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Windows 11 At First Glance I wasn’t in a rush to try Windows 11 because numerous Internet articles gave me the impression that the new OS was simply a reskinned Windows 10. However, I recently upgraded my second rig’s motherboard and CPU, then joined the […]
Windows Insider Programme On Monday I upgraded one of my PCs with a new motherboard, Ryzen 2600X, 32GB of RAM and a 500GB NVMe, on which I installed Windows 10 Pro using a Windows 7 key to activate it — yes, you can still do
Your Outlook Navigation Bar allows you to toggle between different areas of Outlook, (i.e., Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, and Notes). You can also change the order of the Outlook views on the Navigation bar. So there might be different things you would like to see
I have been using a couple of the Wise applications for some time. Wise Disk Cleaner runs automatically daily cleaning out stuff on my drive. Today I noticed a link to a new utility as Disk Cleaner was running. It is called Checkit and it
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When using Microsoft Word to mail merge name and address data into a series of form letters or even labels, the zip code field will merge great if it contains 5 digits. However, there are areas of the country that have five digits that begin
Microsoft has released an out-of-cycle security update to patch a serious vulnerability. The security flaw, known as “PrintNightmare”, affects the Windows Print Spooler service. This vulnerability was first brought to notice via a Tweet in late May from researchers at cybersecurity company Sangfor who later
I know most of us have been using copy/paste through many operating systems from DOS to Windows to Linux to Chrome OS and perhaps others. There are others who are new to computers that have yet to master the process and find it confusing. First,
Trusted Platform Module (TPM, also known as ISO/IEC 11889) is an international standard for a secure cryptoprocessor, a dedicated microcontroller designed to secure hardware through integrated cryptographic keys ~ Wikipedia You may have read my recent rant regarding Microsoft’s ridiculous requirements for running Windows 11: Windows 11 Forces
This is on my Acer, Windows 7 system that doesn’t support TMP or Secure boot. I’m assuming you got your bootable flash drive ready, in reference to my last article: How To Install Windows 11 On Unsupported Hardware. First, boot off your flash drive. I
Setting Things Up Microsoft, in a grand publicity stunt, “Accidentally” released a version of Windows 11 to the public. They now apparently have blocked most downloads but at the time of this writing, it is still possible to get a copy from UUP dump. Not
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Windows 11 isn’t coming to a PC near you! Having glossed over the debacle which was Windows 8 and straight to Windows 10, leapfrogging the seemingly evil number nine, Microsoft has decided that we all need their shiny new toy, Windows 11. On first hearing
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Did you know that the background image displayed on the Windows 10 Lock screen and sign-in screen can be customized to suit your own taste? Even though this image is usually only displayed fleetingly, it can become quite mundane seeing the same old image over
So there is a lot of buzz online about Windows 11. Microsoft has changed the minimum requirements for Windows 11. Rumour has it that they might lower them. Check out the latest here: Windows 11 Requirements You might also want to read Jim Hillier’s article
No Clean Install A Solid State Drive (SSD) is still the single-most, best, bang for the buck upgrade you can make for your desktop PC or laptop. Migrating Windows (or any operating system) from a mechanical hard drive (“spinner”) to an SSD is a pretty
