How can I hide photos stored in OneDrive?

Microsoft’s cloud storage, OneDrive, is so closely tied to Windows 10 that the Photos app also shows pictures stored on OneDrive. For those who don’t want this, you can prevent it by clicking on the three dots icon in the top right of the Photos app and selecting Settings. In the Microsoft OneDrive area, set …

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How do I remove Internet Explorer 11 from Windows 10?

Although Microsoft has added two modern browsing tools to its operating system with the original Microsoft Edge introduced in Windows 10 and the new Chromium-based Edge browser released later, the old Internet Explorer 11 is still haunting Windows. The problem is that IE cannot be removed as it is deeply embedded in the system architecture. You can turn off the insecure browser, but you need administrator rights to do so.

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How to clone hard drives with free software?

Whether you’re replacing an older disk with a new, larger model or a faster SSD, or you’re replacing an old disk that’s about to give up its soul, the crucial question is: how will the data get from the old disk to the new one? In Windows 10, there is no feature that supports the cloning of individual partitions or entire media. In such cases, you can use the free software Macrium Reflect Free Edition (macrium.com/reflectfree).

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How to check the integrity of system files?

It happens from time to time that important system files are corrupted after a Windows freeze. To find out if this has happened on your computer, use the small System File Checker, or sfc for short, Windows Add-in, which you can run from the command line.

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How to set one view for multiple folders?

Windows File Manager is based on dynamic views. For example, when you open the Pictures folder, the File Manager chooses the Large Icons view. Conversely, if it’s the Documents or This machine folder, it will use the Details and Mosaic views. However, you can also configure the File Manager to display the contents of all similar folders in the same view.

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How can I set up news and interests in Windows 10?

On some Windows 10 systems where the user logs in with a Microsoft account, the new News and Interests feature is already integrated into the taskbar, showing the current weather in a compact form. Clicking on it will bring up a large-format display with news, weather information, and stock quotes.

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