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OneDrive Backup Offer

Tip of the Day: DO NOT Enable OneDrive Backup

Browser back button

Tip of the Day: Open Browser History Pages in a New Tab

Tip of the Day: Turn Off Windows 11 Widgets

A scary unknown USB thumbdrive.

Tip of the Day: Don’t Insert That USB Stick You Found

Command Prompt Command History

Tip of the Day: More Command History in Command Prompt

The back side of a desktop computer with an extreme amount of dust and pet hair, making it appear as the dustiest computer ever seen. The dust should be extremely thick, forming a dense, almost solid layer that covers every part of the computer's back. It should be difficult to even distinguish the ports and cables due to the heavy accumulation of dust and pet hair. The image should convey an extreme level of neglect and lack of cleaning, with the dust and hair almost transforming the appearance of the computer.

Tip of the Day: Dust Is Your Enemy

Search on page

Tip of the Day: Search Within a Webpage

CHKDSK scanning

Tip Of The Day: Run CHKDSK Without Using Command Prompt

File Explorer Views

Tip of the Day: File Explorer Views

Screen Saver

Tip of the Day: Password-Protect Your Screen Saver

Systeminfo

Tip of the Day: The Systeminfo Command

Properties

Tip of the Day: Play with Properties

Pin to the QuickAccess area

Tip of the Day: Pin a Folder to Quick Access

Mute volume

Tip of the Day: Mute the Speaker Quickly

A Restored Window

Tip of the Day: Maximize and Minimize From the Keyboard

Attachment

Tip of the Day: Only Open Safe Email Attachments

Preview pane

Tip of the Day: Preview Files Without Leaving Windows File Explorer

Battery Saver

Tip of the Day: Battery Saver

"God Mode"

Tip of the Day: God Mode

CTRL+SHIFT+ESC

Tip of the Day: Task Manager in a Keystroke

Tip of the Day: Lock Your Computer

Search or address bar?

Tip of the Day: Address Bar or Search?

Close Window

Tip of the Day: Close Programs From the Taskbar

Additional Folders Pinned to Start Menu

Tip of the Day: Pin Common Folders to Start

Tip of the Day: Make Windows Less Helpful

Windows Key + Print Screen

Tip of the Day: Screen Capture to a File

Two Factor

Tip of the Day: Enable Multi-factor Authentication on Your Email Account

A short batch file.

Tip of the Day: Batch Files

Windows 11 File Explorer

Tip of the Day: What Is File Explorer, Anyway?

Tip of the Day: Free Up Space with Disk Cleanup

Windows Key + I

Tip of the Day: Open Settings with a Keystroke

You're up to date!

Tip of the Day: Stay Up to Date

Windows Desktop

Tip of the Day: Set a Desktop Background

Sound Mixer

Tip of the Day: More Granular Control of Volume

My Very Clean Desktop

Tip of the Day: Manage Your Desktop Icons

Comparing links

Tip of the Day: Hover Before Clicking

The PATH variable in CMD

Tip of the Day: The PATH Variable

Tip of the Day: ALT+Tab and Win+TAB

Kindle Notes

Tip of the Day: Your Kindle Notes Online

Your Skeptical Grump

Tip of the Day: Be Skeptical

DIR /S/B

Tip of the Day: Build and Search a List of Every File on Your PC

Three Desktops

Tip of the Day: The Three States of a Window

Windows Key Shortcut

Tip of the Day: The Taskbar Program Keyboard Shortcut

Google Timeline

Tip of the Day: Check Your Google Timeline

Typing on a mobile device

Tip of the Day: Changing Your Phone Number Is a Big Deal

Copying a sharing link.

Tip of the Day: Send Links Instead of Attachments

Password

Tip of the Day: Make Your Passwords Longer

Pushd and Popd in Command Prompt

Tip of the Day: PushD and PopD

Zoom in Internet Explorer

Tip of the Day: Bigger and Smaller with CTRL+ and CTRL-

Display email option

Tip of the Day: Control Your Email Address on the Sign-in Screen