How To Disable The Touchpad on Windows 8.1 and 7
You ever want to know how to disable the touchpad on your Laptop? Some of us don’t like this little feature especially when we are typing. Yep, when I’m trying to write you an article my palm will...
View ArticleHow To Customize Your Logon Screen
When you first start up your computer you go to the logon screen where you put in your password to start up Windows. If you’re tired of seeing the same old background image at that point, it’s possible...
View ArticleHow To Stop ‘Upgrade to Windows 10’ Nagging
No intention of upgrading to Windows 10? Fed up with the constant nagging? Read on! If you’re running Windows 7 or 8 and do not want to upgrade to Windows 10, you are probably growing rather tired of...
View ArticleHow To Clear The Windows Store Cache
The Windows 10 Store has been prone to problems since its inception. Crashing, freezing and sometimes even refusing to run. I’ve known toddlers who are better behaved. Sometimes Apps won’t download...
View ArticleHow To Bypass User Account Controls
Do you ever get annoyed by the constant messages generated by the User Account Control dialog box? Frankly I get a little tired of getting the message “Do you want this app to make changes to your PC?”...
View ArticleHow To Mount ISO Files In Windows 10/8.x
The International Standards Organization (ISO) maintains standards across a number of categories including CD and DVD formats. “An ISO image is an archive file of an optical disc, a type of disk image...
View ArticleWindows 7 and 8.x Forced Cumulative Updates
Microsoft will impose a change to the way it will offer updates to pre-Windows 10 computers. No more picking and choosing between individual patches for security and system reliability. These patches...
View ArticleWindows 10 Nagware Is Being Removed
Rejoice, you Win 10 holdouts! Microsoft has released an update for Window 7 and Windows 8.1 that removes the Get Windows 10 (GWX) advertising App and other elements related to their underhanded tactics...
View ArticleHow To Create Slide Show In Windows Movie Maker
I recently had to upload a music CD as a video to Facebook. First, I had to rip the CD to my computer, so I used Windows Media Player for that. If you open Windows Media Player full screen, you should...
View ArticleWindows 10 Quick Tips – Editing The Send to Menu
The incredible, editable Send-to Menu is a convenient way to quickly open a file in a specific program, create a shortcut, send mail, and so on. The Send-to Menu is not only versatile but quite...
View ArticleWhy You Need To Disable SMB1 NOW!
Server Message Block (SMB) is a local network file sharing protocol designed for sharing data, printers, etc. between computers. SMBv1 is the formative iteration of the protocol which has since been...
View ArticleStart Screen Or Start Menu
I never gave it much thought but there is a difference between the Start Screen and the Start Menu. On Windows 8 we were given a Start Screen. To get to the desktop we had to take another step....
View ArticleHow To Hack A Desktop, Recover Pictures
A guy brought me his old desktop and wanted me to see what pictures were on it and to save them on a flash drive or som e DVDs. This was an Acer Aspire AXC-603-ER12 with Windows 8. Unfortunately, it...
View ArticleWindows 7 Keys Still Activate Windows 10/11
With several computers in our household and those of family and friends, I still need to reinstall or upgrade Windows from time to time, be it Windows 10 or 11. On these occasions, I never connect to...
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