Quick Fix for Missing Taskbar Icons Some people have experienced a little glitch in Windows 10 where taskbar icons suddenly disappear. Now, this does not happen to everyone, or even most users, but if it happens to you it can be annoying. But hold on, it’s easy to fix. If you’re one of those who experiences the phenomena… Read More »
3 Quick Tips for Windows These tips work in Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 Copying the content of Windows dialog box Do you want copy the contents of Windows dialog box? Just click anywhere inside the box, press Ctrl + C, open Notepad and press Ctrl+V. Navigate to your “home” folder in Windows The home folder… Read More »
Unresponsive Program? Try This Trick to Keep from Losing Data This tip is for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 (all versions) In earlier versions of Windows if a program froze (hung, locked-up) there was nothing you could do about it but kill the program using Task Manager/Processes/End Process. But Windows 7, 8, and Windows 10… Read More »
Use Chrome’s Incognito Mode to Troubleshoot Problems This tip is for those using Google Chrome on Windows 7, Windows 8.x, or Windows 10 As we have discussed before, if you think incognito mode hides your online activity, it does not. It does not prevent web sites or your ISP from logging everything you do online. It will prevent… Read More »
What’s Your Up Time? How Long Has It Been Since You Started or Restarted Your PC? This tip works on Windows 7, Windows 8.x and Windows 10. We leave our computers running 24/7. If you asked us how long it’s been since we last restarted our PCs, we couldn’t tell you without looking at our up time. If… Read More »
Quickly Backup Your Windows Usernames and Passwords This tip is for Windows 7, Windows 8x, and Windows 10 If you want to backup your Windows credentials (user names, passwords, etc.), you’ll be glad to know that Windows makes that really easy to do. You don’t need to download anything, all you need to do is run a simple… Read More »