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Have you ever tried to find a web page you had visited in the recent past but you couldn’t remember the title of the page or even the name of the website it was on?
I often find myself needing to revisit pages I’ve visited, and I’ve discovered a handy little trick that usually helps me find them in just a few seconds: Searching the browser history!
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Question from Arnold: I’m an early riser and my wife always sleeps later than I do.
When I turn my HP laptop on in the mornings the sound it makes while it’s starting up sometimes wakes her up.
I’m getting tired of her being grumpy all day when that happens.
Is there a way to turn that sound off and make the laptop boot up silently? [Read more…]
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If you use a Windows PC there will likely come a time when you need to start up Windows in Safe Mode for trouble-shooting purposes.
Which brings up a question you might be asking…
What is Safe Mode?
When you boot up Windows into Safe Mode only the bare essentials of the operating system are loaded.
Only the system’s basic hardware drivers are loaded, and no programs listed in the Startup folder are allowed to load and run.
In a nutshell, Safe Mode makes it much easier to troubleshoot and fix software problems such as bad drivers, corrupted Windows files, really viruses and a lot more.
How to boot Windows into Safe Mode [Read more…]
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If you have a Windows PC there are several excellent third-party tools you can use to collect all kinds of useful information about your computer’s hardware components and configuration.
I have actually written about a few of my favorites in the past, including the fantastic duo of HWiNFO and Speccy.
But if all you need to do is determine the amount, type and speed of your system’s installed RAM, you don’t need to install anything at all. [Read more…]
Do you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to either increase or decrease the brightness level of your computer screen?
If so, there are a several ways to make that adjustment, but it only takes a couple of quick clicks if you have a laptop or all-in-one desktop PC with Windows 11. [Read more…]