Two Ways to Get More Control Over System Restarts [Windows 10] This tip applies to Windows 10 Creators Update We don’t know how you feel about this, but nothing is more annoying to us than not knowing there’s a Windows update pending when we restart our PCs. Sometimes, we’ll be busy and restart our PCs manually for one… Read More »
Windows 10: Fun With Cortana Cortana is like liver sausage – you either love it or hate it. At first we were not very enamored with Cortana, but lately we both have been enjoying “her”. (If you don’t want her to be a her, it’s the 21st century! You can make her a him… see this page.) If… Read More »
Two Quick Tips for Windows 10 These tips should work on Windows 10 Version 1607 (Anniversary Update) and Version 1703 (Creators Update). Make a screen recording without installing any 3rd-party software Did you know that you can make a screen recording in Windows 10 just by pressing Windows Key + ALT +R? Admittedly this screen recorder was made… Read More »
How to Switch Between Command Prompt and PowerShell on the Win+X Menu This tip applies to Windows 10 Creators Update [version 1703]. If you’re using an older version of Windows 10, please see this page for instructions for your version of Windows. Most of the time when we feature a tip that requires running a command, we tell… Read More »
How to Change Cortana’s Voice This tip is for Windows 10 Prior to Windows 10 Creators Update If you use Cortana you’re probably used to hearing a female voice, but did you know Cortana goes both ways? Oh yes she does. This is the 21st century, I tells ya! Anyway, if you use Cortana (I like to ask… Read More »
What Version of Windows are You Using? Yesterday, we published an article about Windows 10 End-of-Life Dates. Subsequently, we received several comments and quite a few emails from people asking us how they could find out what version of Windows they’re using. There are many ways to find your Windows version. The quickest way – I think –… Read More »