How To Reassign Mouse Button
If you ever want to reassign the left and right mouse buttons then I will show you how. This came up a few days ago when I was working on my laptop and main computer at the same time. I don’t know what happened, but […]
Windows 11
Microsoft Windows 11 operating system articles
Stop Notepad Opening Previously Saved Files
This is yet another Windows 11 quirk, one that I discovered only recently. When you run Notepad in Windows 11 it doesn’t open a new/blank instance but instead will open a previously saved file. This, in my opinion, is strange behaviour and I have no
Microsoft Copilot: Your AI Assistant
Copilot is an AI-driven app, with similar functionality to ChatGPT, that is already available in some Windows 11 builds and will soon be rolled out to all Windows 11 users. I believe Copilot will also eventually be rolled out to Windows 10 users. First off,
How To Delete “More Options” In Windows 11
Restoring the One-Click Option in Windows Explorer While I am a fan of Windows 11 and believe change over time is a good thing, I don’t believe adding steps to achieve the same results is a good change. Performing two steps when one step worked
How To Change Download Location In Windows
I was setting up my mom’s new computer this week and noticed that the second hard drive was much bigger. The smaller one had the Windows operating system which is the C: drive but the other one had nothing on it. So I wanted to
Beware Refurbished PCs Running Windows 11
I have no idea if this is a local (Australian) thing or a worldwide trend, but I am seeing refurbished older PCs running Windows 11 advertised at very reasonable prices. Now, here’s the problem: many of these refurbished machines are fitted with CPUs that do
Windows Update – New Functionality
Today, I looked at Windows Update on my computer and saw a new update available, specifically 2023-10 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5031455), and I decided to install it. I was pleasantly surprised, there were a bunch of new
How To Remove Snooping And Ads In Windows 11
Overview Windows 11 has many settings and preferences that provide Microsoft with information about you. Some of the information that Microsoft collects includes browsing history data, device connectivity and configuration data, inking, typing, and speech utterance data, product and service performance data, product and service
Extract Text From Images With Snipping Tool
Microsoft is adding more and more functionality to the Snipping Tool app in Windows 11 and the most recent additions include OCR and a “Redact text” feature. NOTE: These new features are currently available only in Windows 11 Insider builds but will be rolled out
4 Handy Windows Tips
Here are four Windows tips you may or may not know about. If the latter, you might find them handy: Turn Any Text Into A Hyperlink Hyperlinks turn text into a clickable link that then opens a specific website. To create a hyperlink you need
How To Add Natural Voices To Narrator In Windows 11
In this article, I’ll present a step-by-step guide on how to add natural voices to the Windows 11 Narrator. Narrator is an option among Windows 11’s accessibility features which provide assistance for disabled users. Narrator already includes a number of computer-generated voice options but now
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Microsoft Removing WordPad From Windows 11
Microsoft has announced that it will soon be removing WordPad from Windows 11. WordPad is a basic word processor that has been included for free with every operating system since Windows 95. One can only assume that this decision by Microsoft is purely to entice
How To Turn Off Fast Startup Windows 10
I learned something new about my Windows 10 and 11 computers recently. Were you aware that your computer does not turn off all the way when you shutdown your computer. That’s right, there is a default setting called, “Turn on Fast Startup” that is enabled
Microsoft Updates CPU Support For Windows 11
Microsoft has been heavily criticized for limiting CPU support for Windows 11, and rightly so. This ridiculous policy has seen users with relatively new machines sporting powerful CPUs barred from upgrading to Windows 11, even though those machines are well and truly capable of running