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The native Windows Task Manager has long been the go-to utility when we need to see which programs are running on our PC or kill a “hung” process.
While Microsoft has really expanded the features and power of Task Manager in recent years, it still has some serious limitations.
Luckily, there’s an awesome replacement for the Windows’ Task Manager that you can download right now, and it won’t cost you a dime. [Read more…]
The “Undo” feature is one of the handiest tools in Microsoft Windows.
If you make a mistake, simply click Edit>Undo in most Windows programs and the mistake will be washed away in an instant.
But did you know that there’s an even easier way to “undo” an operation?
Simply press the Ctrl+Z key combination and the last thing you clicked, typed or changed will be restored to its previous state.
What’s more, if your hands are already on the keyboard, pressing Ctrl+Z is a lot faster than grabbing the mouse and clicking Edit>Undo! [Read more…]
Question from Reba: Hi Rick. I read your articles on here every day and I hope you can help me fix a problem I caused for myself.
I’m almost too embarrassed to ask for your help, but I can’t figure it out for myself lol.
I was typing last night and apparently hit some strange keystrokes. The text size in my Chrome window changed. How can I get it back to normal?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Rhonda: It seems the mouse speed on my Windows computer needs to be adjusted.
It seems like it’s too slow or something.
I seem to remember long ago someone telling me this could be done. Is this possible?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
A while back I published a post listing all the keyboard shortcuts available in Windows 10.
Almost immediately I began receiving messages asking me where the Windows key is.
Over the course of the next few hours I ended up receiving several such messages.
I guess I just took it for granted that Windows users would know about the ‘Windows’ key, but I really shouldn’t have.
After all, no one knows everything about the behemoth that is the Windows operating system, and not everyone has the same level of experience with using it.
After reflecting on it a while I decided it might be a good idea to write a post explaining what the Windows key is – and just as important, what it looks like and how to find it. [Read more…]