A free Windows app makes me use my standing desk
It’s been over ten years since I found out that my spinal vertebrae are smashing together like an anatomical ten-car pileup. Since then I’ve used standing desks to try to limit the […]
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Windows 11 24H2 causes USB scanners and printers to stop working
Windows 11 24H2 continues to cause headaches for users. According to BleepingComputer, various USB scanners and other devices with scanning functionality are no longer working after the update. As a result, Microsoft […]
How to find your saved Wi-Fi passwords in Windows
When you connect your laptop to a wireless network, you usually have to log in with a password. This is true in cafés and libraries, for example – but also when we […]
Windows 11 File Explorer gets smarter tabs and several bug fixes
A few days ago, a new Windows 11 preview (Build 22635.4515) began rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders on the Beta Channel. This new update for Insiders includes several new features and […]
How to fight the new Windows Outlook app and keep Mail…for now
Microsoft has threatened to take away Windows Mail and replace it with a new Outlook app. Now it’s already doing so, trying to wrest it away from you before its end-of-the-year self-imposed […]
Windows 11 power tip: How to use the old task manager
Every Windows user should know how to start the Windows 11 task manager: Press the CTRL + SHIFT + ESC keys simultaneously (there are also other options — for example, right-clicking on […]
Windows 11 bug prevents Dell PCs from shutting down, but there’s a fix
Users of Windows 11’s big “24H2” annual feature upgrade. have discovered further problems with the update. This is apparently a fairly widespread error that prevents PCs and laptops made by Dell from […]
How to open the Windows Terminal with the command prompt
With the Terminal, Windows has a common interface for Powershell, Command Prompt and Azure Cloud Shell. This allows you to start the terminal directly with the command prompt. You can open the […]
How to turn off Windows 11’s new Start Menu ads
With the latest optional update KB5036980 for Windows 11 version 23H2 and 22H2, Microsoft is adding ads for programs and Windows services that users can buy in the Microsoft Store to the […]
How to use your smartphone as a Windows 11 PC webcam
Although it was already possible in the past to use smartphones as a webcam on a Windows PC, this was cumbersome, not very stable and hardly useful. Now Windows 11 has been […]