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What Windows Apps Can Access My Picture Library?

October 1, 2019 / Dave Taylor / Windows Help / No Comments

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I’m worried that a new program I installed on my Windows PC has access to my photo and picture library without me having to grant permission. Is that possible? And how can I check to see if it can get to my Pictures?

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How can I Require Password on Wake on my Win10 PC?

July 23, 2019 / Dave Taylor / Windows Help / No Comments

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I came home the other day to find my son’s friend playing a computer game on my PC. Yes, it’s in the kitchen, but I was pretty alarmed: they could have accidentally deleted all my work! How can I require a password on wake so they can’t use my computer in the future?

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Can I Disable Logging In to my Windows PC?

July 27, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Windows Help / 2 Comments

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My husband and I are both frustrated by the constant password prompts on our Windows 10 computer. Is there some way to disable it entirely so the computer’s always ready to use?

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How Can I Hide a Folder in Windows 10?

July 5, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Windows Help / No Comments

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I have a folder that I’d like to hide from other users on my Windows PC computer. Is there an easy way to do that? We’re running Windows 10.1.

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Stop Third Party App Installation in Windows 10?

June 14, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Windows Help / No Comments

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When my Dad uses my Windows system, he seems to end up installing random programs. Which are sometimes benign, but other times are malware. How can I stop third-party app installs and limit the computer to just programs from the Microsoft Store?

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How to Reset Your Windows Login Password?

April 13, 2017 / Dave Taylor / Windows Help / No Comments

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My Dad gave me his old Windows computer and I want to access his data, but don’t know his password. Is there a tool, program or hack where I can reset or delete his password and get into his account?

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Automatically Log In on Windows 10 Boot?

November 30, 2016 / Dave Taylor / Windows Help / No Comments

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My desktop PC computer is in my kitchen and I’m the only one who ever uses it. I really don’t need to log in. Is there a way to disable the password prompt in Windows 10?

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