Susan Kindler, a self-described “newbie to Windows,” asked me about a good Windows 7 tutorial. There are plenty of books and DVDs available to take you step by step through Windows. I’m sure some of ...

Love it or hate it, Windows 8 is a major departure from Microsoft’s past interfaces. While previous versions of Windows kept mostly the same mouse-driven metaphor as their predecessors, even veteran ...

Windows 8 required users to learn a handful of concepts to get around and perform basic tasks. When you know what those concepts are—swiping from the edges, clicking in the corners, and a few ...

Windows 8 has a settings screen called PC Settings that allows you to change some basic settings and Windows Start Screen preferences directly in the Windows 8 Start Screen. This screen allow you to ...

Microsoft has announced to drop WordPad in a future update of Windows, i.e, Windows 12. The feature has been added to Microsoft’s deprecated features list. It will no longer receive any updates.

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