Microsoft Windows Archives - Page 7 of 32

Q&A: What happened to the Control Panel in Windows 11?

Posted on April 17, 2023

Question from Kerry: I have a Windows 11 question for you if you don’t mind.

I used to be a Windows guy, but when Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7 I decided to switch to a Mac.

Well, my Mac recently bit the dust and I decided to switch back to Windows. Long story short, I ended up buying an HP all-on-one desktop computer with Windows 11 on it.

Back when I was using Windows 7 I could open the Control Panel from the Start menu, but that’s apparently not the case with Windows 11. I’ve looked high and low and I can’t find it.

I’m pretty sure Windows 11 still has a Control Panel because I think I remember seeing it mentioned on your site before. Can you tell me how to find it? [Read more…]

How to force a Windows program to always ‘Run as Administrator’

Posted on April 14, 2023

One of the most irritating things about recent versions of Windows is how you are frequently prompted to run some programs as “Administrator” when YOU are the administrator.

This makes sense if you have multiple users on the same PC, but not if you are the only person who ever uses it.

If this irritates you as well, it’s easy to coax Windows into running any program as Administrator by default. Just follow these simple steps: [Read more…]

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 display the ‘System Info’ screen with your PC’s keyboard

Posted on March 10, 2023

As most long-time Windows users know, the System Information screen lists several important details about your PC’s Windows installation and its key hardware components.

Chances are you take a peek at it every now and then.

I’m also sure you probably know that right-clicking on the This PC desktop icon and then clicking Properties will open it as well.

But there is an even faster way to launch this valuable tool, especially if you don’t keep the “This PC” icon sitting on your computer’s Desktop… [Read more…]

Try this powerful free replacement for Windows’ Task Manager

Posted on October 2, 2022

The native Windows Task Manager has long been the go-to utility when we need to see which programs are running on our PC or kill a “hung” process.

While Microsoft has really expanded the features and power of Task Manager in recent years, it still has some serious limitations.

Luckily, there’s an awesome replacement for the Windows’ Task Manager that you can download right now, and it won’t cost you a dime. [Read more…]

« Previous Page
1
…
5
6
7
8
9
…
32
Next Page »