Operating Systems

Microsoft has created Windows 10 in such a way that Windows Update automatically installs the drivers when they are ready to download, so you never have to worry about being out of date with anything technical that the average user […]

One of the features that has been with Windows operating systems for a long time is the System Restore. With it you can rewind time and go back to an earlier day before you developed a problem that you might […]

Windows operating systems used to have an Advanced Boot Options screen that you could get access to by pressing the F8 key at the right time during the boot up process. It used to be something that technicians and people […]

While some things have come and gone and come again over the course of time in a version of Windows, one thing that has stayed the same perpetually is the taskbar that you see at the bottom of the screen. […]

The motives for aspiring to have multiple monitors setup on the computer are not invariably straightforward enough for men and women to be able to know what it is all about off the top of their heads. Having more than […]

Cortana is Microsoft’s answer to Siri, only where Siri has shined up until now for mobile devices, Cortana is available for Windows operating systems on mobile as well as laptops and desktop PCs. Apple’s newest version of operating system for […]

Every edition and version of Windows 10 needs to be activated before it can run on your computer. Activating makes sure that you are legally installing your copy and that it isn’t exceeding the legal limit of installs per the […]

Airplane mode was designed to help you instantly turn off your WiFi when you’re onboard an airplane. It can be used anywhere to cut the WiFi connection, but most people don’t think about turning off their WiFi for anything other […]

You always get given a user account when you first setup Windows 10. That account is given the administrative permissions so you can manage the Windows 10 operating system without restrictions. When someone else wants to work on the computer, […]

System protection is a feature that Windows 10 has so you do not lose data if something goes askew in your operating system. System protection allows you to rewind the clock and restore an older snapshot of the computer by […]

There are three main ways for you to buy Windows 10 and have it up and running. Some people have the OEM license type, while others have retail or volume licensing. The OEM license is when the computer you bought […]

Microsoft Edge is the web browser you get available from the taskbar in Windows 10. It is Microsoft’s own web browser that they own, having taken over from where Internet Explorer left off. You can still use Internet Explorer in […]

There are a few avenues you can take if your eyesight isn’t what it might have been anymore. You can change what the default font is and pick a new one that you find easier to read, change the icon […]

Everyone who runs a version of Windows 10 on a computer has to have created a user account. That account is automatically assigned the administrative permissions that then allow you to do things like install additional applications that the operating […]

Windows mail applications haven’t been easy to use in the past, but the one that comes included in Windows 10 is a delight. Few people struggle to be able to set up an email account in Windows 10 thanks to […]

Windows 8 was the first version of the Windows operating system to give you the chance to manage the startup programs from within the Task Manager by providing you a dedicated Startup tab. From within that Startup tab now if […]

Aero Snap is a feature that was first introduced in Windows 7. Not many people used it back then, and most still don’t use it today either, but that’s mostly because people aren’t familiar with it yet. Aero Snap lets […]

The taskbar is the black bar (or perhaps transparent if you’ve selected the secondary option Windows 10 offers) you can see running along the bottom of your computer’s display after you sign in to either a local user account or […]

Windows 10 comes with the option of using Libraries. A library lets you group folders that might be stored in different locations around the operating system so you can create a new group without having to remove them from their […]

A lot of where the action happens in Windows 10 is from within the File Explorer. If you venture into the File Explorer nearly as much as we do, you might have noticed an option called “Libraries” or “Library” that […]

The first-ever release of the Microsoft Windows 10 technical preview offered three different languages for users to choose from, including English, Chinese, and Portuguese. It took a while, but many other languages were then added so most of the rest […]

Windows 10 comes with a Recent items list from the Start menu and a Frequent places list from the File Explorer. Both offer a similar thing where you can see stuff that you have previously used. There is one key […]

Windows 10 has somewhat of an emphasis put on notifications. Today’s millennials are often referred to as the connected generation, and those connections continue to mound up still today, nearly a decade on from when people started getting used to […]

The Action Center is new to Windows 10 and controls most of the notifications that you see. The notifications are what is called “toast notifications, ” and they can alert you to things that are on your Calendar, other applications, […]