I enrolled another computer just now. If you are a free subscriber to the newsletter, you received a recap of all of the Windows 10 end-of-life information you missed – but that was included in the Plus newsletter over the last several weeks. And if you happen to get both the free newsletter and the […]

ONENOTE By Mary Branscombe If you’re still using OneNote for Windows 10, make sure all your notes are synced into OneDrive now; starting on October 14, 2025, the app will be read-only and will stop syncing. You will be able to see your old notes but not edit or add to them, so make sure […]

You may have seen in the news that Consumer Reports is asking Microsoft to give consumers additional years of free support for Windows 10 devices. The vast majority of users I’ve seen that have either been offered the additional year, or have not paid any fee when using the command process to enroll devices into […]

The latest version of  Flyoobe version 1.10 allows you to bypass the hardware requirements of Windows 11 on your older PC now includes Abbodi86′s script to enroll into Windows 10 ESU. Download the tool on your Windows 10, pull the arrow key down to review your upgrade options and now there’s an enroll in the […]

Don’t worry — you aren’t alone. But you can jump to the front of the line and kick it into offering it to you by using a series of commands. This weekend I will be recording a video so you can see the process from start to finish. Remember, we have a special forum dedicated […]

WINDOWS 11 By Lance Whitney Microsoft offers a number of methods to back up your files in Windows. Here are the tools I use — and how I use them. I’m a firm believer in backing up files. By that, I mean my files. You’ve probably heard that advice hundreds of times. But imagine if […]

ISSUE 22.26.1 • 2025-07-03 By Susan Bradley There are times when Microsoft drives us crazy, and then there are times when we don’t give Redmond enough credit. This is a time when we probably don’t praise the company enough for doing the right thing. I say this because I recently installed the July Insider preview […]

ISSUE 22.25.2 • 2025-06-25 By Susan Bradley You know I’ve been trying — for months — to find a vendor from which I could purchase Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESUs). I certainly want to make such a purchase for my firm, and perhaps for use on my home PCs. You also know that I’ve […]

TAME YOUR TECH By Susan Bradley> I’ve written frequently about migrating to Windows 11. I’ve written about setting up a new Windows 11 PC. I’ve written about the decisions one must make before setting up a new PC. But I’ve received many requests to discuss moving to Windows 11 on an existing Windows 10 PC. […]

PATCH WATCH By Susan Bradley Every so often, your feedback does make a difference. When you ask for feedback, sometimes respondents provide answers based upon what they think you want to hear. When that is followed by testing to observe actual behavior, vendors discover the difference between those answers and reality. What brought this to […]

Carrie Roberts //* (Updated 2/12/2020) ADVISORY: The techniques and tools referenced within this blog post may be outdated and do not apply to current situations. However, there is still potential […]

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