Windows 10 Archives - Page 17 of 55

Q&A: What’s exactly is Windows 10 S?

Posted on April 24, 2022

Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.

Question from Sheila: I recently saw some Microsoft Surface laptops on Amazon that said they come with Windows 10 S.

The ad didn’t give any details about this version of Windows 10. What does the “S” on the end mean? [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I turn on ‘Dark Mode’ in Windows 10?

Posted on March 20, 2022

Question from Karlie: I use my laptop late at night while hubby is trying to sleep, but sometimes the light from the screen keeps him awake.

A friend at work told me I could enable ‘Dark Mode’ on the laptop and it wouldn’t put out near as much light.

I’d love to give that a try. Can you tell me how to turn on Dark Mode on a laptop with Windows 10?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Q&A: Should I use Windows’ unzipping tool or install 7-Zip?

Posted on March 10, 2022

Question from Carla: My boyfriend is currently working overseas and he sends me lots of photos in zipped folders.

On my old computer I used a program called 7-Zip to unzip those folders and extract the files.

I just bought a new Windows computer and I noticed that there’s an option to unzip folders on the right-click menu.

Is there an advantage to using 7-Zip instead of the Windows tool? [Read more…]

Windows: Lock down your privacy with Microsoft’s ‘Privacy Dashboard’

Posted on February 21, 2022

As you probably know by now, Microsoft designed Windows 10 and Windows 11 to be quite intrusive when it comes to your privacy.

By default, the operating system collects all sorts of sensitive user data and stores it on your PC’s hard drive and/or sends it back to Microsoft via the Internet.

Luckily, most of Windows’ “spying” can be either mitigated somewhat or disabled completely if you know where to look for the various settings.

Unfortunately, finding (and understanding) all of the relevant privacy settings can be a challenge to say the least. [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I create a Restore Point for a time that’s already passed?

Posted on January 31, 2022

Question from Barry: Rick, I desperately need to create a System Restore Point for last Monday.

What happened was I downloaded a couple of torrent files last Tuesday and now my Windows 10 computer is all messed up.

I tried doing a System Restore back to the previous Monday, but the oldest Restore Point I see is from 4 days ago. Is there a way to create one for last Monday? [Read more…]