Windows

Early laptops used to have a separate jack for headphones and mics. When combo jacks began getting popular, some laptops came with two combo jacks that allowed users to connect two different sets of headphones to a laptop. Those models are rare, if not extinct. If you need to connect …

Windows 10 offers excellent audio control for all your audio devices as well as for the various apps that you’ve installed. You can, for example, set a different volume for your headphones and when you connect them, Windows 10 will automatically adjust them. Similarly, you can also change the volume …

If you’re having trouble with a Windows 1o system, to the point where it’s become almost impossible to get anything done or even troubleshoot it, you should boot to safe mode and then try troubleshooting it. The method for booting into safe mode isn’t exactly simple. There’s no single button …

File loss isn’t something you can always prevent. You can take regular backups, keep one backup off site, and one locally but scheduled backups can’t save you from unexpected data loss all the time. If you happen to lose a file before your scheduled backup happens, you need to find …

When you install apps on Windows 10, you can install them anywhere. Normally, they’ll recommend installing to the C drive which is where Windows installs by default. In many cases, you can install an app elsewhere with some exceptions. Steam is no different; you can install it on the C …

Windows search, by default, only searches the C drive or whichever drive it is you’ve installed Windows 10 on. It’s not a bad feature if it works and to have it extend to other drives on your system can make it all the more useful. Of course, out of the …

Residual problems with a Windows 10 update tend to drag on. You might discover something wrong with your installation months after you’ve upgraded. Windows 10, as of version 1903, now reserves storage space for updates. As it turns out, that’s not the only bit of space Windows 10 is taking …

The Start Menu was changed on Windows 8/8.1, and refined on Windows 10. For the most part, the Start Menu on Windows 10 is functional and not the disaster it originally was when Microsoft first attempted to change it. You still have tiles that are a quick way to launch …

Virtual memory is essential on Windows 10. By default, the OS will manage the virtual memory on its own. It will set a value based on what it thinks is best and how much RAM you have. You can however, change virtual memory size on Windows 10 to whatever you …

One of my favorite Windows 10 features is the mobile hotspot. Older versions of Windows allowed you to share your internet from your desktop but enabling it was tedious since you had to run commands in the Command Prompt. On Windows 10, you literally only have to click a toggle …