PowerToys was a set of utilities that Microsoft released many, many years ago. These utilities were aimed at power users but lots of end users found use in them as well. As is with many useful and well-loved things that Microsoft develops, they were eventually discontinued. Microsoft has decided to …
Read More »How to capture menus with Snip & Sketch on Windows 10
Snip & Sketch is replacing the Snipping tool on Windows 10. If you were to launch the Snipping tool now, you’d see a message at the bottom telling you to give this new tool a try. It’s a good tool but it doesn’t work quite the same way that the …
Read More »How to extract an accountpicture-ms image to BMP on Windows 10
When you need to set a profile picture, a contact photo, or a wallpaper on Windows 10, a simple PNG or JPEG file will do the trick. Windows 10 doesn’t force you to use a specific file format for images and works with most common ones. That said, when you …
Read More »How to install a VLC player skin on Windows 10
VLC player is known for its features and its ability to play a myriad of file types. Its interface is nothing to write home about. It’s a plain, no non-sense UI that doesn’t care much for design, usability, or even accessibility. If you do not like the default UI, you …
Read More »How to fix the ‘Invalid value for registry’ error on Windows 10
The Windows registry is not something you should edit if you don’t know what you’re doing, or if you don’t know how to back up the various entries you want to edit. In fact, even if you know your way around the registry, a backup is still necessary because if …
Read More »How to fix the KB4511555 high CPU usage bug on Windows 10 1903
Microsoft is breaking things in Windows 10 again. A recent update, KB4511555, has resulted in high CPU usage on many systems. High CPU usage is a common enough bug on Windows 10 but this particular bug is because the update has broken something in Cortana/Windows Search. The good news is …
Read More »How to use the Snipping Tool with keyboard shortcuts on Windows 10
Long before Microsoft added Snip & Sketch to Windows 10, before the Win+Print Screen feature was added, there was the Snipping tool. It’s been a part of Windows for a long time though, with the arrival of Snip & Sketch, it’s days are numbered. The tool is still present on …
Read More »How to manually install Intel Graphics Windows 10 DCH Drivers
A while back, Intel released special drivers for their newer CPU models. These modern drivers came with their own problems; they wouldn’t install on systems with supported CPUs. Users were able to force install the driver but Intel discouraged it to the point they removed the file that was used …
Read More »3 ways to create a progressive JPEG on Windows 10
Website load times have improved over the years. This is in part due to how websites are now built but also because there are now more sophisticated tools that help make the content ‘lighter’, or to optimize it for better viewing and load times. One such tool is a progressive …
Read More »Minecraft Windows 10 vs Java version: Which should you buy?
Minecraft was originally a Java based game until Microsoft bought it. The company has left Minecraft mostly untuoched in that the team continues to develop it to the same standard before with one exception. There is a Minecraft UWP version of the game. The Java version is still alive and …
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