Articles tagged: Windows 8 Tips

Update history

Tip of the Day: View Windows Update History

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Windows File Explorer

Tip of the Day: Use Windows File Explorer to Explore Files

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Windows File Explorer Columns

Tip of the Day: Windows File Explorer Display Options

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Driver updating

Tip of the Day: Use Device Manager to Update Drivers

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Device Manager

Tip of the Day: Access the Device Manager Quickly

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Full Path in Windows File Explorer

Tip of the Day: View the Full Path in Windows File Explorer

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Performance Options

Tip of the Day: Disable Screen Effects for Speed

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Windows Volume Mixer

Tip of the Day: Quick Access to the Volume Mixer

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Letter to Mom

Tip of the Day: Edit Elsewhere

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TAB Key in Action

Tip of the Day: TAB Through Fields

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Save As Location

Tip of the Day: Where Does Save Save?

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Running https://askleo.com

Tip of the Day: Run Anything

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Printer Windows 7

Tip of the Day: System-wide Printer Settings

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ClearType

Tip of the Day: Tune Your Text for Easier Reading

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RAM

Tip of the Day: Add RAM

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Battery report.

Tip of the Day: Get a Battery Report

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F5

Tip of the Day: F5 for Refresh

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Side by side explorers.

Tip of the Day: Side-by-Side Explorers in Four Keystrokes

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Send to notepad

Tip of the Day: SendTo Notepad

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SHIFT+Click to run another instance

Tip of the Day: Quickly Run Two Copies of a Program

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Shortcut to a folder.

Tip of the Day: Open Windows File Explorer on a Specific Folder

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Typing ALT codes

Tip of the Day: ALT Keyboard Characters

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ping diagnostics

Tip of the Day: Diagnose Network Problems with Ping

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Start /Min

Tip of the Day: Run a Program Minimized from the Command Prompt

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Settings -> System Information

Tip of the Day: System Information in a Keystroke

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Many Icons from SHELL32.dll

Tip of the Day: Change a Folder’s Icon

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Projector Mode in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: Projector Mode

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ipconfig /all

Tip of the Day: View Your Network IP Configuration

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Creating a Webpage Shortcut

Tip of the Day: Make a Shortcut to a Webpage

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Taskbar Buttons

Tip of the Day: Manage Taskbar Icons

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Tip of the Day: Executable Program Properties

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shell:AppsFolder

Tip of the Day: More “Shell:” Shortcuts

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Reboot!

Tip of the Day: When In Doubt, Reboot

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Repair Option

Tip of the Day: Remember to Use Application Repair

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Taskbar

Tip of the Day: View the Full Taskbar Notification Area

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Run as administrator

Tip of the Day: Run As Administrator

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CTRL+ALT+DEL

Tip of the Day: CTRL+ALT+DEL

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Mouse Selection Techniques

Tip of the Day: Mouse Selection Techniques

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Windows ALT+F4

Tip of the Day: Exit Windows Using ALT+F4

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Tracert

Tip of the Day: Tracert

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Horizontal Scrolling with the Mouse Wheel

Tip of the Day: Horizontal Scroll With the Mouse Wheel

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nslookup and ping

Tip of the Day: Resolve IP Addresses in Command Prompt

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Run: shell:startup

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

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Copy as path.

Tip of the Day: Copy as Path

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Dragging filename.

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

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Zoom in File Explorer

Tip of the Day: Zoom in Windows File Explorer

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XCOPY

Tip of the Day: Copy Only Updated Files Using XCOPY

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Clicking the icon to minimize and restore an app

Tip of the Day: Minimize and Restore Programs Quickly Using the Taskbar

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Calculator

Tip of the Day: Windows Calculator

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DriverQuery

Tip of the Day: List All Drivers

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