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Best Way to Change Default Apps in Windows 11?

March 21, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / No Comments
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Every time I double-click on a Web URL in a document, it opens in Microsoft Edge. But I’d prefer that they open in Chrome. Same with PDFs; can’t I just have them open up in Adobe Acrobat on my Windows PC?

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Join the Microsoft Edge Beta Program, Get AI-Powered Bing!

March 14, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / No Comments
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If you’ve been hearing about ChatGPT and how its AI knowledgebase is going to revolutionize search, you might be wondering exactly how it’s going to work. Microsoft’s also endlessly improving its Edge browser and if you join the Edge beta program, you’ll get tons of new features and instant access to AI Bing…

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Comparison of the THREE Performance Monitors in Windows 11

March 7, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / No Comments
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My PC occasionally slows down and I’m curious why that happens. Can I run a performance monitor app or utility program in Windows 11 to give me some insight into what’s going on? Thanks.

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How Can I Watch Free Classic Movies on my Windows PC?

February 28, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / No Comments
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The TV channels I get seem to think that a movie that’s 10 years old is a classic. Hardly! How can I watch films from the 1940s and 1950s on my PC instead? Hopefully, for free, I don’t have the money to pay for a subscription.

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How Can I Improve Browser Performance on a Windows PC?

February 21, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / No Comments
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My Web browser isn’t very snappy when I’m going to new sites and I’m wondering if there are settings I can tweak to improve things? Running Microsoft Edge in Windows 11…

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Guide to Adding Widgets to your Windows 11 Desktop

February 14, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / No Comments
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I would really like to have a clock on the top right of my Windows PC desktop, along with a calculator. Not apps, necessarily, just widgets. Is that possible with Windows 11 widgets and/or free apps or utilities?

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Get Rid of The Pictures in my Windows Taskbar Search Box?

February 7, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / No Comments
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I don’t know what the heck happened overnight, but suddenly there are tiny little pictures in the search box on my Taskbar. Running Windows 11, and I don’t recall changing anything, but they just showed up. Is it malware of some sort? How do I get rid of them??

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How to Perform a Microsoft Account Security Audit and Checkup

January 27, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / No Comments
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How well do you have your Microsoft account set up? Good password? Backup and recovery email address? Two-factor authentication? Here’s how to have Microsoft check it all to keep your data and account info private, secure, and far away from prying eyes…

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