hardware devices and the operating system and as such are an integral part of any computer system. When you purchase a new computer all necessary drivers – such as the chipset drivers, for example –
This is a quick tip to show you how to change the default view in File Explorer. In Windows 10 and 11 File Explorer will open to Quick Access by default: You can still access This PC of course by simply clicking on that item
There is some personalization of the Windows 10 Start Menu built into Windows 10. If you go to Settings > Personalization > Start, you will see changes you can make. However, we are not going to cover those changes in this article. We will cover
Fellow author Jim Canfield touched on the issue of manufacturer’s bloatware in a recent article, Preinstalled Crapware. In this article, I’m going to take that a step further and show you how you can easily get rid of unwanted bloatware. Ever since Windows 8, Microsoft
