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How to use ReadyBoost to improve performance in Windows 10
ReadyBoost is a tool in Windows that allows you to use a removable drive—like USB flash drive—to act as a cache between the main hard drive and the RAM on the system to improve performance. ReadyBoost is only usable when Windows is installed on a hard drive. If you have a solid-state drive, ReadyBoost will be unavailable…
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How to add a home button to Google Chrome
This guide will show you how to add a home button to Google Chrome. This home button can be added to the menu bar at the top of Chrome next to the address bar and will allow you to return to your new tab/Home page. 1. With Google Chrome open, click the three dots for customize and control Google Chrome, found at the top…
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How to change where Google Chrome saves downloads
This guide will show you how to change where Google Chrome saves downloads by default. The default setting is the main Windows Downloads folder. 1. With Google Chrome open, click the three dots for customize and control Google Chrome, found at the top right of the Chrome window. Click on Settings on the drop-down menu. 2.…
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How to add optional features to Windows 10
This article will show you how to add optional features to Windows 10. This can include language packs, legacy Windows programs and removed Windows features. 1. Right click on the Start button, typically found at the lower left corner of the screen, then click on Apps and Features. 2. Under “Apps & features”, click on…
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How to enable or disable Windows Update Delivery Optimization in Windows 10
This article will show how to enable or disable Windows Update Delivery Optimization. This feature can allow downloads of Windows updates and store apps to be downloaded quicker by allowing updates to be downloaded from other computers on your network with Windows 10. Here is how to change this setting: 1. Right click on…
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How to install an Add-on to Mozilla Firefox
This article will explain the steps to take to find and add an add-on (sometimes referred to as extensions) in Mozilla Firefox. Here is how to do this: 1. Open Mozilla Firefox on your computer. 2. Click on the 3 horizontal bars on the top right corner of the screen, then click Add-ons and themes. 3. Here you can browse…
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How to setup Tags on files in Windows 10
This article explains how to setup up file tags. Tags are short descriptors that can be added to certain files such as word documents and pictures. These tags can then be searched in the search box. Here is how to do this: 1. Open File Explorer by pressing the Windows key on your keyboard and the letter E together. 2.…
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How to block or filter emails in Outlook
This guide will show you how to block or filter emails and domains using Outlook’s junk filter system. 1. Open Outlook by selecting it from the Start menu. 2. Click the Home tab, then click Junk in the delete section. 3. Click Junk E-mail Options in the dropdown menu. 4. Choose your desired level of filtering. · This will…
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How to enable/disable the root account in Mac OSX
This guide describes how to enable to root user in MacOS. The root user has greater privileges on the system for certain operations that may require deeper access than a standard account. Here is how to enable this: 1. Choose the Apple menu in the top left corner and select System Preferences. 2. Go to Users & Groups. 3.…
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How to mark a device as missing with ESET Anti-Theft
This guide will show you how to log in to your ESET Anti-Theft account from the ESET website which allow you to mark your device as missing and lock the computer from accessing anything besides the phantom user account. 1. Go to the ESET Anti-Theft website in any web browser at https://anti-theft.eset.com 2. Click Sign in…
