How to Screenshot on Acer Laptop
You can take a screenshot on an Acer laptop by pressing and holding the Windows key on your keyboard, then pressing the Print Screen or …
Microsoft Windows How-To Guides
Tutorials and articles to help you make changes in Microsoft Windows operating systems like Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11.
Not sure where to start? Check out our featured Microsoft Windows guides below:
- How to Find Your Wi-Fi Password in Windows – if you aren’t sure what the password is for your wireless network, this guide can help you find it.
- How to Create a Zip File in Windows – Microsoft Windows has a default tool that you can use to zip files, which we show you how to use in this article.
- How to Change Your Printer from Offline to Online in Windows – find out how to fix a printer that won’t print because it is showing as offline.
How to Set Up HP Laserjet P2055dn in Windows 7 Homegroup
There are many different ways to get the HP Laserjet P2055dn to work on one Windows 7 computer. You can simply connect the printer to …
Where Are the Chrome Bookmarks Stored?
The Google Chrome bookmarks location in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, and Vista is: C:\Users\(YourUserName)\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default Depending on how you use your favorite Windows Web …
How to Start Google Chrome Automatically When Computer Starts
A lot of times, when we are editing Windows startup programs, it’s to speed up the process. But having your most used programs launch at …
How Do I Change My Printer from Offline to Online in Windows 7?
Printers can be difficult ot work with, and troubleshooting them can take you to a lot of different places on your computer. One common issue …
How to Change the Default Mail App in Windows 10
Once you have configured the right set of default apps on your Windows 10 computer, you will probably forget about them. When we open specific …
How to Open Any File From Your Keyboard in Windows 7
Once you start to use your laptop or desktop computer more you will be looking for methods to be more efficient. One of the easiest …
How to Remove Audio from an iPhone Video in Windows 7
The videos that you can record on your iPhone are often of very high-level video quality. This makes them ideal for a number of digital …
How to See All of the Printer Drivers Currently Installed in Windows 7
Print drivers are a necessary component when you are adding a printer to your computer. Over time as you connect to different printers, you may …
How to Restore Items from the Windows 7 Recycle Bin
When you start cleaning up a folder that you use a lot on your Windows computer, it’s easy to delete something that you want to …
Where is Internet Explorer in Windows 10?
The Internet Explorer Web browser was a big part of Internet browsing and Windows operating systems for years, so many people that had become comfortable …
How to Change the Cursor Blink Rate in Windows 7
The cursor that you see on your screen in Windows 7 can blink to let you find it more easily. This can be surprisingly helpful, …
How to Stop Java from Asking to Install the Ask Toolbar in Windows 7
If you have used an application that required Java on your Windows computer, then you likely went through the process of downloading the application. Java …
How to Change Video Aspect Ratio in Windows 7
After you have downloaded and installed Windows Live Movie Maker in Windows 7, you can begin to make adjustments to the videos on your computer. …
How to Protect Your Computer
Digital files and information are the targets of a lot of criminals and scammers, so you need to do whatever you can to protect your …
What is the Windows 7 Video Editor Called?
The Windows Live Movie Maker is an excellent application that provides Windows 7 users with a simple and effective way to edit videos. Not a …
How Do I Hide the Taskbar in Windows 7?
While the Windows 7 taskbar at the bottom of the screen can be a great way to launch programs and switch between different applications, it …
How to Show Windows and Tabs from Last Time in Firefox
Mozilla Firefox has a couple of different options when it comes to the content it shows when you open the application. While the homepage option …
How to Cut a Clip in Windows Live Movie Maker
If you have a video that you recorded on your smartphone, then it might contain some extra video that you don’t need. There is a …
Can I Convert CSV to Pipe Delimited in Windows?
