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Create a Password Reset Disk
Windows 10

If you're not using a Microsoft Account to log in to Windows 10, a password reset disk is important . It’s the only the way that will allows you to keep all your stuff in the event you forget your Windows password. The only way to access your computer if you forget your passwords it to create a password reset disk. Of course, you'll need to create a password reset disk BEFORE you forget your password. It won't do you any good to create one after you forget your password...capiche?

You can use a USB flash drive or a memory card - but remember a memory card only works if your computer has slots for memory cards. If you're not sure, use a USB flash drive.

Here's how to make a password reset disk (drive) for Windows 10.

Right-click the start button, open Control Panel. In Control Panel, click User Accounts > User Accounts > Create a password reset disk.



The Forgotten Password Wizard opens. Insert a USB flash drive into your computer. Then click Next.



Choose the USB flash drive you just inserted then click Next. Type your current user account password and click Next. When the process is completed, click Next and then Finish to close the “Password Forgotten Wizard”. Congratulations, you've made a password reset USB flash drive In Windows 10. Now be sure you keep it in a safe place - and don't forget where you put it.

If you change your password, you will need to make a new Password Reset Disk (drive).

Remember, this works only if you are using a local account. If you're using a Microsoft account, you don't need a password reset disk (in fact you won't even have an option to create one if you're using a Microsoft account). Why is this? Because if you're using a Microsoft account you can reset your password resetting your Microsoft account password online - this is an advantage we think, that makes it worth using a Microsoft account to log in to Windows 10.



Quick Tip for Windows 10 - Virtual Desktops
Windows 10

You can quickly create a new virtual desktop by pressing Windows key + Ctrl + D.



Virtual desktops are great for creating separate work spaces. Above you can see that I have 3 desktops. The one I'm working in is on the far left. I've created two virtual desktops



Above: Notice I can have different programs open on each desktop, most of which are independent from each other. Simply put - I could be working on a notepad file on Desktop one, a different Notepad file in window #2 and a 3rd Notepad file on desktop 3. All independent from each other. And I can switch between them simply by clicking this icon in the Taskbar.



You can have a virtually unlimited number of virtual desktops limited only by the amount of RAM installed and your free hard drive space. Come to think of it, why would you need 100 virtual desktops? I have enough trouble juggling 2 or 3.

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The Windows Run Command - You Don't Need to Be a Geek
Windows 7, Windows 8x, and Windows 10

When you open a Run command by pressing the Windows Key + R, you can open a program or a web page.

Use the Win+R keyboard shortcut to open the Run dialog box. Type the name of any program in the dialog and press Enter (some applications require you to type a file path too). Here's some applications that don't need you to type a file path to open:

Try it right now. Press & hold down the Windows Key and press the R key. The Run dialog will open. Now type any of the following commands in the command line and press Enter.

Notepad
MSINFO32 (Shows detailed information about your system)
WordPad
iexplore.exe (Internet Explorer)
RSTRUI.exe (System Restore)
MSPaint (Microsoft Paint)
MSCONFIG (Configuration utility)
SERVICES.MSC (Windows Services)
WRITE (Opens WordPad)
Chrome
Firefox
Calc (opens the calculator)
WinVer (displays your Windows version)
Control (opens Control Panel)
CMD (opens a Command Prompt)
utilman (opens Ease of Access Center)
netplwiz (opens User Accounts)
cleanmgr (Opens Windows Cleanup)
Documents (Opens your documents folder)
Downloads (Opens your downloads folder)
Control Fonts (Opens your Fonts folder and displays all fonts on your system)

You can also enter a URL directly into this field to open up any webpage in your default browser. Try http://thundercloud.net/start/ .

There are tons of other command too, but woe is me, I'm tired of trying to think of them!

