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Windows 11

Try Microsoft Co-Pilot

Posted on November 17, 2023November 20, 2023 by cynmackley
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We check out the preview of Microsoft Copilot.

Posted in Windows 11Tagged ai, Microsoft Copilot, Windows 11Leave a comment

MS Paint Adds Layers!

Posted on October 28, 2023October 17, 2023 by cynmackley

MS Paint adds layers! Learn how to use them!

Posted in Computer Terms, Windows 11Tagged layers in MS paint, ms paint, paint layers, windowsLeave a comment

Microsoft Finally Kills Free Windows 10 Upgrades

Posted on October 8, 2023November 12, 2023 by cynmackley
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Free upgrades to Windows 10 from Windows 7 and 8 were supposed to have ended in July of 2016. However, Microsoft didn't really enforce that and users were still able to user their product keys from Windows 7 and 8 to activate the upgrade to 11.

Posted in Computer Terms, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8Tagged free windows upgrade, windows, Windows 11, windows 7, windows 8Leave a comment

Wow! Look what MS Paint does now

Posted on September 30, 2023September 22, 2023 by cynmackley
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Microsoft has added an awesome new feature to MS Paint that make the decades old program more powerful than ever.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Photo Editing, Windows 11Tagged drop out layers in paint, ms paint, new paint features, Windows 11Leave a comment

Autosave coming to Notepad

Posted on September 24, 2023September 15, 2023 by cynmackley
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MIcrosoft has recently made several improvements to the handy Notepad app, and now they've announced yet another big change.

Posted in Computer Terms, Windows 11, Windows Tricks & TipsTagged autosave, microsoft, NotepadLeave a comment

Microsoft To Kill Wordpad

Posted on September 23, 2023September 15, 2023 by cynmackley
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Microsoft has announced plans to kill one of the handiest programs in Windows, the Wordpad word processing app.

Posted in Computer Terms, MS Office Help, OpenOffice, Uncategorized, Windows 11, Windows Tricks & TipsTagged microsoft, windows, word processing, WordPad1 Comment

Help! My Recycle Bin is corrupted!

Posted on September 9, 2023August 28, 2023 by cynmackley
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How to fix a corrupt recycle bin in Windows.

Posted in Computer Terms, Windows 10, Windows 11Tagged corrupt recycle bin, recycle bin issues, reset recycle binLeave a comment

How to pause Task Manager Processes

Posted on August 27, 2023August 17, 2023 by cynmackley
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Here's a handy keyboard shortcut to use with Task Manager.

Posted in Shortcuts & Keyboard Tricks, Windows 11, Windows Tricks & TipsTagged Keyboard Shortcuts, pause processes in task manager, task manager, Windows 11, windows tipsLeave a comment

Windows 11 Focus Sessions

Posted on August 26, 2023August 17, 2023 by cynmackley

Use Windows 11 Focus Sessions to get more done.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Windows 11Tagged Focus session, Productivity, Windows 111 Comment

Clipchamp – Windows 11’s video editor

Posted on July 22, 2023July 15, 2023 by cynmackley

Explore Clipchamp, the new Windows 11 video editor.

Posted in Windows 11Tagged climp champ, video editor, Windows 11Leave a comment

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