Dynamic Lock is one of the lesser known features of Windows 10 (available in 1703 and later). The feature makes it possible to automatically lock your PC when you move away from your PC. To use the Dynamic Lock feature, you need to pair your iPhone or Android phone to your PC. When your paired […]
Automatically Switch Between Dark & Light Modes In Windows 10
Windows 10 offers a dark theme mode for File Explorer, apps, Settings and many other areas of the operating system. The dark mode is handy while working in low light conditions. Currently, Windows 10 doesn’t offer a built-in way to switch to the dark mode at sunset automatically. You need to manually switch between dark […]
How To Set The Default Tab In Task Manager In Windows 10
Task Manager is the built-in system monitoring tool in the Windows operating system. The Task Manager displays information about running apps, services, current CPU, RAM, GPU, network and disk usage, programs that load with Windows, and some other valuable details. The Task Manager can also be used to figure out how many used and empty […]
How To Check Used & Empty RAM Slots On Windows 10 Laptop
I own a six-year-old ThinkPad T420 laptop which I use to keep a backup of data from other computers. Although the machine works flawlessly even today, it’s a bit (naturally) slower compared to my three-year-old ThinkPad T450s which is my daily driver. About four years ago, I upgraded the default HDD to SSD as an […]
How To Make Microsoft Office Word/Excel Load Faster
Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint programs usually need a few seconds to open even on high-end computers. They take anywhere between 7 to 15 seconds to load on slow computers. One of the reasons why your Word, Excel or PowerPoint application is loading slower is due to some installed add-ins that […]
Go Back To Previous Version Of Windows 10 After 10 Days
When you upgrade from a previous version of Windows 10 to the latest version or when you upgrade from Windows 7/8 to Windows 10, Windows 10 keeps a copy of the previous version of Windows so that users can roll back to the previous version if they encounter issues with the newest version. With default […]
Change Time To 24 Hour Format In Windows 10
Like its predecessors, Windows 10 also displays the date and clock on the right side of the taskbar. With default settings, the clock shows time in 12-hour format, which many people don’t like to see for their own reasons. If you would like to see the clock in 24-hour format, you can configure the clock […]
How To Search The Entire Windows 10 PC For A File From Start/Taskbar
With default settings, the Start/taskbar search in Windows 10 looks for files in the Start menu folder and library folders such as desktop, documents, pictures, videos, and music. It cannot find search for a file located on a different drive on your PC by default settings. There are some users who would like to search […]
3 Ways To Hide Specific Pages Of Settings App In Windows 10
In our previous guide titled how to enable or disable Settings and Control Panel in Windows 10, we talked about disabling or blocking the entire Settings app and Control Panel in Windows 10. While disabling or blocking the Settings is an excellent way to prevent others from making changes to your PC, you might want […]
Turn On Or Off Enhanced Mode For Search Indexer In Windows 10
The Start/taskbar search function in Windows 10 is pretty good. It allows us to search for apps, admin tools, files, and folders. With default settings, the Start/taskbar search shows search results for files and folders located in the desktop and libraries (documents, pictures, music, and videos) only. This is because, by default, Windows 10 indexes […]
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