Send An Email Later With Gmail
Windows 7, Windows 8x, Windows 10 (all versions) + a Gmail account

Did you know you can schedule an email to be sent whenever you choose with Gmail? You can — and it’s easy to do.

Step 1:  Compose your email

Write the email you want to send later just like you would any email.  But instead of clicking “Send” to send your email immediately, if you want to schedule your email to send later, click the tiny white up-arrow just to the right of the send button.

Step 2:  Schedule when you want your email to be sent

You can choose from one of the dates and times displayed, or if you want to choose a different date or time, just click “Pick date & time”

When you click “Pick date & time” you’ll see a calendar and a time. You can click the forward arrow next to the month and choose any future month. You can type in whatever time you want your email to be sent. I suppose if you are very ambitious you could schedule a send for any month next year too. Maybe an early Valentine’s greeting?

If you’ve ever wanted to schedule an email to be sent at a future date and time, you can now do it, rather easily, with Gmail.

Maybe get all your Christmas emailing done early?

5 Easy Tips That We Use Every Day
Windows 10 (all versions)
Some of these work in Windows 7 and Windows 8x too.

Here are 5 Windows tips we use almost every day. These tips save time and are super-easy. Today,  we’re going to share these five with you.

1: Bring up the Lock Screen in Windows 10

If you press the Windows Key + L, it will bring up the lock screen in Windows 10.  If you use a password Windows Key + L will “lock” your Window 10 PC until you enter your password or PIN.

2: Make any word or phrase a hyperlink

If you want to make a link out of a word or a phrase, like “Visit our InfoAve Website“, it’s super easy to do. Select the word or words you want to make into a hyperlink and press CTRL+K. A dialog will appear. In the dialog type or paste the URL (web site address) and press Enter. If you did that correctly, the word or words you highlighted are now a clickable hyperlink. This works with most word processors and email programs. It also works in Gmail. Try it!

3: Open a new instance of a program with just the click of your mouse

Did you know on most computer mice, you can click the scroll wheel? You can and we call the “middle mouse button”. If you middle-click on the taskbar of an open program, it will open a new instance of that program. Try it. It works with Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Edge Dev, Notepad, File Explorer (Windows 10), (Windows Explorer in Windows 7), Thunderbird, and many other programs. This will work with any program that allows multiple instances to run.

4: Open Task Manager with a keyboard shortcut

Just press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC and Task Manager will open.

5: Hide all open windows in a hurry

If you want to clear all open windows from your screen quickly, press the Windows Key and the M key; to reopen them again, press Windows Key+SHIFT+ M.

A Guide to New Windows Update Settings for Windows 10 Home Version 1903
Windows 10 May 2019 Update (Version 1903)

Until Microsoft released Windows 10 Home (Version 1903 / May 2019), Windows 10 Home users had very little control over Windows updates. You got them when they were ready and, if required, your computer rebooted automatically to finish installing them.

Microsoft, not generally known for listening to customer complaints, finally acquiesced to the wishes of Windows 10 Home users and provided new Windows update options starting with version 1903 (May 2019 Update). While they may not be exactly what Windows 10 Home users wanted, they do provide much more control over Windows updates, including an option to prevent automatic restarts at inconvenient times – like when you have work in progress in several programs and an automatic restart causes you to lose all your work. 

With the new Windows update options, you’ll be able to turn off automatic restarts, delay update for up to 35 days, and more.

Here’s our condensed guide to Windows Update in Windows 10 Home, version 1903 (May 2019 Update).

Windows 10 Version 1903 allows you to delay updates for 7 days by default – and up to 35 days in Advanced options. Additionally, you can set “Active hours” during which time no restarts will occur. You can set up to 18 hours a day as “Active hours”. In Version 1903 you can also turn off automatic restarts altogether. And another new feature alerts you when a Windows 10 update restart is pending. Beginning with Windows 10 v. 1903, Windows displays an icon in the Notification area (system tray) whenever a restart is pending and it’s pretty hard to miss. See?

Screenshot 1

All of the following options can be found in Settings > Updates & Security >Windows Update.  [Tip: A quick way to open settings is to hold down the Windows key and tap the i key.]

The default Windows update Settings page.

The default Windows update page (see screenshot 2 below) lets you pause updates for up to 7 days. You can also set active hours for up to 18 hours each day (or let Windows adjust your Active hours based on how you use your computer). During “Active hours” no restarts will occur.

