It makes sense that a Windows PC would have a feature called Window Shade. This feature allows you to “pull down the shade” on your screen to shut down your computer. Windows 10 and 11 computers have a cool slide-to-shut down feature, but the capability is hidden until you activate it. This can work on any Windows 10 or…
You don’t have to minimize all of your open windows just to look at the desktop.Instead, you can use a secret tiny button in the bottom-right corner of the taskbar.Look all the way to the bottom right of your screen, beyond the date and time, and past the little notifications box.There, you’ll find a small…
Does your Microsoft Windows turn on within a second or two after pressing the power button? If not, probably the best thing you can do for your laptop or desktop computer is to replace that old mechanical hard drive with a new solid state drive from Refresh Computers. How much faster? A new solid state…
“Shaking a Window”, also known as Aero Shake, gives you the ability to close all the windows except the one that you have selected.If you click on the header portion on the top of a window and then shake it back and forth with the mouse then it closes all of the windows behind it.Shake…
Windows has a hidden “god mode” folder that offers a centralized Control Panel for all of the operating system settings in one place, making it easy for users to adjust everything from desktop background to setting up a VPN.To enter god mode, create a new folder anywhere and name it (copy and paste it) exactly…
To use your Windows Computer as a mobile hotspot for others: – Type “Mobile Hotspot” in the Windows search bar on the lower left-hand side of your screen. – Click on the Mobile Hotspot icon to enter the mobile hotspot settings window. – Turn on “Share My Internet Connection with Others” – You have the option…
Windows Virtual Desktop works with Windows 10 and 11. It allows you to have multiple desktops – each with it’s own programs running. It’s very handy if you want to keep personal work separate from business work on your PC. Once you experiment with it a bit you will see how productive and efficient this…
A feature in Google Chrome makes it possible to send a link to someone directly to a specific section of text on a website. On a PC, highlight the section you want someone to start at or read within the text, right-click and select “copy link to highlight.” On a Mac, click your trackpad and…
On a Windows PC: Press control+shift+tOn a Mac: Press command+shift+tThis can be used multiple times too, so keep pressing to open all the tabs you’ve closed recently. It even works after you’ve entirely closed and reopened your browser!
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