Windows 10 pin an app to the taskbar
The Windows 10 taskbar usually sits at the bottom of your screen giving the you access to the Start Menu, as well as the icons of...
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Broadband Connection Types. Whats best for YOU? Fibre, ADSL or Mobile wireless
Chorus's & Voyager NZ's explanation of broadband connection types Before you choose a plan or connection type with your broadband...
Rename Multiple Items (Pictures / Folders / Documents)
Windows 10 allows you to rename multiple files or folders with just a few clicks Does your Pictures folder look like this? Pictures with...
Windows 10 Back Up - Do This NOW!
We all know we should be backing up our computers. Losing years worth of pictures and documents or even emails not to mention years worth...
Windows 10 File History Backup
File History takes a regular backup (hourly by default) of your desktop, documents, music, photos and videos and other files contained in...
Windows 10 Full Back Up
Windows 10 backup is actually Confusingly called Backup and Restore (Windows 7). This back up will perform a full back up of your...
Rename a USB Stick or other Hard Drive
To make identifying your USB stick or hard drives easier you can rename them. Eg: Backup - Pics 2020 - Xmas2020 - My Stuff - Purple USB...
Not ALL Windows Updates Are Installed Automatically
Some feature updates will need to be manually enabled even when automatic updates are turned on. Go to Windows 10 Updates and Security,...
Stop Spotify Starting When You Turn On Your Computer
By default, Spotify automatically starts every time you sign into your Windows 10 PC. If you don’t want it running in the background and...
Show Bookmarks Bar in Google Chrome
A bookmark is a saved shortcut that directs your browser to a specific webpage. It stores the title, URL, and favicon of the...
Show Bookmarks Bar in Mozilla Firefox
You use Bookmarks to create a link to a website. This makes it easy to revisit and gives you quick access to your most viewed websites...
Show Favorites Bar in Microsoft Edge
You use Favorites to create a link to a website. This makes it easy to revisit and gives you quick access to your most viewed websites...
What is wireless 5G? What is 2.4GHz & 5GHz Wi-Fi?
5G is the fifth generation of cellular networks. 5 = Fifth - G = Generation = 5G (mobile phone connections / internet) 5G is not to be...
How To Change Home Page and Search Engine in Microsoft Edge
Almost everytime Microsoft update Windows or Edge they change your search and home page settings. Not only is this annoying but they make...
How Do I Find My Wi-Fi Password?
SSID is short for service set identifier In layman's terms, the SSID is the name of your Wi-Fi network Method One (Easy) Look on the...
A "Few" Commonly Used Computer Short-Cut Keys
Here is a list of commonly used short-cut keys that can provide an easier and quicker method of using your computer and some programs:...
Defragment / Speed up your Computer
Defragmenting your hard drive helps maintain and speed up your computer. Whilst Windows 10 is usually set to run this automatically,...
Clean-Up / Speed-up your Computer
To speed up your computer you should from time to time run the Windows Disk Clean-up utility. To open Windows Disk Clean-up: Click the...
Easily Insert an Emoji - Kaomoji or a Symbol
Feel like inserting an emoji into an email or message or quickly adding a copy right symbol © to a document or page? Try the easy to...
Save a Web Page as a PDF and more!
Ever wanted to save a web page to an easily emailed document or even just save that web page as a pdf file for future use? You can now...
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