Computers are full of distractions and notifications, alerts, messages and so on all compete for our attention. Get more work done by configuring Windows Focus Assist.
How do you make sure that everything gets done every day or every week? Use a to-do list app to organise your activities and your time. Here are 5 Windows 10 apps that do the […]
Microsoft may have ditched its streaming music ambitions, but the Groove Music app continues to receive updates and is better than ever. Use it to create your own music streaming service.
If you have accidentally uninstalled OneDrive or it has disappeared for no apparent reason, this guide shows how to install it and get it working again. It also shows how to remove OneDrive.
If you want to know what is going on under the surface of a Windows PC, Task Manager can help. If you want to dig deeper, these alternative utilities provide more detailed views of processes.
If you are working on your PC and are distracted for a minute, do you return to find it in sleep mode? How can you stop it or at least change it to give you […]
Windows 10 knows what you did last summer! Well, maybe not that far back but it records the tasks you perform and lets you browse the past and then continue where you left off.
If you have more than one computer running Windows 10 you can create shared Desktop and Documents so that your files are available whichever computer you use. Access them online too.
Microsoft is about to get tough on registry cleaners, Windows cleanup utilities and similar software. It might even delete them from your computer. Here’s what prompted them to take action.
Although disk drives have grown in size, so have our files and there never seems to be enough space. Finding out what is using the most space is an easy task in the Windows 10 […]
Defragging the disk in Windows PCs used to be an essential maintenance task, but is less important than it once was. However, there are still occasions when it can boost PC performance a little.
Windows 10 has an option to show a new image on the lock screen every day and many of them are excellent. Save these images and then use them elsewhere, such as the desktop background.
The screen can become crowded with overlapping windows when working on a laptop, but mastering the use of multiple desktops can help with multitasking and working on several applications at once.
The Photos app was already one of the best apps in Windows 10, but now it is even better. Microsoft has added new drawing tools and lets you share animations online with your friends.
Microsoft has settled into a pattern of big updates to Windows at least once a year and sometimes twice. A massive update requires preparation to ensure it goes smoothly and to avoid potential problems.
The Windows Photos app has had some brilliant new features added recently and it is now able to turn your photos into movies that can be saved or shared online. Remix your videos in Photos!
At the right side of the taskbar in Windows is a battery icon or at least there should be a battery icon, but sometimes it disappears. If you have this problem there is an easy […]
Talking is a lot easier than typing and OneNote lets you speak notes instead of pummeling the keyboard till your fingers are sore. Here’s how it works and also when it doesn’t. It’s almost, but […]
There are more extensions for Microsoft Edge browser in Windows 10 than ever and the collection is growing. There is still a long way to go, but the range and quality is increasing.
Action Center in Windows 10 has a collection of quick action buttons that provide useful functions. In this guide I will show how to customise those buttons and make them even more useful.
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