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Tip of the Day: Executable Program Properties

Tip of the Day: The Empty Start Menu

Custom home page

Tip of the Day: Set Your Browser Homepage to Something Useful

Tearing Off a Tab

Tip of the Day: Tear Tabs

Clear print queue

Tip of the Day: Clearing the Print Queue Using a Command File

IrfanView

Tip of the Day: Get a Better Image Viewer

PIN Sign-In

Tip of the Day: Don’t Sign In Automatically

Misleading download ads.

Tip of the Day: Beware of Misleading Ads

Netstat

Tip of the Day: Using Netstat to Examine Network Connections

Permanent Delete

Tip of the Day: The Difference Between Delete and Shift-Delete

shell:AppsFolder

Tip of the Day: More “Shell:” Shortcuts

Continue with Facebook?

Tip of the Day: Don’t Log In With Facebook

Tip of the Day: Remove Stuff From Your Lock Screen

Turn off startup boost.

Tip of the Day: Stop Edge From Starting Automatically

Kaputt - It's Busted!

Tip of the Day: Remember, Hardware Can Break

Reboot!

Tip of the Day: When In Doubt, Reboot

Repair Option

Tip of the Day: Remember to Use Application Repair

Taskbar

Tip of the Day: View the Full Taskbar Notification Area

Encrypted

Tip of the Day: Back Up Encrypted Data Properly

Run as administrator

Tip of the Day: Run As Administrator

Storage

Tip of the Day: Get a Quick Disk-Space Summary in Windows 10 and 11

Google cache:

Tip of the Day: Search Google’s Cache

CTRL+ALT+DEL

Tip of the Day: CTRL+ALT+DEL

Shutdown

Tip of the Day: Shut Down Your Laptop When Traveling

Turn off hibernate

Tip of the Day: Turn Off Hibernate and Free Up Some Disk Space

Mouse Selection Techniques

Tip of the Day: Mouse Selection Techniques

Get Help

Tip of the Day: Get Help in Windows

Old Task Switcher

Tip of the Day: ALT+ALT+Tab to Switch Programs

End Task on the Taskbar

Tip of the Day: Add End Task to the Taskbar

Windows ALT+F4

Tip of the Day: Exit Windows Using ALT+F4

Sign Out

Tip of the Day: Sign Out!

Tracert

Tip of the Day: Tracert

A man standing on a cliff with his hands cupped around his mouth, screaming into the void below. The scene captures a vast, rugged landscape with a deep chasm beneath him, and a dramatic sky overhead. The man is wearing casual outdoor clothing suitable for hiking.

Tip of the Day: Stop Screaming Into the Void

Back of a credit card highlighting the difficult to read number.

Tip of the Day: Dial Carefully

Yelling

Tip of the Day: DON’T YELL!

Google Search

Tip of the Day: Tell Google What Not to Include

Horizontal Scrolling with the Mouse Wheel

Tip of the Day: Horizontal Scroll With the Mouse Wheel

Login

Tip of the Day: Think Twice (or More) Before Sharing a Password

nslookup and ping

Tip of the Day: Resolve IP Addresses in Command Prompt

Run: shell:startup

Tip of the Day: Add Your Own Auto-Start Programs

Slow Computer

Tip of the Day: Don’t Overdo Security Software

Copy as path.

Tip of the Day: Copy as Path

Updated, or not?

Tip of the Day: When Up to Date Isn’t Always Up to Date

Google-connected apps.

Tip of the Day: Check Your Google App Connections

Dragging filename.

Tip of the Day: Drag and Drop Full Paths into Command Prompt

Zoom in File Explorer

Tip of the Day: Zoom in Windows File Explorer

Searching by Date

Tip of the Day: Search Using Dates

False

Tip of the Day: Avoid Being Tricked by a Simple Lie

Control Panel

Tip of the Day: Open (Old) Control Panel in Windows 10 & 11

File -> Save (CTRL+S)

Tip of the Day: Save Early, Save Often, with CTRL+S