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Q&A: How do I remove the Weather icon from the Taskbar in Windows 11?

Posted on March 22, 2023

Question from Rita: My laptop has Windows 11 on it and when I turned it on yesterday morning I noticed that it had installed an update.

Ever since the update there’s been a little Weather icon on the Taskbar right beside the Start button.

Every time I move my mouse towards either the Start button or the icon just to the right of the Weather icon a screen pops up showing the weather along with what appears to be about a thousand news reports.

This is irritating me to no end. Is there any way to remove that Weather icon from the Taskbar? [Read more…]

How to force a Windows shortcut to always ‘Run as Administrator’ by default

Posted on March 22, 2023

One of the things I like most about Microsoft Windows is the ability to create shortcuts on the Windows Desktop that simplify the execution of common tasks.

For example, I find myself creating a lot of System Restore Points on my PC so I created a handy desktop shortcut that creates a new Restore Point every time I click on it.

This particular shortcut makes it easy for me to quickly create a Restore Point at any time without having to wade through a series of menus. [Read more…]

How (and when) to reset your PC’s network adapters

Posted on February 28, 2023

Does your Windows PC keep disconnecting from the Internet at random times?

Or perhaps your web browser frequently slows to a crawl or completely freezes up even though it appears that you still have a normal connection?

Or maybe you just get the feeling that your Internet or local network connection just isn’t working as well as it should?

These types of issues are often due to a glitch or an incorrect setting in your PC’s network adapter settings. If you’re experiencing any type of connectivity problem a simple Network Reset just might fix it in a jiffy. [Read more…]

How to avoid installing buggy Windows updates

Posted on February 11, 2023

As you probably know, Microsoft has released a lot of buggy Windows Updates in recent years.

In fact, numerous Windows 10 PCs were rendered either unstable or unable to boot up into Windows just by one recent buggy update.

I still recommend installing critical security updates as soon as possible in order to quickly patch “zero-day” security holes before hackers have a chance to exploit them to break into your system.

However, I no longer recommend installing non-critical updates until Microsoft has had time to squash any bugs that might be in the updates’ code. [Read more…]