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Question from Kyle: I used the Clipboard History for a while with no problems whatsoever, but the last round of Windows Updates broke it.
Now when I press the Windows+V key nothing happens. The box with the stored Clipboard items doesn’t even pop up.
How can I fix this? [Read more…]
Question from Robbie: A couple of days ago I updated my PC to Windows 11 expecting to have 30 days to change my mind like we had when Windows 10 came out.
But then I found out the window for rolling Windows 11 back to Windows 10 is only 10 days, not 30.
The problem I have is I’m going out of town on business tomorrow and I won’t be back until after the end of the month.
By the time I return the 10 day roll-back period will have expired and I’ll be stuck with Windows 11 even if I end up not liking it.
Is there any way to extend the Windows 11 roll-back period to longer than 10 days (to something like a month)? [Read more…]
Are you a long-time Windows user who is now using Windows 11?
If so, you might have noticed how Microsoft has hidden some of the most useful options from the right-click menu in Windows 11, forcing you to click Show more options in order to access them.
This is one of those changes that makes me wonder just what they were thinking when they decided to make them. [Read more…]
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Question from Danny: I recently bought my first Windows PC after using nothing but Macs for years, and something is driving me crazy.
Every time I try to install a new program a stupid “User Account Control” box pops up asking for permission to make changes to the system.
I find this extremely annoying since I wouldn’t have tried to install the program if I didn’t want it.
My question is how do I disable those annoying User Account Control pop-ups?
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Did you know you can choose the default audio output device for each individual app in Windows 11?
For example, I prefer having my Windows notification sounds and other system sounds come through my computer’s speakers.
However, I prefer listening to the audio when I’m watching YouTube videos in Chrome through my Bluetooth headphones.
Luckily, Windows 11 makes it very easy to choose your preferred default audio output device for each of the apps you use. [Read more…]