Windows 10 Lets You Remove USB Drives Without ‘Safely Removing’ Them Most of us are so used to clicking “Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media” before removing a flash drive or external drive from our Windows computers, we didn’t even notice that Microsoft changed all that with the release of Windows 10 Version 1809 in October… Read More »
Windows USB Troubleshooter Sometimes USB devices have problems and when it happens it can be frustrating. We’re big fans of choosing the simplest fix first. Why? Because it saves time. If the simplest fix doesn’t work, then you’ll still have the opportunity to roll up your sleeves dig down and look at other things that may be causing… Read More »
Kaye wants to know more about external hard drives Hi. Thanks for a great newsletter! I’ve been seeing more and more ads for external hard drives lately. What’s your opinion of external hard drives and why would I need one. What are the advantages over a USB flash drive? What are the disadvantages of external hard drives? Would… Read More »
Did you know you can use a USB flash drive to lock your computer? You can. And unless someone has access to that flash drive, they can’t start or logon to your computer. It will turn any USB flash drive into a key to your computer. So if you want to secure your computer so no one can access… Read More »
Netbooks don’t come with optical drives (CD/DVD) drives – so how are you going to reinstall Windows if you need to? You can install it from a USB flash drive that’s how. But even if you don’t have a netbook, did you know that installing Windows from a USB flash drive is much faster than installing from a… Read More »
USB flash drives are small, portable, and have many uses. Here are two uses for USB flash drives you probably didn’t know. 1. Use your USB flash drive as an MP3 player Yes you can. All you need are speakers or earphones, Windows Media Player, and a USB flash drive loaded with your favorite MP3 music files. Just… Read More »