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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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How do I delete log files from the Event Viewer when using Windows 10?

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In Windows 10, the Event Viewer records all the essential information about your hardware and how the operating system works. That’s all well and good, and in many cases, it’s a valuable feature, except that the log files get huge over time, and the ‘old’ data takes up space. Even more annoying is that large files take a long time to load and manage, making it much more inconvenient to find any information in those large numbers.

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How do I clear the app cache in the app store when using Windows 10?

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If you have problems installing or updating applications, you can probably solve them by clearing the Microsoft Store cache. First of all, make sure that the application store is not running in the background; otherwise, you will not be able to clear the cache due to access problems. Now press [Win+R] to open the Run …

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How can I quickly access available printers when using Windows?

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If you frequently switch printers and want to check which one is available, you don’t necessarily have to go through the settings – you can create a “folder” and then pin it to the Desktop, so it’s always handy.

Right-click on a free area of the Desktop, then select New | Shortcut from the pop-up menu. In the Enter item location field, type “Explorer shell: PrintersFolder” and click Next. Choose a name for the shortcut (for example, “Printers”) and click Finish.

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How can I set up two monitors in Windows 10?

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If the video card has more than one output, connecting two (or more) monitors to the computer is possible. It doesn’t matter whether you have two HDMI ports, one HDMI port, one Display Port, or some other arrangement. The relationship between the two displays can, of course, be set according to individual preference.

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