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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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Fix Problems on Surface PCs with the Diagnostic Toolkit

Introducing the Your Phone App in Windows

When you’re working at your PC it can be a chore to plug it in to transfer photos form it, or to find it and pick it up to read and respond to text messages.  Windows now comes with an app called Your Phone which you…

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Connect your Android Device to Office 365 and Azure

If you use an Android smartphone or other device for college or work, then you’ll probably want or need to connect it to either Microsoft’s Office 365, or Microsoft 365 services, or Azure AD.  It’s simple to set these up in Android however.  To connect…

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Download and Activate Office with a Product Key

With the push towards subscription services such as Office 365 and Microsoft 365, the people who still want to purchase a stand-alone copy of Microsoft Office can sometimes feel left out, and that the product they’ve spent a lot of money on is difficult to…

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Choose Which OneDrive Files to Sync to Your PC

Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud sync and file storage service is a great way to back-up your files and documents, but also to synchronise them across your different PCs.  You might have a PC such as a tablet or ultrabook though that doesn’t have enough space on…

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Manage your PC’s Storage with Storage Sense

If you have a PC with only a small amount of available storage, such as a tablet or an ultrabook, then you can find that storage quickly filling up, reducing the amount of space you have available for files and documents. Windows can automatically clear…

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Use Secure Isolated Web Browsing in Windows

Security is ever more important on our PCs, and Windows includes a feature called Application Guard that can make web browsing much more secure.  You can access this by opening Windows Security either by searching for it in the Start Menu, or by clicking the Shield icon…

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Check your Typing Insights in Windows

If you ever wonder what your typing quality is like, especially if you use a touchscreen keyboard, Windows can tell you.  Open Settings and navigate to Devices, Typing and then Typing insights for a look inside the quality of the typing you can do. The setting isn’t as…

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