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As you probably know, Windows PCs tend to accumulate tons of “junk” that takes up valuable storage space on your machine’s hard drive or SSD.
There are numerous “system cleanup” apps that will clear this junk out for you, but Windows 11 now has it’s own native tool for this. It’s called “Cleanup Recommendations” and it’s very easy to use. [Read more…]
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If you’re old enough to remember using the bulky CRT-style computer monitors of times past, you’re probably also familiar with screensavers, those always-in-motion images that kept the screen from “burning-in” while the computer was sitting idle.
Now that we’ve transitioned from CRT monitors to modern flat-screen monitors we no longer have a need for screensavers.
But guess what? Microsoft Windows still offers the option of launching a screensaver after a PC has been sitting idle for a few minutes. [Read more…]
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If you’ve been using Microsoft Windows for a while you probably know that deleting a file doesn’t really remove it from the system.
Instead, it’s actually moved to a special folder called the Recycle Bin.
That’s generally a good thing because we all occasionally delete a file by mistake or wish we hadn’t deleted a file at some later point in time.
Having our deleted files go into the Recycle Bin makes it easy to restore one of them to it’s original folder in either of the above-mentioned cases.
But unfortunately some files can become problematic if we allow them to sit idly in the Recycle Bin.
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Question from Malinda: I have an almost new Acer laptop with Windows 11 on it.
It was working fine until I turned it on yesterday morning, but now I can’t see the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen unless I move my mouse down there.
I don’t know what happened but it’s really annoying. How can I stop the Taskbar from disappearing on me? [Read more…]
Question from Carlos: I found a really nice laptop online that I’m planning to buy, but I have a question that I’m hoping you can answer for me before I place the order.
This laptop comes standard with Windows 11 Home edition installed on it, but I can get it with Windows 11 Pro instead for $90 extra.
Do you think paying extra for the Pro upgrade is worth it? [Read more…]