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In fact, this article explains how to use any keyboard for any language in Windows 10 and 11. Short Version: If you your computer is setup already to use multiple keyboard layouts (and many non-English computers are), the easiest way to change to the language you use is to press Read more…
In case you were not already aware Shaw BlueCurve and Rogers Ignite in Canada and Cox Contour and Charter in the United States have licensed Comcast’s X1 platform used for on-demand viewing including the the mobile / browser app. As such their troubleshooting steps are all the same. While the instructions below Read more…
If your computer CPU fan is frequently running on high, making too much noise and driving you crazy there are two things you should do: Clean the CPU Fan – 85% of the time the problem is that the CPU FAN or heatsink is clogged and NEEDS to be cleaned, Read more…
If you have ever deployed an operating system in a corporate environment you will know that there are frequently problems. The typical troubleshooting technique is to read the logs but that can be daunting, so Microsoft developed a free tool to parse those error logs. I just attended a presentation Read more…
If you want a pin a web page to your Task Bar and are using Chrome or MS Edge the process is easy but far from obvious: Surf to the website you want to pin Click the three dots icon for SETTINGS (top right corner of Edge or Chrome) Click Read more…
If you are playing with Windows 11, you may have noticed what appear to be some new Features that also appear to be highly related; HyperV, Virtual Machine Platform, Windows Hypervisor Platform, Windows Subsystem For Linux and Windows Sandbox. Click to Expand These features are new-ish, but not to Windows Read more…
What is a TPM? Put simply, aTrusted Platform Module (aka TPM) is physical chip on your computers’ motherboard that contains a number which can be used to encrypt (scramble) data to keep your information private. A modern TPM can also contain some passwords and certificates used on everything from your Read more…
If you are interested in Windows 11, you will be interested in your Trusted Platform Module (aka TPM). What is a TPM? A TPM is just a physical chip on your computers motherboard that contains a number which is used by Windows and other software to encrypt (scramble) data and Read more…
Did you know that if you have Windows 10 you can legally upgrade to Windows 11 right now, months before it it released. The process is quite straight forwarded: Click START, COG (settings), UPDATES AND SECURITY Join the WINDOWS INSIDER PROGRAM (bottom left menu) Select the DEV Channel (aka FAST Read more…
Like all new versions of software, some old features and services have been removed from the new Windows 11. The most notable missing, removed and deprecated items are: Microsoft has done yet another about face on OneNote and is now not installing it Skype is no longer installed (replaced with Read more…
We recently produced a video of our Windows 11 First Review using an alpha release (build 2100) of Windows 11 but as of right now you can download and use the official Windows 11 beta (build 2200.51) directly right now. Windows 11 will become available to the general public in Read more…
If you have used Paint.net you know it is a very well constructed free graphics tool that gets updated periodically. It is very handy for even intermediate graphics works and many companies use Paint.Net as a replacement for MS Paint (yes, Paint still exists in Windows 11 – see our Read more…
Have you heard the hype around Windows 11? Well, its coming soon and if you a computer ethusiast or an IT Pro, you had best learn a bit about it. In this video we explain how to install and activate Windows 11 on your Windows 10 Pro PC and then Read more…
We recently sourced an Nvidia Quadro P1000 half height video card to install in our small form factor (SFF) Dell Optiplex 5070. Here we explain what the big differences are between the P600, P1000, P2000, P4000 and P6000 and then show how to change the plate from full height to Read more…
We recently created a video explaining how to setup and use the Your Phone app in Windows 10 to your PC. Shortly afterwards we received questions from a number of corporate users about problems using their corporate Office365 accounts. They received: “…That Microsoft Account doesn’t exist. Enter a different account Read more…
It is often promoted the VPN’s are the great saviour of privacy. However, most people really don’t understand what a VPN is doing. For home users, VPN’s (Virtual Private Network’s) are just private tunnels through the internet that let you APPEAR to be at in a different city. After you Read more…