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How to turn off File Explorer’s ‘Quick Access’ view in Windows 10

Posted on March 21, 2015

windows-10To date, the Windows 10 Technical Preview has introduced a number of awesome new features that will likely be included in the upcoming commercial release of Windows 10, and one that I like quite a bit is the handy new Quick Access view in File Explorer.

In a nutshell, Quick Access view displays the most recently used files, folders and related data by default every time you open the File Explorer window. This really speeds up your work flow if you tend to use the same files and folders over and over again.

As mentioned above, I personally like the new Quick Access view, but plenty of others think it’s the worst thing since the introduction of Windows Vista. If you don’t particularly care for it either, you can easily turn it off. Here’s how:  [Read more…]

How to take a quick peek at the Desktop in Windows 7

Posted on March 20, 2015

windows-7If you’re like me, every now and then you need to take a quick peek at the Desktop, but you don’t want to have to go through the hassle of minimizing all the open Windows or losing track of what you’re doing after having to re-open them all.

If you’re using Windows 7, you can always click the Show Desktop icon or right-click on the taskbar and click Show the Desktop, but if all you need to do is take a quick peek at the Desktop, you can simply do the following:  [Read more…]

How to make Windows 8.1 boot directly to the Desktop

Posted on March 19, 2015

windows-8-1Windows 8.1 is a huge improvement over Windows 8 because it fixes a number of the most despised “changes” that Microsoft made to the newly-designed Windows interface.

One of the most appreciated “fixes” is the ability to have Windows 8.1 boot directly to the Desktop instead of the Start Screen – but this isn’t the default. Follow these steps to make Windows 8.1 boot directly to the Desktop:  [Read more…]

How to use System Restore to remove a bad Windows Update when your PC won’t boot up

Posted on March 19, 2015

A few days ago I wrote a post about a bad Windows Update that was causing many Windows 7 PCs to go into a reboot loop. Inexplicably, Microsoft has yet to release a fix for the issue.

As I explained in that post, if your PC already has the bad update installed and it’s stuck in a reboot loop, you can probably use the System Restore utility to roll back your Windows installation to a point in time before the bad update was installed.  [Read more…]

NetAdapter Repair All In One – A powerful free tool for fixing most any network-related issue

Posted on March 17, 2015

netadapter-repair-logoNetworking and Internet connectivity is one of the least understood aspects of Windows computing, especially for casual users who aren’t familiar with the internal workings of the operating system.

Everything is all well and good when your PC connects to the web as it should, but when a networking issue arises that causes “Limited Internet Access” – or no access at all, tracking down the problem can be quite difficult for the average user.

Most causes of connectivity issues are actually quite minor, but if you don’t know what to look for or how to go about troubleshooting the issue it can be like searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack.  [Read more…]

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