Microsoft Windows 11 operating system articles
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Last week, we covered how you can share phone contacts on Android. If you missed it, you can find it here: How To Share Phone Contact On Android This week, I wanted to move over to Microsoft Windows. With AI taking over everything in our
A number of users have noticed that a new “SecureBoot” folder has been added following Windows 11‘s May update (KB5089549). The new folder is located in the Windows folder in the root of the system (usually “C”) drive, and it is not immediately clear exactly
Microsoft released Windows 11 update KB5083769 around the middle of April, and it has caused a number of serious issues, the latest of which is that it’s breaking third-party backup programs that rely on the Volume Shadow Copy service (VSS). Those 3rd-party backup programs affected
Last week, I taught you how to adjust the playback speed of Facebook videos/reels. If you missed that one, you can find it here: How To Adjust Playback Speed On Facebook This week I’m leaving the Facebook subject and moving over to Microsoft. Last week
As you’d most likely be aware, users have complained bitterly about Microsoft’s insistence on permeating every nook and cranny in Windows 11 with Copilot (AI), and the backlash caused Microsoft to announce it would be pulling back on its Copilot (AI) integration. Both my colleague
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In a previous article, I explained how to pin shortcuts to websites on the Taskbar. Now I’m going to show you how you can pin shortcuts to files/folders on the Taskbar. There is no option in Windows 11 for pinning frequently accessed files and/or folders
Last week, I covered how to manage your email subscriptions in Gmail. If you missed that, you can find it here: How To Manage Email Subscriptions In Gmail This week, I’m changing gears and going to talk about a Windows setting. If you are a
This applies to all mainstream browsers. I don’t have too many websites that I visit on a regular basis, but it’s handy to have one-click shortcuts to those that I do visit regularly pinned to the Taskbar. Both Edge and Chrome include a simple native
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Last week, we talked about how you could create a QR code in Microsoft Word. If you missed that one, you can find it here: How To Create QR Code In Word Now I want to jump over to another Microsoft subject that I think
It seems that Microsoft might finally be listening to the complaints (outcry?) from Windows 11 users. Here’s a rundown of what we do know and what’s rumored. What We Do Know Taskbar: As reported earlier, Microsoft is working on a Taskbar that can be moved
I’ve been struggling with Windows home networking for longer than I can remember, with most results being hit and miss, which is not how I usually experience computing. It either works or it doesn’t, and when it fails, it’s usually due to a user setting.
My Struggles Setting Up A Windows 11 Home Network – Part One Read More »
Microsoft has been adding more and more features to Notepad in Windows 11, perhaps in an attempt to compensate for scrapping WordPad. For whatever reason, many users are unhappy that Notepad has been turned into a more sophisticated word processor and would prefer the old,
Over the years, there has been quite a deal of discussion over which order the two system repair commands, sfc /scannow and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth, should be run when trying to resolve issues. First, you’ll need to understand what each command does. Both commands
