The following steps show how to disable the second start menu when using multiple screens on Windows 10. In the Windows search box, type Taskbar settings and click on it…
Problem When moving windows between multiple screens - the windows can get "stuck" if moved across the top corners of the screen. Solution This behaviour is caused by the Areo…
One of the biggest problems I find with high resolution screens is that mouse cursor speed is far too slow to get from one side to the other with ease.…
After many years of using USB flash drives I've managed to use one until it's official end of life. Normally drives would be lost long before this point - but…
By default Windows 10 will power down hard drives after 20 minutes of inactivity (or if the computer is a laptop, 10 minutes when on battery). For solid state drives (SSD)…
The following steps show how to enable hard drive encryption using BitLocker on Windows 10. With BitLocker enabled the data on your hard drive will not be able to be…
The Windows 10 Anniversary Updates has removed the toggle switch that allowed you to easily disable Cortana. Hopefully Microsoft will restore this, but for now to disable Cortana you need…
The steps below show how to disable Cortana on Windows 10. Method 1: If you do not have Windows 10 Anniversary Update Click in the Cortana (Windows Search) box at…
When hibernate is enabled Windows will create a file on your system drive to handle the hibernation process. By default the file is 75% of your RAM amount -…