Microsoft Windows 10 operating system articles
The Windows 10 Action Center can be a handy place to get notifications about background activities (and errors) that you might not normally know about. It is also easily customizable and today’s Quick Tips article will show you how. Opening the Action Center The easiest […]
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If you’ve ever used the Administrative Tools listed in Control Panel, you know how handy they are for accessing the tools you need for maintaining or fixing Windows. Below is what the upper-left corner of my Control Panel looks like when the “Small icons” Category
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I was recently trying to stream videos through my network using VLC and at first, I couldn’t get it to work. I followed numerous suggestions online but still no luck. Then I tried it this morning when I got up and now it works. I
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Bluetooth On Your PC When I purchased my desktop computer several years ago, the thought of not having Bluetooth capability did not even enter my mind. At the time, there wasn’t anything I was doing with Bluetooth on my computer. I was using Bluetooth earbuds
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Ever have a need to create a chart in Word? I know when I was in the working world, there were many, many times I was requested to do so. The first time, I panicked, but once I learned how it was a piece of
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WordPress And XAMPP – A Perfect Match If you have ever felt the urge to try building a website or blog or just wanted to test your abilities without any added costs like a domain name and hosting services involved, then WordPress and XAMPP is
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There can be many reasons why you may want a report when using Access. In this post, I am going to tell you how to create the easiest report you can. It may not be fancy or finished-looking, but it also will not prompt you
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If you’re like me you probably use copy and paste a lot. When you copy something it’s stored in memory in a virtual space called the Clipboard. One of its faults is that you can only copy one thing at a time. You needed a
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Using The “Your Phone” App In Windows 10 If you are in front of your computer for a good portion of your day, one app you might want to consider is Microsoft’s “Your Phone” Once installed you have all the functions you would have if
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Random Access Memory (RAM) RAM is an important and necessary component of any PC build. Without it, your computer won’t run, much less run any software. Your computer does not run your programs from your drive. Programs will only run once they are loaded into
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First off, I want to make it clear that, at this stage anyway, nobody will be forced to upgrade to Windows 11, it will be offered as an optional upgrade. Whether or not that will change in the future, particularly nearing Windows 10’s end-of-support date,
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Getting a brand-spanking-new computer can be an exciting time. Transferring all your favorite and sometimes needed data, maybe not so much. Depending on the means (and media) you have at your disposal, it can be either a relatively fast and simple process or an exercise
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This is an addendum to the original article on this subject – What Is DPC Latency, How To Fix It. For the full skinny on DPC Latency, you should really read that article before continuing with this one. If you’ve been following along with this
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The Edge browser did not start off life well but, when Microsoft finally recognized the power of Chromium and introduced its new Chromium-based browser, the software giant really kicked a goal. I have been using Chromium Edge as my default browser for about eight months
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