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Get the Best from, and Manage System Tray Icons

The Windows desktop Taskbar System Tray is much more useful than just some place where some of your apps put launch icons.  You can actually use these icons to get quick access to Windows settings and features, and to get live information from your installed apps. …

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What is “Run as Administrator” and why would you use it?

Make Notifications and Alerts Easier to See and Hear

It’s great that our PCs alert us when something happens, such as an email, or a message is received.  Sometimes though important notifications can be easy to miss.  Windows makes it easy though to highlight notifications so that you don’t miss them. There are two…

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Making PCs Easier to See for the Colourblind

If you are colour blindness it can sometimes be difficult to read text and clearly see some items on your PC’s screen.  Windows 10 comes with an excellent and very easy to use feature to alleviate this, and help you get the very best experience…

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What is Windows 10 S and Why You Might Want it

Add Flair to your Documents with Fonts in Windows 10

Windows 10 comes with a great many fonts (otherwise known as typefaces) installed and you can use these to enhance your documents and presentations.  Knowing what fonts you have installed and what they look like though can be difficult.  In Windows 10 you can open Settings…

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Display App Information on the Lock Screen

The lock screen on your Windows 10 PC is much more than a place that hides your desktop from prying eyes when you’re away.  It can provide useful information to help you get working again more quickly and effectively.  To achieve this, from the Start…

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Arrange Windows on Your PC with Snap

If you have a lot of windows open on your desktop at any one time, it can sometimes be difficult to manage them, especially if you need to compare two documents, or move files from one window to another.  In Windows 10 though you can…

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Using Tablet Mode in Windows 10

If you are using Windows 10 on a tablet or convertible tablet device such as the Microsoft Surface Pro or the Lenovo Yoga then you will want to use your PC as a tablet from time to time.  When you first get your device and…

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Scale the Desktop to Make Apps Easier to See and Use