Windows

If you have an exceptionally important file, one that you cannot afford to lose, you should always store it somewhere you’re unlikely to delete it. To make accessing it easier, you can create a shortcut to the file and use that to open it. If you ever accidentally delete the …

Windows 10 supports two different methods for taking screenshots; PrntScrn, and Win+PrntScrn. PrntScrn here refers to the Print Screen key on your keyboard which will capture everything on the screen to your clipboard. You then have to manually paste it into an image editor and save it as a file …

Zip files are used for all sorts of reasons but often, the prime reason is to send large files where there is a file limit or when it’s going to be downloaded over a slow internet connection. A zipped file can be significantly smaller than the actual file size but …

Photoshop is the preferred tool that designers use. In fact, most of Adobe’s apps enjoy that same level of preference from the design community. None of these apps have ever been free but Adobe moved from a one-time purchase model to a subscription model which means that anyone wanting to …

Microsoft owns Skype, and it owns Windows 10. This means that you’ll be seeing a lot of Skype whether you want to or not. Skype is installed on a fresh Windows 10 installation by default. It also tends to start when you boot the system. The Skype version on Windows …

Microsoft Teams is one of many apps that have seen a steady rise in users since work has moved online for many people. The app is a fairly robust tool for collaboration and it helps that it’s from Microsoft and most of the Microsoft 365 suite is integrated with it. …

Windows 10 is prone to bugs. It’s gotten more stable over time but the bugs are far from gone. Each new feature update brings its own set of problems. Some of these problems are easy to fix while others aren’t. In either case, Windows 10 has a few tools built-in …

Drives, whether they’re internal or external, are prone to errors. In some cases, the errors are small and don’t interfere much with the drive’s ability to function. These errors tend to go unnoticed until something catastrophic happens e.g., an OS crash, or data loss. In other cases, the problems are …

A vast majority of Windows apps are written in C++. You may find some apps written in C# or Java but not many fit the bill. C++ apps are far more common. In order for these apps to run though, you must have Visual C++ redistributable installed. Most systems have …

Windows 10 remembers all WiFi networks that you’ve ever connected to. The WiFi networks panel that opens when you click the WiFi icon in the system tray will only list those networks that are in range so you may not see all the networks you’ve connected to, but they are …