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Quick Tip: Customize The Windows 11 Taskbar
You may want to customize the behavior of the Windows Taskbar to turn off settings you find annoying or that you don’t want to use. In this Quick Tip, let’s take a look at those.
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Tips On How To Make Windows 11 Less Annoying and Intrusive By Disabling Upsell Notifications and Other Messages
You can do several things to change more Windows settings to minimize the number of annoying upsell notifications and “it’s time to finish setting up your PC” messages you see. What you leave on or off is up to you, but generally, these changes should make Windows feel less annoying and intrusive.
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Using Emailed Login Links When Signing Into KevinTheTechGuy.ca and What You Need to Know About Passwordless Login
Some websites offer the convenience of an email sign-in link OR a regular username and hopefully strong password. This website offers that.
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Kevin’s Picks: Windows Toolbox
Windows 11 comes bundled with several Microsoft apps that you may not have any need for, and it’s a real pain to get rid of them.
The best program I’ve found to do this so far is called the Windows Toolbox from Chris Titus Tech. It’s $10US, but I consider that a very fair bargain for what it does.
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How To Install Windows 11 Without A Microsoft Account
Here’s how to setup a Local Account, based on your computer and NOT in the cloud, during Windows 11 setup.
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How To Switch To A Local Account in Windows 11
In this blog post, I’m going to walk you through how to switch from a Microsoft Account to a Local User Account. There are many benefits with a Microsoft Account, but choice is important and if you’d prefer not to have your account tied to Microsoft, then a Local Account is an option.
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Kevin Talks Tech Episode 6 – Chris Alemany
In this episode, I talk with Chris Alemany. We “met” on the social media website called Mastodon, an alternative to Twitter. We became fast friends, He’s a University Instructor, Computer Technician, and Geek! I think you’ll really enjoy our conversation!
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Quick Tip: Keep Microsoft Store Apps Up To Date
In this Quick Tip, I will talk about how to update apps from the Microsoft Store.
When it comes to updating our computers, we often think of Windows Updates and updating programs we use, but it’s important to keep Microsoft Store apps up to date as well since many are included in Windows 10 and 11.
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Quick Tip: Get Rid of Google Search Ads with AdGuard
In this Quick Tip, I’m talking about hiding sponsored ads when you search on Google using a FREE adblocker feature called AdGuard.
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Kevin’s Picks: Control Panel for Twitter
In this pick, I’m talking about the browser extension for Firefox and Chrome called “Control Panel for Twitter”. For those of us who must still use Twitter (now X) out of necessity, in addition to possibly posting more frequently on other Social Media like Mastodon, Threads, BlueSky, etc. this makes the experience of using Twitter much more pleasant.
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System Cleanup Series: Uninstall (Remove) Apps and Programs in Windows 11
This blog post is part of my System Cleanup series. One of the best ways to free up some space in Windows 11 is to remove programs and apps you’re not using or no longer want, some of which may have come pre-installed when you purchased your computer and you might not even know are there.
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How To Guides: System Cleanup Series
When did you last perform a System Cleanup, or had one done? More importantly, when was it done well?
If you need help remembering, your computer needs one.
Here are my How To Guides with the steps I recommend when performing a proper System Cleanup.
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System Cleanup Series: Windows Update in Windows 10
In this blog post, I will show you around Windows Update in Windows 10. It is often suggested that we go to Windows Update and click “Check For Updates”, but there are a few more options to help get the most out of Windows Update How To Access Windows Update Click Image To View Larger…
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Quick Tip: How to Zoom Into A Web Page To Make Text and Images Larger in Firefox
In this Quick Tip, I’m going to show you how to make things on a web page bigger, or even smaller, by zooming in using Firefox.
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How To Reset Windows 10
Here’s a quick guide on how to reset Windows 10 to it’s out-of-the-box factory state. You can either choose to do a “reinstall”, where it won’t touch any personal files on the drive, or a “clean install”, where Windows will mark the drive as empty and you’ll be starting from scratch. Jump List Navigate To…
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System Cleanup Series: Antivirus
In this blog post, I will talk about which antivirus programs I use and recommend. This post is part of my System Cleanup series.
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System Cleanup Series: Removing Malware and Spyware
In this blog post, I will talk about the programs I use and recommend to remove malware and spyware from your computer. Scanning for malware or spyware is only necessary if you have noticed signs of malware or spyware infections and should only be used as a temporary measure to get things working well enough so you can backup any data you can in preparation for a clean install of Windows.
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System Cleanup Series: How To Use PatchMyPC to Keep Your Programs Up to Date
In this post, I’ll talk about downloading, installing, and using PatchMyPC as an all-in-one installer for many of the most commonly used free programs and as an easy way to keep your programs up to date!
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Check Out This Petition For the Canadian Government to Build it’s Own Mastodon Server to Engage with Canadians
It is long overdue for the federal government to NOT be relying on corporate Social Media networks and be at the mercy of their whims and policies.
Check out this petition for the Canadian Government to join the Fediverse and build it’s own Mastodon server to engage with Canadians.
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System Cleanup Series: Startup Items in Windows 11
The more programs that are running at any given time WILL affect performance. Here’s how to disable any items you don’t need running all the time.
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