Category: Windows

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Tech Tip – Get Microsoft Edge on Android

With the Microsoft Edge browser for Android you can Sync passwords, favourites, and exchange data between your PC and Android phone. Here’s how to set it up: Download the Microsoft Edge App e.g. from Google Play Store or get a download link from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge-mobile Install the app. Open the app – if asked if you…
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Engadget: Windows 10 Fall Creators Update may arrive on October 17th

Built in artificial intelligence to fight malware Built in movie editor One drive files on demand to save disk space Roam between multiple devices and pickup where you left off Engadget: Windows 10 Fall Creators Update may arrive on October 17th. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw9ryX8TU More info https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/upcoming-features

Tech Tip – Make A Windows 10 Full System Image Backup

With Windows 10 you can make a system image backup which means that you can easily restore your computer to the way it was in the event of a critical failure or issue. To make the backup: • Make sure you have a suitable storage medium e.g. secondary hard drive. • Press the Windows button…
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TechTip: Windows and OneDrive

A short video tutorial from Microsoft explaining how you can can get more from the start menu.

TechTip: Windows 10 How-To Start Menu Tips and Tricks

A short video tutorial from Microsoft explaining how you can can get more from the start menu.

Microsoft store about to blossom.

​This week, Microsoft announced that the Windows Store situation is going to get much better, very soon, thanks to the long-awaited arrival of Desktop App Converter, a tool that lets companies take their existing Windows software and convert it to a Windows 10 app. The Microsoft store offers a repository of applications that will seamlessly work…
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Tech Tip: Use 2 apps on your screen at the same time

There are times when a second monitor would be really useful, maybe you need to compare two spreadsheets or open your email and your calendar at the same time.  If you have windows 7, 8 or 10 you’re in luck…. Windows key and the arrow keys First application: Pressing the Windows key and the Left arrow keys will…
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Tech Tip – Make Web Reading Easier

If you’re tired, using a small monitor to read content (e.g. a laptop) or trying to see the small print displayed in a tiny font that makes your eyes water, then you can make the display larger and smaller in most browsers very easily. Let’s borrow some advice from our friends in the world of…
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