Problem By default, Windows 7 uses the "Windows Picture and Fax Viewer" application for opening images and "File Explorer" for opening ZIP files. Neither are particularly good at what they…

If you've recently upgraded the hard drive in your PS4 and want to use it on your computer - you'll find that the drive doesn't appear in Windows Explorer. This…

Problem After installing IrfanView image thumbnails are not displayed in File Explorer (also known as My Computer, Computer or Windows Explorer). Solution In the taskbar, type "control panel" and click…

Unlike Windows XP, Windows 7 doesn't provide a standard button to clear the Start Menu 'Run' history. Microsoft's solution is to 'untick' then 'retick' the 'Store and display a list…

The steps below show how to embed an Excel spreadsheet in a Word document. This allows the data in the Excel spreadsheet to be updated outside of the Word document, while keeping…

The steps below show how to link a Word document with an Excel spreadsheet. This allows the data in the Excel spreadsheet to be updated outside of the Word document, while…

By default in Windows 7 file extensions are not displayed. All files in Windows have a file extension, for example Document.docx Windows uses these to know how to open the…

The list below details the attachments that are blocked by default by Outlook 2013. To unblock the attachments, see Outlook 2013 – How to unblock ‘potentially unsafe’ attachments   File…

Problem After migrating from an earlier version of Office to Office 2013 some Access databases do not load or do not run correctly. You may see an error message which…