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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 d...

Anthony Heddings Mar 8th

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 thos...

How to Disable Startup Programs in Windows

The more software you install on your computer, the longer it may seem to take to start up Windows. Many programs add themselves to the list of programs started when you boot your computer, and that list can get long....

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 ...

Disable User Account Control (UAC) the Easy Way on Win 7, 8, or 10

If you’ve been using Windows for a while, you likely remember how annoying the User Account Control (UAC) was when it first popped up in Windows Vista. We showed you back then how to disable it, and you can still disabl...

Walter Glenn Sep 27th, 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 allo...

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 back...

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&#8...

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....

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How to Use a PS3 Controller With Your Windows PC

How to Keep Your Windows PC and Apps Up to Date

How to Disable Startup Programs in Windows

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

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

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

How to Disable the Window Minimize and Maximize Animations on Windows

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

Disable User Account Control (UAC) the Easy Way on Win 7, 8, or 10

How to Boost Your Mouse Pointing Accuracy in Windows

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

Turn on Remote Desktop in Windows 7, 8, 10, or Vista

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

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

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

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

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