Fahad Ali
This is something that can come in real handy for busy professionals. Windows 10 can automatically lock your computer after a set period of time, requiring you to enter your password to get back access. If you simply want to lock your computer manually, you can of course do so by clicking your username at … Read more
Microsoft Edge may be a new web browser, but its market share is steadily rising. New Windows 10 users continue to give this new solution a try as they upgrade to the OS. One of the most important aspects of switching to a new web browser, however, is bringing the saved passwords from your old … Read more
Windows 10 requires an internet connection for many tasks, but the good thing is that Microsoft has built in an option to limit this access for users that are on limited download plans. The OS requires a fair amount of bandwidth for downloading operating system updates, refreshing the content in apps like News and Weather, … Read more
Although it is now rare, but hard drives do sometime develop faults and files are corrupted and lost. Windows 10, luckily, comes with a File History feature that can be easily used to backup important data. Microsoft has included this new feature in Windows 10 as a simple form of backup that enables users to … Read more
If you are the minimalistic type, or really dislike the Windows 10 tiles, then you can remove all the live tiles from the Start menu, and end up with a neat, single-column panel. Which you can see above. This is not a process that is automated, though. In fact, it’s somewhat annoying. You will have … Read more
Windows 10 arranges tiles in the Start menu into preassigned groups, like Explore Windows, Life at a glance, and so on. But you can also group these tiles using your own categories. If you want to rename an existing group, simply click the heading, select the current text, and then type your own group name. … Read more
Windows 10, by default, only shows the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop, unlike previous versions of the operating system that had a handful of them straight on the desktop. It is, however, possible to add more. Many more. Including a handy link to the Control Panel. To do so, click Start, then go to … Read more
Other competing platforms have long had features that can help owners find their lost devices. For example, Apple has Find My iPhone, and Android has Device Manager. However, Windows 7 and 8.1 users have to rely on the kindness of strangers if they leave their PCs or devices in the back of a taxi, for … Read more
One of the more controversial aspects of Windows 10 is the ads that Microsoft shows in the Start menu. It calls them Suggested, but these are links to apps and games from the Windows Store. By default, these are enabled in the operating system. But luckily, the company also makes it easy enough to turn … Read more
Searching for files, settings and other things in Windows 10 is easy enough, but it does not always produce the desired results. Thankfully, advanced searching is something that Microsoft has built in. You can try using operators like AND, OR and NOT in your searches. These operators function just like you may be guessing, and … Read more