Tag Archives: Windows

Windows 10 has a built-in clipboard history feature but it’s tied to your Microsoft account. If you enable it, it will sync your clipboard history to your other devices via Microsoft’s servers and for some users, that’s too invasive. The feature is great but for users who don’t like sharing …

PowerToys made a comeback earlier this year and we covered how you can install them. At the time, PowerToys only had two of its original utilities with a promise of more to come. The second version of the app has just arrived with a new utility; PowerRename. Here’s how you …

Operating systems generally offer a way to encrypt data and give users tools to protect their systems from ransomware. These tools aren’t placebos; they work well. What operating systems do not provide are data recovery solutions. The most popular operating systems like Windows 10 and macOS both have automated back …

We’ve talked about how you install and uninstall fonts on Windows 10. The process is simple and often, the only obstacle is finding the right font for your project. The only problem is that installing and uninstalling fonts is a permanent change. Out of the box, you cannot enable/disable fonts …

Windows 10 is an OS that is built to run on a regular desktop but, it’s also meant to run on tablets. There are only a few select apps that are built for Windows 10 running on a touch device or a tablet. If you own a touch device, Windows …

A laptop charger isn’t normally the type of hardware component that overheats. Usually, it’s the CPU or GPU that runs too hot and can cause problems but, on occasion, a laptop charger will start to heat up more than it usually does. This is dangerous because it means that the …

Apps can limit themselves so that you’re only able to run a single instance of them. Generally speaking, apps that only run a single instance do so based on their nature. Some apps do not need to run multiple instances. Other apps such as browsers, video players, word processors, etc., …

The taskbar can be positioned on any side of the screen; top, bottom, left, or right. This is a long-standing feature on Windows, and you could change where the taskbar was positioned as early as Windows 7, possibly even before that. Windows 10 still has the feature; you can change …

If you use an Apple product, and only one Apple product, you will quickly run into lots of roadblocks when you try and get it to work with the other non-Apple devices that you use. A very common example of this is users who own iPhones but still prefer Windows …

Windows 10 requires a license to work. A Windows license can be bought and used on any system of your choice, or you can by hardware that comes with Windows 10 installed with an OEM license. The license basically comes with a Product Key that you enter in Windows 10.  …