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Windows 7 End of Life January 14, 2020

Every dog has his day and we’re now rapidly approaching end of life for the venerable desktop operating system, Windows 7.  This means that after January 14th 2020 there will be no further security or stability patches released for the operating system. Operating systems are…

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How to Update Your Graphics Driver

Sometimes you need to update the graphics driver on your PC before something will work, or work reliably. This can often if you use your PC for gaming, or if something like a DVD or Blu-Ray player app is juddering or not displaying a picture…

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Keep Your Accounts Safe with Password Checkup

One of the biggest advantages of Google’s Chrome web browser, is the huge library of plug-ins available. Personally I tend to keep my installed plug-ins to a minimum, as installing them can really slow down the browser, but Google have just released one that should…

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How to Upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro

If you have Windows 10 Home installed on your PC you might find that it doesn’t include features you’d like to have, or even that are essential to be able to connect to your company network, or that would be useful for work. Windows 10…

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Download Recovery Images for Your PC

If you need to reinstall Windows 10 on your PC, laptop or tablet, then the challenge can come with having all the appropriate drivers installed, so that all your hardware just works. As an example, if your PC doesn’t include an ethernet networking socket, and…

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Always Open Locally-Stored Office 365 Files Instead of OneDrive

Force OneDrive Files to be Always Downloaded

The Files on Demand feature in Windows 10 is brilliant for managing which files are synced to your PC if you are using a PC with limited storage, or storage that you want to use for other things. This feature allows you to see placeholders…

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Windows Installation, Updating, and Recovery Troubleshooting

My 14th Pluralsight course, Windows Installation, Updating, and Recovery troubleshooting is now available to watch. A PC is not a PC without a working operating system on board, and productivity doesn’t exist unless this happens smoothly, efficiently, and with a result that’s stable, resilient, and…

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Repair and Reset Store Apps in Windows

Sometimes Store apps in Windows can malfunction, become corrupt, and in some cases simply not allow you to perform a function you want to such as removing or changing an important setting.  It’s easy in Windows though to repair or even completely reset an app…

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Stay Organised with Sticky Notes

Windows has come with a Sticky Notes app since Vista, but it’s been expanded so that you can sync your notes across multiple PCs with a Microsoft Account or Azure AD account, and they can be minimized to a single panel on your screen. When…

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