Back Up Your File Encryption Key Pop-Up? Find the Key First
Encrypting File System asks you to back up your file encryption key?
Transparent Image Turns Black When Pasted? Insert the File
A transparent PNG pastes with a black background? The plain bitmap copy drops transparency.
Remote Desktop Won’t Go Full Screen? Reset the Saved Size
Remote Desktop stuck in a small window with scroll bars?
Can’t Copy Text From a PDF? Tell a Scan From a Lock
Nothing highlights, Copy is grayed out, or the paste comes out as symbols?
Mac Tilde Key Types a Section Sign? Reset the Keyboard Type
Your Mac types the section sign or plus-minus where the tilde should be?
No Outlook Alert When a Rule Moves Mail? Add an Alert Rule
Outlook only alerts for mail that lands in the Inbox, so mail a rule moves arrives silently.
No Shut Down in Remote Desktop? Use Alt+F4 or a Command
Windows 11 leaves Shut down out of Start in a Remote Desktop session.
USB Mouse Keeps Disconnecting? Check Power Saving First
USB mouse disconnecting and reconnecting with the Windows sound?
Excel Changing Numbers to Dates? Set the Cells to Text
Excel turns 5-6 into 6-May and 12/2 into 2-Dec as you type or paste.
Where Did chkdsk Put Its Results? Look in Event Viewer
chkdsk results vanish after a restart, but Windows keeps them: Event Viewer, Application log, Wininit event 1001 for restart checks, Chkdsk for the rest.
