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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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These Are The Settings You Should Change After You Install Firefox
In this blog post, I walk you through the steps I recommend taking to configure Firefox to make it more user friendly, and provide better overall experience with a webs browser you’re likely to use almost every day.
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System Cleanup Series: Windows Update in Windows 11
In this blog post, I will show you around Windows Update in Windows 11. 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.
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Why You Should Enable Stolen Device Protection on Your iPhone in iOS 17.3
iOS 17.3 included a feature called Stolen Device Protection. In this blog post, I will describe what that is, why this is so important, and walk you through how to access it.
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System Cleanup Series: Driver Booster
In this FREE blog post, I will walk you through the basics of using Driver Booster from IOBIT. They offer FREE and PRO versions. I strongly recommend the PRO version, particularly because it allows you to upgrade multiple drivers at once before restarting your computer. This blog post is part of my System Cleanup series.…
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System Cleanup Series: Setup Driver Booster
This blog post is part 2 of a 3-part series that walks you through the steps I recommend to download, install, and set up Driver Booster. Perhaps more importantly, it’s part of the System Cleanup process I do for clients. To be clear, the FREE version contains upsell messages, but the program itself is solid…
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System Cleanup Series: Downloading and Installing Driver Booster
Here’s how you can download and install Driver Booster from IOBit.
This is part of my three-part How To Guide on downloading, installing, and using Driver Booster, which are part of my System Cleanup series.
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System Cleanup Series: A Guide On How To Use Driver Booster
In this blog post (part 3 of 3), I will walk you through how to use Driver Booster to update drivers on your Windows computer. It’s fairly straight-forward, but there are a few steps, and I think it’s important to cover them.
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How To Download and Print a PDF Document
One of the many benefits of becoming a paid subscriber of my website is the handmade step-by-step printable PDF How To Guides with bookmarked jump links to quickly get to the parts you care about in a given moment. I figure I should write this How-To Guide to walk people through how to print them. I think most people generally know how to print on their computer, but I don’t want to assume anything
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Quick Tip: How To Disable “Enhanced Ad Privacy” Targeted Ads Based On Your Chrome Browser History
Google has been gradually rolling out Chrome’s “Enhanced Ad Privacy.” Unless switched off, it allows websites and Google to target users with ads tailored to their exact online activities and interests using their internet history in the interests of Google’s advertising profits.
Here’s how to disable these Settings in Chrome.
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The First Things To Do When Setting Up Windows 11 – Part 2 – Desktop Icons, Removing Pre-installed Programs, Startup Items
This is Part 2 of my blog post series on the steps I recommend when setting up Windows 11.
We’re going to review Desktop Icons, Remove pre-installed programs, and disable unwanted Startup Items.
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The First Things To Do When Setting Up Windows 11 – Part 5 – Disable File Explorer Ads, Enable System Restore
This is Part 5 of my blog post series on the steps I recommend when setting up Windows 11. This post covers disabling ads in File Explorer, and enabling System Restore.
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The First Things To Do When Setting up Windows 11 – Part 4 – Hibernate and Sleep, File Extensions, Lock Screen Ads and Tips
This is Part 4 of my blog post series on the steps I recommend when setting up Windows 11. This post covers hibernation and sleep, file extensions, and disabling ads and tips on the Lock Screen.
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The First Things to Do When Settings Up Windows 11 – Part 3 – Notifications, Web Browser, PatchMyPC
This is Part 3 of my blog post series on the steps I recommend when setting up Windows 11. This post covers notifications, choosing a web browser, and using PatchMyPC to update programs.
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The First Things To Do When Setting Up Windows 11 – Part 1 – Reset Windows 11, Windows Update, App Updates, Taskbar and Start Menu
Congratulations on your new computer! It’s always very exciting to bring a new system home to replace the aging one that has seen better days. Since it’s a new computer, it most likely came with Windows 11. Here are the things I recommend doing in terms of setting up your new PC!
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System Cleanup Series: Uninstall (Remove) Apps and Programs in Windows 10
This blog post is part of my System Cleanup series. One of the best ways to free up some space on your computer 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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System Cleanup Series: CCleaner
This FREE blog post focuses on how to use CCleaner. This is part of my System Cleanup series. This blog post is part of my System Cleanup series. I aim to be as transparent as possible about my process during the work I’ll do on your computer, either remotely or in my home office. My…
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System Cleanup Series: Advanced System Care
Hello! My name is Kevin. Welcome to my System Cleanup series. Each part of this series has or will have an accompanying YouTube video. Today, we will focus on using Advanced SystemCare to perform a System Cleanup. Related posts are linked here, including the apps I use during what I strongly consider a proper System Cleanup.…
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Kevin’s Picks: PatchMyPC
WIth our computers now constantly connected to the internet, any vulnerability in any program could potentially be used as a way to access our computers, though most of the time it’s unlikely and targeted. That said, keeping programs up to date better ensures our computers remain reliable and secure.
My go-to is PatchMyPC, an all-in-one installer for hundreds of the most commonly used programs.
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Quick Tip: How To Change Notifications Settings in Windows 11
In this Quick Tip, I’ll show you how to access and change the Notification settings in Windows 11. Since every single program and app can apparently send you notifications above the System Tray and Clock, it’s a good idea to go into those settings and disable the ones you don’t want, or simply turn them…
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