In the Ease of Access menu (above) click on "Mouse".


You can change your pointer from white to black or black to white or black and white --  and you can make the pointer, small, medium or large. Above you can see under Pointer size I chose the largest size, and under Pointer color I choose black.

I got tired of hunting for my tiny white mouse pointer, and now I'm happy because I can actually find it very easily. See?

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Quick Windows 10 Power Tip
Windows 10

Go to your Windows 10 desktop ( if you're not there now you can get there quickly by pressing Windows Key + D). Now press the ALT + F4 keys. What do your bloodshot eyes behold? A Windows Shutdown (restart, switch user, log off, etc.) dialog that you've probably never seen before. At least EB and I have never seen it. We stumble on stuff like this while playing around with possible tips.

Anyway, when your on the Windows 10 desktop, press the ALT + F4 keys and you'll see this:

You can shut down, sign out, sleep (not you, your computer), switch user, or restart. All you have to do is ALT + F4 from the Windows 10 desktop.

Now you can look like a power user. Amaze your friends :-)

Three great tips for Windows 7
Windows 7 all versions

We've received many emails from Windows 7 users asking us not to forget them. We haven't forgotten you - in fact in every newsletter we usually have several tips that work in Windows 10, as well as in Windows 8x and Windows 7. But just so you know we are not abandoning those of you who are using Windows 7, here are some tips just for you.

1.Managing Your Windows

Windows 7 makes managing your program windows and documents easier by allowing you to “dock” a window or change its size with a simple move of the mouse or a single keystroke. To dock your window on one half of the screen, drag it to the left or right and it will change size to fit half of the screen. To alter the vertical size of a window, drag the window to the top to maximize it, or simply double-click the window’s top or bottom border to maximize it vertically while keeping its width the same. Play around with windows on Windows 7 - it is much easier to manage your program windows and documents in Windows 7 than in previous versions of Windows.

2. Sticky Notes are a Windows 7 feature

 Of all the freeware we feature, whenever we feature a sticky notes program, we always get a lot of response from readers. It seems a lot of people love sticky notes program. Apparently enough people love them that Microsoft actually heard them and built a sticky notes program into Windows 7. And Windows 7 Sticky Notes are pretty good too, as good as some of the ones you can download for XP and Vista. You can choose any of 7 colors and if you're in the middle of typing a sticky note and you need to create another one, just click the plus (+) sign at the left-top corner of the note you're creating. To access Windows 7 Sticky Notes - click Start and type StikyNot.exe in the search area of the start menu, or click Start / All Programs / Accessories / Sticky Notes.

3.Windows 7 helps you reduce clutter

Previous versions of Windows seemed to have a haphazard way of cluttering up the desktop with windows behind windows behind windows - all behind the active window. Windows 7 allows you to get rid of all those windows behind your active window by pressing the Windows Key plus the Home Key, this minimizes all inactive windows. If you want them all back again, just press the Windows Key and the Home Key again.


Will my favorite programs run on Windows 10??
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10

We get dozens of emails each week asking if a certain software program or hardware device will work on Windows 10. You know, questions like, “Will my PhotoStamp & Greeting Card Creator ’95 run on Windows 10?" As much as we’d like to tell you we know everything, we don’t. Boo hoo :( (You're thinking that perhaps EB does, but, alas, not even she knows everything.) We’d really like to help everyone of you and answer every one of your questions about Windows 10, but we can’t possibly know every program that will run on Windows 10. There are hundreds of thousands – maybe even millions of programs – and there are only two of us.

But don’t worry, we found a place you can go and get your questions answered – and it’s a place created by the folks who should know everything there is to know about Windows and Windows 10 – and that would be Microsoft. Indeed, if they don’t know the answer then we don’t know who does. Right? Right!!

We bet that many of you never heard of the Windows Compatibility Center or WCC as we like to call it..

Without further rambling, yammering or blabber, we take you live to Microsoft for the following information — we skimmed this stuff from the Windows Compatibility Center page::

"What is the Windows Compatibility Center? What is the Windows Compatibility Center?

The Windows Compatibility Center lists thousands of the most popular apps and devices to help you easily identify what will or won’t work with various versions of Windows. You can use the site to get links to driver downloads and software updates, as well as view what other users have to say about product compatibility.

Can I get downloads for drivers and software updates on Windows?

