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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: How do I make my PC shut down at the same time every night?

Posted on September 18, 2025

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Question from Kenny: I use my Windows computer to watch a few TV shows every night before I go to sleep. The last show I watch goes off at 11pm.

The problem is I often fall asleep before the last show goes off and my computer stays on all night. I don’t like that.

I’d really like to have the computer shut down automatically at 11pm. How can I make it do that? [Read more…]

Q&A: Is it really dangerous to optimize the Windows Registry?

Posted on September 5, 2025

Question from Ellen: A couple of years ago I started using a Windows PC for the first time because my iMac died and I couldn’t afford a new one.

When I bought my new laptop the salesman told me that Windows 10 does a horrible job at keeping the system optimized and running smoothly.

He said I needed to buy a program called System Mechanic and use it to clean Windows up every few months. [Read more…]

Q&A: Should I buy a laptop with Windows 11 in S mode?

Posted on August 28, 2025

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Question from Amber: I’ve been shopping online for a new laptop and I’ve noticed that a lot of the lowest-priced Windows laptops have Windows 11 S installed on them.

I’d never heard of Windows 11 S before I started shopping for a new laptop. And now I’m really confused.

I have a couple of questions for you: [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I find out how much RAM Windows is using?

Posted on August 12, 2025

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Question from Devon: I have an HP gaming desktop computer with Windows on it.

I recently started getting a “Your computer is low on memory” warning that pops up on a regular basis.

I always do a fresh restart on the PC when it pops up but the warning comes back after a couple of hours.

This machine has 16GB of RAM in it and I don’t run that many programs at a time so I shouldn’t be getting this warning.

I only get this error if I’m running my Firefox browser, even if there are no other programs running.

How can I find out how much RAM Windows is actually using? [Read more…]