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Google Chrome and Firefox Side-by-side

Tip of the Day: Different Browsers for Different Accounts

Email Address

Tip of the Day: Prevent Email Harvesting with Images

Chrome Remote Desktop

Tip of the Day: Use Remote Access With Caution

Search Google Chrome Settings

Tip of the Day: Search Google Chrome Settings

View Update History in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: View Your Update History in Windows 10

Spam Can

Tip of the Day: Unsubscribe Versus Mark as Spam

A document with assorted formatting

Tip of the Day: Clear Formatting Using Notepad

Notepad turns out to be a useful tool to remove formatting from fancy text.

Pinned drive on the Start menu

Tip of the Day: Pin a Folder to the Start Menu

The new Windows Start menu has given one of my oldest questions an easy answer.

Forwarding SPAM

Tip of the Day: Don’t Forward All Email

Belarc Advisor

Tip of the Day: Belarc Advisor

Clear browsing data in Edge

Tip of the Day: Remember Clearing Cookies Clears Logins

Incognito

Tip of the Day: InPrivate and Incognito Sessions Do Not Make You Secure Online

mklink example

Tip of the Day: mklink: Hard and Symbolic Links in Windows

File system links can make files and folders appear in more than one place. It can be quite useful.

Files and Folders

Tip of the Day: Files and Folders

Device In Use

Tip of the Day: What’s Preventing “Safely Remove”?

Save Options in Camtasia Screen Recorder

Tip of the Day: Default to the Cloud

Permanently Delete File

Tip of the Day: Permanently Delete a File

File Open with Thumbnails

Tip of the Day: Icons or Thumbnails?

TREE of C:\Windows

Tip of the Day: The TREE Command

ALT+TAB

Tip of the Day: ALT+TAB

The ALT+TAB tab sequence is under-appreciated. Learn its power and flexibility to switch between running programs.

Microsoft Office Online

Tip of the Day: Try Microsoft Office Online

Command Line Search

Tip of the Day: Searching Via the Command Prompt

Using the Command Prompt can often be quicker and clearer than Windows’ own built-in search function.

Changing Size of Displayed Items

Tip of the Day: the Size of Things on Your Display

Windows 10 has made controlling the size of items on your display easier and more obvious.

User Account Control

Tip of the Day: Avoid “UAC Blindness”

Email addresses specified for Facebook

Tip of the Day: Give Facebook More than One Email Address

A cell in Excel

Tip of the Day: Two Ways to Copy in Excel

Show hidden files, folders, and drives

Tip of the Day: View Hidden Files

Just START Typing

Tip of the Day: Just Start Typing

One small change to how the Start menu works, coupled with the increased power of Windows Search, and you might find yourself leaving significant parts of the Windows UI behind.

Autocorrect & Suggestions

Tip of the Day: Turn Off Autocorrect on Mobile

Uninstall Apps

Tip of the Day: Uninstall (Some) Apps

Uninstalling some of the pre-installed apps in Windows 10 is (usually) possible.

Downloading

Tip of the Day: Save the Installation Media

CPU Meter

Tip of the Day: Put a CPU Meter in Your Taskbar

Windows comes with its own little CPU meter built in. You can access it using Task Manager.

Resetting Windows 10

Resetting Windows 10

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Unpin From Start

Tip of the Day: Removing Start Menu Tiles

The Windows 10 Start menu is one of its most controversial features. What most people don’t realize is how much you can customize it.

A bit.ly link report

Tip of the Day: Beware of Bit.ly

Personalizing Windows 10 Mail

Tip of the Day: Personalize the Windows Mail Program

Open File Location (on Adobe Bridge)

Tip of the Day: Locate Start Menu Items

System Icons settings in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: Hide the Clock

Inspectre

Tip of the Day: Inspectre

Tip of the Day: Modify Your Windows 10 Start Menu

Pin settings to the Start menu option

Tip of the Day: Pin Settings Items to the Start Menu

Ask Leo! Internal Search

Tip of the Day: Searching Ask Leo!

Disabling a network interface

Tip of the Day: Disabling Your Network Interface

Power Button settings

Tip of the Day: Control Your Laptop’s Power Button

How Do I Install Google Chrome in Windows 10?

How Do I Install Google Chrome in Windows 10?

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Uninstalling McAffee

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Installing Dropbox

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Updating the BIOS and Drivers

Updating the BIOS and Drivers

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Initial Update Getting Windows Up-to-date

Initial Update – Getting Windows Up-to-date

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Backing Up A Machine Before Turning It On

Backing Up A Machine Before Turning It On

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