User Accounts When you first set up a Windows computer, Windows creates several different types of accounts. Normally, the only one you will be interested in is your own account. Sometimes, however, it might be helpful to see more information and this week’s Quick Tips […]
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Windows 10 offers its users many little-known system tweaks designed to improve performance. One of the many ways to do this is to improve the graphics priority given to programs on an individual basis and today’s Quick Tips article will show you how. Graphics Settings
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Storage Sense There are many third-party utilities you can use to keep all those temporary files, log files, etc, from cluttering up your drive. Left to its own devices, Windows will happily create more and more cruft until you begin to notice that your drive
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“There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don’t.” Process Scheduling Windows 10 manages CPU prioritization pretty darn good. That doesn’t mean that you don’t have some control over it, and that in turn means you can
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Task Manager The Task Manager has been around for a very long time now. As far back as Windows 3.x, there was a bundled utility called Windows Task List which was able to view and kill running tasks and start new tasks. The current Task
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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 Defender Windows Defender is Microsoft’s answer to antivirus and firewall protection. It has never been at the top of the list when it comes to quality, but admittedly, it has come a long way since the early days. It is now used exclusively by
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Quick Tips Times Two Boot times don’t fall under the “have to have” category. Shortening your boot time by a few seconds isn’t going to make or break your day. Remember the days when you could fire up your computer, then go make yourself a
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Ad Tracking Focused ad tracking is a “feature” included in Windows 10. It creates an Advertising ID specific to you, and allows both Microsoft and advertisers to track your internet surfing habits so when they throw ads in your face, they are targeted at you.
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Microsoft Edge Microsoft Edge is the default browser installed in Windows 10. Let’s just say that when it first materialized, it was not ready for prime time– not even close. It did have one stand-out ability, though. It rendered pages quickly and beautifully. The text
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