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Q&A: Can I have Windows start up with one specific folder already open?

Posted on July 12, 2024

Question from Alma: I have a computer with Windows 11 on it and I’m hoping you can answer a question for me.

Every time I use my computer I start by accessing the files in one specific folder and I keep that folder open at all times.

It’s a hassle having to open File Explorer and navigate to that folder every time I turn on the computer.

It would be wonderful if I could have Windows start up every time with that folder already open so I can get right to work.

Is that possible? If it is, how do I set it up? [Read more…]

How to hide the Search, Copilot, Task View and Widgets buttons from the Windows 11 Taskbar

Posted on May 7, 2024

Microsoft made a number of changes to the visual user interface in Windows 11.

I found some of those changes to be good ones, but some of them could have benefited from a little more forethought.

Four great examples are the Search, Copilot, Task View and Widgets buttons that are displayed on the Taskbar by default in Windows 11. [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I make Desktop icons open with one click?

Posted on March 3, 2024

Question from Marie: I have a neurological disorder that makes it hard for me to double-click because my hands shake so bad.

When I bought my computer they set it up for me so that I could click on a desktop icon and it would open with a single click.

Ever since the last update was installed I have to click on an icon twice to get it to open. That’s very difficult for me.

How can I get the single click to start working again?

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How (and why) to add new local user account in Windows 11

Posted on February 1, 2024

It’s no secret that Microsoft wants every Windows 11 user to sign into their PC with a Microsoft account.

In fact, they have even designed Windows 11 in a way that prevents a few of its most useful features from even working if you’re signed in with a local account.

But guess what? I don’t really like the idea of signing in to my computer with an Internet-based account, for two reasons: [Read more…]

How to copy a file’s full pathname to the Windows Clipboard

Posted on October 24, 2023

When using Microsoft Windows, there are times when we need to find the entire path to a file’s exact ‘location’ on the hard drive (i.e. the file’s pathname).

For example, some of the tips I post on this blog require entering a file’s full pathname into a text field of some sort.

Back in the Stone Age of personal computing when the DOS operating system ruled the roost, determining a file’s pathname was easy…. [Read more…]