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Q&A: How do I find the Control Panel in Windows 11?

Posted on October 21, 2025

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Question from Kerry: I have a Windows 11 question for you if you don’t mind.

I used to be a Windows guy, but several years ago when Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7 I decided to switch to a Mac.

Well, my Mac recently bit the dust and I decided to switch back to Windows. Long story short, I ended up buying a new Windows desktop computer with Windows 11 on it.

Back when I was using Windows 7 I could open the Control Panel from the Start menu, but that’s apparently not the case with Windows 11. I’ve looked high and low and I can’t find it anywhere.

I’m pretty sure Windows 11 still has a Control Panel because I think I remember seeing it mentioned on your site a while back. Can you tell me how to find it? [Read more…]

Here’s the best way to open a link in a new browser tab

Posted on October 5, 2025

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If you’re like me you probably want many of the links you click to open in a new browser tab.

Most people do this in one of two ways:

1 – Hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the link.

or…

2 – Right-click on the link, then click on Open link in new tab.

Both of those methods work great in the browsers that support them, but there’s an even better way to get a link to open in a new tab… [Read more…]

How to disable the ‘Caps Lock’ key on your PC’s keyboard

Posted on September 20, 2025

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Have you ever tried to sign in to one of your accounts only to realize after a half-dozen password failures that the Caps Lock key was on?

Or perhaps you frequently catch yourself merrily typing a lengthy message in an email or chat session when you sudden realize you just shouted your digital lungs out at the person on the other end?

Unfortunately, this happens all the time, but you can prevent it from ever happening again by completely disabling the Caps Lock key on your Windows PC’s keyboard. [Read more…]

Q&A: My ‘Recycle Bin’ icon is gone. How can I get it back?

Posted on September 12, 2025

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Question from Uneva: I have somehow deleted the icon for the Recycle Bin from my desktop. How can I get it back?

My computer is an HP All-In-One with Windows 11 on it.

Thanks for your help in advance. I really appreciate it. [Read more…]

How to close a frozen browser tab without closing the other open tabs

Posted on July 26, 2025

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Have you ever had a browser tab freeze up on you?

If so, you know how frustrating it is when you have to close the entire browser including all the other open tabs just to get the PC running normally again.

Well, I have a bit of good news for you: You can usually close just the one browser tab that isn’t responding without having to close any of the other open tabs!

The next time a web page freezes up on you, give this a try: [Read more…]