Yes, on a results page, click anywhere on the product listing to bring up a product details page

How is the product compatibility determined?

To determine product compatibility status for the Windows Compatibility Center, we consider the following:

The product has passed Windows certification requirements and received a logo, which indicates it has met Microsoft testing requirements for compatibility with either Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8, Windows RT and/or Windows 7.

The app publisher or device manufacturer stated this products works with Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8, Windows RT and/or Windows 7. Please note that these products have not undergone certification tests and may or may not be fully supported by the manufacturer. You should visit the manufacturer’s website for more information.

Windows 8.1 is designed with compatibility in mind. If an app or device ran on Windows 8, our goal is that it should run on Windows 8.1. During Windows development, we test most of the popular products and we are providing compatibility statements based on this testing. For products we have not tested, compatibility statements for Windows 8.1 are being provided based on the product’s compatibility status for Windows 8.

We also take your feedback into account and make updates accordingly so don’t forget to vote. Since compatibility status can change, please check back for updates.
We use four different icons so you can identify a product’s compatibility status with Windows.

The “Compatible” icon means the product is expected to work with Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8, Windows RT and/or Windows 7. Usually, you won’t need to do anything to ensure compatibility, and you’ll see “No action required” below “Compatible” on the product’s detail page. However, if a manufacturer or publisher offers a newer version or extra software is required, you’ll find an additional link to the publisher’s website.

The “Action recommended” icon indicates that you may need a solution to ensure that a product will work properly with Windows. Often a free upgrade is available, but some publishers may require a fee-based upgrade to the newest version. In either case, below “Action recommended” you’ll find a link to what you need.

The “Not compatible” icon means the product is not compatible, or is not expected to work with Windows. You can try these compatibility troubleshooting steps or visit the Microsoft Community to get additional help and tips from the community.

The “No info” icon means we are working to confirm whether or not this product works with Windows. We update information frequently, so check back soon. In the meantime, these options are available:

Try these compatibility troubleshooting tips.

Ask questions and get answers from Microsoft and the community.

...Windows certification means this product passed Microsoft testing requirements and is compatible with 32-bit, 64-bit, or ARM-based versions of Windows. To use the certification logo, the product must pass Microsoft tests for installation, performance, reliability, and security...."

And there’s a lot more info on that page and there’s a search form you can use to search for your favorite program to see if it’s compatible with Windows 10.

And don't forget, you can also check with the software developer to learn more about program compatibility.

 Snap to it! Windows 10’s Snap Feature
Windows 10



With Windows 10’s Snap feature you can snap up to four windows on the same screen/desktop. You can work in each window while the others stay in view. You might say…why would I want to do this? Well, think about it for minute. We think you’ll find Windows Snap handy for a lot of things.



When you snap a window to one side of the desktop, on the other side you’ll see the open Windows you could snap to the that side of your desktop. Above you can see we have a Windows File Explorer window snapped to the right side of our desktop. Look on the left, and you’ll see 3 thumbnails. We can snap any one of these windows to the left side of the screen and next to the snapped window on the right.

If you have ever needed to drag a folder or a file from one drive/directory to another, it makes it a lot easier if you have two file explorer windows open side by side in front of you. You can drag files & folders from one directory/drive to another with ease when you can see what you’re doing.



See? Look up! As an example (above) we show you how we can copy/move a video from the “Pictures” folder (on the right) to any other folder on this computer – or any other drive on this computer by simply dragging it from the File Explorer windows on the right to the File Explorer window on left - or from the window on the left to the window on the right. It’s a “snap” to copy/move files if you know how to snap windows. Snap to it, EB! When I snap my fingers I expect you to get busy or bring me a beer!

So how do you do this Windows magic? It’s easy, but it does take some practice.

Your can snap any window, up/down/right/left by dragging the window until it snaps (the harder way), or you can use the Windows Key + the Arrow Keys (the easy-peasy way!)

Try it. You might need to play around with it before you get the hang of it, but once you learn it, you’ll use it a lot – especially for moving or copying files from one folder to another or working in two windows, when you need to keep both windows on the screen. And if you want to work in three or four windows? No problem. You can snap up to four windows on your screen with Windows 10's snap feature.

 And don't confuse Windows' Snap feature with another useful feature: Virtual desktop. Snap is different than virtual desktops. You can learn more about virtual desktops here.

OK snap to it & learn to do it!


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