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Q&A: How can I disable the Control Panel in Windows 7?

Posted on January 15, 2014

Question from Kenny:  Hi Rick. First of all, I wawindows-7nt to thank you for your generosity in posting all these amazing tips. You have helped so many people by posting them! Now, I have a question for you if you don’t mind.

I recently bought a new computer and decided to give my 2 year old Gateway laptop to my son. Since he’s only 8 years old I’d like to keep him from accessing the Control Panel and accidentally messing things up.

My question is can you tell me how to disable the Control Panel in Windows 7?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Q&A: Why won’t AVG Antivirus start up after doing a System Restore?

Posted on January 14, 2014

avg-logoQuestion from Michael B:  Rick, I accidentally deleted some Windows files and ended up having to do a System Restore. I held my breath the entire time, but thank goodness it worked!

Everything seems to be back to normal now, but my AVG Free Antivirus won’t load. Do you have any idea why (and how I can fix it)? This is Windows 7 Pro on a Dell Latitude E6530 laptop.

Rick’s answer:   [Read more…]

Microsoft is reportedly getting ready to announce Windows 9

Posted on January 13, 2014

windows-9The guys and gals at Microsoft won’t tell you this, but it appears that they’ve grown weary of trying to rehabilitate the miserable reputation of Windows 8. And I believe in hindsight they know that miserable reputation was well-earned.

According to reports coming out of Redmond, Microsoft is planning to announce Windows 9 during the Build 2014 developer conference that’s coming up in April.  [Read more…]

How to prevent Google+ users from emailing you via Gmail

Posted on January 13, 2014

gmailGoogle is currently in the process of rolling out a new feature that lets any Google+ user who follows you send you emails via Gmail – even if you aren’t following them back. In fact, they don’t even need to know your email address!

Some folks might be fine with it, but I really don’t much care for the possibility of getting emails from people that I don’t even know. If you don’t either, you can easily turn it off and keep your inbox off-limits to your Google+ followers. Here’s how:  [Read more…]

Q&A: Is there any way to find out when someone unfriends me on Facebook?

Posted on January 13, 2014

unfriend-notifyQuestion from Kelly A.:  Every once in a while I’ll find out that one of my Facebook friends has deleted me at some point in the past.

Is there a setting I can change so that Facebook will alert me when someone unfriends me? Thanks in advance for answering my question.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

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