Microsoft have changed the installation process for Windows 10 to “encourage” you to sign into the operating system with either a Microsoft Account, or a company Domain account. This means that when you perform a fresh installation of the operating system, you’ll no longer see…
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When a new Feature Update is installed on your PC, a copy of your existing Windows installation is kept as a backup, just in case what is effectively a new version of Windows causes a problem and needs to be uninstalled. This backup can take…
In one of those “Why hasn’t it done this since the very beginning” moments, it is now possible to always keep the Windows calendar on top of other apps, so that whatever app you’re in you’re always able to perform calculations. I know, it’s such…
Windows Updates can be annoying, especially if you have a low-bandwidth Internet connection. Fortunately Windows 10 includes controls to help you manage how you receive updates on your PCs, and from where they come. Opening Settings and navigating to Update & Security and then Delivery Optimisation is…
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 Office 365 account, and they can be minimized to a single panel on your screen. When…
If you’re a gamer in a busy household you might not always be able to game on the Xbox console connected to your television. The good news though is that you can stream your Xbox games to any Windows 10 PC on your home network. …
The semi-annual feature packs for Windows 10 bring new features and functionality at the end of every April and October, but they can also change some of the ways in which Windows works on your PC, and sometimes this can slow down or intrude on…
If you’re anything like me, you like to keep your computer desktop clean and uncluttered. The one icon that persists in this however is the Recycle Bin. You can remove it, and I’ll show you how, but then how do you access it to empty…