Another Way to Access the Advanced Boot Options Menu in Windows 10 This tip is for Windows 10 — all versions. Creating a desktop shortcut to restart to the Advanced Boot Options Menu is a one-click way to get there. However, what if you’re lazy or skipped our wonderful tutorial on creating a desktop shortcut to restart to… Read More »
Get Quick Access to Your Most Often Used Folders This tip is for all versions of Windows 10 Quick access is a very nice feature of Windows 10, but only if you use it. If you do use it, it will keep the folders that you access most, at your finger tips. Quick Access is something like Libraries in Windows 7,… Read More »
Color Your World – Custom Colors on Windows 10 Creators Update This tip is for those of you who’ve updated to Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703). In previous versions of Windows 10, you could let Windows choose a color from the background on our desktop, or pick one of a few dozen preset colors. In Creators Update,… Read More »
Windows 10 Night Light This applies to Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703) Many of you are familiar with the freeware program f.lux. It’s a program that changes your PC screen at night so it displays whatever you’re viewing in warmer colors. Some brainy scientists somewhere decided that harsh blue light from PC screens can keep you from… Read More »
How to Remove Stubborn Start Menu Items Applies to Windows 10 – all versions We worked on a computer recently on which a number of games had been installed by a teenage grandson. After uninstalling the games, even using an uninstaller tool, the start menu items persisted – and remained on the start menu even though the games… Read More »
Create a Microsoft Child Account for your Child or Grandchild This tip was written for Windows 10 Creators Update (Version 1703) In order to use this tip you must have a Microsoft account. If you have an email address that ends in @outlook.com, @msn.com, @hotmail.com, @live.com, @live.ca , then you have a Microsoft account. You also must have… Read More »