All articles about Computer Operating Systems
What Is AutoPlay? Whenever you plug in a USB device such as a thumb drive, CD/DVD, camera, phone, or external drive into your computer, Windows needs to know how to handle it. Sometimes, the Windows default behavior for these devices is not what you want. […]
OneDrive There are many cloud synchronization solutions offered by major companies on the Internet these days. Microsoft has OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) in its arsenal to follow the pack. The familiar DropBox is one, along with Amazon, Google, and many others. Regardless of which one you
Windows Updates Keeping your Windows 10 machine running smoothly is a never-ending story. Updates of all kinds need constant attention. We all know how important it is to keep the Windows operating system up-to-date for security reasons, and if you like, so-called new features. However,
Storage Sense Of all the ways Windows 10 has found to annoy us we must admit that it manages to do some things right. One of these might be overlooked if you are not aware of it, and that would be a feature called Storage
Registry Cleaner Scams The Registry Dave’s Computers Tips has often published articles that suggest making changes to your Windows Registry. This can be a hazardous place in which to be tinkering. We always try to warn you before making changes to your Registry; you should
Windows 10 Cumulative Update Microsoft has just pushed out an out-of-schedule cumulative update for Windows 10. Lately, this is not an unusual occurrence. “Patch Tuesday” is not scheduled for another week, and we expect more at that time, but this one surprised me. Change Log
Microsoft Sharing Your Internet Connection When Windows 10 updates your computer some of your updates may be coming from another person’s computer and not directly from Microsoft’s servers. The reverse may also be true– other people may be receiving their updates from your computer. This
You ever wonder if you could change the color of your mouse pointer or even change the image? That thing is so boring and you know me, I hate things that are boring. Yes, I know you can modify the mouse pointer to black or
Fast User Switching Fast User Switching is a Windows feature that has been around for a long time. If you have several accounts set up on your computer, this feature allows multiple users to have their accounts open at the same time. It’s a great
Forgotten Password A guy came to me with his computer and couldn’t get access because his password wouldn’t work. Some people forget, but sometimes the password information may get corrupted and not be accepted. There are any number of ways to bypass this issue. I
Hey, Cortana! I don’t know about you, but I cringe every time I hear someone yell out, Hey!” Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but it sounds rude to my ears. I know you’re going to laugh at this silly old duffer, but I don’t like to say,
How To Free Up Drive Space If you are lucky enough to own a Solid State Drive (SSD), then you know that drive space can sometimes be at a premium. Windows uses your drive to hold a lot of things other than the operating system.
Environment Variables Since its inception Windows has used environment variables. In fact, all modern operating systems use environment variables in one way or another. These variables are used by Windows and programs you have installed to basically know where everything is, and where to put
Login Screen The Windows 10 Login Screen is the first thing we see when firing up Windows. It displays a generally beautiful image. Even a beautiful image, when seen over and over again, can become boring. How about we change it up a bit? You
