Broken Laptop Screen? Drive It From Another Monitor
A laptop with a dead screen is a working PC with a broken monitor attached. Windows will send the picture somewhere else.
Alt Tab Not Working? Three Causes, One Setting
One is a setting somebody changed for you. The other is Alt Tab doing exactly what Microsoft says it does, which is narrower than you think.
Locked Out of Your Microsoft Account? Nobody Can Let You In
Microsoft says its own support staff are not allowed to reset your password. The recovery form is the entire route.
Xbox Controller Will Not Pair? Look at the Plastic
Some Xbox controllers cannot do Bluetooth at all, and you can see which from the outside in two seconds.
Windows 11 24H2 Stops Getting Updates in October
Three versions of Windows 11 still get updates, a fourth already stopped, and 24H2 runs out in October. Finding yours takes five seconds.
Laptop Warm in the Bag? Closing the Lid Is Not Off
Closing the lid runs one of four actions, and on most laptops it is Sleep, which keeps the memory powered the whole time.
Quick Share Cannot Find Your PC? One Bluetooth Flag
Google names a Bluetooth capability your PC either has or does not. This laptop reports it as not supported.
Wi-Fi Extender Not Helping? Both Makers Say Why
TP-Link says do not give it the same name as your router. NETGEAR warns your devices may cling to the router anyway.
Saved Passwords on Windows: Two Places, Not One
Website passwords sit in Edge. Everything else sits in Credential Manager, and only one of the two will show you the characters.
Printer Ink Levels? Windows Does Not Have the Number
Windows holds no ink figure at all. Its printer object carries 87 properties here and not one of them mentions ink.