Cloudeight InfoAve Premium Issue #774 Volume 15 Number 43 August 10, 2018 Dear Friends, Thank you for subscribing and for being a part of our Cloudeight family. We appreciate your subscription and your support very much! THANK YOU FOR HELPING US! When you support us with small gift, you help us continue our mission to keep you informed, separate the truth from the hyperbole, and help you stay safer online. Plus, our computer tips make your computer easier to use. Did you know that we provide support to thousands of people? Every week we help dozens of people via email at no charge. The questions and answers you see in our newsletters are from the email answers and help we provide to everyone free of charge. Thanks to your gifts, we do a lot more than provide this free newsletter. We help you recognize online threats, fight for your online privacy, provide you with the knowledge you need to navigate the Web safely, provide you with suggestions for safe, free software and websites, and help you get more out of your PC. Please Help us keep up the good fight with a small gift. After giving your gift, you will receive an invitation
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Tony wants to put emoji in the subject line of Thunderbird emails Can you please explain how emojis are put into the subject line of Thunderbird emails? Our answer You can use any non-image emoji in a subject line in Thunderbird (and most other Webmail and email clients). You'll want to use Unicode emoji like the ones on this page. You can copy & paste them into an email or subject line. Also you can use the emoji in Windows 10. If you have Windows 10 version 1803 or newer, you can open the emoji pad by pressing Windows Key plus . (the period key). If you're using an older version of Windows 10, you'll find emoji on the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK). Some mail programs won't display them correctly, some recipients may see a code like =?utf-8?Q?smile-and-hearts_=E2=9D=A4 instead of an emoji. Hope this helps you, Tony. Gregory wants to save the photos from Windows 10 Lock Screen Good Afternoon! Is there a way to extract the photos out of the win 10 startup process? The photos during the login process are pretty spectacular and would make good desktop photos. Thank you in advance. Our answer Hi Gregory. I'm guessing here... but if you're referring to the background images (wallpaper) used on the log in screen, there are numerous ways to save those. In fact, we compiled a pretty hefty zip file containing over 160 of them which you can read more about and/or download here. You can also extract all the background photos used Windows 10's log in screen by using a program like Spotbright, It will help you save all the pictures that Microsoft downloads in the background and uses for background to the Lock (log in) screen. Keep in mind we have not tested that program in a couple of years, but it worked well the last time we used it. I hope I've guessed right and answered your question. ------------ Gregory wrote back: "Hi TC. Thank you for the quick response. Sorry, I couldn’t think of a better way to describe them but you were correct. I did download your zip file, the Spotbright app and a bunch of their photos. They were exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much and have a good evening." Barbara wants to get rid of spam I receive "Spam" or "Junk" email and I send them to my "Junk" email file. I find it very annoying that they all have an "unsubscribe" feature and when you click on it, you always get a message saying that the feature is not available. Is there any way a person can by-pass this and permanently be rid of them? Our answer Hi Barbara. One of the worst ways of dealing with spam is clicking the "unsubscribe" link. Why? Because not only does it not work (as you have found), what it actually does is tell the spammer that your email address is working and verified. Actually, you verified your email address twice: 1. By opening the spam email and 2. By clicking a link in the email (albeit the unsubscribe link) We receive several thousand spam mails every week and without using Gmail to filter all our other accounts (our ISP accounts, our Thundercloud.net email addresses, our Outlook.com addresses and more) we would have to waste many hours trying to get rid of the spam and getting to the good email we need to answer. Gmail, while not quite 100% perfect, is far better than anything else we've ever found to control spam - especially if you follow a couple basic rules... 1. If you should on occasion find spam in your Gmail inbox, take time to mark it spam by highlighting the email and clicking on the spam icon (it looks like an octagon with an exclamation point in it). If you do that, email from that sender will never show up in your inbox again. 2. On the rare occasion when good email shows up in your spam folder, you highlight it and mark it not spam. Read our article on how to set up Gmail to filter spam from all your email accounts here. We hope this helps you corral and control spam. John wants to know if he can keep using MS Office 2010 I am using Win 10, latest version (1803). On my computer I have Excel & Word 2010 ( Microsoft Office 2010). Is there any reason for updating to a later version of Office?. I use Excel 2010 a great deal, and it contains much important data. If upgrading; what version should I get; most data is text. John Our answer Hi John. As long as it works there is no reason to upgrade. But - with 2 new versions of Windows 10 being released each year, my guess is that eventually Office 2010 will no longer work. You can stick with a current version of Windows 10 for about 18 months before it will be unsupported... so even if a new version does create a problem you'll still have 18 months to use Office 2010 before you switch. I just pay $6.99 a month and always have the latest version of Office. If you pay for it by the year, it's $70. So you no longer have to fork out $200 for a new version of