Category Archives: Windows Tips

Change Your Downloads Folder

How to Change Your Downloads Folder This is for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10. By default, when you download a file in Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge or most any other browser, your files will be downloaded to your default Downloads folder. On Windows 7, Windows 8x and Windows 10, your default Downloads folder location… Read More »

How to Add familiar folders to your Windows 10 Start menu

How to Add familiar folders to your Windows 10 Start menu If you are use to using Windows 7, you’re probably wondering where things like Pictures, Documents, Network, Download, Music, etc. are on your Windows 10 Start menu. They’re not there. At least they’re not there by default. But we going to show you how to add them… Read More »

Windows Cipher Command: Wipe Your Drives’ Free Space

Windows Cipher Command: Wipe Your Drives’ Free Space By now you know (or you should know) that when you delete files or folders in Windows, they’re not really deleted. Not even close. Deleting a file or folder merely tells Windows that the space occupied by the file or folder that you deleted is now available for use, and… Read More »

The best free startup manager for Windows 10

The best free startup manager for Windows 10 Also Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 This tip is for intermediate and advanced Windows users. In Windows 10 (and Windows 8.1) you can’t use MSCONFIG to trim down your Windows startup programs. We guess that in an effort to give task manager a more modern look and adding the star… Read More »