Enhance Your Windows Experience with Microsoft PowerToys
Microsoft PowerToys is a free collection of tools that can help power users get the most out of their Windows experience. With a range of useful features, from window management…
Windows 10
What’s the difference between a JPG and JPEG file
If you pay close attention to the files on your computer - you may have noticed two different - but similar - file types: JPG and JPEG. But what's the…
Why you can’t use 100% of hard drive capacity
If you look closely you'll see that hard drives never show their full advertised capacity. Perhaps you've bought a nice new 1 TB hard drive to copy files to -…
7 questions to ask at an IT Support job interview
So you've landed an interview for an IT Support job - you've prepared for the interview but what asking your own questions? What should you ask? The questions below are…
5 ways to stay safe on public Wi-Fi
Public Wi-Fi may seem like a convenient way to get free quick access to the Internet - but it comes with some risks. What's wrong with public Wi-Fi? The risk…
The difference between Win + D and Win + M commands
Experienced Windows users will know there's two commands to minimise all windows Win + D (show desktop) Win + M (minimise) They may appear to be the same - but…
Passwords for keeps – Microsoft removes password expiration Windows 10 security baseline
Password expiration is a common practice in enterprise environments - requiring users to regularly change their passwords. This practice was sold as a security measure - however changing a password…
Blocked folder names in Windows 10
If you try to create a folder in Windows 10 called "con" you will get a surprise - it's not allowed. Instead you get an error which reads The specified…
How to decrud a fresh install of Windows 10
A fresh install of Windows 10 is bloated with bells and whistles. In previous versions of Windows only a small number of changes were required to make the user experience…