Someone recently asked me a Windows 10 Taskbar question via email. Yes, you can email me any-old-time for help, comment about the articles or ask something you wondered about. It can deal with PCs, the internet, applications, phones, etc. I will be happy to help, listen or respond as the case may be. So, keep them…
So, after the series of articles on applications I think are good additions to Windows, I received several questions. A couple of which I will answer today. The first, and my favorite, was regarding my choice of Revo Uninstaller (RevoUninstaller.com). John wrote and wanted to know why I do not like Microsoft’s “Programs and Features.” …
I have had several people email recently who had issues after a Windows 10 update. I have had a couple of small issues too; however, they went away after an extra reboot. So the old tech query remains when you have problems, "Did you restart your system?" In previous versions of Windows OS you could…
If you have been keeping up you know that last week we looked at all the sites I wrote about for the first half of 2015. Today we continue by starting with July. Thanks for the many emails I received about the article and please keep them coming. Enjoy! VLC Player, rd.dblclx.com/1LTJDOH – in my…
Now that Christmas is over and you have a new Windows 10 computer, what should you do? I suggest the first thing you do out of the box is run a windows update. It may be running a second after you boot up the computer; however, check to make sure. It is quite easy to…
Cortana? Is it a name to be loved or feared? Cortana is the “Siri”-like and “OK, Google” personal voice search feature found now in Windows 10 for PC. It was previously available the first part of 2015 for Windows 8.1 Phones. If you read last week’s article on linked and/ local accounts this continues that…
As I mentioned for the last few weeks – today we will start the journey into Windows 10. It has had plenty of time to be tested. Microsoft officially announced “Windows 10” (W10) on September 2014. Then they started public beta testing or “Technical Preview” in October 2014. If you have been paying any attention…
Last week I mentioned Chromebooks and Antivirus software. Today in continuing with sharing emails and answers we look at the following questions. "How often do you run Windows Update, defrag, cleaning, and other computer maintenance?" Wow, huge question with a multitude of answers. First I suggest for most users you should set windows updates to…
Last week we looked at Windows 10 requirements and a few other housekeeping tasks regarding getting it for free. Today a few questions I have received about it for the last several weeks are answered. First, why is it free for the first year? The main reason seems to be that Microsoft wants everyone using…
For a while now I have put off installing Windows 10 which also led to me not writing about it; however, this has now changed. I installed the "Windows 10 Insider Preview" several months ago and have been putting it through some paces. Windows 10 will be given away free to people who have a…
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