Add familiar folders to your Windows 10 Start menu

Add familiar folders to your Windows 10 Start menu If you are use to using Widnows 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 – and… Read More »

What Is Taking Up the Most of Your Hard Drive Space?

In InfoAve Premium Issue #640 we featured a program called TreeSize as our freeware pick. However, duh!, we had some of the links wrong. So we’re posting this correction because we think you’ll find TreeSize a useful program, especially if you want to know what’s using up the most hard drive space. Here it is, with all the… Read More »

How to Silence Cortana in Windows 10

How to Silence Cortana in Windows 10 If you’re running Windows 10 with the Anniversary Update or newer, please skip these instructions and click here. Those of you who have Windows 10 know who/what Cortana is — she’s supposedly your digital personal assistant. She can tell you the weather, answer questions, give  you directions, and help you find… Read More »

When Something Beautiful Dies

When Something Beautiful Dies When we let something beautiful die the world is a less beautiful place. We tend to a prize rose bush and we water it every day and we prune it when it needs pruning. We feed it and we tend to it and we enjoy its perfect fragrant blooms. Every day we look at it… Read More »

Another Way to Fix Windows Update

Another Way to Fix Windows Update This tip is for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users Microsoft is aware that there are huge problems with the Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 Windows Update. It’s a frustrating problem that most Windows 7 users and some Windows 8.1 users have experienced at least once. Microsoft has issued numerous “Microsoft Fix-its”… Read More »