Search Windows 10 by File Type In Windows 10, you can search for files by type. For instance, in this case, I opened Start and typed “files:pdf” (without the quotes). Then click the documents icon at the top – to tell Windows you want to search all documents with a .pdf extension. Windows returns a list of all… Read More »
3 Ways to Get More Info About Your Windows 10 Computer (This tip is for Windows 10, but as noted below, you can use parts of this tip on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.) Windows 10 “About” Did you know that you can learn a lot about your Windows 10 this way: Open Settings (Windows key… Read More »
Reminder: Don’t Update Drivers Unless It’s Really Necessary Live and learn. That’s the story of life.. Luckily, I learned long ago a secret that has saved me a lot problems… Don’t update drivers unless it’s really necessary. Case in point… This morning I got a message from Windows that one of my device drivers was missing or corrupted… Read More »
Easy Network Info [Windows 10 Fall Creators Update] This tip was written for Windows 10 Version 1709 (Fall Creators Update). It may work on your version of Windows 10 – it sure won’t hurt anything to try it. You can see a lot of your network properties with just 2 clicks. Click on the connection icon on your… Read More »
Windows 10 Storage Sense Cleans Up Automatically Windows 10 makes it easy and automatic to clear the Recycle Bin every 30 days. Plus Windows can also automatically clean up some other unnecessary temporary files too. Just enable it! All you have to do to enable this feature is to go to Settings > System and click on Storage:… Read More »
Create a Shortcut to System Restore While helping a reader with something else today, I found a tip we wrote back in June 2016 that still works well on all versions of Windows 10, including Fall Creators Update. Because System Restore is a valuable tool that can help you recover from many near-disasters, keeping a reminder of System… Read More »