Screenshot 2

Active hours

You can set up to 18 hours each day as active hours or allow Windows to automatically set active hours based on how you normally use your computer. According to Microsoft: “We won’t automatically restart your device during this time” meaning during the hours you’ve set as your “active hours”.

Screenshot 3

Windows Update Advanced Setting page

If you click on “Advanced options” (see screenshot 2 above) you’ll open the Windows Update Advanced Settings page. If you don’t want Windows to automatically restart your PC after an update is downloaded, be sure to turn off the switch under “Restart this device as soon as possible when a restart is required to install an update…” If this switch is turned on, Windows can and will automatically restart your PC to finish installing updates – so if you want to avoid untimely restarts, turn this switch OFF (see screenshot 4 below),

Also from “Advanced options”, you can pause Windows updates for up to 35 days. (see screenshot 4 below)

Screenshot 4

The restart pending icon.

Whenever a Windows update restart is pending, you’ll see the restart pending icon. 

Screenshot 5

If you click on the restart pending icon you’ll see the option to schedule the restart. (You’ll also see this option in Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update if a restart is pending.)

Screenshot 6

When you click the restart pending icon and choose “Schedule the restart” you’ll see this Settings page. Make sure you turn the switch under “Schedule a time” to the “On” position. Then you’ll be able to pick a time and date when you want Windows to restart your computer to finish installing pending updates. This option allows you to delay restarts for up to 7 days.

Screenshot 7

Windows 10 Home (Version 1903) gives you several ways to delay updates and automatic restarts.  And it all starts with turning off the switch under “Restart this device as soon as possible when a restart is required to install an update…” in Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update >Advanced options.

Screenshot 8

Windows 10 Home, starting with Version 1903 gives you a lot more options to delay updates and to avoid having your computer automatically restart at an inconvenient time than any previous version of Windows 10. 

Windows 10 Home users still don’t have all the Windows Update options that Windows 10 Pro users have, but starting with Windows 10 Version 1903 (May 2019 Update) they have a lot more options than in any previous version of Windows 10… and that’s a start.

Windows 10 Fresh Start
Windows 10 (all currently supported versions)

Windows 10 Fresh Start has been a part of Windows 10 since version 1703, but it’s one of those Windows 10 features that seems to have been forgotten. But, it shouldn’t be. It can be useful,  especially for those who buy a new Windows 10 PC that comes loaded with manufacturers’ bloatware and trial software.

We think that Windows 10’s Fresh Start feature should be on your list of things to do if you:

a.) Have a new computer loaded with bloatware and trialware.

b.) Have an older computer that’s running very poorly.

While most of us think of Windows 10 system reset as the answer to severe and/or complex Windows problem, Fresh start is an equally good – and sometimes better option.

Here’s how to access Windows 10 Fresh start.

1.) Type Fresh start in Windows 10 taskbar search and click on “Device performance & health”; “System settings” when it appears at the top.

2.) When you do you’ll see the following window appear. Click on “Additional info” at the bottom.

3.) The following window will open. Read the information, then click “Get started” to start Windows 10 Fresh start.

4.) If you want more information about Fresh start, before you “Get started”, click the “Learn more” link at the bottom and you’ll open a Microsoft Webpage with the following information and warning.

Use Fresh start to install a clean version of Windows 10

Verify that you meet the system requirements. To access Fresh start, your device must be running Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro, and you must be signed in as an administrator. Learn more about Windows 10 specifications. 

Gather all reinstallation media (such as CDs), product keys, license or sign-in information, or anything else you’ll need to manually reinstall and reactivate the apps or app-related content you want to keep using. For Microsoft apps, see Find your Microsoft downloads and product keys. 

(Optional) Back up your files. We recommend this precaution, even though Fresh start keeps your data intact…

Clean manufacturers bloatware and trialware from a new Windows 10 PC

We think the best use of Fresh start is to use it to clean manufacturers’ bloatware and trialware from a brand new Windows 10 computer as long as you do it as soon as you bring your new computer home and before you install any programs.  This will give you a brand new computer that will be clean – and really “brand new”.

It’s also an alternative for Windows 10 System Reset / Keep my files option.

In our tests, a Fresh start takes between 45 to 75 minutes to complete. Your results may vary. Fresh start gives you a chance to clean install Windows while keeping your personal files and some of your settings. It also allows you to clean up the bloatware and trialware on a brand new Windows 10 computer.



