Downloading an App on a Laptop? Three Routes, One Risk
Two of the three ways to get software on Windows are safe. The one most people use is the one that goes wrong.
New Phone? Keep Both Plugged In Until It Finishes
Apple and Google both say the same thing: this takes as long as it takes, and interrupting it costs more time than waiting would have.
Outlook Broken? Repair Office Before Reinstalling It
There is a repair button in Windows that keeps your account, your settings and your emails exactly where they are.
OneDrive Not Syncing? It Is Usually the File Name
Microsoft publishes a list of characters that cannot sync, and a colon in a title is the commonest single cause of one stuck file.
Changing Your Wi-Fi Password Kicks Every Device Off
The router settings take a minute. The hour afterwards, reconnecting everything with no screen, is the part nobody warns you about.
Window Vanished in Windows? Check the Other Desktop
A window that is missing from the taskbar and from Alt+Tab is usually on a second desktop you did not know you had.
Excel Remove Duplicates Deletes for Good. Copy First
The button deletes permanently, whole rows go on the columns you ticked, and two values that look identical can count as unique.
Clearing Cookies Signs You Out of Nearly Everything
There is a narrower button in the same settings page that fixes one misbehaving site without costing you every other login.
AirPods on a Windows Laptop? Hold the Case Button
AirPods do not pair to Windows on their own. You have to force pairing mode by hand, and Apple documents exactly how.
Cannot Delete a Blank Page in Word? Shrink One Mark
Word has no page object, and the final paragraph mark cannot be deleted at all. The fix is to make it one point tall.