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Change File Explorer to Dark Mode in Windows 10?

January 15, 2019 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / No Comments
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I’ve been trying to give my eyes a break by using dark backgrounds on my laptop screen. Can I switch File Explorer itself to have a dark background or use “dark mode” in Win10?

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How to change default Win10 graphics app for photos?

September 11, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / No Comments
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Every time I double click on the photos on my Desktop they’re opened with the wrong app. I don’t want to use Paint 3D to edit photos! How can I change the default program for PNG files on my Windows 10 computer??

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What version of Microsoft Windows am I running?

July 1, 2017 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / 1 Comment
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Trying to help my mom out with her computer and need to figure out exactly what version of Windows 10 she’s running. What’s the easy way to do this?

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How to free up disk space on Windows 10?

November 26, 2016 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / 3 Comments
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Just upgraded to Microsoft Windows 10 and so far like it well enough, but it’s sure eating up a lot of disk space! Are there update or system files I can delete to recover disk space in Win10?

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Quick Ways to Speed up my Windows System?

August 24, 2016 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / 2 Comments
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My Windows PC is running slower than normal, even after I restart the system. Are there a few places I should check to figure out what’s slowing down my computer and speed it up again?

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Quicktime for Windows? You need to remove it. Now.

April 20, 2016 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / 5 Comments
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When Apple announced that it wasn’t going to fix a couple of known vulnerabilities in Quicktime for Windows, it didn’t take long for companies to issue alerts to users. It’s straightforward: if you have Quicktime on your Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 8 or Windows 10 system, you need to remove it. ASAP. Here’s how…

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Where are Downloads in Microsoft’s Edge Browser?

December 28, 2015 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / 20 Comments
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This is weird: I was downloading a file while in the Windows 10 Web browser and when I accidentally closed the tab from that page, the download vanished. Except I think it was still downloading. My question: Where’s the “Downloads” window in Edge, the Win10 Browser?

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What’s starting when I boot my Windows 10 system?

November 25, 2015 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / No Comments
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My Win10 system is taking longer and longer to start up. I want to figure out what programs are launching on boot, and ideally remove some of them. How can I do that?

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