Microsoft Windows 10 operating system articles
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
We have covered lots of shortcuts in previous posts, but today we will focus on Cortana Web Search. See the shortcuts below: “Ravens score” – will find current sports scores “Rome weather” – will get weather information “Paris time” – will get time zone information
What Is Windows DISM The information in this article may sound like a difficult undertaking but it is a very easy step-by-step process used to correct several different types of Windows errors without doing a full reinstallation of Windows. The following paragraphs contain abbreviations for
Windows 10 and Windows 11 include a built-in Administrator account that, by default, is hidden and disabled for security reasons. All these types of accounts — Local (user), Administrator (user), and built-in Administrator — provide the user with certain levels of privileges. A Local account
If you have been reading my articles for any length of time, you know that I love to save time and keystrokes and so we have this post. Enjoy all the time and keystrokes saved! Basic Windows 10 and Cortana search: Windows – Open Start
As promised, below are more lovely shortcuts! Windows + E – Opens File Explorer CTRL + F or CTRL + E or CTRL + F3 – Will place your pointer in your search bar CTRL + L or Alt + D – Places your pointer
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It just makes sense to work as efficiently in your Excel worksheet as you can. One way to do that is using drop-down lists. Using a drop-down list will allow users to select an item from a list that you have created. Follow the steps
I recently wrote about setting up a basic home network. Read here: How To Set Up A Home Network If you got your network set up and working, you might want to add your printer to the network. First, you have to make sure your
Bloatware Or Crapware So, you bought your new 2022 PC, you checked out the CPU, memory, and storage I suggested in a previous article. Now what? Well, I hope the computer is exactly what you wanted it to be, but I have a surprise for
Microsoft Defender Preview Adds New Security Recently released to Windows Insiders, and available in the Windows Store for Windows 10 and 11 even though it has not been officially released is Microsoft Defender Preview. Unlike the Microsoft Defender (formerly known as Windows Defender) already on
Following up on last month’s shortcuts: Keyword 1 NOT keyword 2 – Will result with keyword 1 but not keyword 2 Keyword 1 OR keyword 2 – Will result with keyword 1 or keyword 2 Keyword 1 – Will result with the exact phrase “keyword
So now that you have your form just about finished it is time to think about protection for it, right? Protection means that you can limit how much or how little users can edit or format your form. We do this by using the Restrict
Since Microsoft decided to render the “F8” method of accessing Safe Mode practically useless, accessing Safe Mode in Windows 10/11 has become a bit of a rigmarole and perhaps a tad convoluted for less experienced users. Here then is a little portable freeware utility that