Office. And if you don't want to pay anything you can always use a free office suite like Open Office or Libre Office - both can create and open Word and Excel documents. Anyway, you should (no guarantees) still have - at the least - 2 more years you'll be able to use Office 2010. Remember that's just our opinion. Microsoft can do whatever it wants :) And some words of comfort for you. I don't see a time in the next decade when you won't be able to at least open the Excel and Word documents you've created with Microsoft Office 2010. I think that's a very safe assumption. Ian wants to know how to change his Microsoft account password How can I change my log in password in Windows 10? Our answer Hi Ian. Since you're using a Microsoft account you have to change your Microsoft account password. Do this: Open Settings > Accounts >Your Info and click on "Manage my Microsoft Account". Follow the instructions on-screen. Keep in mind this will not only change your Windows log-in password but your Outlook.com password as well. Pam wants "copy-to" "move-to" back I finally installed the April 2018 Update for Windows 10. Now my "Copy to/Move to" doesn't work. I'm so upset. I use it all the time. How can I get it back? Thanks in advance. Pam Our answer Hi Pam. Every major Windows 10 update is going to remove "Copy to" "Move to" from your right-click menu, because - according to Microsoft - it's not supposed to be there. Of course, for those of us who have been using it for over a decade - it's such a handy feature, we miss it when it disappears. But it's always an easy fix to get it back. And we try to remember to feature this tip right after a new Windows 10 version is released. Check out the following tip from our InfoAve site - you'll find it contains the info you're looking for plus a small zip file you can download and use to put "Copy to" and "Move to" back on your Windows 10 right-click context menu. A reminder: You can go to our Infoave site any time search for specific tips, tricks, freeware picks, etc.. it has a huge data base of thousands of tips, tricks and articles from our newsletters. The direct link to our InfoAve web site is http://www.thundercloud.net/infoave/new/.
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3rd-Party Programs Back in the day there was a program called PC Decrapifier. It is a freeware program you could use to rid a new computer of all the junk that computer manufacturers load on new computers trying to monetize and make more money. That was then and this is now. Windows 10 has a feature called Fresh start that allows you to remove the manufacturer’s pre-installed bloatware and trialware. It comes with all versions of Windows 10 and you don’t have download any 3rd-party programs . Microsoft describes Windows 10’s Fresh start feature this way:
Fresh start is easy to do:
You can do a Fresh start this way:
1. Type Fresh Start in taskbar search
2. Click on “Additional info” under “Fresh start”
3. Click “Get Started”
(Or If you want to know more about Fresh start before
you “Get started”, click on “Learn more”.)
Here’s what Microsoft says if you click “Learn more”:
Almost always, when a brand new computer is slower than it should be, it’s because the manufacturer has loaded it down with bloatware and bloated limited-time trials security applications – particularly McAfee or Norton. So, if you have a new computer and it seems slower than it should, the first thing you should do is run Fresh start. If your computer is not new and you have numerous serious issues: You can run a Windows 10 Reset or Fresh start. Windows 10 Reset gives you the option to save all your personal files and reinstall Windows or remove everything and reinstall Windows. Fresh start will clean install a fresh, updated version of Windows 10 and keep all your personal files and some settings. Get Rid of Annoying “This Website Uses Cookies” Popups Now you can tell sites, “I don’t care about your goofy cookies! I’m sick to death of hearing about them! Stop it! I tells ya!” You don’t have to take it anymore. There are browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Pale Moon (a Firefox derivative) and Opera, that blocks those annoying popups that you see everywhere (but not on our site!) that say “This site uses cookies”. You can download the “I don’t care about cookies” extension: For Chrome, from here; for Firefox, from here; for Pale Moon, from here; and for Opera, from here According Daniel Kludnik, creator of the extensions for Chrome, Pale Moon, and Opera:
Just install the extension and almost all those silly “this site uses cookies” popups will be banished forever. Hey, EB, I have an idea. How about we put a popup on our site that says “This site bakes cookies!” Or “TC eats cookies”? The Emoji Panel in Windows 10 Windows 10 (all versions) Recently, we wrote a tip about enabling the Emoji panel in Chrome. Today, we’re going to show you how to open the Emoji Panel in Windows 10 Version 1803 (and newer) with a Windows key shortcut.
And here’s how you do it. Hold down the Windows key and tap the . (period) key. That’s it./p>
You can try the Windows Emoji in email, forums, Facebook and other social
media sites and web pages. They won’t work in all of them, so you try them
and see what works. It’s ye olde trial and error method. Before You Reset Windows 10 Try This Tip If your computer is running poorly and/or Windows 10 features seem to be missing, not working or slow to load, resetting Windows 10 will almost always help. Resetting Windows 10 will keep all you personal files, but you'll have to reinstall all the programs you installed that didn't come with Windows 10. And if you have a lot of programs installed that you need and use, it can take a while. Before you resort to resetting Windows 10, always try this tip first. 1. Type CMD in taskbar search. 2. When you see Command Prompt appear, right-click it and choose "Run as administrator". 3. At the prompt type: SFC /SCANNOWand press Enter. (Note the slash between SFC and the slash.)
