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Windows 10 Gets Extended Security Update Programme

Back in July 2022 I was at Microsoft’s Seattle headquarters, sitting in some glorious sunshine (not always guaranteed in Seattle) having a coffee with a company vice president. We were discussing end of life for Windows 10, coming in October 2025. I explained to him…

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Connect to a Windows 365 Cloud PC from Any Device

If you work remotely or from home, your business or organisation might provide you with a Windows 365 Cloud PC login. This allows you access to a full Windows 10 or Windows 11 desktop from any device complete with all the apps, software, and file…

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Resetting Your Windows PC to Sell or Donate It

If you are getting a new PC, have you thought about what you’re going to do with your old one? If it isn’t broken or far too slow to do anything, have you considered selling it, or donating it to a friend, family member or…

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Upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 for Free

If you are using Windows 10 on your PC, it’s possible you will be able to upgrade to Windows for FREE! There are a few caveats with this however as, unlike the free upgrade offer from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 back in…

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Windows 10 Troubleshooting: Second Edition

Windows 10 is constantly evolving and changing and a great many aspects of the operating system, including many associated with troubleshooting and repair, have been changed, removed, replaced, or expanded since the first edition of this book was published. This new edition is updated with…

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Repair a Non-Booting PC with a USB Recovery Drive in Windows 10

If you find that your PC isn’t booting to the desktop this doesn’t mean that it’s unrecoverable. It’s possible that something such as a hardware driver or Windows Update has caused the system to become unstable. It is possible though to roll back changes made…

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Quickly Repair a Non-Booting PC in Windows 10

Sometimes there’s some error that occurs during an update or shutdown operation that corrupts something on the PC such as your user account. The upshot is that the next time you start the PC, you get an error and it won’t let you get to…

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Choosing and Buying a New PC or Laptop

Last updated: July 2022 If you are purchasing a new PC the choices available to you can seem daunting. There are so many different types of desktop and laptop, with so many choices of processor, memory, storage and graphics. Not every desktop PC or laptop…

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How to Set-up Windows Hello on Your PC in Windows 10

While you will always be able to sign into your Windows PC with a password, or a PIN code, the operating system also supports a range of advanced biometric security sign-ins if the hardware on your PC or laptop support them. This Windows Hello feature includes…

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Add and Manage Languages and Spell-Checking in Edge in Windows 10

Microsoft’s Edge browser gives you full control over the languages used and installed in the browser, and that are also used for automatic spell-checking when you type into web forms. To access the language settings, open the main menu in Edge by clicking the menu…

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