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Q&A: Why is everything on my computer screen maximized?

Posted on May 13, 2022

Question from Evelyn: I have an Acer desktop computer with Windows 10 Home edition on it.

Everything was working fine this morning but when I came back from lunch my web browser was in full screen mode (maximized).

I thought that was odd because everything was normal when I left for lunch.

I tried to click the little square icon in the top-right corner to take the browser out of full screen mode but I couldn’t click it. It’s like it ignored my clicks.

Anyway, I was able to minimize the browser but then I noticed something else really strange. None of my open apps were showing up on the taskbar.

I don’t know how things got so messed up, but I hate it. Do you have any idea what’s going on, and what I need to do to fix it? [Read more…]

Q&A: What’s exactly is Windows 10 S?

Posted on April 24, 2022

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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…]