SFC (System File Checker will take some time to run. It will tell you when it's done. When it's done, do not close the Command Prompt window. 4. When SFC is done, type the following at the prompt in the Command Prompt window: DISM /Online /Cleanup-image /RestoreHealthBe certain you copy & paste that command - or type it exactly as shown - including the spaces. DISM stands for Deployment Image Servicing and Management. You can use DSIM /Online/ Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth to scan the Windows image for component store corruption and perform repair operations automatically. It can take from 10 minutes to over an hour to run .. depending on how much needs to be repaired. Running this two commands in this order can fix many Windows problems
and the risk level is zero. So, if you're having serious problems with
Windows 10, this tip may save you a lot of time... and a lot of work. Want more computer tips & tricks? How to Enable the Emoji Panel in Google Chrome Windows 10’s Ease of Access Part One: Color Filters
We have thousands of Windows tips, tricks and more on our InfoAve web site. Come see for yourself! Thank you for helping us! When you support us with small gift, you help us continue our mission to keep you informed, separate the truth from the hyperbole, and help you stay safer online. Plus, our computer tips make your computer easier to use. Did you know that we provide support to thousands of people? Every week we help dozens of people via email at no charge. The questions and answers you see in our newsletters are from the email answers and help we provide to everyone free of charge. Thanks to your gifts, we do a lot more than provide this free newsletter. We help you recognize online threats, fight for your online privacy, provide you with the knowledge you need to navigate the Web safely, and help you get more out of your PC. Help us keep up the good fight with a small gift. After giving your gift, you will receive an invitation
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You can download the PrintFriendly extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Internet Explorer from the links below: Print Friendly Extension for Chrome Print Friendly Extension for Firefox Print Friendly Extension for Edge Print Friendly Extension for Internet Explorer Or if you just want to read more about PrintFriendly, be our guest. Here are some screenshots for you… but the best, quickest and easiest way to find out how PrintFriendly works is to try it is to click the green PrintFriendly button at the top of any article on our InfoAve website.
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Above: PrintFriendly’s friendly toolbar. You can edit the page or article to clean it up before you print it. You can increase or decrease the font size and size of images. If you don’t like your changes you can click “Undo”. Note also that once you clean the article or web page up the way you want it, you can print it, you can download it as a PDF file (and print it if you like) or you can share the article by email. I’m wondering if Darcy got loose in that nail saloon… Goodbye Ellen Raspberry So many years ago, we were young and full of life, and now, well now,
we’re old and our vigor has drained away like the sand in the hourglass of
life. All we are left with are our memories. The road behind us is sunny
and bright; the road ahead is dark and poorly lit. Most of our lives we spent looking for ways to travel faster, kill time, have fun, and live life in the fast lane. Looking back, we saw the folly in that – too late to be of any use of course. We wasted our youth and didn’t realize were doing it. Isn’t life grand? If life wasn’t so serious, it would be funny. No one has to kill time – none us have that much time. Time is killing us. I know younger folks won’t believe a word of this but, they’ll learn when I say: Trust me. Whether you live 60, 70, 80, 90, or 100 years – there is never enough time. We could certainly all use some of the time we killed when we were younger. But like most things killed, it’s not coming back. So, Ellen, I am very glad I got to know you. We sure loved watching those game shows together – it was especially entertaining watching “Jeopardy” with you. Some days you were a whiz and some days I was,. And some days neither of us did very well – but good days and bad, we sat there together and tried… didn’t we? Remember the question about Annie Taylor? Nah, not Elizabeth Taylor, Annie Taylor – the school teacher who was the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. She lived, but it didn’t do her much good though, her manager embezzled all the money she made from the stunt. You could say he had her over a barrel. When Alex said… “She was the first woman and the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.” I said “George Stathakis” and you laughed. You remember Annie Taylor, I didn’t. I was impressed... Read the rest of this essay here.Now available: Reg Organizer 8.16 If you purchased or renewed Reg Organizer through Cloudeight within the last 12 months, you're entitled to a free version upgrade to Reg Organizer 8.16. Save $14 on Reg Organizer right now! Reg Organizer - A Swiss Army Knife of Windows Tools - Works Great on Windows 10! What are icons anyway? We use them every day on our computers and on the
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When you click the EB Icon, on the left, you are whisked off to a
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put spaces in the path so it wouldn't appear as a link in this newsletter.
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