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How to Use a PS3 Controller With Your Windows PC

Controller support is limited on Windows PCs. While the latest generation of console controllers will work out of the box with Windows, even last-generation gamepads like the PlayStation 3’s DualShock 3 require custom drivers…

Anthony Heddings Mar 8th, 2019

How to Keep Your Windows PC and Apps Up to Date

We know, updating your PC is a hassle–but it’s essential. New security flaws are discovered on a regular basis, and most companies are pretty good about issuing fixes for those flaws as they crop up. Plugging those holes, ho…

Walter Glenn Aug 13th, 2018

How to Print or Save a Directory Listing to a File in Windows

Occasionally, you might want to print or save a list of the files in a directory. Windows doesn’t feature a simple way to do this from its interface, but it’s not too hard to accomplish.

Walter Glenn Feb 27th, 2018

How to Change the Speed of (or Disable) Windows’ Taskbar Thumbnail Previews

When you hover your mouse over a Taskbar button for an app with open windows, a thumbnail preview of those windows pops up. By default, there is a slight delay before the preview appears. With a simple Registry edit, you can …

Walter Glenn Feb 14th, 2018

Mount a Windows Share in macOS and Have it Reconnect at Login

You’re not a loyalist: your network has both Windows and macOS machines. The good news is you can access your Windows shares from macOS pretty easily, if you know how.

Justin Pot Jan 10th, 2018

How to Disable the Window Minimize and Maximize Animations on Windows

Windows normally animates windows whenever you minimize or maximize them. These animations can be disabled, if you like, making windows hide or appear immediately. This option is available on all modern versions of Windows, i…

Chris Hoffman Nov 21st, 2017

How to See What Web Sites Your Computer Is Secretly Connecting To

Your PC makes lots of Internet connections in a day’s business, and not all of them are necessarily sites you’re aware connections are happening with. While some of these connections are harmless, there is always a chance tha…

Lori Kaufman Nov 9th, 2017

How to Boost Your Mouse Pointing Accuracy in Windows

From Enhance Pointer Precision to DPI and pointer speed, there are a lot of options that affect how your mouse pointer moves in Windows. The below tips will help you move your mouse pointer more accurately—and even allow yo…

Chris Hoffman Sep 18th, 2017

Which Files Should You Back Up On Your Windows PC?

Your PC’s hard drive could fail tomorrow, or a software bug could erase your files, so backups are critical. But you don’t need to back up all the files on your PC. That would just waste space and make your backups take lon…

Chris Hoffman Sep 2nd, 2017

How to Middle Click on a Laptop Touchpad

Most laptop touchpads make it possible to perform a middle-click, but not all do. In some situations, you may need to enable this option in your mouse driver’s control panel or install the appropriate drivers first….

Chris Hoffman Aug 21st, 2017

How to Map Network Drives From the Command Prompt in Windows

Mapping a network drive to a shared folder from Windows’ graphic interface isn’t hard. But if you already know the network path for the shared folder, you can map drives a lot quicker using the Command Prompt….

Taylor Gibb Aug 11th, 2017

The Ultimate Checklist Guide to Reinstalling Windows on Your PC

Reinstalling Windows isn’t as simple as just clicking through an installer. You’ll want to have important data backed up first, and then you’ll need installation media and a product key before continuing—and those are jus…

Chris Hoffman Aug 3rd, 2017

How to Use LogMeIn Hamachi to Access Your Files Anywhere

Whether you’re at work and forgot some file on your home computer, want to play some music on a train, or just want to move some files between your computers, accessing your files from anywhere is a life saver….

Omar Hafiz Jul 27th, 2017

How To Embed Files Inside Other Files Using Steganography in Windows

Do you have documents or pictures that you don’t want anyone else to find? Read on to find out how you can embed your important files inside of other files so that nobody will ever know that they existed, except you of cour…

Taylor Gibb Jul 27th, 2017

How to Create a VPN Server on Your Windows Computer Without Installing Any Software

Windows has the built-in ability to function as VPN server using the point-to-point tunneling protocol (PPTP), although this option is somewhat hidden. Here’s how to find it and set up your VPN server….

