Newer versions of Bluetooth bring along with it many new features, but you need to have compatible hardware in order to take advantage of them! Here’s how to check! Click on the Bluetooth picture below!
“Windows has a built-in Disk Cleanup tool, and it works very well. Microsoft has been improving it, and it works even better in the latest versions of Windows 10. This tool removes temporary files, previous Windows installations, log files, old Windows updates, thumbnails, and various other cache files. If you’ve never run it, you can… Continue Reading Free Up Space
Windows 10 Backup…… Are you backing up your computer? Don’t wait until it’s too late to find out. Windows 10 uses File History to backup your personal files. File History takes snapshots of versions of your files and stores them on an external hard drive. You will then have a library of past versions that… Continue Reading Windows 10 Backup
Another useful feature in Windows 10 is storage sense, it will automatically free up space on your hard drive by removing old temporary files, and even downloads that haven’t changed in 30 days, if you so choose. Navigate to settings, storage, and enable it there. If you click “change how we free up space” you… Continue Reading Let windows automatically free up space
In Edge you can pin your frequently used websites right to the taskbar. Just open the page, click the menu button on the far right, and click “pin this page to the taskbar”. You can also pin them to the start menu. Now surfing Reddit or Facebook is only a click away.
Windows Defender now has the ability to help control ransomware through controlled folder access. Install the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, go to the settings app and then to the Windows Defender Security Center. Go to the controlled folder access toggle. Turn this on and Windows 10 will make sure that only programs it consider… Continue Reading Using Controlled Folder Access to Help Fight Ransomware in Windows 10
Want to work on a document but keep the original the way it was? Go to File > Open > Recent, right click on the document you’re looking for, and click “Open a copy”.
Quickly create new emails, appointments and more by right clicking the outlook icon on the taskbar, a menu will popup showing the options. A handy feature if you want to send something but don’t want the whole outlook window to take over the screen.
The days of using Windows Key + L are over. With the latest windows 10 update (Dubbed the Creator’s Update), you can pair your phone to your PC with Bluetooth, and it will auto lock your system when you step away from it. To enable it, navigate to Control Panel > Hardware & Sound >… Continue Reading Dynamic Lock
This is an Easter Egg in windows, that brings up a menu with pretty much any common task or setting you’ll need to change on your system. Simply create a new folder, and name it GodMode. {ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}. Double click on it to open the menu.
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