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WINDOWS 10 & 11 Use the improved PowerToys dashboard The latest version of Microsoft’s PowerToys (0.93) introduces a vastly improved Settings dashboard. On the homepage, there’s now a ‘Quick access’ p

The Windows PowerToys date all the way back to the days of Windows 95. Those who were lucky enough to have internet access in those days could download a set of 15 little utilities that enabled them t

Q I have a 128GB Kingston USB memory stick. Before upgrading my PC from Windows 10 to 11, I copied some files to the stick to ensure they were safe during the process. I also encrypted them somehow, b

Released in August, version 13 of screenshot- capture tool. Here, we explain how you can use it to obscure sensitive information such as your email address or payment details in screenshots that you n

Microsoft has added a new ‘Quick machine recovery’ option to Windows 11. If your PC fails to boot and enters recovery mode, it can now automatically connect to Microsoft’s servers to check for fixes –

LIBREOFFICE CALC & MICROSOFT EXCEL Turn off ‘marching ants’ around cells When you select cells to copy and paste in a spreadsheet, both Calc and Excel indicate them with a moving dotted border – somet