Trying to figure out where to find settings to change in Windows can often be confusing. There is an easy way to have access to all settings in a single place. It's called God Mode and you can quickly add it for free to Windows 7, 8 or 10. Use the steps below....
With each new version of Windows come improvements. Yet is also seems like Microsoft wants to force some things upon users whether they like it or not. At times in the past they have even gotten into legal trouble because of this. Today I want to write about...
A few months ago I wrote How to Disable Automatic Updates in Windows 10. When the Anniversary Update was released for Windows 10, I was asked if the information in that article was still applicable. I didn't have an immediate answer because I was waiting to be...
For a year, Microsoft allowed most users of Windows 7 and 8.1 to upgrade for free to the equivalent version of Windows 10. If you already made the jump, there is no cost for any future updates. Those who didn't upgrade will have to pay for a Windows 10 upgrade. How...
Loyal readers know that I finally decided to upgrade one of my computers to Windows 10 as described in Free Upgrades to Windows 10 End On July 29, 2016. One of my biggest concerns about upgrading was that Windows 10 forcibly installs updates as described in Is It...
I got a new laptop with Windows 10 and it has an amazing display on it. The new screen is 15.6" with 3840x2160 pixels. Otherwise known as a 4K screen. To be exact it is the Dell XPS 15. All those glorious pixels come with a downside. Not all software knows how to...
My laptop was showing its age after nearly five years so I got myself a new laptop, the Dell XPS15. I wrote about its little brother in the Dell XPS13 Touchscreen Ultrabook post a few months ago. As part of the new laptop, I knew that my only operating system...
Frequently I'll hear users talk about how they've increased the Memory Usage setting (at right) in CorelDRAW's Tools | Options | Memory dialog box. Supposedly it has improved the performance of CorelDRAW. I hate to break the news to everyone, but it doesn't do...
