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Tips, tricks and how-to’s on performance and productivity for Windows 10
Windows 10 supports multiple power states. The most common sleep states are Sleep and Off (Shut down). Power states are defined in the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specifications by the UEFI Forum. There are 6 power states, referred to as S0 (fully operational, turned on) through S5 (powered off, no power consumption). Depending …
How annoying it is that Edge continuously opens PDF files in the browser. I can’t prevent Edge from opening PDF files in its browser window. Even if I change the default file type association from Edge to Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. I researched this further and found a way to open PDF files with Adobe …
The Recycle Bin is your way out if you’ve accidentally thrown away an important file in Windows 10. But without emptying the Recycle Bin in Windows 10 on a regular basis, it can take up a lot of space on your hard disk. There are multiple ways to empty the Recycle Bin in Windows 10. …
A fresh installation of Windows 10 comes with Microsoft’s Mail app, which is set as the default email client in Windows 10. This is fine as the default Mail app has all the basic features in it, like Mail, Calendar, and Contacts. When you choose to install an additional email client like Outlook, that one …
After several months of working from home due to COVID19, it may be time to delete conversations in Teams. The list of group chats and private conversations can become endless if you don’t clean this up regularly. It could even cause some Teams performance problems. Removing vs deleting Teams chats As early as 2019, requests …