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Q&A: How do I turn off Windows Update?

Posted on April 1, 2016

Question from Todd L.: I have a 4 year old Dell laptop with Windows 7, and I really like it.

A guy I know told me that if I don’t turn off Windows Update it will automatically replace Windows 7 with Windows 10.

I don’t want Windows 10 but I can’t figure out how to turn off Windows Update. How do I do that?

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Q&A: How can I uninstall SmartTweak UpdateMyDrivers from my laptop?

Posted on March 25, 2016

Question from Betty H.: I have an unwanted program on my computer that’s driving me crazy and I can’t figure out how to uninstall it.

The program in question is called SmartTweak UpdateMyDrivers, and I hate it!

I have no idea how this program got on my computer and the Windows uninstaller won’t remove it. What can I do to get rid of it?

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Q&A: Why won’t my Magic Keyboard wake up my Mac?

Posted on March 21, 2016

Question from Rhonda H.: I bought an Apple Magic Keyboard back in December, and I love it. But I have a problem that I can’t figure out.

I was told that this keyboard would wake up my Mac when it’s sleeping just by pressing a key, but I can’t get it to do that.

Can you tell me how to fix this so the keyboard will start waking up my Mac?

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Q&A: Why can’t I scroll with my mouse wheel after upgrading to Windows 10?

Posted on March 14, 2016

Question from Billie: I upgraded my computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and now I’m having trouble scrolling web pages with my mouse wheel.

Scrolling worked just fine with Windows 7. What can I do to make it work correctly in Windows 10? Thanks in advance for your help.

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Q&A: How can I remove old Wi-Fi networks from my laptop in Windows 10?

Posted on February 19, 2016

Question from Cindy P.: I love your blog Rick, and I really appreciate all the great info you provide.

I’ve been following RicksDailyTips for a long time, and now I have question for you.

My company is expanding rapidly and I’ve spent the last 5 months travelling from city to city helping train all the new hires in our stores.

My laptop now has a long list of Wi-Fi networks from the hotels I’ve been staying in. I know I’ll never be staying in most of those hotels again so I’d like to remove those wireless networks.

Can you tell me how to do that? My laptop is a Dell and it’s running Windows 10.

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