Microsoft Edge: Did you know about Repair/Reset?
There have been so many changes and additions to Windows 10, I can't keep track of them all. I ran into an issue with Microsoft Edge opening the startup tabs but not loading the pages and being...
View ArticleSecret Windows Hotkey Restarts Your Graphics Card Drivers
Something to try before forcing a power cycle if your computer freezes is to restart your graphics drivers. This neat Windows 8 and Windows 10 tip (sorry Windows 7 users) works with any graphic...
View ArticleOneNote Changes
From The best version of OneNote on Windows - Microsoft Tech Community - 183974: Beginning with the release of Office 2019, OneNote for Windows 10 will be the default OneNote experience for Office 365...
View ArticleLaunching programs on the taskbar with the keyboard
A pretty simple tip. To launch a program pinned to the taskbar from your keyboard, press the Windows Key + the number that the taskbar shortcut is assigned to. The taskbar shortcuts are assigned a...
View ArticleA Free Standalone GUI utility to Set Permissions for any Windows Service
I found a good tool to do what the title above says: [h=1]A Free Standalone GUI utility to Set Permissions for any Windows Service[/h]I don't know if anyone else has stumbled on it, and it can be found...
View ArticleNew Intel Microcodes for Windows 10 Released to Fix CPU Bugs
Intel Microcode updates are not installed via Windows Update and must be installed manually. Links to the Intel Microcode update for the supported versions of Windows can be found below: KB4497165:...
View ArticleWindows Vista Starter 32 Bit - Time Tested OS
Note - This post is for information only - written with a view that it may be of some use / help to the reader now that Vista has no MS support. These days (late 2019 and onwards), Vista users have a...
View ArticleHow to Schedule Email with Outlook.com
It is now possible to schedule an email with Outlook.com. The instructions below are from BleepingComputer. To schedule an email for a later date in Outlook.com: 1. Login to Outlook.com and compose an...
View Article12 tips on how to search in Windows 10
Although the article was published a couple months ago, I just ran across it. Search was made easier with the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. For instructions on using the various search options, see 12...
View ArticleOneDrive Tips for Beginners & Pros
From OneDrive Tips for Beginners & Pros: Microsoft OneDrive lets you save files and photos securely online and access them from any device, virtually anywhere. From backing up files to sharing and...
View ArticleWindows Recovery Environment explained
From Windows Recovery Environment explained - Microsoft Tech Community: Quote The Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is a companion operating system installed alongside Windows 10, typically in a...
View ArticleWMI - Windows Management Instrumentation - BATCH SCRIPTS
WMI can help you obtain extremely detailed info about a system. A list of Windows Updates/ Hotfixes - Bring up an elevated Admin CMD prompt - START | type cmd.exe into the start search box |...
View ArticleUpdating AMD/ATI cards, 'drivers only'.
Apologies in advance: I can't test this out currently, I've been waiting 6+ weeks for the return from temporary loan of my HD5770! Recently, AMD seem to have pulled the 'drivers only' pack from their...
View ArticleThe Many Features of OneNote
This topic was prompted by a post by a member of another forum who mentioned not being familiar with OneNote. Since OneNote is one of my favorite apps, I am sharing this for the benefit of others who...
View ArticleNews and Interests on the Windows Taskbar
With the release of the Windows 10 May 2021 update, those who didn't already have it will see the new "News and Interests" ion their taskbar. For information about the available settings, see this...
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Copying windows message boxes.
I came over a simple trick that allows you to copy the contents of message boxes (which could come in handy if you want to copy a error message) Ctrl+C Its that easy. So when you press CTRL + C on this...
View ArticleSysinternals Tools Updates
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sysinter...lorer-v15-2-testlimit-v5-21-pskill-v1-14.aspx Updates: Process Explorer v15.2, Testlimit v5.21, Pskill v1.14 BethBr 7 Jun 2012 1:20 PM 0 Process Explorer...
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Faster method to open a command prompt in a particular folder
If you are a user that prefers using the Command Line or PowerShell and you want to open either of those prompts in a particular folder, please follow these steps: 1.Navigate to that folder. Here, I am...
View ArticleAutoruns for Windows v14.0
From Autoruns for Windows v14.0 by Mark Russinovich: Introduction This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are...
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Add an Admin CMD Prompt Icon to your Taskbar
How to pin a CMD icon to your Taskbar and configure it to open an Administrative Command Prompt First, open an administrator command window. If you don't know how here's one way explained below. Press...
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