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How to enable ransomware protection in Windows 10/11

Posted on September 16, 2022

Do you depend on Windows’ native Microsoft Defender security app to protect your PC from malware?

If so, you’ll be happy to know that Microsoft also provides native ransomware protection with both Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Posted on September 15, 2022

Question from Kandi: I bought my 9 year old son a new laptop for his birthday. He loves it and uses it every day.

The problem is I have already had to take it to the Geek Squad twice to fix issues he caused by changing some system settings.

I know that’s what he’s doing because I saw him using the Settings app.

Is there a way to disable the Settings app on his computer to prevent that from happening again? I really need to preserve my sanity! [Read more…]

Posted on August 31, 2022

Starting with the release of Windows 8, Microsoft moved several important system settings from the Control Panel to the new “Settings” app.

They also added a bunch of new settings to the app that weren’t even available in previous Windows versions.

And now with Windows 10 and Windows 11 they keep placing even more important settings in there with virtually every new major update.

With the Settings app getting more important every day, I thought it would be a good idea to explain the fastest methods you can use to open it.

Posted on August 28, 2022

Question from Harley: I own a small business with six employees.

I just bought brand new Windows desktop computers for every desk. They were close-outs and I got a really good deal.

The fellow who delivered the machines and set them up gave all of them names that are little more than random strings of characters.

How do I change the ‘Device Names’ on these computers to something that’s more descriptive? [Read more…]

Posted on August 21, 2022

Question from Paul L.: I recently discovered that the C: drive in my Windows 10 computer is almost full so I installed a second hard drive.

Everything works fine but when I create a new document Windows still tries to save it to the C: drive. And since that drive is full it can’t save it.

I have to manually choose the E: drive (the new hard drive) every time I try to save a new document.

How can I change it so Windows will automatically store the new files I create on the E: drive instead of the C: drive? [Read more…]