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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 […]
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I have had many people ask me this question — “How do I get my slides to advance automatically?” I am happy to report that is a very simple procedure. Follow the steps below to learn how: Select the slide for which you would like
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First off I must emphasize that I am a Linux fan but, unfortunately, I do not believe it will ever be ready for prime time. The biggest problem, as I see it, is the lack of serious professional software. Sure, Linux is just fine if
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Is Your Laptop Past Its Prime? Laptops have an excellent reputation for durability, so much so that they often outlive the support of their operating system. You may find it hard to believe but Windows XP is approaching its 21st birthday this year and there
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Microsoft, in partnership with CPU manufacturers, is planning to introduce a new security protocol called Pluton which is similar to TPM but built into the processor and, if history is anything to go by, there’s every likelihood it could end up being a mandatory requirement.
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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
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I enjoy tinkering with old computers and recently rebuilt a Pentium 4 machine on a quality Intel motherboard, D865GBF, with 2GB of memory. However, the 30GB IDE drive was beginning to fail, so I swapped it for a larger SATA drive which meant a new
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Check Point Research, a company that provides leading cyber threat intelligence, has discovered malware permeating the Microsoft Store. The malware is being delivered via malicious clones of popular apps, mostly games, and has already been known to have infected more than 5000 machines. The malware,
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Following up on my recent articles, Five Reasons Why Windows 11 Sucks and Windows 11 – How To Bypass TPM, I’ve successfully installed Windows 11 on several machines, some of which were definitely not compatible with the shiny new OS and one that definitely was,
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Following a Tweet from a respected security source suggesting the release of a Windows 12, a number of tech sites started reporting the coming of Windows 12 as a distinct possibility. However, the original Tweet was subsequently taken down by the author with an apology
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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
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Thousands, if not millions of articles have been written about Windows 11, not least because its arrival came out of the blue and surprised practically everybody who owns a PC or writes about them. Don’t get me wrong; I’m a big Windows fan, having also
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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
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