Sometimes when you’re using virtual machines in Hyper-V, you don’t always have to create your own virtual environment as Microsoft provide some pre-configured environments for development and deployment in Windows and Ubuntu Linux. From the main Hyper-V panel, click Quick Create in the top right corner of…
Author: Mike Halsey
Sometime you need to install a driver in Windows that’s not strictly compatible with Windows. This could be for some older, or legacy hardware that you still really need to use, but the only driver available is for Windows 7, or perhaps even Windows XP. You…
Sometimes a network connection can drop out suddenly, and you’re just left with a “can’t connect” planet icon in the System Tray. The usual solution would be to restart the PC, but you might have something open on the desktop that will be lost if…
If you get annoyed by the frequency and intrusiveness of popup notifications on the Windows desktop, it’s easy to control them or silence them altogether. When a notification arrives, either as a popup on the desktop, or within the action centre, mouse over it and…
Did you know that Windows 10 lets you add appointments to your calendar right from the desktop. If you click on the clock on the right side of the Taskbar, up pops the time, a monthly calendar, and any appointments you have on that day;…
Websites can be messy with different menus, options, panels and adverts scattered across your screen, and even moving in the background, causing distraction. Fortunately Microsoft’s Edge web browser includes an Immersive Reader feature that can make them much easier to see and read. You can access…
If you use the default search home page in Microsoft’s Edge web browser you can easily change its look and feel. Click the (cog) Settings icon near the top right corner of the page to display different options. The first, Focused presents a clean page with quick…
If you find websites difficult to see and read you can zoom into sites and make the text on sites larger in Microsoft’s Edge browser. From the main browser window, click the Menu icon (⋯) in the top right corner of the browser window to…
Microsoft’s Edge browser comes with a password manager that can remember your usernames and passwords for websites, and network locations, and auto-fill these into sign in fields for you. Some websites, such as banking sites, don’t always co-operate however. Edge makes it easy for you…