The New Emoji Pad on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update This tip applies to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709). If you’ve updated your Windows 10 PC to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and you like emoji, you’ll like this tip. In previous versions of Windows 10, emoji were located on the Windows 10 onscreen keyboard. In… Read More »
Add Your Favorite Sites to Your Desktop or Taskbar This tip was written for the Chrome browser on Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (any version). We’ve also added instructions for Microsoft Edge users. If you’re using Firefox, IE, Opera or other browsers, you can drag the URL from the Address bar on any browser to your desktop.… Read More »
Currency Converter in Windows Calculator This tip applies to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709). Microsoft continues to improve and refine Windows Calculator. In the Fall Creators Update, Windows Calculator has a currency converter that gives you currency conversion at the current exchange rate for many countries and currencies. Open the Windows Calculator by typing CALC in… Read More »
How to Backup Your Google Account(s) Most of us are storing more and more data in the cloud – by choice or just because that’s how things work these days. Gmail (a Google service) is the most popular web mail service with over 1.2 billion users -including EB and me. Why do we mention Gmail in a Google… Read More »
The Windows.old Folder: What is it? Why is it? Many of you are getting the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. And every time Windows has a new major version update, we get questions about the Windows.old folder. The Windows.old folder is created when you upgrade from one version of Windows to another. It was introduced in Windows Vista. … Read More »
How to Uninstall [Some] Windows 10 Apps You can uninstall Windows 10 desktop programs from Control Panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall or change a program. You can also use a program like Revo Uninstaller, Geek Uninstaller or another 3rd-party uninstaller to uninstall desktop apps/programs. But what if you want to uninstall a Windows 10 Store App… Read More »