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Quick Tip: How To View File Extensions in Windows 10
By default, out of the box, Windows, any version of Windows, does not show file type extensions, presumably because most average users don’t care about file extensions. Still, in my experience with on-site and remote work, I have done, inevitably, most people end up wanting to know the file extension of a file that they are dealing with.
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Quick Tip: Pin Folders to Quick Access in Windows 10 [Premium]
In Windows 10 and 11, you have the option of “pinning” folders under “Quick Access”on the left hand pane in File Explorer. I literally use my pinned folders every single day, and the time it saves me adds up over time!
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Quick Tip: How to Disable The “Let’s Finish Setting up Your Device” Screens on Windows 11
In this Quick Tip, I’ll show you how to disable the annoying upsell screen that occasionally appears when you turn on your computer. It’s the one that says, “Let’s finish setting up your device.”
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Quick Tip: Activate a Window Simply by Moving Your Mouse Cursor Over it (instead of needing to click it)
In this Quick Tip, I will show you how to “activate” any Window or app to use it instead of first needing to click it and use it. This is particularly useful to login details on a web page. You start typing or even copying and pasting, only to realize it didn’t work because that app wasn’t selected.
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Quick Tip: Get Rid of Notification Ads and Full-Screen Upsells in Windows 11
Windows will occasionally send you notification pop-ups with “tips and suggestions.” These tips can include messages pushing the Microsoft Rewards program and other things.
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Quick Tip: Here’s How To Keep Your YouTube Subscriptions Private
In this Quick Tip, I will describe how to stop your YouTube subscriptions from being public. You might not even realize they have been.
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Quick Tip: Turn Off Suggested Notifications (ads) in Windows 11
Suggested (Microsoft ads) notifications appear by default in Windows 11, even on the Lock (login) screen. These may not appear if you’re not signed in with a Microsoft account. Here’s how to turn them off.
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Quick Tip: Turn Off “Use Your Google Account To Sign In” Website Pop Up Prompts
In this Quick Tip, I’m going to show you how to get rid of the fairly new and incessant “Use your Google Account to sign in” prompt on a given website. It’s in your face and hard to ignore. You can still choose to sign in with your Google account if you want to.
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Quick Tip: How to Use A Password Instead of a PIN in Windows 11
In this Quick Tip, I’m going to describe how to change your Windows PIN to a much more secure password. By default, Windows 11 asks for a PIN to login to your account, but this is a convenience at the sacrifice of good security. Better than nothing, but barely.
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Quick Tip: Clean Up Search Suggestions and Permissions in Windows 11
Microsoft likes to clutter up search results with their “suggestions” (ads). To remove these, you’ll want to disable some settings in Privacy & Security, Here’s how to do that.
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Quick Tip: Turn Off Data Collection and Content Suggestions in Windows 11
Microsoft collects certain data right out of the box that you likely want to disable. Even if you disabled all the data collection options when setting up Windows 11, I suggest disabling these four items as well.
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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: Clear Storage Space on Your iPhone by Uninstalling and Reinstalling Them To Get Rid of their “Documents and Data”
In this Quick Tip, I’ll cover one of the best ways to tidy up your iPhone in terms of storage space, and it’s something that might not occur to people right away because it’s not often talked about.
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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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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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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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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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Quick Tip: How To Turn Off Ads and Tips on Windows 10 Login Screen
In this Quick Tip, I will show you how to remove Microsoft ads and tips from the Windows 10 login screen. These are enabled by default in what Microsoft calls “Windows Spotlight”. Once disabled, you will simply see your image of choice when you login to Windows instead of it being cluttered up by ads and tips.
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Quick Tip: Display Delete Confirmation Message in Windows 11
In this Quick Tip, I’ll show you how to turn on the delete confirmation dialog in Windows 10 and 11.
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Quick Tip: How To Turn Off Windows 10 Notifications For Certain Apps
In this Quick Tip, I will show you how to access and disable or enable certain notifications for each app, program, and even certain things in Windows itself.
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