OK, so you want to copy or move a bunch of files – probably from one drive to another, and Windows File Copy is a pain. Or you want your own custom backup onto an external drive. Robocopy is a utility that was part of the Windows Resource Kit, but since Vista it has been … Read more
I like a completely blank desktop. But recycle bin clutters it up and it isn’t obvious how to get rid of it. Fortunately it’s easy enough to banish the recycle bin – it’s just a few clicks. But it’s not intuitive. Here’s how to remove the recycling bin from your desktop in Windows 10: 1.Right … Read more
Erasing files, formatting a drive, even deleting a partition does not wipe the actual data from your hard drive. If you want to sell your computer (or completely clean it after malware) you need to make sure the data is actually destroyed and completely nuke the drive. Here’s how. When you erase a file on … Read more
So – Windows 10 PC, using OneDrive, and the next day after a Windows Update, One Drive is gone. There is a very simple fix: Hold the Windows Key and tap R Copy and Paste this into the Run dialog box, exactly as is appears below: %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\Update\OneDriveSetup.exe Include the % signs and everything. Then click … Read more
So you’ve bought a new Windows 10 PC (or nuked your PC), and want to put a bunch of programs back on it again like Chrome, GIMP, Malwarebytes, Skype, Steam, VLC, iTunes, etc. There is a very simple way to do this: ninite.com Ninite.com allows you to tick the boxes for the programs you want … Read more
Fix with Step by Step Instructions By default Skype (and other voip call programs) reduce the volume of systems sounds when you are in a voice chat. This is rather annoying when you are playing a game and chatting to friends. Fortunately it is easy to turn off. The trick is, it isn’t a Skype … Read more
The Problem: Printer won’t scan across the network. Printer error says “Set the computer to scan” when you try to scan from the printer. Canon Pixma MG6150 (or other MG Series Printers with network scan). Windows 10PC (new or reinstalled). Printer has scanned in the past over the network, whether cat5 or Wifi. The … Read more
SSD = Telsa Model S. Normal HDD = furniture truck. My Windows 10 PC was running unreasonably slow in February 2017. It was only a year old, so usually I would do a format reinstall, but instead I bought a 1Tb Intel SSD hard drive and did a fresh install of Windows 10 onto the … Read more
Use MyGovID Instead After 27 March 2020, you can’t use AUSkey to access ATO services. You need to use MyGovID instead. See the ATO website for further information: https://www.ato.gov.au/Tax-professionals/Services-and-support/Working-online/AUSkey/ Previous Information I will leave this here in case there is any reason it may be helpful in the future, or in case the ATO allows … Read more
The Problem: Windows 10 using One Drive for your files. You just did a format re-install of Windows or you have a new PC. You want to copy your One Drive files to your new PC / new install of Windows. The Solution: You could just install One Drive and let it sync from … Read more
The Problem: Windows 10 user folder is the first 5 letters of your email address (e.g. danie instead of Daniel) You want to change it (because I hate being called danie) The Solution: This is going to take a while and a fair bit of messing about. The sooner you do this after installing Windows … Read more
The Problem: You add an additional hard drive to your Windows 10 PC. You can see the hard drive in the BIOS (when you press DEL as the computer first boots up). You go into “Disk Management” (Right click Windows Start Icon – Disk Management) and drive does not appear in Disk Management. You go … Read more
The Problem: Windows 10 PC (probably upgraded from Windows 7 or 8) Network is connected (Wifi or Cat5) Yellow exclamation mark on network icon saying internet is not connected Attempting to do a network repair fails Wifi or Ethernet adapter has an autoconfig IP address (169.x.x.x) ipconfig/release then ipconfig/renew results in “File Not Found” The … Read more