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Well, October is just around the corner and that means Microsoft will soon be releasing the annual Fall update to Windows 10.
Unfortunately, the upcoming release of the “Windows 10 October 2018 Update” will end up preventing a lot of PCs from booting up into Windows after the update is installed.
Question from Jason: I recently bought a tablet with Windows 10 and I think it has a buggy onscreen keyboard.
Every time I tap the space bar twice in a row it automatically types a period after the last word I typed.
I don’t like that because I use a lot of double spaces and I have to go back and delete the period every time.
I’m thinking this has to be a bug in the software (it’s an el-cheapo tablet). Do you know if there’s a fix for it?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Rhonda A.: Hi Rick. I have a question for you.
I recently bought a new computer and I just love the pictures that Windows 10 puts on the Lock Screen.
Is there any way to copy those pictures to my hard drive so I can use them as background images? I tried right-clicking on them and that doesn’t bring up a menu or anything.
If you don’t know of a way to do this it’s ok. Thanks for your help.
Rick’s answer: I love those Lock Screen images too, Rhonda. And yes, there is indeed a way to copy them to your hard drive.
There’s a neat little free app in the Windows Store that was designed specifically to download Windows Spotlight photos to your hard drive.
It’s called SpotBright, and here’s how to install and use it: [Read more…]
Did you know that Windows 10 includes a native PDF printer?
Well, it does, and it’s typically installed by default when the Windows installation is created.
To save a document in most any program/app as a PDF file you would simply select Print to PDF (or something similar) from the Print dialog.
However, for whatever reason the default Microsoft PDF printer isn’t installed along with Windows 10 on every PC.
You’ll know that’s the case with your computer if you don’t see the “Print to PDF” option when you click File>Print or press Ctrl–P.
Luckily, it’s very easy to install the default Microsoft PDF Printer on your Windows 10 machine if wasn’t installed along with Windows. Just follow these steps: [Read more…]
Question from Kenny W.: I recently upgraded my HP laptop from Windows 7 to Windows 10, and I have a problem that I can’t figure out.
When I try to change some of the system settings the settings options are disabled and the screen displays this message:
“Some settings are hidden or managed by your organization.”
The thing is I’m not part of an organization. This is my own private computer.
How can I fix this so that I can make changes to the system settings on my PC?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]