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• Deciphering Task Manager’s App History

  Posted on July 22nd, 2019 at 01:05 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  WIN10 TUTORIAL

  By TB Capen

  The most recent versions of Windows 10 feature a Task Manager with new capabilities.

  But some of these new features are, unfortunately, poorly documented. One example is the App History tab, which provides interesting and potentially useful information about system-resource use.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.27.0 (2019-07-22).

  Windows 10 App History, AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Task Manager, Tutorial, Windows 10

• Taking control of default apps in Win10

  Posted on July 22nd, 2019 at 01:00 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  CONQUERING WINDOWS 10

  By Lance Whitney

  As with most things Windows, there’s more than one way to control or customize something — your preferred default applications, for example.

  It’s also true that some Windows settings can be less than intuitive — or occasionally downright annoying. Here’s how to take full control over Win10’s default applications — or, when needed, select the best app for the task.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.27.0 (2019-07-22).

  Windows 10 AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Default apps, Using Win10, Windows 10

• Create an MS Family to share your computing resources

  Posted on July 15th, 2019 at 01:15 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  WINDOWS 10

  By Lance Whitney

  Setting up a Microsoft Family lets you easily give others access to your Windows computer, Office 365 subscription, and shared Outlook calendar.

  We tend to be very protective of our computers. We’re often reluctant to let others use our personal machines because, well, we each have things we want to keep private. But Microsoft and Windows give you an option have it both ways: privacy and sharing.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.26.0 (2019-07-15).

  Windows 10 AskWoody Plus Newsletter, child security, Microsoft Family, sharing, Windows 10

• Putting June’s updates behind us

  Posted on July 1st, 2019 at 01:05 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  PATCH WATCH

  By Susan Bradley

  Spring has given way to summer in the northern hemisphere. For those of us enjoying the change in season, let’s not forget some important maintenance on our Windows systems. It’s time to deal with June updates.

  Along with the usual patches, Microsoft posted standalone updates for Win7 and Win8.1 to fix Viewer Console crashes when you open custom views (more info). The patches are available only through Microsoft Update Catalog and, in any case, the chances are good most of us won’t be impacted. My home and office systems successfully swallowed the June updates with no ill effects.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.24.0 (2019-07-01).

  Patch Watch, Windows Patches/Security AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Office, Win10 1903, Windows 10

• Really useful Windows 10 features

  Posted on July 1st, 2019 at 01:00 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  WINDOWS 10

  By Amy Babinchak

  When Microsoft releases a new version of Windows, I’ll bet lots of users don’t bother to investigate the changes and new features — unless Microsoft moved the users’ cheese.

  Then I hear from clients, complaining that something in the UI is different and they’re not happy with the change. After upgrades, most Windows users tend to just continue doing what they’ve always done. And that’s too bad, because some of the new features are truly useful.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.24.0 (2019-07-01).

  Windows 10 AskWoody Plus Newsletter, clipboard, fonts, night light, security, Windows 10

• Optane disappointment leads to a ‘Plan B’

  Posted on June 24th, 2019 at 01:10 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  LANGALIST

  By Fred Langa

  I was in a bit of a pickle: The performance of my brand-new PC was awful — it simply couldn’t handle my peak workloads!

  Worse, it was my own fault: I’d spec’d the wrong drive setup for my particular computing needs!

  Here’s how I got back on track with a hardware/software combination that’s blazingly quick on both hard-drive reads and writes!

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.23.0 (2019-06-24).

  Buying New Hardware, LangaList AskWoody Plus New, Buying a PC, Optane, performance tuning, Windows 10

• How to maximize your battery charge in Win10

  Posted on June 24th, 2019 at 01:00 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  WINDOWS 10

  By Lance Whitney

  It always seems that your portable PC runs out of juice at some highly inopportune moment — such as when you’re about to email that must-deliver report, and there’s nowhere to plug in.

  Your notebook’s power settings can have a huge impact on battery life. Age is also an important factor — a three- or four-year-old battery might not last an hour. (Time to replace it!) Fortunately, Windows 10 offers several tools and techniques to keep your battery alive for as long as possible.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.23.0 (2019-06-24).

  Tech Help, Windows 10 AskWoody Plus Newsletter, battery settings, notebooks, portables, Windows 10

• A dozen reasons why you don’t want Win10 1903 — yet

  Posted on June 3rd, 2019 at 02:22 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  On May 21, Microsoft officially released the latest version of the last version of Windows.

  The Windows 10 May 2019 Update — formerly known as the Windows 10 April 2019 Update or Version 19H1, and more reliably and consistently referred to as Version 1903 — isn’t getting pushed out in droves just yet. Instead, the “RTM” version is available primarily to beta testers and to people who manually install it in various ways.

  See the full story in the June 3, 2019, AskWoody Plus Newsletter (Issue 16.20.0)

  Windows 10 Releases, Windows News AskWoody Plus Newsletter, RTM, Win10 1903, Windows 10
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