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Earbuds

Tip of the Day: Use Headphones or Earbuds when Video (or Audio) Conferencing

Copy a URL from the address bar

Tip of the Day: You Don’t Need a Share Button to Share

No to default settings

Tip of the Day: Default Settings are Not for Your Convenience

Screen resolution

Tip of the Day: Start with Recommended Display Settings

CMD Search

Tip of the Day: Search Quickly with Command Prompt

Add someone else

Tip of the Day: Add Another Microsoft Log-in Account to Windows 10

Calendar via Windows Clock

Tip of the Day: the Clock Has a Calendar

Mouse

Tip of the Day: Use a Mouse

Right Clicking on a Tile

Tip of the Day: Try Right-Clicking on a Tile

Lock the Taskbar

Tip of the Day: Lock the Taskbar

The Verified Checkmark

Tip of the Day: Beware the Checkmark

It's Shocking!

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

Old Password / New Password

Tip of the Day: Revisit Old Passwords

Top 10 Folder

Tip of the Day: Create a Folder of Shortcuts

God Mode Settings

Tip of the Day: God Mode

Pro in the About Box

Tip of the Day: Get Pro, not Home, if You Have a Choice

Tip of the Day: F11 Is for Focus

Dates

Tip of the Day: Check the Date

Windows 10 Search

Tip of the Day: Restrict Windows Search

Triple Clicking

Tip of the Day: Try Triple Click

Getting 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

Question Marks in URLs?

Tip of the Day: Question Marks in URLs

Windows Setup Install Now

Tip of the Day: Reinstall Windows on That Used Computer

Notepad log

Tip of the Day: Use Notepad for Your Daily Log

Resize a Textbox

Tip of the Day: Resize Some Text Entry Boxes in Chrome (and Edge)

Documents Properties

Tip of the Day: Move Any Default Folder

System Protection

Tip of the Day: Reduce the Number of Restore Points

Screenshot of the Telegram App

Tip of the Day: Screenshots Are Forever

Spam

Tip of the Day: Spam, Junk, or Bulk?

Advanced Sharing

Tip of the Day: A Cheap, Two-Step NAS

Thumbdrive

Tip of the Day: You’ll Probably Lose that Thumb Drive. Plan Ahead.

Where to get Apps setting in Windows 11.

Tip of the Day: Get Apps From Anywhere (or Not)

An extremely bulging battery.

Tip of the Day: Don’t Ignore that Bulging Battery

A password in notepad.

Tip of the Day: Use Notepad For Passwords

Taskbar

Tip of the Day: Double Down on the Taskbar

Starting Windows Backup

Tip of the Day: Windows Built-in Backup is Better than None

Using site:microsoft.com.

Tip of the Day: site:microsoft.com For Better Results

A Location, Shared

Tip of the Day: Share Your Location with Friends

Searching for *.txt

Tip of the Day: Use Wildcards in Search

Screenshots Folder

Tip of the Day: Move the Windows Screenshots Folder

Windows 11 Desktop

Tip of the Day: Quit Relying on the Desktop

YouTube Security Reminder

Tip of the Day: Don’t Ignore Security Reminders

Stop Spam - Twice!

Tip of the Day: Your Two Spam Filters