Remove and Sanitize Files Coming Soon – A Deeper Clean for Your Hard Drive In a recent preview build of Windows 11, Microsoft added a new option called Remove & sanitize files inside its Cloud Rebuild feature. When you reset a computer the traditional way, Windows quickly clears out file names and makes room for new things, but… Read More »
Windows 11’s New “Point-in-Time Restore”: Is It Better Than System Restore? Recovery features are like insurance for your PC — you don’t think about them until you need them. For over two decades, System Restore has been a somewhat trusty “undo button” that rolls back Windows without touching any personal files. Windows 11 recently introduced a new feature… Read More »
Easy and”Refreshing!” To understand why refreshing a webpage ensures you’re seeing the current version, you first need to understand the concept of “caching.” Caching speeds things up, but it can also cause problems. When you visit a website, your browser saves copies of certain elements (like images, style sheets, and other files) on your device (cache). This… Read More »
False Alarm! Why Windows 11 Keeps Saying Your Antivirus Is Off Windows 11’s built-in security program, Microsoft Defender Antivirus, is a solid pick for keeping you safe. Best of all, it’s readily installed and running the moment you boot up the OS for the first time. Which is why, if you’ve been getting spammed by notifications claiming that… Read More »
Three Windows 11 Power Moves for You 1. The Multi-Copy “Superpower” (Clipboard History) The Problem: You copy text #1, then copy text #2 before pasting, and text #1 is gone forever. The Fix: Windows has a hidden memory bank for everything you copy! How to use it: Press Windows Key + V. What happens: A small menu pops… Read More »
Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 082926 After a long health struggle and nearly 3 weeks in the hospital, I am back and hopefully on the road to recovery. I am go glad to be back! Autumn is 3 weeks away… to me it seemed like summer lasted 3 weeks. Today, as we do (almost) every Saturday, we’re… Read More »