How-to: turn off “Microsoft Start”

With the 21H1 update to Windows 10, MSN got renamed and plastered all over your desktop. So the question now is: how do I turn off “Microsoft Start?”

FaceBook is so Meta

FaceBook is so Meta. Except it isn’t. FaceBook is still FaceBook: a toxic sludge of junk advertising masquerading as a social network.

Windows Update Fail Goes Up to 11

I’ll keep my outrage short. Windows Update gave me the terse message “this PC doesn’t currently meet Windows 11 system requirements.”

Three Free Alternative PDF Readers

Adobe Acrobat DC is slow, bloated and constantly flogging other Adobe products; so I’ve replaced it with three free alternative PDF readers. Just because Adobe owns the PDF format, you don’t have to use what they give you.

Ditch the Cleaners in Windows 10

Still getting ads in email and social media for PC ‘cleaner’ software? Truth is, you don’t need them. It’s time to ditch the cleaners in Windows 10.

Eight ‘Features’ Removed from Windows 11

In the Windows 11 update merry-go-round, there’s a major cull of features familiar in Windows 10. Some are user interface (UI) changes, some are disappearing apps. Here’s eight ‘Features’ removed from Windows 11.