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Windows 10 – How to change clock to 12 hour – show AM/PM The last few times I’ve installed Windows 10 by default the time was set to 24-hour format. The steps below... 2
[SOLVED] Windows 10 – Screen brightness too dark Windows 10 comes complete with a number of energy effecient options, however some of these leave may leave your screen... 5
Format USB drives beyond FAT32 32GB limit – for PS4 and MAC OS I recently discovered that a brand new USB hard drive promoted as “Apple Mac compatible” was formatted using the NTFS...
Three ways to wipe a USB drive from Windows CAUTION: The steps below will completely wipe the data from the USB drive you select. Make sure you choose the...
Windows 10 – How to stop laptop going to sleep when lid closed By default Windows 10 will make a laptop computer to go sleep when the lid is closed. The following steps...
[SOLVED] Lenovo – Built-in webcam camera not working (Windows 10) Problem When attempting to use the built in camera on a Lenovo laptop the camera does not work. Instead of... 35
Windows 10 – How to uninstall Photos app The steps below show how to uninstall the Photos app from Windows 10. When you uninstall the Photos app the... 3
Windows 10 – How to completely disable your webcam camera If you have an integrated camera on your Windows 10 computer, such as on a laptop computer, you may be... 7
Windows 10 – How to set what happens when laptop lid closed The following steps detail how to change what happens when a laptop lid is closed. This is normally handled as... 1
Windows 10 – How to disable automatic brightness adjustments For computers with a light sensor, typically laptop computers, Windows 10 has the ability to automatically adjust the screen brightness... 11
[SOLVED] Windows 10 – .NET Framework fails to install Problem Windows 10 prompts that the .NET Framework needs to be installed. An app on your PC needs the following... 3
[SOLVED] Windows Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app error What is SmartScreen? SmartScreen is a security feature built into Windows 10, specifically the Windows Defender tool. Each time an...
Windows 10 – How to generate test files of any size The following Command Prompt command can be used to create a test file of any length. fsutil file createnew <filename>...
Windows 10 – How to change clock to 24 hour format Click on the clock at the bottom right of your screen then click on ‘Date and time settings’ In the... 2
Windows 10 – How to reduce hibernate hiberfil.sys file size When hibernate is enabled Windows will create a file on your system drive to handle the hibernation process. By... 1
Windows 10 – How to disable Recent Items and Frequent Folders history When you open files or folders Windows 10 keeps a history so it can list your ‘Recent Items’ (recently opened... 1
Startup folder locations for Windows 7, 8, 10 The startup folder is a convinent place to save shortcuts to programs or scripts so they run when a user...
Windows 10 – How to control hard drive power down By default Windows 10 will power down hard drives after 20 minutes of inactivity (or if the computer is a laptop,... 1
Windows won’t boot – how to repair the Windows Boot Loader (BCD) Several times after performing a system restore I’ve found my computer doesn’t boot – instead I get a message which...
Windows 10 – How to bring back Windows Photo Viewer Windows 10 comes with a range of new applications for using your files, one of these is ‘Photos’ which replaces... 3
Windows 10 – How to set File Explorer default location to ‘This PC’ The following steps detail how to change the File Explorer default location from quick access to ‘This PC’ (previously known...
Windows 10 – How to lock taskbar system icons In Windows 10 there is no window to choose which taskbar system icons are shown or hidden. To lock or...
Windows 10 – How to disable devices using the device manager The process below details how to disable devices using the device manager in Windows 10. When a device is disabled... 2
Windows 10 – How to offline install the .NET Framework The following steps detail how to install the .NET Framework offline (without an Internet connection). To be able to do...
Windows 10 – How to scan documents Windows 10 doesn’t come with a scanner app, well it did come with “Scan” for a short time, instead you...
Windows 10 – How to increase mouse cursor speed One of the biggest problems I find with high resolution screens is that mouse cursor speed is far too slow...
Windows 10 – How to manually run disk check Windows 10 automatically runs a disk check on the computers hard drives in the background and will report on any...
Windows 10 – How to change network preference order (use wired before Wi-Fi/wireless) Something a lot of people don’t realise is that by default Windows will use your wireless network connection even when...
How to convert FAT32 USB drive to NTFS The following steps show how to convert a USB drive that is formatted in the FAT32 format to NTFS. Method...
Windows 10 – How to disable Cortana search The steps below show how to disable Cortana on Windows 10. Method 1: If you do not have Windows 10...
Windows 10 – How to set what happens when power button pressed The following steps detail how to change what happens when the power button is pressed. By default the power button...
Windows 10 – How to adjust screen brightness In the ‘Search the web and Windows’ box in the taskbar, type ‘brightness’ From the list, click on ‘Adjust screen...
Windows 10 – How to disable suggested apps in the start menu By default Windows 10 will occasionally show ‘suggested apps’ in the start menu. There’s really no other way to see...
Windows 10 – How to encrypt a drive using BitLocker The following steps show how to enable hard drive encryption using BitLocker on Windows 10. With BitLocker enabled the data...
IrfanView – Thumbnails not displaying in Windows Explorer Problem After installing IrfanView image thumbnails are not displayed in File Explorer (also known as My Computer, Computer or Windows...
