A reader wrote to ask me if and what I use for network scanners for my home network. I thought some of you might find this info useful.
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Windows 8
The Best Android Music Player
A music player for my Android smartphone. I’ve searched. For years I’ve searched. I gave up…
A few days ago I started searching again.
Google searches, articles, reviews. Downloaded, installed, and uninstalled 1/2 a dozen apps I hadn’t tried before. By now I’ve tried too many to remember.
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Yeah, I’ve worked on a few PC’s…
Cleaning and organizing my PC room.
I was staring down at this drawer and it just dawned on me the amount of computer work I’ve done over the years.
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Tweaking Windows 10 Updated!
Tweaking Windows 10 has been updated for AnniUpdate.
If you’ve purchased the guide previously and want a free update the contact me by forwarding your email from me or PayPal back to me.
I would greatly appreciate it if you would spread the word via email, social media, forum posts, news to other websites, etc.
Thanks For Linking To TweakHound.com Woody!
Legendary Windows author Woody Leonhard gave this site a shout out in his article Woody’s Win10Tip: Block forced Windows updates.
Thanks for mentioning TweakHound.com! It is rare that this site gets any credit and a honor to be mentioned in one of your articles.
Windows 10 Privacy Settings Updated
Still working on the Win10 tweak guide.
The section Windows 10 Privacy Settings has been updated:
– Wi-Fi sense section removed as this moronic feature was removed in AnniUpdate.
– Revised O&O Shup10 recommendations.
Delaying Windows 10 Updates
Some version of this will be part of the upcoming new version of the Win10 Tweak Guide. This article is as much to keep my thoughts straight as it is for your info.
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Bad Tweak – Disable Receive Window Auto-Tuning
A reader just commented on this so this is a quickie article to debunk this “tweak”.
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Adding Windows 10 Shut Down Tiles And Icons
A reader asked for this so here it is.
This article will show you how to add Shut down, Restart, Log Off (Sign Out), and Lock shortcuts to your Windows 10 Desktop, Taskbar, and Start Menu.
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Fix – Windows 7 Update Not Working
Microsoft broke Windows 7 update. Whether or not it was intentional…
Purported solutions to this problem abound.
I keep getting asked about it so here is my solution.
I have used this exact method on dozens of Windows 7 installs and it has worked.
I cannot guarantee it will work for you.
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