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In a recent development, Microsoft has announced that it will now take a more laid-back approach towards users still running Windows 10, opting not to pressure them to upgrade to Windows 11. This decision marks a notable change in the company's strategy, signifying a shift in how they are...

Recent data from Valve's monthly Software & Hardware Survey has revealed a notable decline in Windows 11's market share among Steam users, dipping below the 46% mark for the first time since June 2024. Currently holding approximately 45.81% of the total Windows users on the platform, Windows 11...

Setting up a new operating system can be a daunting task, especially when you're faced with what feels like an endless list of requirements for the installation. Windows 11, designed for the modern user, mandates that new installations are linked to a Microsoft account. However, many users...

Hi. I am wondering how to increase the volume and have it stay. On the taskbar, it won't let me raise the volume . Also, is there a way to enable the peeking at the desktop?

Hello, I have some mini-PC problems, it started when Windows 10 kept pushing updates to flood my 32gb hard drives to a mere 100 mb's in my Asus VivoSticks TS10 making them inoperable. I had to keep deleting updates everyday and could not shut down the automatic updates in the policies no matter...

I need software like Todoist or Microsoft To Do that 1) I can buy and not rent, and 2) I don't have to have an existing account with someone to use (like Microsoft To Do will only work with a Microsoft account). I just want an app I can buy once and not have it tied to an email account. I've...

hello I want to have three accounts on my Windows / PC 1-secondary 2-primary 3-Administrator No authority on the first and second accounts, only users according to my own preferences The third account must be an admin and have full authority Thank you for your help to explain or have a video

My wife uses an old Windows 8 computer, mostly for browsing, and came to me the other day complaining that she was having issues. Internet Explorer would start and display her normal Favorites Bar contents, but then apparently was being re-directed and displaying a ton of favorites she did not...

In Windows 10 v21H2 I disabled in Settings--->Personalization---->START - Show recently added apps=Off and - Show recently opened items in Jump List an Start=Off But when I go to folders - C:\Users\tob\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\ and -...

Windows 21h2 22000652 When I update manually then run compatibility there a fix re: bits. If I leave it on auto and run compatibility it is fine. Is this typical? You can have one or the other but not both, it appears. I would rather run it manually more often than automatically does less...

How to make GoogleDriveBackUpSync Status Window and Status Bar floating around on the Desktop all time freely. Any Way to export the rea-time sync status to an external display windows, s o as to monitor Sync Progress all time?!? 1* GoogleDriveBackUpSync Status Window and Status Bar should be...

Windows 10 Home. I don't store my files in the Documents folder. How can I set OneDrive to open other folders on my hard drive?

I used to have things set up so that if I wanted to mail a page link from, say, FIrefox, Windows would prompt me to choose a mailing program and then I could set an addressee and send email. I don't remember what I had to do to set that up but I'm hesitant to do it again because of Windows'...

Hi, no matter what I put the files in "Large Icons" status, they go back to "Details" status after some time on their own. I want them to stay as "Large Icons" permanently. That only happens when I access my hard drives through Quick Access Toolbar. My windows version is 1809.

At first I connect a SmartPhone through USB cable to my WinDesktop computer and open a directory on this SmartPhone in my local Windows Explorer. The default view is (presumably) "Media View". Right side of WinExplorer shows columns like Artist, Track number, Type" although I am browsing a pure...

Q. Is there not a way to adjust the default icon for Control Panel, NOT as a shortcut but from the actual original desktop icon in Themes> Desktop Icons? It seems to be the only one that you cannot change the default icon for. I'm wondering if there might be a reghack specific to Windows 10 that...

Today, we are pleased to announce the public preview of the Cortana Skills Kit which allows developers to easily create intelligent, personalized experiences for Cortana. Our vision for Cortana has always been to create a digital personal assistant that’s available to users across all their...

Whenever I download photos off my camera, they go to "libraries" "documents", "my documents" - I want them to go to my C: drive and not to the libraries path. How do I change that? Thanks.

I left GTA V to download overnight last night, but my computer restarted during the download, preventing the game from finishing the download. I'm now looking for a way to turn this off. I still want the updates to download automatically, but I don't want them to install and restart my computer...

When thinking about your app data, one aspect to consider is data lifetime. In general, when it comes to the lifetime of data, you have two options: local data, which exists as long as the app that created it remains installed, and roaming data, that will continue existing online even after your...