Copy File, Move File or Create Shortcut
Windows provides us with a number of different ways to copy files from one place to another, move files from drive to drive or folder to folder, and to create shortcuts for quickly opening files and...
View ArticleGet Help with Software Security Updates
Keeping up with all the software updates is a pain. Fortunately, there’s a good, free tool that helps to notify us that security updates are available for a lot of our software, and can even do many of...
View ArticleMy New Windows 8.1 Notebook Computer
My New Windows 8.1 Notebook Computer I finally broke down and bought a Windows 8.1 notebook. Actually, I’ve been looking for a Windows 8 notebook for well over a year, but I didn’t find a notebook that...
View ArticleWindows’“Open with” Trap
Windows has a great feature for handling unknown files — or even files that it does recognize. When you right-click on the file, you can pick Open. If Windows has a program associated with that the...
View ArticleHidden Gems in Windows 8
There are a lot of hidden gems — great tools and accessories — in Windows 8, but they’re hidden away from most users. First, there’s the interface design problem. Microsoft wants you to use the...
View ArticleImminent End to Windows 10 Free Upgrade
The deadline is rapidly approaching — Friday, July 29, 2016. After that date, if you want Windows 10, you’ll have to buy a new computer with it or buy a copy. It will no longer be free. Note Only...
View ArticleiPhone Recognized by iTunes but not by Windows Explorer – SOLVED!
I wrote recently about the problems I was having with my iPhones and iPads after upgrading to iOS10 and the related iTunes 12.5. That article was iTunes Driver for iOS10 Breaks Windows Explorer...
View ArticleWindows 10 Master Control (GodMode) – Easy Configuration Maintenance
Windows 10, just like Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, provides a hidden control panel that pulls many of the various configuration settings to one place. It looks like the image below (notice the scroll bar…the...
View ArticleHowTo: Keep Windows 10 From Automatically Maximizing a Window When Moved
One of the prominent features of Windows 10 actually began in Windows 7, and I’ve hated it ever since then. When you open a window in Windows 10 (or Windows 8, 8.1 or 7), you can drag it to another...
View ArticleHowTo: Prevent Windows 10 from Requiring a Password When Waking from Sleep or...
One of the security features of Windows 10 is the ability to have Windows 10 require a password when the computer wakes up from the Sleep state. The same feature also controls whether Windows 10...
View ArticleWindows 10 Creators Update – Back Up Now to Avoid Catastrophic Loss on Upgrading
Microsoft has started pushing the Windows 10 Creators Update (also known as version 1703) to individual PCs as an automatic update. That is dangerous for your data! I know — three of my computers...
View ArticleFix Windows Update Errors
Are your Windows updates completing successfully? Or, are your Windows Updates failing? Apparently the problem is not too uncommon. As I was thinking about the upcoming update to Windows 10 Creators...
View ArticleiSCSI Initiator Automatically Starting at Windows Boot
After my article Windows 10 Creators Update — Back Up Now to Avoid Catastrophic Loss on Upgrading, long-time reader Richard Fuller wrote with two unrelated questions. The second one was: I’m also...
View ArticleIs Windows 10 Being Pushed Automatically to Windows 7 Computers?
After my article Windows 10 Creators Update — Back Up Now to Avoid Catastrophic Loss on Upgrading, long-time reader Richard Fuller wrote with two unrelated questions. The first one was: Your recent...
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