Windows 11 is, by almost any measure, a modern, visually appealing, and highly capable operating system. Microsoft’s latest flagship OS brings a fresh look, smarter features, and a swath of quality-of-life improvements with each update. Yet for all its polish and promise, longtime users and new...
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Users may not be aware of it, but you can customise the Start icon right click menu.
This is not a tutorial, as such, but, for information of users who like to play with these thongs. ths Power menu is situated at:
C:\Users\David\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX
You can add or delete...
There are some things w/in Windows 8.1 of which you may not be aware but, should be.
1. Bottom-Left Corner... There is now a Windows logo button on the Taskbar. This acts much the same as the Windows key on the keyboard. Hitting it will give the Start screen & one can toggle back & forth w/...
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I read, all over the web, comments regarding the dislike for the forthcoming Windows 8, and in particular, and in fact almost exclusively, criticism of the (as it was called) Metro.
I was urged to print my own thoughts on the subject, and I published an article which I have repeated here, in...
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Tutorial on customizing (Navigating) your Win 8 installation:
When you open Win 8 for the first time you will be very startled. You will be presented with what is called the Metro Start Menu. This replaces the well know Windows Start Menu. Do not panic!
Note: This tutorial is generally for...
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I am configuring a computer that will be hooked into a video conference system and needs to be on all the time. This pc has a special local user account, so we dont want anyone logging out, or switching user. we also don't want the computer to be locked, hibernate, sleep, or shutdown. I switched...