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Did you know some apps that run on Windows PCs have the ability to use your phone to make calls without you even knowing about it?
Well, it’s true. If you have a smartphone linked to your Windows PC, the permissions for some of the apps that are currently installed on your computer might allow them to place calls via your linked phone without you even knowing about it. [Read more…]
Question from Tammy: Every time I load a Windows app on my Windows 10 laptop the scroll bar over on the right remains hidden until I move my mouse over it.
This happens every time I use any app I have downloaded from the Microsoft Store.
I have a health issue that makes it hard for me to control the placement of the mouse so I have trouble activating the scroll bar.
Can you tell me how to keep Windows from hiding the scroll bars?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
As you probably know, Windows 10 comes with a bunch of apps pre-installed on your system.
In addition to those pre-installed apps you might have also installed one or more additional apps from the Microsoft Store.
By default, most of those apps run in the background at all times – even the ones you never use!
In most cases having all those apps running in the background serves no useful purpose, but it does have a couple of serious downsides: [Read more…]
Microsoft first introduced the Windows Store along with Windows 8, and now that Windows 10 is here the Windows Store and its many available apps are included with it as well.
The Windows Store is simply a collection of lightweight Windows apps that you can download and install on your Windows PC.
Some of those apps are actually quite useful, but many others offer little if any real value at all. Even worse, a few of them are nothing more than adware and junkware. A perfect example is the much-hated “Get Office” app that I wrote about in a previous post. [Read more…]