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Q&A: Can I completely disable my laptop’s Power button?

Posted on December 11, 2023

Question from Eric: My laptop’s Power button is located on the keyboard and it looks just like a regular key. Just about every time I start typing I accidentally hit the Power button and it shuts the machine down.

No matter how hard I try to remember not to touch the Power button, I end up doing it anyway.

I know how to shut the computer down with the mouse so I don’t really need to use the Power button at all once the laptop has booted into Windows. Is there any way to disable it? [Read more…]

Why I love using Keyboard Shortcuts

Posted on December 1, 2023

Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a huge fan of keyboard shortcuts.

I spend several hours every day working with a variety of computers so I’m always looking for ways to work more efficiently.

Using the keyboard to accomplish common tasks saves me a ton of time because I rarely have to take my hands off the keyboard.

In a nutshell, keyboard shortcuts let you accomplish tasks that would often take several mouse clicks with just a single tap of a key (or key combination). [Read more…]

Q&A: Clipboard History has stopped working. How do I fix it?

Posted on November 20, 2023

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…]

How to make Windows start up with your last-used apps and websites already open

Posted on October 27, 2023

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

I know someone who recently bought a Windows laptop after her MacBook went belly-up on her.

She asked me if Windows would ever have a feature like the Macs that would allow the system to start up with the last-used programs and websites already open.

My answer: It already does!

[Read more…]

How to change the default search engine in Microsoft Edge

Posted on October 18, 2023

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

When it was first released, Microsoft’s Edge web browser used Bing as its default search engine, and there was no way to change it.

Well, Edge still comes with Bing set as the default search engine, but you can now switch it to Google or one of several other popular search engines.

If you like using Edge but would prefer to search with something other than Bing, you can follow the steps below to change the default search engine to the one you like best. Just follow the steps that match the device you are using. [Read more…]

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