Rick's Daily Tips

How to add a tile for the ‘Run’ command to the Start Menu in Windows 10

Posted on June 15, 2020

If you have Windows 10 on your computer, you might have noticed that the Start Button and Start Menu are back after taking a short hiatus with Windows 8.

One important thing that’s missing on the Windows 10 Start Menu however is a menu option for opening a “Run” box.

Well, there’s actually a way to open a “Run” box from the Start menu but it’s buried two levels deep in the “Windows System” section, and that makes opening a simple Run box more time-consuming than it should be.

Of course you can always quickly open a Run box by pressing the Windows+R key combination (that’s the way I always do it), but some folks prefer having it right on the Start Menu.

If you’re one of them, you can easily add a “Run” tile to the Start Menu on your Windows 10 PC. Here’s how: [Read more…]

How to enable Two-Factor Authentication on your Square account

Posted on June 15, 2020

Square is a popular credit card processing service that lets thousands of small businesses and merchants accept credit cards without having to buy an expensive card terminal or pay super-exorbitant fees.

And as you might expect, Square customers are frequently targeted by hackers.

Luckily, you can easily protect your own Square account from those hacking attempts by enabling Two-Factor Authentication. [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I make an external monitor my laptop’s main display in Windows 10?

Posted on June 14, 2020

Question from Candice W.: I just bought a 23″ flat screen monitor to use with my Dell laptop.

The laptop has Windows 10 on it.

I connected the monitor to the laptop with an HDMI cable, but when I load programs they still show up on the laptop screen.

I’d like to make the external monitor the main screen. How do I set it up like that?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Do you use Hulu? If so, it’ll stop working on June 24 if you have an older Roku device.

Posted on June 13, 2020

Do you have an older Roku device that you use to watch TV via Hulu?

If so, your Hulu entertainment just might come to an abrupt halt on June 24, 2020.

According to this post from our friends at ArsTechnica, Hulu will be dropping support for Roku devices that were manufactured in 2012 and earlier on that date.

I couldn’t find a list of the specific Roku models that are set to be abandoned, but this Hulu support page lists the Roku devices that will work continue to work with Hulu after the 24th.

If you’d rather not click through to the Hulu page, here’s a list of the devices they say will still be supported (with a firmware update): [Read more…]