Deleting User Accounts
Windows 10

During our many Cloudeight Direct Computer Care sessions, we have had quite a few people ask us how to delete an unwanted user account. And we have also had several folks who had a corrupted user account and needed to create a new user account while saving their files. But deleting a user account should not be done without careful thought. If you need to delete a user account we're going to show you how to delete one, and point out some of the perils of deleting user accounts.

Anyone logged in as an administrator can delete user accounts. However that being said, be careful. If you created a user account and it was never used, you can delete it without consequences. However if you delete a user account that has been use, unless you're careful you'll delete all of the files that belonged to that user account. That means that all emails, messages downloaded to the computer, Internet favorites, music, pictures, programs, videos, documents - everything that belonged to that user account will be deleted - unless you're careful.

If you want to save the user’s e-mail messages and Internet favorites/bookmarks, export them to the user's documents folder first. You'll need to check with the user's email program's documentation to see how to export messages to a local folder, like the Documents folder. All browsers have an export feature that lets you export your favorites or bookmarks to a folder on your computer. You'll need to export them to the Documents folder, or else they won't be saved.

If you want to delete a user account you'll need to be logged in as an administrator and it can't be the account you want to delete. Follow the steps below to delete a user account.

1. Press Windows Key + X. Click on Control Panel-->User Accounts--> Manage Another Account.
2. Click the account you want to delete.
3. Click Delete the Account, then click one of the following options:
a. Delete Files: Choose this option only if you intend to delete everything associated with the account, including all files created and used by that user.
b. Keep Files: Click this option to save the user’s files. You will still lose the user’s saved e-mail messages, Internet favorites and/or bookmarks - unless you saved them in the documents folder as described previously.
4. Carefully read the next warning dialog and make sure you understand the ramifications of deleting the user account. You can click Cancel if you change your mind. If you want to proceed with deleting the user's account, click Delete account.
5. If you choose Delete account, the user’s account no longer exists. If you chose Keep Files, the user’s saved files will be moved to a folder on the desktop. The folder has the same name as the user account you deleted.

Deleting user accounts should not be done unless you understand the consequences. If your current user account has become corrupted, you can create a new user account with administrator privileges, save the user files (as described above - and don't forget to export your bookmarks and email messages to your documents folder to) from your corrupted user account, and then delete the account. You'll still need to reinstall some of the programs you had installed on the old user account - but, if you followed the instructions above, you will have all of your files, folders, and if you exported them to your documents folder, your email messages and bookmarks / favorites too.

Quick Tip For Browsing Files On Your Computer Using Your Favorite Browser
Windows 7, Windows 8x and Windows 10

You can use your browser as a file explorer. Yes you can. Open your favorite browser right now. Open a new, blank tab and press the Ctrl key plus the O key (that's an O not a zero). You will see a Windows Explorer (File Explorer) window open in your browser. We use this trick all the time. It's sometimes quicker than opening Windows Explorer/File Explorer if your browser is already open. Even if it's not, at least now you know you can to it. Try it. Maybe you'll like it.

Windows Live Mail
Windows 7, Windows 8x and Windows 10

As many of you have already learned, Windows Live Mail no longer works with any Microsoft email accounts; it continues to work with all other email addresses such as gmail, yahoo, and personal ISPs such as Charter, Comcast, Roadrunner, Time Warner, etc. Microsoft accounts are email accounts that end with:

@hotmail.com

@outlook.com

@live.com

@live.ca

@msn.com

We don't know why Microsoft is doing this, but we suspect it's to try to "encourage" Windows 8x and Windows 10 users to use the Mail App. The Mail App is far from what anyone would call a good email program. Even in the big update that is referred to as the Anniversary Update - the Mail App remains limited and minimalistic. If Microsoft wants more people to use the Mail App then they need make the Mail App more like Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, and Outlook Express and less than a Mail App one might find on a Smart Phone. Windows 7 users don't even have a Mail App to turn to, so that has many Windows 7 users with @hotmail, @outlook, @msn or @live.com email address and who also have been using Windows Live Mail out in the lurch.

