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Favorites in Microsoft Edge

Tip of the Day: Don’t Rely on Your Browser’s Bookmarks

Tip of the Day: Click Column Headers to Sort

Windows 11 Taskbar Areas

Tip of the Day: Know Your Taskbar

A Corgi looking at a computer screen which displays an explosion

Tip of the Day: Use, But Don’t Rely On, the Cloud

Reset This PC

Tip of the Day: Be Prepared to Reinstall Windows

A corgi in a business office with a PC displaying a Google Search page with the phrase "Where do I find more cookies?" entered as the search term.

Tip of the Day: Look. It. Up.

A Corgi standing in front of a very large PC computer screen pointing to that screen. On that screen is the text "Your IP address is 44.233.178.172"

Tip of the Day: Your IP Address Is Not Secret

All Mail in Gmail

Tip of the Day: All Mail in Gmail

System Restore Interface

Tip of the Day: Know When Restore Points Are Useful

Windows 10 Clipboard Settings

Tip of the Day: Windows 10 and 11 Clipboard

Storage Sense in Windows 11

Tip of the Day: Review Storage Sense

Task Manager Settings

Tip of the Day: Run Task Manager on Startup

Chromebook

Tip of the Day: Consider a Chromebook

A Corgi with a video camera making a video of the contents of his living room

Tip of the Day: Video Your Home

Locked

Tip of the Day: Back Up Encrypted Data Unencrypted

Walter on the Beach

Tip of the Day: Discover Image Search

Controlling application notifications in Settings

Tip of the Day: Tame Notifications in Windows 10 and 11

Incognito

Tip of the Day: Use Incognito to Log into Multiple Accounts Online

A workbench with a large pile of RAM sticks.

Tip of the Day: Make Sure You Can Add RAM

Update Driver

Tip of the Day: Don’t Always Trust Windows for the Latest Drivers

System Reliability Monitor

Tip of the Day: Explore the Reliability Monitor in Windows 10 & 11

Copying Multiple Files with Command Prompt

Tip of the Day: Copy Files in Command Prompt

Tip of the Day: Unhide the Original When Replying

Tip of the Day: Control Audio Devices Per App

A Corgi with a router labelled "ROUTER" to his right, connecting it to a networking switch labelled "SWITCH" to his left

Tip of the Day: Use a Switch to Add Ports to Your Network

Tip of the Day: Adjust the Recycle Bin’s Disk Usage

Tip of the Day: Decode QR Codes on Your PC

A Corgi about to push an "Easy" button. The Corgi has a thought bubble saying "How hard could it be?"

Tip of the Day: That Simple Feature Isn’t So Simple

Walter

Tip of the Day: Facebook Messes with Your Photos

A computer hard disk on fire

Tip of the Day: Hard Drives Die

Feedback Hub

Tip of the Day: Tell Microsoft What You Think

ClearType

Tip of the Day: Tune ClearType

A happy Corgi surrounded by computers and other digital devices.

Tip of the Day: Step Back a Moment

Extensions in Google Chrome

Tip of the Day: Review Your Browser’s Extensions and Add-ins

CMD as a Startup Item

Tip of the Day: Easily Add Startup Programs

A Corgi holding a credit card about to make a payment in a shop, closeup on the credit card.

Tip of the Day: Contact the Merchant Before Reversing a Charge

Mouse Properties

Tip of the Day: Make the Mouse Pointer Easier to Find

Customized Command Prompt

Tip of the Day: Set a Custom Command Prompt Prompt

Disk Space

Tip of the Day: Checking a Disk’s Free Space

Font Manager

Tip of the Day: Preview Fonts in Windows 10 and 11

Tip of the Day: Be Aware of Scroll Lock in Excel

Tip of the Day: Middle-Click to Close Browser Tabs

Sorted Names

Tip of the Day: Sort in the Command Line

Character Map

Tip of the Day: Enter Characters that Don’t Have Keys

Hosts file in notepad

Tip of the Day: Block a Website Using Your Hosts File

Remove Printer

Tip of the Day: Remove Unused Printers

Windows 10 Color Settings

Tip of the Day: Control Your Windows 10 and 11 Accent Color

Log in with Facebook

Tip of the Day: DON’T Log in with Facebook

UNC Example

Tip of the Day: Access a Network Shared Without a Drive Letter

Contact Support

Tip of the Day: If You’re Paying for Something, Go to the Source for Help