How to create individual ZIP files from folders The following steps will show how to create individual ZIP files from a collection of folders. The process will create...
Windows 10 – How to fix start menu search not working Problem When attempting to search for items in the Windows 10 start menu – no results are shown. This happens...
Windows 10 – How to fix system time being wrong By default Windows 10 will automatically determine your time zone and set the system time. Exactly how it determines your...
How to create CMD files using Windows 10 The following steps show how to create a CMD file using Windows 10. WARNING: HERE BE DRAGONS! CMD files are...
Windows 10 – How to install Activity Directory (RSAT) tools The steps below show how to install the Active Directory Users and Computers tool in Windows 10. IMPORTANT: The Active...
Windows 10 – How to enable gpedit.msc (Group Policy Editor) in Home edition Chances are you if bought your computer with Windows pre-installed it will be the ‘home’ edition. The home edition has... 1
Windows 10 – How to view saved Wi-Fi passwords The following steps show how to view a saved Wi-Fi using Windows 10. If you want to forget a saved...
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How to create a bootable USB flash drive to install Windows 10 The following steps detail how to create an Windows 10 install USB drive. This can be used if your computer...
How to fix blurry text on FHD screen Problem I recently purchased a new Lenovo laptop – top of the line specs at a bargain price – including...
Windows 10 – How to enable delete confirmation prompt In Windows 7 and before when files were deleted you would see a prompt window asking if you want to...
Windows 10 – How to uninstall fonts The following steps show how to uninstall fonts using Windows 10. This may be useful if you have a font...
Windows 10 – How to delete “The handle is invalid” folders So you’ve managed to create a folder a folder which Windows doesn’t support? Leaving you with a folder you can’t...
Windows 10 – How to install new fonts The following steps show how to install fonts in Windows 10. In this example we’ll be installing free fonts found...
Windows 10 – How to disable notification sounds When Windows 10 has something to say it displays a message box at the bottom right of the screen along...
Windows 10 – How to enable hibernate power option By default Windows 10 offers sleep, shut down and restart power options from the start menu. The steps below show... 6
Windows 10 – How to clear the Recent Files history in File Explorer In Windows 10 every file you open by double-clicking is added to the Recent Files list. This list can be...
Windows 10 – How to add ‘This PC’ / ‘Computer’ icon to desktop The following steps detail how to add the ‘This PC’ icon (previously known as ‘Computer’ or ‘My Computer’ to the...
Windows 10 – How to disable start menu on multiple screens The following steps show how to disable the second start menu when using multiple screens on Windows 10. In the...
Windows 10 – How to tell which version of Windows 10 installed The following steps show how to check which version of Windows 10 is installed. Click on the Windows button then...
Windows 10 – How to tell which update version number installed The following steps show how to tell which update version number of Windows 10 is installed. This will give you...
Windows 10 – How to forget saved Wi-Fi network The following steps show how to make Windows 10 forget a previously saved Wi-Fi network. Click on the Wi-Fi (or...
Windows 10 – How to enable night light mode (blue light) The Windows 10 Creators Update introduced a new feature – ‘night light’. With night light your the tones on your...
Windows 10 – How to check activation status The following steps show how to check the product activation status of a Windows 10 installation. Right-click on the Windows...
Windows 10 – How to connect Bluetooth mouse/keyboard The following steps can be used to connect a Bluetooth device to Windows 10. This includes a mouse, keyboard, headset,...
Windows 10 – How to change activation key The following steps show how to register Windows 10 with a new product key, for example if your Windows 10...
Windows 10 – How to change desktop background wallpaper The following steps show how to change the desktop background using Windows 10. NOTE: if you want to set your...
Windows 10 – How to switch from Microsoft to local account (Anniversary Update) The following steps show how to switch from logging on using a Microsoft account to a local account. This will... 2
Windows 10 – Home vs Pro – which should you use? If you’re left wondering whether Windows 10 Home or Pro edition is best for you – chances are Home is...
Windows 10 – How to enable auto logon The following process describes how to enable auto logon for a Windows 10 computer. How to enable auto logon for...
Windows 10 – How to switch from Microsoft to local account The following steps show how to switch from logging on using a Microsoft account to a local account. This will...
How to record your screen as an animated GIF If you’re looking to record your screen and save as an animated GIF look no further than Screen to Gif....
Windows 10 – How to disable Cortana search with Anniversary Update The Windows 10 Anniversary Updates has removed the toggle switch that allowed you to easily disable Cortana. Hopefully Microsoft will...
Windows 10 – How to show hidden files and folders The following steps show how to show hidden files and folders in Windows 10. Open File Explorer (Windows key +...
Windows 10 – How to disable web search in the start menu When using Windows 10 search by default the results will include web search results using Bing along side the matching...
Windows 10 – How to check which edition installed The following steps show how to check which edition of Windows 10 is installed – for example, Home or Pro...
Windows 10 – How to disable OneDrive downloading prompt By default, when OneDrive needs to download files in the background – a notification is shown in the bottom right...
Windows 10 – How to search using multiple terms The following shows how to use Windows 10 to search with multiple terms. For example – looking for either JPG...