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Q&A: Why’s the Start Menu randomly popping up on my PC?

Posted on February 2, 2023

Question from Lauren:  I have an older Dell desktop PC with Windows 10 on it (upgraded from Windows 7).

It has always worked well, but I’ve recently started having a bit of trouble with it.

Sometimes when I’m typing something the Start menu will pop up all on it’s own just like I clicked on the Start button or pressed the Windows key (neither of which is the case when this happens).  [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I keep notifications on my PC’s screen longer?

Posted on January 31, 2023

Question from Brenda:  Hi, Rick. I’ve been reading your blog for a over a year now, and I love it. Great stuff for us tech-challenged folks!

Now that I’ve buttered you up (I hope!) I have a question for you.

I have a Windows computer and the notification messages that pop up in the lower right corner of the screen disappear before I notice them and have time to read them.

Is there any way to make those notifications stay on the screen longer?  [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I put more than one System Image Backup on the same drive?

Posted on January 12, 2023

Question from Juliene:  Hello, Rick. I’m a long time reader of your blog and I’ve read your posts about making System Image backups with Windows.

Your instructions are very good and easy to follow.

I’ve made three backups so far for my laptop but I just noticed that there’s only one backup on my external hard drive. I’m assuming it’s the last one I made?

My question is can I store more than one backup on the same drive? [Read more…]

Q&A: Is cleanmgr.exe a virus?

Posted on January 9, 2023

Question from Melinda:  I have a question about my Acer Windows laptop, Rick.

Yesterday morning I asked a friend on Facebook a computer question and his reply was that I need to run a file called cleanmgr.exe.

I’m a little leery about running .exe files because I remember reading that they can be dangerous.

Here’s my question: Is cleanmgr.exe a virus or is it safe for me to run? And if it’s safe, do you think I should run it?  [Read more…]

Q&A: Why are the files I delete not going into the Recycle Bin?

Posted on January 9, 2023

Question from Matthew:  I have a Dell laptop that I upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11.

Before the upgrade, whenever I would delete a file it went into the “Recycle Bin” where I could recover it later if I wanted to.

But now under Windows 11, all the files that I delete are gone forever and nothing ever gets placed into the Recycle Bin.

How can I fix this? [Read more…]

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