Restore Win 10 Desktop

Having problems with Windows 10 desktop and want to restore the icons to where they were originally placed after an update or a software install. The best way to do it if Windows still cannot restore it is to use this handy software.
It's an ideal software to recommend for users who want to do things themselves.

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LabChirp Sound Effect Generator

If you love making sound effects or want to create a special sound while gaming. This software is a must-have. Creating your special sounds makes gaming so exciting.

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TOff Scheduler

Looking for a Power & Shutdown Scheduler for Windows. This software is a great substitute and has been around for some time. You can schedule specific times users will be away and the computer, and setup sleep and power save mode so that the system is not wasting electricity when not in use.

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$Windows

Here is some great information on how to delete the $WINDOWS.~BT folder.

It looks like when your upgrading to Windows 10 this hidden folder is created and it's where the root files of Windows 10 are stored. After the upgrade, the folder still remains there just taking space.
This folder is just there just in case you decide to rollback to an old version of Windows. But in the long run, the folder just takes up a lot of space.

If you want the best performance for your Windows OS, the more space you have the better.

Here is more information on how to remove the OS upgrade folder.


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Microsoft News

Want to keep on top of the web with up to date news when it happens. Here is an addon for your computer if your using various devices to connect to the internet.
Most new computers already have this feature built in. For that user's who always want the news as it happens, then here is the link.

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Fix Win 10 Reset PC Problem

Some users are encountering problems when resetting their pc in Windows 10. If you are having a similar problem. Here is some great information to correct it.

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Ring Alert

Existing Ring user's should be aware of the new privacy concerns on how the product is used to adapt to Artificial Intelligence. Some developers have been granted high level access to view your device and monitor what comes and goes. Now should we be concerned?

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Kaspersky thief caught

At a time where Kaspersky is not in good relations with the United States for ties with the Russian government. The company reported an illegal event to the U.S. and an arrest was made to stop an NSA contractor from stealing 50 terabytes of data.

Now let's see if the United States will retract their ban on Kaspersky antivirus.

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500 Radio Stations

Want to listen to over 500 radio stations from around the world, well this cool site makes it just happen for you to start enjoying radio around the world.

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WorkTime Personal

Want to analyze how much work time you were on your work computer and how much time you were not. Here is a handy software to make sense of how productive you are being at work or at home.

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Firefox Profile

If your using Firefox it's good to know where the profile folder is in this program, in case you have to export the profile to a new computer or a user wants to copy their profiles on multiple computers.

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Ancestry DNA info

Here is some great information on Ancestry DNA processing for users. In my opinion, it looks like the process is going to take a while before it really can give you the results you are looking for. For many users, your just going to probably get false positive results until they can genetically profile everyone in the entire world. And then there are the privacy concerns. On how they use your data, what they give to authorities by law and other ways the company makes money. Make you wonder if the information your getting is accurate or is this just another way of big brother gathering information from everyone.

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Amazon Error

Looks like Amazon messed up and allowed another user to eavesdrop on another home.
Now if you think this sounds disturbing, get ready to see more of this in the near future.

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Win 7 End of Life

Windows 7 is soon coming to the end of life and users soon will be getting a pop up saying that it's time to upgrade their OS. If you want to get rid of the pop-up, then here is the fix.

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Defender ATP protection for USB

Great news for Defender users, now Windows Defender offers protection for USB and removable devices. So if users are using the program wisely, the threat for malware and data losses can be prevented with just a few clicks.
Here is more information on what can be blocked with ATP.

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Session Restore Responsiveness

Having problems with Chrome, here are some information and some tutorials on how to fix Chrome's responsiveness tabs. It's some resourceful information.

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Microsoft Update Procedure

Here is some great information on Windows Updates and what should you do, when installing updates. In the past, it was highly recommended to push Windows updates, now it's just a matter of when you do and don't do the updates.

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Report a Bug to Microsoft

In a perfect world operating systems should be bug-free. And if for some reason or another you find a software bug on the Microsoft OS. Here is some great information on what to do, so that you can notify them of the problem.

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At&t marketing scam

Buyers beware of the new At&t marketing scam for 5G service. Advanced 4G is not 5G and the carriers and sales representative know this, but they just want to move their stock and will do anything nowadays to make a sale.

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Gmail two factor authentication hack

Looks like Gmail is in trouble with its current two-factor authentication. And I must say that I am not surprised. Now I want to see what countermeasures Gmail is going to take to defeat this current hack.

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