If you want to keep your data safe, the obvious choice is to back it up so if you lose it you can restore it again. Most people don’t realize how fragile their data sitting on their hard drives really is when they just don’t bother to back up those important files that they can […]
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Enable Hibernate Mode in Windows 10
People who have been using the Windows operating system for many years will likely remember Hibernate mode. Similar to Sleep mode, the Hibernate mode acts as an alternative to shutting down the computer entirely so you can boot it back up again quicker than a normal reboot after being shut down completely. In real life, […]
Fix “You’ve been signed in with a temporary profile” Error in Windows 10
The Windows 10 operating system offers people user accounts. You always have your own user account when you set up a Microsoft account. These user accounts are excellent because it means each person who uses the computer now has a separate account with only their files that they have used available from their accounts. The […]
View Telemetry Data that Microsoft Collects on Windows 10
Even though It would be wrong to assume that WikiLeaks knows exactly what its sources are since it’s pretty easy to manipulate, it’s hard to argue that people like Julian Assange and Edward Snowden are doing anything but good things for the world. It’s also made people a lot more aware of privacy, and in […]
Change Magnifier View in Windows 10
The Windows 10 operating system offers users the chance to use a magnifying glass as a simpler solution to the problem of not being able to see text and images that are on the computer’s display as well as they had hoped. The magnifying glass in Windows 10 comes with three different views: the fullscreen […]
Change Size of Text in Menus in Windows 10
You can change the menus text size in Windows 10 while still keeping the same screen resolution for your monitor. In the old days, you could have changed the screen resolution to make things appear larger, but it isn’t recommended that you change the computer’s display from its default DPI with today’s types of screen […]
Change Default Audio Playback Device in Windows 10
There is always one default audio playback device that Windows uses to play the sounds that go along with whatever you’re watching on the computer’s display. The Windows operating system will already know and choose what that is going to be. If you have a secondary set of speakers, want to plug in headphones or […]
Enable/Disable Shutdown Event Tracker in Windows 10
You can use the Shutdown Event Tracker to prompt users to have to fill in a reason for why they are choosing to restart or shutdown the computer. Administrators can then view that information from the event log. The Shutdown Event Tracker doesn’t allow users to shutdown or restart the computer without giving a reason […]
Turn On/Off Embedded Handwriting Panel in Windows 10
The touch keyboard that the Windows 10 operating system has always had the handwriting input panel layout. From this panel, you can grab your stylus pen and write with it or just use your finger to write with instead. Both of which are what Microsoft is talking about when it refers to handwriting. Over the […]
Calibrate Display for HDR Video in Windows 10
A computer that runs on the Windows 10 operating system is capable of streaming HDR (high dynamic range) video when the computer’s display is optimized for the HDR video and has the “Stream HDR Video” feature turned on from the Video playback settings. This feature is now available from the Settings application starting from the Windows […]
Enable/Disable Adobe Flash Player in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10
The Adobe Flash Player, known as Shockwave Flash for Firefox users, has been a vital piece of software that many websites require before you can watch videos. At the same time, it’s also software that has been criticized by many for a lack of security. For a long time, Google Chrome came with Abode Flash […]
Change Quiet Hours Automatic Rules in Windows 10
In an effort to simplify Quiet Hours even more in Windows 10, and probably get more people using it as well, starting from Windows 10 build 17074, you can now set up Quiet Hours so that it automatically chooses the hours that you want it to be quiet. Before build 17074 arrived, Quiet Hours had […]
Customize Quiet Hours Priority List in Windows 10
The Quiet Hours feature starting from Windows 10 build 17074 has been completely revamped to include many more options for users to toggle on and off, or set up, than it did before. In the past, Quiet Hours did nothing more than offer an on and off switch that users could toggle when they wanted […]
Create System Sleep Diagnostics Report in Windows 10
The System Sleep Diagnostics feature that comes with Windows 10 will generate a report that details when the user’s computer was idle over the last three days (or the number you’ve chosen in its settings) and how many times the computer went to sleep. This is what you need to create a System Sleep Diagnostics report when […]
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17074 for PC Announced
Dona Sarkar, head of the Windows Insider team at Microsoft, has taken to the Windows blog to announce another software update, this time Windows 10 build 17074. There’s plenty of new features in build 17074, including reimagined Windows internationalization, Microsoft Edge improvements, Windows Shell improvements, Windows Settings improvements, input Improvements, Handwriting Recognition Updates, and loads […]
Manage App Execution Aliases in Windows 10
A new feature that you get with one of Microsoft’s latest software updates, Windows 10 build 17063, is the chance to now manage app execution aliases for Microsoft Store apps. Apps now being able to run with an alias name means that you can now open up the Run dialog and open up applications with […]
View Detailed Display Information in Windows 10
One of the new features you get with Windows 10 build 17063 is the chance to check out detailed information regarding the computer’s monitor from the Settings application. The information you get includes the desktop resolution, active signal resolution, refresh rate, bit depth, color format, and the color space. These advanced display settings can be […]
Turn On/Off Text Suggestions for Hardware Keyboard in Windows 10
Microsoft has introduced a new feature starting with Windows 10 build 17035 that now allows you to find text suggestions when you type using a hardware keyboard. It means that when you’re typing your sentences, Microsoft will offer suggestions as your next word. It’s not a feature that everyone will want to be turned on—especially […]
Turn On/Off Autocorrect for Hardware Keyboard in Windows 10
You can now see text suggestions starting from Windows 10 build 17035. The same software update also brings a new feature where Windows 10 will offer to autocorrect misspelled words for you on the hardware keyboard when text suggestions are available. You can find this toggle to either turn it on or off from the […]
Enable/Disable Touch by Finger in Windows 10
If you use a computer that has a touchscreen and would like to disable it, you can do that in Windows 10 for individual accounts. This can be a handy feature if you share a desktop computer with a touchscreen and don’t want some people to be able to use the touch by finger input. […]
Determine File System of Drive in Windows 10
Have you ever gone to leave the house and couldn’t find your keys . . . and then still couldn’t find your keys five minutes later still and then you were officially going to be late to where you were heading? Well, computers can’t afford to have that problem or else people would just throw […]
Change Maximum Processor Frequency in Windows 10
The central processing unit (CPU) is a complicated bit of hardware that would take a while to get to know if you wanted to learn about its inner workings. For example, you can’t tell how good a CPU is just by assessing its frequency. That said, the frequency is still important. The Windows 10 operating […]
Roll Back Driver to Previous Version in Windows 10
Like with your operating system software updates, the device drivers often get updates that include bug fixes that were found in earlier versions, plus the benefit of added functionality as well. It’s best to allow device drivers updates to roll out to your devices for that reason. However, sometimes a device driver update can need […]
Set Disk Quota Limit and Warning Level for New Users in Windows 10
Disk quotas help administrators divvy up how much space each person has to use on the hard drive. Administrators can choose to enforce disk quota limits or just have a warning notification when the disk quota limit is close to being/has been exceeded. You can also choose between having soft or hard disk quota limits […]
Set Disk Quota Limit and Warning Level for Specific Users in Windows 10
When you’re in the enterprise world, you’ll notice a couple of differences right off the bat: you don’t want to be making any mistakes, and these people use a lot less space than my family does on hard drives. Because people at work use less space than at home some administrators fall into the trap […]