Group Policy is a power tool that allows you to configure your system, unlock features like Hibernation, and block others like Windows-generated notifications. Group Policy Management is only found in the Professional, Enterprise, and Education editions of Windows and may be one reason to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com
Does your wireless connection suck? You could suffer from Wi-Fi congestion. Congestion problems are common in apartment complexes or high population density neighborhoods. Fortunately, the problem isn’t hard to fix. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com
If you own a product key for Microsoft Office, but don’t have the installation files available, it’s really simple to download them direct from Microsoft. Whether Office was included with your system purchase, you’ve lost the disc, or just want a copy of the files, we’ll show you the different methods available. Check out more of this article from MakeUseOf.com
Running multiple versions of Windows on one PC gives you more options, but eventually you’ll probably want to go back to only one. And when you do, you’ll soon tire of that dual-boot menu that pops up all of the time. Check more of this from PCWorld.com
If you’ve been paying attention to cybersecurity news, they you probably know that bulk password leaks are a regular occurrence. Rumors of breaches at TeamViewer, LinkedIn, the Russian social network VK, and Twitter have all been swirling about, and by the time this article is published, there’ll probably be a bunch more. Even Mark Zuckerberg got hacked recently. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com
A Solid State Drive upgrade really improves performance. An SSD boosts snappiness, load times, and reduces power consumption (how an SSD works). The downside: smaller storage capacity. Even so, the trade-off more than compensates for the reduced capacity. But how can you squeeze a large Windows installation onto a tiny SSD? More from this article in MakeUseOf.com
One thing that really annoys us about Windows 10 is Microsoft’s aggressive upgrade strategy.
Steve Jobs famously said “people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” Microsoft must think this is true for Windows 10. And so its developers keep finding new ways to trick Windows 7 and 8 users into upgrading because surely they will like Windows 10 once the see it. Or they’ll just surrender. Check out more of this article from MakeUseOf.com