Tips & Tricks

Windows and Office-related questions and solutions.

How can I use my monitor in a standing position in Windows 10?

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If you’re using a monitor with a display that can be rotated to portrait, you may sometimes need Windows to display the Desktop in portrait mode. Go to Settings, then select Display. Scroll down and under the Display orientation option, select portrait or landscape. Alternatively, of course, you can use the method of right-clicking on …

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How can I enable GPU hardware acceleration?

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The GPU can partially offload the graphics controller after enabling the graphics controller’s hardware acceleration feature. In practice, this means that the more efficient GPU will be the one doing the calculations for many tasks, and the processor power can be reserved for other tasks. For example, video playback can be done with virtually 1-2% CPU utilization with the GPU even when watching 4K videos.

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How can I create a strong password with a command line?

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There are many ways to create a strong and eight-character password, but probably not many people think that one possible solution is the Windows command line. But it is; it only works if you have administrator-level privileges. The password can be generated by the command “net user [User name] /random”; of course, the [User name] …

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How can I display desktop icon names in black?

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By default, Windows shows program names for icons in white with a minimal black shadow under the letters, but this is not the best combination if you use a too light background. In this case, Press [Win+R] to launch the Run window, then type SystemPropertiesPerformance and press OK. On the Visual Effects tab, select Custom, …

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How can I turn Windows off using a shortcut?

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Everyone probably knows that the fastest way to shut down Windows programs is to press [Alt+F4], but it is also possible to shut down the whole operating system using the same method. First, send all windows to the taskbar using [Win+D] and then press [Alt+F4]; a window will now appear where you can press OK …

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How can I move the Start menu to the left in Windows 11?

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In Windows 11, the Start menu and application icons are moved to the center; if this layout doesn’t work for you, there’s luckily an option to re-align the items in the Tray. Right-click on the Tray, then select the Tray Options option. The Tray Layout option must be changed if you want to see the …

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How can I resize the icons of the system elements?

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More and more monitors with a resolution higher than full HD – but Microsoft has only optimized Windows to this level of detail. If you use a 4K display at 24-27 inches, for example, system elements and text will be so small you won’t be able to read them. The solution is to resize; this option can be found in the standard Display settings (right-click on an empty area of the Desktop to see this option in the pop-up menu).

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How do I turn off speech recognition in Windows 10?

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Speech recognition would be a helpful feature, but unfortunately, it is not optimized for many languages. Besides, it is often unnecessary on a desktop computer if there is no microphone connected. And if you don’t use it, there’s no point in having it running in the background, taking up resources unnecessarily. If speech recognition is …

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Extra protection by isolating your kernel using Windows 10

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A built-in feature of Windows 10 is the ability to isolate the kernel. What this means in practice is that critical processes run in a virtual environment, all designed to prevent malicious code from being smuggled into system processes under any circumstances. To use this protection, you need a compatible motherboard and an Intel or AMD processor that is also prepared to run in a virtual environment. The main concern with processors is to ensure that the integrity of registers is not compromised – we have seen examples in the past of this being a cause for concern.

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How do I turn on Face Detection using Microsoft Photos?

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Windows 10’s built-in Photo app is often overlooked, but the fact is that the software can do many things – including scan photos of Apple products. It also has facial recognition, although this is turned off by default. If you want to check this setting, you can launch the Photos app, then use the three …

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