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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…]
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Question from Ellen: A couple of years ago I started using a Windows PC for the first time because my Mac died and I couldn’t afford a new one.
When I bought my new laptop the salesman told me that Windows 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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]