Category Archives: Windows Tips

A Comprehensive List of Antivirus Uninstallers

    A Comprehensive List of Antivirus Uninstallers Here’s a comprehensive list of antivirus removal tools (uninstallers) that you should use if you decide to remove your current antivirus program. We’ve found that trying to remove antivirus programs with Control Panel/Programs/Remove a program – or by trying to remove them via Settings > Apps > Apps & Features,… Read More »

Create Windows Hotkey Shortcuts for Your Favorite Programs

Create Windows Hotkey Shortcuts for Your Favorite Programs This tip is for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 [all versions] Do you have several programs you use every day? Instead of clicking on the start menu or a desktop or taskbar shortcut to open those programs, why not create a hotkey combination to open them? It’s really easy… Read More »

Colorize Your Windows 10 Start Menu and Taskbar

    Colorize Your Windows 10 Start Menu and Taskbar We have received quite a few emails from folks who’ve updated to Windows 10 version 1903 and found they’ve lost their taskbar and Start men colors. While not a major problem, it can be annoying especially for those of you who are fussy over your colors – like… Read More »

Good News From Microsoft: Only One Version Update Per Year?

    Good News From Microsoft: Only One Version Update Per Year? Those of you who have been using for more than a few years probably remember the old service packs. Windows XP had two service packs — SP1 and SP2 — and Windows 7 had one, SP1. It looks like service packs for Windows are making a… Read More »

It’s Not BlueKeep and It’s Not Spreading Yet – But Listen Up!

    It’s Not BlueKeep and It’s Not Spreading Yet – But Listen Up! We have received several emails from folks who have read dire scary warnings that “800 million” Windows 10 computers are vulnerable to BlueKeep. That’s simply not true. Here’s why: Windows 10 is not vulnerable to BlueKeep,  It is, however, vulnerable to two BlueKeep-like “wormable… Read More »