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Spotlight Wallpapers
This is a Windows Store App for Windows 10 (any version)

Spotlight Wallpapers is free app you can get from the Windows store that makes it easy to get - and use - new wallpapers. It also makes it easy to change your desktop wallpaper often. You can either download the wallpaper images to your computer or set any image in Spotlight Wallpapers as your desktop wallpaper or as your lock screen image with just two clicks.

It’s so simple and easy to use, there’s not much more I can say. So, let’s bring in the developer of Spotlight Wallpapers to tell you a little more about his program:

Spotlight Wallpapers

'Spotlight Wallpapers' is a simple UWP app able to find and download windows spotlight and Bing wallpapers. We are looking forward to your feedback. You can rate in Microsoft store or fork this project on github and get notified about news and updates. New features are coming…

I have been using Spotlight Wallpapers for a week now and I love it. I’ve already changed my desktop wallpaper more in the last week than I have in the last year. It’s very easy to do and there are quite a few images to choose from. Plus you’ll get some new ones almost every day.

So, what I do is open the program (app) every couple of days to see what new images have been added. If you like Bing images, there’s a new one every day but the old ones are not saved. So if you like them, you can save them to your computer -but remember, the Bing images change every day and there’s only one of them. You can use any of the Spotlight Wallpapers as your desktop wallpaper or your lock screen background image. You can also use the Bing “image of the day” as your desktop wallpaper or lock screen image. You can do this with just two clicks as you’ll soon see.

Spotlight Wallpapers offer up pages of images all suitable for desktop wallpaper or a lock screen background.

Click on any image from any page of Spotlight Wallpaper and in the lower right corner you’ll see the option to set the image as Wallpaper or as “Lockscreen” background. You’ll also see a down-arrow. Clicking the down-arrow lets you download the image to any folder or location on your computer.

In the bottom left corner, you’ll see backward and forward icons that let you move back and forth through all the Spotlight Wallpapers.

Each day the Bing image changes. You can set any Bing image as your desktop wallpaper or lock screen background image. You can also click the down arrow in the bottom right corner to save the image to your PC.

Spotlight Wallpaper is a very simple and easy to use program. Above, see the settings panel. The developer promises that “New features are coming…”

I find this program very useful. If you like changing your desktop wallpaper often you should give “Desktop Wallpapers” a try. Even if you don’t change your desktop wallpaper often, you can download and save any or all of these (mostly) beautiful images to your computer.

You can read more about “Spotlight Wallpapers” by visiting its page in the Windows store.





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Sometimes It’s All About the Money

We work on a lot of computers every week and I estimate that over half of them have a driver updater installed. Driver updaters don’t make your computer work better, they don’t make it safer, they don’t make it more secure, but they can and do cause major problems with Windows computers and hardware.

Back in the days of Windows 95, 98, ME and even early Windows XP sometimes hardware would stop working correctly due to corrupted or incorrect drivers. And thus, driver updaters were born to help users cope with all these driver updates. But in later versions of XP, and Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8x and Windows 10, driver updaters became unnecessary, but the idea that they were/are had been implanted in the psyche of tech support writers and developers – all looking to make a buck by recommending and selling products like driver updaters.

Every few days we receive offers from companies who want us to promote their products. They offer high commissions trying to get us to recommend whatever they’re selling.

Recently we received this from a company who wanted us to promote their Driver Updater. If you’ve been reading our tips very long, you know how we feel about driver updaters.

“Secur360 Driver Updater” sells for $29.95 EUR (about $34 U.S.D.). So if we recommended it to our readers, we could make over $24 on each sale with no investment at all. We could probably sell hundreds and make some money.

That’s never going to happen...

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What does "Windows as a service" mean?

Windows as a service is a new approach to Windows that Microsoft introduced with Windows 10. Windows as a service allows Microsoft to deploy, update and service Windows 10. It allows Microsoft to move away from releasing a new version of Windows every three to five years, as it did with all previous versions of Windows. Microsoft will continually update Windows 10 rather than release new versions of Windows every few years.

The service updates consist of quality updates and feature updates.

Quality updates, which are more traditional Windows update, are bug fixes, security updates, and the like.

Feature updates are released twice each year - usually in April or May and again in October or November. In the past, these would have been either Service Packs or new versions of Windows. Each feature update is supported for 18 months after the date it's released.

Distilling it all down to its essence, Windows as a service means there won't be any more named versions of Windows - Windows 11, Windows 12, etc. Windows 10 will constantly be upgraded with monthly quality updates and biannual feature updates.



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