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Category Archives: Windows
Recover a Windows 10 admin account by clearing its password
My family had Windows 10 laptop and forget the admin account’s password. Without a backup USB drive or a way to reset the password using Windows Live account tools, I had to figure out another way to get into the … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Windows
Tagged admin account, Lazesoft, password, USB drive, Windows, Windows 10
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Have Linux access Windows hard drive again
In Windows 8 and 10, Microsoft added a “Fast Startup” feature that saves a state of the computer to disk. This is like Hibernation, which for a while has prevented Linux from mounting a Windows partition. This new feature makes … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Linux, Windows
Tagged fast startup, hibernation, Linux, mount partition, Windows 10, Windows 8
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Removing Windows 10 Apps
The apps that come with Windows 10 are neat but they seems to always want to run and they mess with VirtuaWin. So, you can try to Uninstall them from the menu. Right click on an app and select Uninstall. … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Windows
Tagged powershell, script, VirtuaWin, Windows 10, Windows 10 Apps
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Outlook All Day Events Across Time Zones
If you are an employee of a company that has offices in two different time zones, then Microsoft Outlook is so annoying when it comes to All Day Events. Say a coworker one hour behind you is out of the … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Windows
Tagged All Day Event, Microsoft, Microsoft Outlook, OOO, OOtO, Outlook, timezones
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Hard Drive from Linux (Disable Hybrid Shutdown)
On dual-boot computers, Linux computers are usually able to see and have write access to the Windows hard drive. This is useful for transferring files between the operating systems. With Windows 8 and 8.1, Windows added a quick boot feature … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Linux, Windows
Tagged dual boot, Hard drive, hybrid shutdown, Linux, Linux Mint, tips, Troubleshooting, Windows
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Excel’s Shared Workbook
Excel is a great tool that I thought was poor for distributed work because of the locking of the file inconvenience. When many people wanted to access a document right after they receive notification to update the document in their … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Windows
Tagged auto save, Excel, filter, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Office, pivot table, review, Spreadsheet, table, tips, Workbook, xsl, xslx
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Windows 8 to 8.1 upgrade but updates not downloading
To upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1, you need to install all of the Windows 8 updates before you can install Windows 8.1 from the Windows Store. Two ways to install updates Update Center Move your mouse to the … Continue reading
No Highlighting in PowerPoint
I found this out today and it blew my mind. First, go and try to highlight text in PowerPoint like how you can highlight text yellow. You will find there is no highlight text option and even you try to … Continue reading
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