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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to unfreeze a frozen Taskbar in Windows 11
• How to remotely erase a lost or stolen smartphone
• Q&A: Why won’t my new RAM stick fit in my computer?
• Video: Incredible 4K images of Mars
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Today’s quick tech tip….
How to unfreeze a frozen Taskbar in Windows 11
I’ve received several reports from readers that the latest round of Windows updates is causing the Taskbar to randomly freeze up on Windows 11 PCs.
It appears that this isn’t a very wide-spread issue, but it can be a big one if you happen to be one of the unlucky few who are affected by it.
Hopefully Microsoft will find out what’s going on and fix this ASAP, but until then there’s an easy fix you can try if it ever happens to you: Simply open the Task Manager and use it to restart Windows Explorer. Here’s how:
1 – Press the Ctrl+Shift+Esc key combination to open the Task Manager.
2 – Make sure the Processes tab is selected, then scroll down to the “Windows processes” and find Windows Explorer.
3 – Right-click on Windows Explorer and select Restart from the menu.
The Windows Explorer process should now shut down and restart, resetting the Taskbar (and removing the “freeze” in the process).
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• How to remotely erase a lost or stolen smartphone
This one simple task could prevent your sensitive info and photos from falling into the hands of a stranger.
• Q&A: Why won’t my new RAM stick fit in my computer?
This post has the most likely answer.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
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Rick’s Daily Pick…
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This inexpensive, but amazing device will let you ditch the dish and table the cable, but still enjoy all of your favorite programs and movies – many of them at no extra charge.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Video: Incredible 4K images of Mars
It’s amazing how much the “Red Planet” resembles our Earth.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Xfinity grabs bragging rights as fastest Internet provider in the US
• New podcast creation has fallen off a cliff
• Microsoft could lay off as many as 11,000 employees this week
• Hackers are using device monitoring software Cacti to install malware
• New M2-powered MacBook Pros and minis have 8K video, Wi-Fi 6E, dozens of cores
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