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User Account Control

Tip of the Day: Avoid UAC Blindness

A corgi sitting in front of a computer on a desk whose screen says "backup in progress" showing a progress bar 90% complete

Tip of the Day: Back Up Everything Before You Do Anything

a Corgi looking shocked at a computer screen displaying another corgi in a sexy pose.

Tip of the Day: Stop Freaking Out About Porn Spam

Registry Editor

Tip of the Day: Avoid the Registry Editor

Edge Reading

Tip of the Day: Have Edge Read to You

Windows File Explorer

Tip of the Day: Windows File Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

Tip of the Day: Remove Personal Info From Photos and Videos

A very busy desktop.

Tip of the Day: Don’t Rely on Your Desktop Layout

Claude Chat

Tip of the Day: Start Your AI Chats from Scratch

Old Password / New Password

Tip of the Day: Revisit Old Passwords

Tip of the Day: Create a Folder of Shortcuts

God Mode Settings

Tip of the Day: God Mode

Dates

Tip of the Day: Check the Date

Restricting Search

Tip of the Day: Restrict Windows Search

Video player full-screen control.

Tip of the Day: Play Videos Full Screen

Tip of the Day: Undo Lets You Experiment

Making a reboot-to-UEFI-settings shortcut.

Tip of the Day: Reboot Directly Into UEFI/BIOS Settings

Clock Set

Tip of the Day: Force a Clock Update

Mouse pointer with a question mark overlaid.

Tip of the Day: Watch Where You Land

Drag and Drop across tabs

Tip of the Day: Drag and Drop to Switch Tabs

Copying paths

Tip of the Day: The Address Bar in Windows File Explorer and Open/Save Dialogs

Immersive Reader

Tip of the Day: The Immersive Reader

Tip of the Day: The Microsoft Disability Answer Desk

A person, cautiously holding a smartphone, with a suspicious email notification on the screen that mentions winning 3 million dollars. In the background, there's a laptop on a desk with a 'scam alert' warning displayed.

Tip of the Day: Never Pay for Your “Winnings”

A non-Microsoft Microsoft account.

Tip of the Day: Microsoft Accounts Don’t Need Microsoft Email Addresses

Searching for Status

Tip of the Day: Search for Status

A QR Code

Tip of the Day: Generate a QR Code in Your Browser

A Google Sites site.

Tip of the Day: You Already Have a Website

Privacy? Optional

Tip of the Day: Default Settings are Never the Most Private

Paypal: Friends and Family versus Goos and Services.

Tip of the Day: Paypal “Friends and Family” Could Be a Trap

Mobile phone with an unread message and a large question mark.

Tip of the Day: Wrong Numbers May Be on Purpose

An Empty Wallet

Tip of the Day: Think You Have Nothing? You Still Have Plenty to Lose.

A smug individual

Tip of the Day: Scams Happen to All Ages

Scam email

Tip of the Day: Don’t Believe Email Account Warnings. Triple Check First.

Tip of the Day: Cryptocurrency Is a Red Flag

Tip of the Day: Use Bitlocker to Secure a Drive to Be Discarded

Google search results example.

Tip of the Day: Google Is Not a Source

The "hidden" unsubscribe link.

Tip of the Day: Highlight the Hidden Unsubscribe Link

an individual shouting into a megaphone with the words "I'M OUTTA HERE!" coming out of it

Tip of the Day: Don’t Announce Your Departure

How to Get Attention!

Tip of the Day: Headlines Are Written to Make You Click

Tip of the Day: Windows Key + P for Projector Mode

Password field example

Tip of the Day: Discover What’s Behind the Asterisks

Shutdown Command

Tip of the Day: Schedule a Delayed Shutdown

Open Office Preferences

Tip of the Day: Default to Microsoft Office File Types in Open and Libre Office

Windows Setup Install Now

Tip of the Day: Reinstall Windows on That Used Computer

A notepad log.

Tip of the Day: Use Notepad for Your Daily Log

Recuva

Tip of the Day: Run Recuva Even When You Don’t Need It

Command History

Tip of the Day: Command Prompt Command History

Additional settings to turn off.

Tip of the Day: Turn Off the Welcome Screen and Other Tips

an individual sitting at a desktop computer with a puzzled look on their face

Tip of the Day: Learn to Generalize