Articles: Windows

How to Disable Taskbar Icon Combining (Stacking) on Windows 10.

By default on Windows 10, whenever you open a new instance of the same app, program,...

How to Stop Windows 10 Updating to Version 1803. (Redstone 4)

Windows 10 updates are a mixed bag when it comes first day releases. The last update,...

How to View Information About Shortened URLs Without Opening Them. (Android, iOS and PC)

Shortened links are becoming more and more common on the Internet and can be found on...

How to Shrink Installed Programs to Save Space Without Losing Functionality. (Compress Installed Programs)

It seems that everyday programs and games get bigger and bigger, with hard drives and...

How to Zoom in or out Using the Mouse Wheel in the Windows 10 Photos App.

The Windows 10 Photos app is one of the most useful default apps that comes preinstal...

How to Download and Install Programs in Bulk on Windows 10.

If you have recently purchased a new Windows computer or have reformatted your curren...

How to Block App Access to Files and Folders on Windows 10. (Windows App Permissions)

Android devices have long had a system which allows you to deny specific apps access...

How to Delete Collected Telemetry Data on Windows 10.

Telemetry data collection is one of the least worrisome data collection types commonl...

How to Use Extensions in Private Mode on Microsoft Edge.

For a long time, most Internet browsers including Chrome and Firefox prevented extens...

How to Individually Adjust Sound Playback Volume and Sound Output Devices For Apps on Windows 10.

Windows has long given us the ability to individually customize the volume level of s...

How to Disable Notifications From the Windows 10 Mail App.

Email is one of the most important forms of communication in our current time, howeve...

How to Find Out the Version Number of an App or Program on Windows 10.

Most of the time apps and programs on your computer update automatically and don’t re...

How to Completely Disable Automatic Updates on All Versions of Windows 10.

Before the last major update, it was possible to block Windows updates by enabling me...

How to Fix ‘Didn’t Detect Another Display’ Error on Windows 10.

Generally setting up additional screens on Windows is as simple as plug and play, how...

How to Fix ‘The specified network name is no longer available’ on Windows 10.

Windows 10 is generally considered a stable, user-friendly operating system. As good...

How to Fix Paint 3D is Currently Not Available in Your Account. (Error code 0x803F8001)

Paint 3D is one of the most recent additions to Windows 10 and adds a unique 3D touch...

How to Save and Backup Your Desktop Icon Layout on Windows.

If you are someone who has a million icons on your desktop in a specific order that y...

How to Disable Intel’s Spectre Mitigation on Windows. (Manually and Automatically)

Spectre and Meltdown are two of the biggest security flaws to hit the tech scene in a...

How to Disable Face Detection and Face Recognition in the Windows 10 Photos App.

The Windows 10 Photos App was pretty basic before the Fall Creators update rolled out...

How to Use Your Keyboard Number Pad as a Mouse. (emulate a mouse)

It’s probably not all that often you find yourself with a broken mouse or broken left...