by Surur
3 days
Regular readers will know I am not a fan of the Windows 10 Volume pop-up (aka Media Overlay), as I feel it is too big, it’s in an obtrusive position, cannot be repositioned, it takes too long to disappear and there is no opt...
2 weeks
Google is finally working on adding a reader mode to Chrome, years after Apple’s Safari and Microsoft’s Edge. This reader mode isn’t yet generally available but can be found by Chrome 75 users in the flags page. ...
by Surur
2 weeks
Windows 10 is no longer making regular backups of your registry and have not been doing so for a while. In a recently published support article, Microsoft confirmed that since the April 2018 Update for Windows 10 they had been mak...
by Surur
3 weeks
My hate of the Windows 10 volume overlay is well known – it is too big, it’s in an obtrusive position, cannot be repositioned, it takes too long to disappear and there is no option to disable it. I recently celebrated ...
by Surur
5 months
There is a number in each one of those circles, and if you don’t see one in all of them you may be one of the 10% of men with some degree of colour blindness. (You are meant to see 45 8 29 in the first row and 56 6 25 in th...
by Surur
5 months
Some tips are so simple and easy that you can feel like you really missed out not knowing them. Today we have a great one for when you occasionally use the CMD prompt. Occasionally you have to open the CMD prompt in a specific f...
7 months
Like all modern operating systems, Windows has a time server that keeps your device up to the correct time. Typically the Windows clock should keep in sync with the Windows server, ensuring you don’t miss your appointments. ...
8 months
Ever plugged in a USB drive only to see several disk drives pop up in the Windows File Explorer. This can’t be fixed by simply reformatting from the File Explorer as you can only reformat each individual drive. In addition, ...
by Surur
10 months
Sometimes it is obvious which apps are draining your laptop battery, and sometimes it can be difficult to know if Windows indexing files in the background or your antivirus are responsible for cutting down your cord-free existence...
1 year
In Windows 10, Microsoft’s highly curated store allows only the most secure apps and extensions that have been screened by the firm. That’s a good thing as it means you’re less likely to pick some nasty internet ...
1 year
In Windows 10 RS5 Microsoft is bringing one of the most — if not the most — disruptive changes to Windows with Sets. Sets is a feature which will radically change the way you work on Windows and bring it more in line w...
by Surur
1 year
If you want to download the Windows 10 ISO a Google search will lead you to www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 which will require you to use the Media Creation Tool to download the ISO. There is, in fact, an easy...