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Question from Danielle G.: I use OneDrive all the time and I’d like to be able to access it by clicking a desktop icon.
The problem is I can’t figure out how to create an icon for it. Is it even possible to do that?
My computer is an Acer Aspire All-In-One with Windows 10 on it.
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Question from Caitlin: I have an HP Envy X2 laptop that came with Windows 8 originally.
I upgraded the Windows 8 to Windows 8.1, and eventually to Windows 10.
Everything was fine with Windows 10 until the last round of Windows Updates. Now all of a sudden it’s giving me an error screen that says “Windows 10 is no longer supported on this PC”.
Here’s a screenshot showing the error: [Read more…]
Question from Lina W.: A while back my laptop updated from Windows 7 to Windows 10 on its own. I just woke up one morning and there it was!
It turns out that I like Windows 10 ok, but now I can’t get the screen to brighten up much at all.
I have the brightness setting turned all the way to maximum and it still isn’t as bright at it was with Windows 7.
How can I get my laptop’s brightness control to work as it should?
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If you’re using Windows 10 you should know that Microsoft is planning to release a major update for your Windows installation.
This important update is called Windows 10 Creator’s Update and they plan to start rolling it out tomorrow (April 11).
As a participant in Microsoft’s Windows Insider Program I had early access to the Creator’s Update, and I believe it’s a very worthy upgrade for the price (it’s free!).
But that being said, I installed the update on four different computers and had issues with two of them. That’s a 50% failure rate with my limited test, and that doesn’t bode well for the general roll-out of this update. [Read more…]
Question from Henry P.: I’ve been shopping online for a new computer and I found out that there are still some Windows 7 computers available. My question is should I buy one?
I really like Windows 7 but I want to make sure I won’t end up buying a headache now that Windows 10 is the norm.
Do you know of any reason why I should buy something with Windows 10 on it instead of Windows 7? Something I’m missing perhaps?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]