Chris Hoffman Jul 26th, 2017

Restore Missing Desktop Icons in Windows 7, 8, or 10

If you’ve previously added or removed the some of the “special” icons like Computer, User, and Control Panel to the desktop—or just want to know how to add them in Windows 10—here’s how to do it.

Lowell Heddings Jul 18th, 2017

How to Use One Mouse and Keyboard Across Multiple Computers with Mouse Without Borders

If you’ve got multiple computers at your desk, you probably know that it’s a pain to use more than one keyboard and mouse. Here’s how to use a single keyboard and mouse on more than one PC using a tool from Microsoft….

Taylor Gibb Jul 17th, 2017

How to Manage Partitions on Windows Without Downloading Any Other Software

There are tons of third-party partition managers for Windows, but did you know that Windows includes its own? Microsoft did a good job of hiding the Disk Management tool, but it’s there.

Walter Glenn Jul 13th, 2017

Change Your Computer Name in Windows 7, 8, or 10

If you’ve ever bought a new computer with Windows already installed, you might be annoyed by the default name of your PC. Or maybe you’re just ready for a change. Here’s how to rename your PC to whatever you like….

Lowell Heddings Jul 5th, 2017

How to Open the Start Menu Folder in Windows 7 or 10

Do you like to keep Start menu clean, tidy, and organized? All you have to do is open a special Start Menu folder and organize to your heart’s content. Here’s how to get it done.

Lowell Heddings Jun 22nd, 2017

How to Burn Photo and Video DVDs in Windows 7 (Without Extra Software)

Software like DVD Flick is great for burning video to DVDs, but Windows 7 actually includes built-in DVD burning software. Strangely, it’s the last time the company did so—while Windows 8 and Windows 10 can play back DVD m…

Michael Crider Jun 22nd, 2017

The Four Best Free Tools to Analyze Hard Drive Space on Your Windows PC

When your hard drive starts to fill up, you don’t have to dig through File Explorer to see what’s using space. You can use a disk space analyzer to scan your drive (or just a single folder) and see exactly which folders and f…

Chris Hoffman Jun 21st, 2017

Seven Ways to Open the Windows Task Manager

Bringing up Task Manager is not much of a task itself, but it’s always fun knowing different ways of doing things. And some of them might even come in handy if you can’t open Task Manager the way you’re used to….

Walter Glenn Jun 15th, 2017

Run a Command as Administrator from the Run Box in Windows 7, 8, or 10

The Run box is a convenient way to run programs, open folders and documents, and even issue some Command Prompt commands. You can even use it to run programs and commands with administrative privileges….

Walter Glenn Jun 13th, 2017

How to Fix Startup Problems with the Windows Startup Repair Tool

If Windows isn’t starting properly, you can often use the integrated “startup repair” tool to fix it. This recovery tool will scan your PC for problems like missing or damaged system files. It can’t fix hardware issues or Win…

Chris Hoffman Jun 9th, 2017

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Which Files Should You Back Up On Your Windows PC?

How to Middle Click on a Laptop Touchpad

How to Map Network Drives From the Command Prompt in Windows

The Ultimate Checklist Guide to Reinstalling Windows on Your PC

How To Embed Files Inside Other Files Using Steganography in Windows

How to Create a VPN Server on Your Windows Computer Without Installing Any Software

How to Use One Mouse and Keyboard Across Multiple Computers with Mouse Without Borders

How to Manage Partitions on Windows Without Downloading Any Other Software

The Four Best Free Tools to Analyze Hard Drive Space on Your Windows PC

Seven Ways to Open the Windows Task Manager

How to Fix Startup Problems with the Windows Startup Repair Tool

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