The optical drive in desktop and laptop computers is disappearing. They are becoming less common, particularly in laptops, and many don’t have them. What if you want to play CDs and DVDs?
If you are switching antivirus software or even just upgrading to a newer version, you should remove all traces of the previous program to avoid problems. Here’s how to do it properly.
Action Note is an interesting utility for Windows 10 that enables you to create notes and access them from within Action Center. It is unusual and also quite useful too.
Every year computers are faster and more powerful than the previous year, so why are they still so frustratingly slow? It is a constant conundrum, but there are ways to speed up and clean up […]
Everyone has problems occasionally and they can be irritating, especially when you need to get work done and the computer or software is playing up. Troubleshooters, special utilities built into Windows can help.
Microsoft got itself into a pickle when it offered unlimited online storage with OneDrive. It then changed the rules and slashed the online storage everyone was given. Now Microsoft has changed the rules again.
Most people install security software on their Windows PC and then forget about it. The default settings may be OK for most people, but are they the best? Here are some useful tweaks to Avast […]
The amount of data that Windows 10 sends back to Microsoft has been a concern for some users. Fortunately, there are lots of privacy tools that will prevent this and here are two new ones.
Wise Memory Optimizer is a free utility that will free up memory on your Windows PC and allow programs to run more efficiently and speedily. That’s the theory anyway and the question is, does it […]
Are you having problems with audio in Windows 10? A weird problem sometimes occurs where audio plays in desktop programs, but no sound is heard in apps from the Windows Store. What can you do?
When you think of maps, Google Maps springs to mind first, but Bing Maps has been steadily improving and it now has some great features, such as traffic cameras and streetside views.
Right click the mouse in Windows and the context menu is displayed. Is it an unruly mess? Are there items you never use and don’t want to see? Clean up the right click menu and […]
If you have just updated Windows 10 you may be running short of disk space because the update is huge and tens of gigabytes of disk space are required to install it. Here’s where all […]
Hidden protection systems? Well, not quite hidden, but there are certainly settings that you should check to make sure they are turned on because they can increase the security of your PC.
Is Windows 10 the biggest spyware program ever created? Some people do not like the way that it shares information with Microsoft and Safer-Networking has a free utility that can prevent that.
Sometimes when you are browsing the web, Chrome (and other web browsers too), will block access to a website with a warning that danger lies ahead. Why? What is wrong? You can find out.
Most people know that to keep the disk drive running at peak performance it must be regularly defragmented. Windows automatically does this, but can it be trusted to do the job?
Microsoft has been providing unlimited cloud storage to Office 365 subscribers, but now the company has backtracked on the deal and will end this offer early in 2016.
Windows 10 is about to change and new features and ways of working with the operating system are coming to your PC soon. Here is a rundown of the changes to the Start menu. Windows […]
A major irritation in Windows 10 for some people is the lack of colour in the title bars of applications. This makes Windows awkward to use and it looks awful, but thankfully there is a […]
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