Category: using windows

If you do a lot of work on your PC then you’ll probably be aware of the three most-used keyboard shortcuts, that have been around since the earliest days of Windows, Ctrl + X (Cut), Ctrl + C (Copy) and Ctrl + V (Paste).  While this will enable…

While Windows 11 allows you to control your personal data privacy when using your PC, there are additional settings in the Microsoft Edge web browser you will almost certainly want to look at.  You access these within Edge by clicking the menu (Three Dots) icon…

We’re all becoming much more aware of our online privacy, and how major corporations have turned us into the product.  Fortunately Windows 11 makes it really easy to manage your privacy.  In Settings, navigate to Privacy & security and then you will see a General button in the Windows…

With more people working from home on a regular basis, it’s important to be able to separate the work you have to concentrate on from more relaxed daily activities such as shopping, web browsing, and perhaps a little light gaming.  Fortunately Microsoft have thought of…

Sometimes you need to take a screenshot of your Windows 11 desktop, or of an open app, so that you can send it to someone, or use it for a specific purpose. Windows 11 gives you three different and easy ways to do this. The…

Sometimes you need to know which version of Windows 11 you are using.  Perhaps you want to know if you’re using the Home or Pro version, or maybe you want to know if you’re using the most up-to-date version because you’ve been asked by somebody…

If you are using Windows 11 Home on your PC, you might decide that you want to upgrade to Windows 11 Pro instead.  There are three main reasons for wanting to do this… You might want to encrypt your files and documents on the PC…