How to Tell if a Folder is Shared in Windows 10
Why did they have to make it so darn complicated?
Starting in Windows 7 and continuing into Windows 8/10, Microsoft has removed the feature whereby when you shared a folder, it would change the folder icon so that you could […]
What Happened to Disk Defragmenter in Windows 8/10?
Same program now under a new name
In Windows 8 and Windows 10, the name for a few features from Windows 7 have changed. For example, Windows Anytime Upgrade is now called Add Features to Windows 8/10. […]
How to Run Disk Cleanup in Windows 10
We'll walk you thru all the different ways
Even though Disk Cleanup is not a very often used tool in Windows, it still does come in handy and I have found that it does a good job of […]
Remote Desktop into Windows 10
There's a new option you should consider
I’ve got several machines running Windows 10 at home and there are times when I would like to quickly remote into one of my Windows 10 machines, so that I […]
Install Purchased Apps from Windows Store on Another PC
You can do it for up to 10 PCs
I’ve been using Windows 10 for a while now and one thing that I have done is purchased a few useful apps from the Windows Store. If you have ever […]
Enable Windows 10 Hyper-V
You get free server virtualization as well
In Windows 10 there is a new feature called Hyper-V that is basically the same thing as XP Mode in Windows 7. It allows you to run as many guest […]
Install and Setup a Website in IIS on Windows 10
You'll be up and running in no time
I’ve had Windows 10 installed for a while now and I finally decided to try and setup a small test site using IIS 10, the latest version of Internet Information […]
Log on as Administrator in Windows 10
It's disabled by default - here's how to get in
By default, the local Administrator account in Windows 10 is disabled. There are certain programs that require the user to be logged in using the local administrator account in order […]
Fix “Your PC’s CPU isn’t compatible with Windows 8/10” Error
Be able to install it on these machines
I’ve installed Windows 8/Windows 10 on a couple of machines lately to play around with it and it has installed without a problem on all machines except one. On an […]
Top 10 Differences between Windows 7 and Windows 8/10
Overall it's a huge improvement for PCs
Like Windows 7 was to Windows XP (see our previous post on the differences between Windows XP and 7), Windows 8 is a “completely re-imagined” version of Windows from start […]