Whether you have created your own CSV file in an application like Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, or you have received the file from someone …
Changing Default Browser Windows 8 Guide
If you’ve never changed the default browser setting on your Windows laptop or desktop PC, then any links that you click are likely opening in …
How to Change Startup Items
When you restart or power on your Windows computer, you may find that certain apps and services are starting automatically. This is due to an …
10 Must Have Programs that are Free to Download
Many of the more common must-have programs on a computer are programs that cost money (Microsoft Office), programs that cost a lot of money (Adobe …
Windows 10 – How to Hide Most Visited Chrome Links When Right-Clicking
Once you start to right-click things on your computer, you will discover that there are a lot of different ways to perform certain actions and …
How to Hide Desktop Icons in Windows 7
If you have a really interesting desktop background picture on your computer, you might not like how all of your desktop icons are hiding it. …
Programs and Menus You Can Launch from the Windows 7 Search Tool
Your Windows PC probably has a lot of different applications on it. These could be apps that came with the computer, plus other apps that …
How To Change the Windows 7 Clock from 12-Hour to 24-Hour Format
The clock on your Windows 7 computer can be adjusted in a couple of different ways. One of those available adjustments includes the option to …
What Does Hard Reset Mean?
When you are searching for help with your phone or computer, then you may encounter the phrase “hard reset’ as part of the troubleshooting method. …
Windows 7 Install Fonts Guide
While there are many places where you might acquire new fonts, there aren’t many options that make the Windows 7 install fonts process easier than …
How to View Your Google Chrome Saved Passwords
You can access your passwords list in Google Chrome by clicking the three dots, selecting Settings, choosing Autofill and Passwords, clicking Google Passwords Manager, selecting …
How to Get to Your Apple Reminders on PC
Many of us use the apps on our phones to manage our schedules and tasks. While there are a lot of third-party apps that are …
How to Show File Name Extensions in Windows 10
In many cases, the type of file that you have on your computer won’t matter. Documents will probably open in Microsoft Word, PDFs will open …
How to Change the Program or File That Opens When You Click a Shortcut
If you like to use shortcuts for your favorite applications and files in Microsoft Windows, then you may not have thought about editing them once …
Can I Put a Chrome Shortcut on Desktop in Windows?
If you spend a lot of time online then the web browser might be the most used application on your computer. But if you spend …
How to Open Shortcut with Specific Browser in Windows 7
Many third-party Web browsers are quite popular, and it’s likely that you have tried one of them out at some point. In fact, you might …
How to Open the Downloads Folder in Windows 10
There are so many different places and methods that you can use to acquire files on your computer that it can be a bit overwhelming …
Set Google Chrome as the Default Browser in Windows 7
It’s pretty common for people to prefer and install third-party Web browsers like Firefox or Chrome. They are often faster and easier to use than …
Where is My AppData Folder in Windows 7?
Your Windows computer has some files and folders that are hidden by default. Hiding files like this makes it tougher for people to accidentally delete …
How to Check for iTunes Updates on a Windows PC
The iTunes application for Windows laptop and desktop computers is a good way to manage your music and media libraries. But you may be missing …
How to Change Screen Resolution in Windows 10
A screen where everything is either too big or too small can make it uncomfortable to use your laptop or desktop computer. But this issue …
How to Change Touchpad Scroll Direction in Windows 10
The way that you scroll with the touchpad on your laptop should be natural. We spend a surprising amount of time navigating with our mouse, …
How to Double Space on Google Docs – iPad, iPhone, and Desktop
Google Docs is a popular choice for document editing because it’s free, and allows you to seamlessly work with your documents across a number of …
Bar Code Images Created Online for Free
Do you need a barcode that someone can scan? While there are a lot of tools that you can purchase which can make these barcodes …
General Guidelines for Printer Troubleshooting
While printers are becoming much easier to install and use in newer Windows operating systems, they can still be a large source of frustration for …
How to Stop the Print Spooler in Windows 7
One of the parts of printing a document from your computer to your printer involves something called a print spooler. If the spooler isn’t working …
How to Change a Printer Name in Windows 7
Are the printer names on the Windows printer menu confusing or difficult to identify? Even if you are very familiar with the printer model that …
How to Start the Print Spooler in Windows 7
The print spooler on your Windows computer is one part of the equation that lets you create physical copies of your documents on your printer. …
What is a Screen Shot and How Do I Make One?
Capturing a picture of your computer or phone screen can be an effective way to describe a problem to someone or to show them something …
How to Change Desktop Background Size in Windows 7
Have you been going through your computer and personalizing the areas where that’s an option? One of the places you see most often on your …
How to Rotate a Desktop Background Picture in Windows 7
Have you found the perfect desktop background picture, gone through the process of setting it, then found that it’s turned the wrong way? A lot …