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External Hard Drive

Tip of the Day: Your Backup Drive Can Be Slow

Format disk operation with Quick format unselected

Tip of the Day: Format that External Disk Before Disposal

CPU Display in Windows 10 Task Manager

Tip of the Day: Your CPU Speed in Task Manager

Windows 10 Start Menu

Tip of the Day: Jump to Letter in the Start Menu

Facebook email addresses

Tip of the Day: Keep Track of Your Alternates

Failed

Tip of the Day: Check Your Backups

My Google Activity

Tip of the Day: Google Search History

Saved product keys

Tip of the Day: Save Your Codes and Keys

Laptop with USB thumbdrive

Tip of the Day: Make Sure You Can Boot from Rescue Media

Sound, Microphone selection in Settings App

Tip of the Day: Avoid Laptop and Tablet Microphones

Windows sign-in screen with Microsoft Account picture.

Tip of the Day: Set or Change Your Microsoft Account Picture

Google Chrome's Cross-browser Sync option

Tip of the Day: Use Browser Sync to Migrate Bookmarks, Extensions, and more

Desktop Shortcuts to Important Sites

Tip of the Day: Put Important Website Shortcuts on the Desktop

Wi-Fi Password Configuration

Tip of the Day: Set a Wi-Fi Password

Narrator settings

Tip of the Day: Windows Narrator

PowerToys Shortcut Guide

Tip of the Day: PowerToys

Password history

Tip of the Day: LastPass Password History

View update history in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: View Update History

Printers & scanners in Windows 10, showing Microsoft XPS Document Writer

Tip of the Day: Get Rid of XPS

Inspect Document option in Microsoft Word

Tip of the Day: Check Word Docs for Information Leakage

Camera privacy settings in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: See and Control Webcam Access in Windows 10

Output Devices listed in Windows 10 Taskbar Volume Control

Tip of the Day: Easily Change Your Audio Device in Windows 10

Creating a folder in the Start menu in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: Windows 10 Start Menu Folders

Wired Keyboard

Tip of the Day: Blow Out your Keyboard with Compressed Air

Night light settings in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: Night Light in Windows 10

Command History

Tip of the Day: Command Prompt Command History

Clipboard History

Tip of the Day: Use Caution with Clipboard History

Net Start showing running services in Windows 10 Home

Tip of the Day: Show Running Services with Net Start

Googling Paypal

Tip of the Day: Search is Safer than Spam

Directory listing of parent directory

Tip of the Day: The Special Meaning of “.”

Tip of the Day: Locating Windows Wallpaper

Emoji Keyboard showing Symbols

Tip of the Day: The Emoji Keyboard is for More than Emojis

USB Power Bank

Tip of the Day: Consider a USB Power Bank

Format Disk Dialog

Tip of the Day: Quick Format is (Probably) Enough

Voicemail in Google Voice

Tip of the Day: Google Voice

Multiple Download Buttons

Tip of the Day: Watch Those Download Buttons

Moving through a list with the keyboard

Tip of the Day: Move Quickly Through a List with the Keyboard

The Emoji "Keyboard"

Tip of the Day: The Windows 10 Emoji Keyboard

Background Apps Setting in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: Disable Background Apps in Windows 10

PUPs with Adobe Flash Player

Tip of the Day: Watch Out for PUPs

Clipboard History

Tip of the Day: Use the Clipboard for Backup

Subscribe!

Tip of the Day: Subscribe Does Not Mean Paid

Registry Editor Properties - Details

Tip of the Day: Get the Windows Version from an Image

Power and Sleep Options

Tip of the Day: Leave Your Laptop Running When Plugged In

Sleep, while more reliable than in the past, can still be a problem if you expect your machine to stay on when plugged in.

Tip of the Day: The Windows 10 Tips App

Windows Features

Tip of the Day: Accessing Additional Windows Features

A Printed Document being Reviewed

Tip of the Day: Print to Proofread

Router Password Change Dialog

Tip of the Day: Change Your Router’s Password

If I could tell you only one thing about securing your home network, this is at the top of my list.

Comparison of Customized CMD

Tip of the Day: Customize the Command Prompt

If you spend any significant time in the Command Prompt, you may want to customize its appearance to be a little more to your liking.

Data Usage Details, per App

Tip of the Day: Data Usage per App