Environment Variables have been around since the DOS days. These variables are used by Windows, Apps, and various other programs to know where things are on your system. For example, it would be difficult for a file manager to know where the AppData folder is […]
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The Window Task Bar has an area which shows all the running background processes. It is known as the System Tray, or the newly named, Notification Area ( how hoity-toity). According to Bing, “hoit-toity” means haughty or snobbish, and that’s exactly how I respond to
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Since the Windows XP days Windows has had some burning capabilities built into it. I decided to experiment with this in Windows 10. I am going to burn a folder called docstosave. Here’s How… First, open up File Explorer. It’s usually pinned to your taskbar
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The Problem I’ve had this problem on and off for a while. It wasn’t too bad at first, but now, for some reason, it’s gotten really annoying. So, here’s what’s going on. I open File Explorer and click on a picture folder and then I
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Folders Microsoft used to call Folders Directories, but no longer. Now they are Folders, and sub-folders, and forever shall be unless of course, they aren’t. You never know what Microsoft will do regarding its naming conventions. You can do things with Folders in Windows 10
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This problem started with Chrome. The top menu became very large in size like someone lowered the resolution of their monitor which makes everything look bigger, or set the DPI settings too high. I know I did neither. Then it happened to the Avast Secure
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If you look down by the clock you may or may not see an icon as in my case it looks like the letters ENG. It’s so you can change the language quickly if you need such a service. In older versions of Windows, this
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Windows Upgrades Its “Ease of Access” Features Coming soon to a Windows 10 near you will be the ability to modify several “Ease of Access” features in the Settings menu! To some this might seem like a minor issue, but for seniors and those of
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Microsoft Store The Microsoft Store (née Windows Store) is a convenient place to find and download Universal Windows Programs (UWP), more commonly called Apps. On a personal note, I don’t like the term, “apps”. People tend to use it as a general term for every
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Windows 10 Updates Troubles This happened on my neighbor’s computer. I was trying to help them with their issues on an Acer desktop running Windows 10 64-bit. Their computer updated on the night before, or early morning on October 1, and the update got stuck
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