Category Archives: Windows Tips

Analyze Disk Space Usage With Windows 10 Disk Analyzer

Analyze Disk Space Usage With Windows 10 Disk Analyzer Windows 10 has a disk space analyzer that is far more useful than anything in any previous versions of Windows. With Windows 10 “Storage” (in Settings) you can analyze your drive usage and see what kind of files are taking up the most space on your drive. To open “Storage” click… Read More »

System Restore Windows 10 Style

System Restore Windows 10 Style Windows 10 has a lot of great features, but getting into System Restore is whole other animal. You can’t, as we discovered, get into System Restore settings by typing RSTRUI in the Run dialog. It’s not that easy. We are guessing Microsoft would rather have you use one of the newer features like… Read More »

Add custom toolbars to Windows 7, 8x or 10

Add custom toolbars to Windows 7, 8x or 10 One trick we’ve been using for a number of years is turning our most-often-used folders into toolbars that can be accessed quickly and easily from the system tray (Notification area). This is one of the most useful tips ever and we should have shared this with you long ago… Read More »

Use Cortana as your go-to dictionary

Use Cortana as your go-to dictionary Here’s a quick tip for those of you using the North American version of Windows 10. You may have mixed feelings about Cortana but, she’s useful and can save you time I tells ya! Like if you want to know the weather you can ask her: “What’s the weather (today)?” You can… Read More »