Category: Windows & Software Tips

Windows is the world’s most popular operating system for laptops and personal computers in general. In this section, you can find useful Windows tips, as well as other software-related posts.

Microsoft Office Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals 2021

Microsoft Office Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals 2021

If you’re planning to get one of the Microsoft Office products, including those that are a part of the Microsoft 365 subscription packages, Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021 are good opportunities to get a deal on them. Info on Black Friday & Cyber Monday Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 deals for this year is available in this post. So far, Microsoft Store and HP Store have revealed a couple of Black Friday deals on the world’s most popular productivity software suite. We expect other stores to reveal their Office and Microsoft 365 deals soon. Also, many computer sellers offer Office discounts with a new PC purchase.

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How to Align Windows 11 Taskbar (Start Button and Icons) to the Left

Windows 11 Taskbar Moved Left

The most visually noticeable novelty when you log into Windows 11 is the taskbar alignment. By default, the Windows Start button and other icons on the taskbar are aligned to the center of the screen in Windows 11. These had been traditionally aligned to the left in Windows 10 and older Windows versions. Because of that, many people habitually reach to the lower left corner of the screen in order to open the Start menu or launch programs from the taskbar. If you don’t want to change this habit while using Windows 11, you can easily move its taskbar to the left to get the old-style alignment.

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Best 3 Ways to Save Battery Life on Any Windows 10 Laptop

Best Ways to Save Battery Life - Windows 10 Laptop

There are numerous ways to save battery life on a Windows 10-based laptop. However, many of these methods contribute very little to the overall battery life, while crippling functionality of the notebook. Because of that, we have made a list of the top three most effective ways to noticeably increase battery life on any Windows 10 laptop.

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How to Set Screen Turn Off and Sleep Mode Timeouts on Windows 10 Laptops

On Windows laptops and other PCs, you can set how quickly the display and the whole computer go to “sleep” when you take a break from working on it. This is a kind of a power stand-by feature. It is primarily used to save laptops’ battery life.

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How to Disable Sign-in Password After Waking Up from Sleep Mode on Windows 10 Laptops

Having to type-in your password every time your laptop PC wakes up from the sleep mode can be annoying. Thankfully, you can disable the password prompt that appears after your Windows 10 laptop resumes from sleep.

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How to Keep Windows 10 Laptop Running with Closed Lid (2019)

Sometimes you want to keep your Windows 10 laptop running while it is closed. For instance, when you connect a laptop to an external monitor and don’t want to use the notebook’s own display. Or, if don’t want to interrupt an ongoing file download, but for some reason you need to close the lid. Or if you want to continue an online audio streaming with the laptop closed.

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How to Disable / Enable Touchpad on Windows 10 Laptop (2019)

Here’s a simple tip on how to disable / enable touchpad on your laptop with Windows 10 operating system. This is handy if you already have a mouse attached to your notebook or use a touchscreen and want to disable the touchpad to prevent accidental pointer moves while typing on the keyboard.

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How to Disable Startup Apps on Windows 10 Laptop

In Windows 10 operating system, startup apps are programs that can run automatically after the system has booted up. Some examples of startup apps are Steam gaming client, Java Update Scheduler, etc. Icons of startup apps can be oftentimes found in the system tray on the taskbar in the lower right corner of the screen.

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