One alternative is to use the Thunderbird email client - it looks somewhat similar to Windows Live Mail and it is free. The Thunderbird (Enhanced version) that comes exclusively with SoftMaker Office is very nice. Our friends at Emsisoft have just provided us with another batch of SoftMaker Office 2016 Lifetime License that we're giving away with any Emsisoft product purchased from this page. We're also offering SoftMaker Office 2016 free with the purchase of a Cloudeight Direct Computer Care Season Ticket.

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Windows Ink Workspace
Windows 10 Anniversary Edition
Users with touchscreen PCs or tablets

One of the biggest features added in the Windows 10 Anniversary Edition (Windows 10 Version 1607) is the Windows Ink Workspace. It ties together all the ink-powered features and apps on your touchscreen PC or tablet in one easy-to-access "canvas".

Windows Ink Workspace is simple to launch – just press the Windows Ink Workspace button in the system tray (it looks like a pen) or click the back of your pen on a new PC and all your pen-enabled experiences will be right there! Built-in apps like sketchpad, screen sketch and Sticky Notes as well as any pen apps you have installed are always available in one place whenever you need them.

For those of you who don't have a digital pen, not to worry! If you have a touch screen PC, but don't have a stylus or pen, you can still try out Windows Ink Workspace. Just right-click on the taskbar and choose “Show Windows Ink Workspace button”. You can also do some finger-inking if you don’t have a pen yet! Draw with your finger - make sticky notes with EB's face on them. We'll have a contest, the best finger-drawn picture of EB wins. The grand prize is a bowl of EB's famous gruel - cold & hard from age.


Turn on Windows Ink Workspace by clicking this icon (above). Or you can right-click the taskbar and choose “Show Windows Ink Workspace button”

My finger ink painting of EB is sure to win the grand prize!


She looks a lot older than that, but I don't know how to make her look her age just using my artistic finger.





Reg Organizer - A Swiss Army Knife of Windows Utilities and Tools

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The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

We wrote our first “Your Computer Won’t Bite” e-book back in 2005. Windows XP was just a few years old and some folks were still hanging on to Windows 98 and Windows ME.

A decade ago we told you that your computer won’t bite, and though things have changed drastically in the past decade, the basic theme of that old e-book is still true even though 11 years have passed. It is so true that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

The following excerpt originally appeared in the introduction to our 2005 “Your Computer Won’t Bite” e-book.

Let’s take a look back 11 years to what we wrote in 2005:

1. You control your computer; your computer doesn’t control you.
2. A good working knowledge of computers can help keep you safe.
3. No software program in the world is going to provide you with 100% protection from every evil on the Internet.
4. No software program can or will ever replace your brain.
5. No software program can or will ever replace your common sense.
6. The bad guys rely on the trusting nature of people. Whatever sounds too good to be true most always is.
7. You don’t need to be a computer guru to avoid someone taking advantage of you on the Internet.
8. Continuing education is a must. You don’t need to be a guru to stay safe, but you must continue to learn about your computer and the Internet because its always changing and evolving....

Read the rest of this essay here.

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All software recommendations we make in this newsletter are based on our own experience and testing of the programs that we recommend. This does NOT guarantee they will work on YOUR computer. We assume you will read the program documentation and use the program according to the instructions. We make no guarantees about any program recommended in this newsletter or its suitability for any particular purpose. We will not be responsible for any problems you may have. We do not and cannot provide support for any products other than our own Cloudeight products and we will not answer email concerning any product which is not a Cloudeight product. We urge you to use good judgment when downloading and installing software and to use a program only after reading the program's documentation. And, all Tips & Tricks in this newsletter have been tested by us on several different computers and were found to work as indicated. They may not work on yours. We make no guarantees. Anything we recommend you try and use at your own risk. We will not be responsible for any problems caused by any software programs recommended in this newsletter or any of the tips and tricks in this newsletter..

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