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This week’s new AskWoody Plus newsletter is being emailed and posted; and (for now) you can read it for free: LANGALIST: How do you know if File History is really working? Plus: Full and partial fixes to a recurring and seemingly patternless boot failure. BEST OF THE LOUNGE: Windows 10 cumulative update failed BEST UTILITIES: Freeware Spotlight — CipherShed Previous…

This week’s new AskWoody Plus newsletter is being emailed and posted; and (for now) you can read it for free. LANGALIST: A welcome change in Win10’s cleanup tools ON SECURITY: Windows 7: Preparing for an uncertain future BEST OF THE LOUNGE: Detailed steps for changing your email address PATCH WATCH: Putting June’s updates behind us WINDOWS…

This week’s new AskWoody Plus newsletter is being emailed and posted; and (for now) you can read it for free. In this issue WOODY’S WINDOWS WATCH: Why I recommend pausing Windows updates every month BEST OF THE LOUNGE: Customize the initial Windows 10 installation LANGALIST: Optane disappointment leads to a ‘Plan B’ BEST UTILITIES: Freeware Spotlight — System Information Viewer…

This week’s new AskWoody Plus newsletter is posted now, and you can read it for free, here. In this issue: CLOUD STORAGE: Microsoft finally got OneDrive right PATCH WATCH: Are we ready for the new Windows 10 1903? BEST UTILITIES: Freeware Spotlight — ccPortable WINDOWS 10: Moving to Win10: Apps lost and found Previous issues are also archived here. What’s this…

This week’s new AskWoody Plus newsletter is posted now, and you can read it for free, here. In this issue: WINDOWS 10 1903: How to work and play in Win10’s new Sandbox BEST OF THE LOUNGE The new Windows Update explained LANGALIST: Test-driving Intel’s Optane in a new PC BEST UTILITIES: Freeware Spotlight — Graph Paper Printer CLOUD STORAGE: Finding your…

This week’s new AskWoody Plus newsletter is posted now, and you can read it for free, here. Here’s what’s out today: WOODY’S WINDOWS WATCH: A dozen reasons why you don’t want Win10 1903 — yet LANGALIST: Taking the plunge with a new PC PATCH WATCH: Windows 1903 gets its first update TROUBLESHOOTING: How to fix OneDrive file-synching problems Previous issues…

This week’s new AskWoody Plus newsletter is posted now, and you can read it for free, here. In this issue: LANGALIST: Tracking down ominous noises in your PC. Strange sounds — especially abrasive or grinding noise — emanating from inside a PC are definitely cause for alarm! Here’s how to correct the two most common sources. Plus:…

This week’s new AskWoody Plus newsletter is being posted now, and you can read it for free, here. This week: WOODY’S WINDOWS WATCH: Sticking with Win7? You aren’t alone LANGALIST: How to safely remove vendor-installed junkware. Plus: How can you tell whether an “Update needed” warning is real? And is a virtual PC a bootable device? BEST UTILITIES: Freeware…

This week’s new AskWoody Plus newsletter is posted now, and you can read it for free, here. In this issue: WOODY’S WINDOWS WATCH: Beware the crapware in Win10 1903 LANGALIST: When a Win7 “no-reformat reinstall” is not the way to go! PATCH WATCH: A Japanese era begins; an older Windows era struggles WINDOWS 10: Pairing your phone with Windows 10 for better…