Control Panel: Category view vs. Icon view This tip works in Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 Many times when we write a tip, we’ll write about using Control Panel and switching to “Large icon view” or “Icon view” rather than category view. It just dawned on us, that we’ve never covered the difference, and why using… Read More »
Unresponsive Program? Try This to Keep From Losing Data This tip is for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 In earlier versions of Windows if a program froze (hung, locked-up) there was nothing you could do about but kill the program using Task Manager/Processes/End Process. But Windows 7 and 8 users have at least a shot at… Read More »
?How to Access the Emoji Keyboard in Windows 10 This tip is for Windows 10 Creators Update and older Note: In the Fall Creators update, due out on October 17, 2017, you’ll be able to access a new Emoji menu by using the Windows key shortcuts Windows Key + . (period) or Windows key plus ; (semicolon). Once the… Read More »
Back Up the Windows Registry This tip is for Windows 7, Windows 8x and Windows 10 We try to stress the importance of keeping your computer backed up. It’s the only way to protect your precious data and irreplaceable personal files. As most of you know there are dozens of ways your data is at risk. So, we… Read More »
Quick Tip: Use Task Manager to Open a Windows Command Prompt Here’s a quick and easy way to open an administrator command prompt on Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 that you may not have known before. Open Task Manager Here are 4 ways to open Task Manager a. right-click an empty area of the taskbar… Read More »
File History [Windows 10] Windows 10 File History is a simple way to back up all your personal files and folders. It’s an automatic file and folder backup that comes with Windows 10. File History backs up all your personal files and folders to an external hard drive and lets you selectively restore previous versions of… Read More »