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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Friday, May 27, 2022
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to keep other windows from hiding the Task Manager
• Q&A: How do I get Desktop icons to open with a single click?
• How (and when) to set your Internet connection to Metered
• The power of “Swinging for the Fences”
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Today’s quick tech tip….
How to keep other windows from hiding the Task Manager
If you’ve ever tried to follow instructions for doing something with the Windows Task Manager you probably got frustrated by the way the window containing the instructions kept hiding the Task Manager from view every time you returned to that window to read the next step.
Well, you can put an end to that by changing a simple setting that will force the Task Manager to remain in view at all times while it’s open. Here’s how to do it:
1 – Right-click on the Start button, then select Task Manager from the menu.
2 – Select Options from the Task Manager’s top menu.
3 – Select Always on top (a check mark should appear to let you know this option has been enabled).
That’s all there is to it. From now on the Task Manager will always remain in view even when you click on a different window.
Note: You can always click the very top of the Task Manager window and drag it to an unused location on the screen to prevent it from hiding the other window(s) you need to work with.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Q&A: How do I get Desktop icons to open with a single click?
A reader wants to know how to force the icons the Windows Desktop to open with a single click. This post has step-by-step instructions.
• How (and when) to set your Internet connection to Metered
There are times when it helps to have your Windows PC’s Internet connection set to “metered”. This post explains how (and when) to do that.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
The power of “Swinging for the Fences”
“Go big or go home” – Why it’s important to go all out for the things you want to achieve.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Jack Dorsey leaves Twitter’s Board of Directors
• Apple’s digital state ID cards are now available for Maryland residents
• Report finds remote learning apps collected and sold kids’ data
• Larger-than-30TB hard drives are coming much sooner than expected
• Google Hardware’s latest weird defect: Quickly deteriorating phone cases
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