Hotkey Combos Make Launching Your Favorite Programs Easy This tip is for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Do you have several programs you use every day? Instead of clicking on the start menu or a desktop or taskbar shortcut to open those programs, why not create a hotkey combination to open them? It’s really easy to do.… Read More »
3 Rather Rare Windows Tips These tips work in Windows 7, Windows 8x, and Windows 10 The tips below should work in any version of Windows from Windows 7 through Windows 10. Enjoy! 1. Taskkill Windows borrows a feature from Linux. Taskkill allows you to terminate a running process (program) from the command line. Here’s how you use… Read More »
Search Windows 10 by File Type In Windows 10, you can search for files by type. For instance, in this case, I opened Start and typed “files:pdf” (without the quotes). Then click the documents icon at the top – to tell Windows you want to search all documents with a .pdf extension. Windows returns a list of all… Read More »
3 Ways to Get More Info About Your Windows 10 Computer (This tip is for Windows 10, but as noted below, you can use parts of this tip on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.) Windows 10 “About” Did you know that you can learn a lot about your Windows 10 this way: Open Settings (Windows key… Read More »
Reminder: Don’t Update Drivers Unless It’s Really Necessary Live and learn. That’s the story of life.. Luckily, I learned long ago a secret that has saved me a lot problems… Don’t update drivers unless it’s really necessary. Case in point… This morning I got a message from Windows that one of my device drivers was missing or corrupted… Read More »
Easy Windows 10 Tips These tips are for Windows 10 / all versions Peek at Your Desktop Did you know if you click the very far right edge (to the right of the clock) you will go to your desktop? Indeed you will. Now how would you like to peek at your desktop just by hovering over the… Read More »