Change Your Computer Name, User Name and Password in Windows 10 In Windows 10, you can have either a Microsoft account and/or a local account. Changing your password is the same for either type of account. However changing your account name is not. If you use a local account you can change your account name locally. If you’re… Read More »
Windows 7 Games for Windows 10 Anniversary Edition Many of you who were using Windows 7 games on Windows 10 found out they don’t work after the Anniversary Update (Version 1607). One of our readers found a version of the Windows 7 games that do work on Windows 10 Version 1607 (Anniversary Update). We want to remind… Read More »
If You’re on a Limited Data Plan, Take Control of Your Data Usage Note: If you have Windows 10 version 1607 (Anniversary Edition) see the bottom of this page. Press the Windows key + i (or click Start—>Settings) to open Windows 10 Settings. Next click on “Network & Internet” then click on Data usage: Let’s look up close… Read More »
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same We wrote our first “Your Computer Won’t Bite” e-book back in 2005. Windows XP was just a few years old and some folks were still hanging on to Windows 98 and Windows ME. A decade ago we told you that your computer won’t bite, and though things have changed… Read More »
Control Your Notification Icons In Windows 10 One thing that makes Windows 10 stand out is that it offers a ton of customization features – for instance Notification icons.. Those are the icons that appear in the area on the right-hand side of your taskbar (assuming your taskbar is at the bottom) next to the clock. It’s easy… Read More »
How to Get the Windows 10 Anniversary Update We’ve had a number of Windows 10 users ask us how they can get the Windows 10 Anniversary update. We’re going to show you a couple of ways you can get it if you don’t already have it. But keep in mind that everyone using Windows 10 Home edition will get… Read More »