Windows 10 will no longer receive security updates, technical support or new features after Oct 14, 2025    

                                                                                         SHOULD I UPDATE NOW?

 

WHAT TO EXPECT

1- Your Windows 10 computer will be more vulnerable to Virus attacks and Malware

2- Microsoft 365 applications like  Word, Excel etc. will continue to work but may have reliability issues

3– How to prepare…A) Backup your important files and other related data to an external drive or Cloud service like Microsoft One Drive or Google Drive ( you will need a free Google Acct )

4-Be sure to check if your computer is upgradable to Win 11. Most computers built 2018 or later are upgradable

5-or Buy a new Computer or Laptop. If you are logged into your computer with a Microsoft Acct, Your Desktop, Documents and Pictures folders which reside in the OneDrive folder will automatically be retrieved when you log into your newly purchased Win 11 computer using the same Microsoft Acct credentials as the old login.

**** If you wish to keep using Win 10, you will be able , according to Microsoft, purchase a 1 year extension of security updates for $30.00 per PC for the first year only. Businesses can purchase extensions for $60.00 first year, second year 120.00 and third year $240.00

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   On your keyboard, press the “Windows” key and “R” key together

  Type:  “prefetch” in the box and hit enter

 Then, select all the files  by pressing the “Ctrl” key and and the “A” key together to highlight all the files. 

 Press the “Delete” key on your keyboard to remove them

That’s it!

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Your Wi fi password may be on your router. Take a look first.

1– If not, in your search box at the bottom of your screen, type “View Network       Connections”….without the quotations, then Enter on the keyboard

2– Find your Wi fi name on the list then double click on it to open. Left click on wireless properties.

3– Click security at the top

4- Click show characters

***Your password will be revealed

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If your screen is freezing, crashing, flickering or you get an error message or you have poor quality video, you may have corrupted or outdated video drivers. Resetting them may solve the problem.

On your keyboard, press and hold down the Shift, Ctrl, Windows and the B key for a  second

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CloudConvert.com  is a free and powerful tool that allows up to 25 free conversions per day. For Example, many of us need Word Docs to be converted to PDF’s.

They support nearly all Audio, Video, Document, E Book, Archive, Image, Spreadsheet and Presentation Formats

Give it a try

 

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1-Turn on your laptop and your TV

2- Press the “Windows key” and the “K” key together

3- This will turn on “Available Displays” screen on the popup ( bottom right of your       laptop display )

4- Left click on your TV of choice ( there may be more than one in your home)

In a few seconds, your laptop screen will be duplicated on the TV.

******Make sure the volume is on, on your TV and laptop*******

ENJOY

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First: Make sure your device is connected to the internet

Then: Press The ALT+WIN+CTRL+SHIFT keys together

The screen above will pop up…

Sign in to your Microsoft acct and follow the directions. If you don’t yet have a Microsoft account, click on ” Create a free Microsoft account

You’ll now be able to use Word , Excel, Power Point, Outlook and One Drive with 5GB free storage.

 

When you first setup a new PC or laptop, you are required to create a Microsoft acct using your email address and a password. By default, your Desktop, Documents and Pictures folders reside in the OneDrive folder. This folder saves the data from the above 3 folders to the Microsoft One Drive cloud. If you break or lose your computer, you can purchase a new a new one, login to your Microsoft Acct and all of your Desktop, Docs and Pics will be retrieved.

You get 5 GB free storage, unless you purchase Microsoft Office 365 @ $69.95 /yr which gives you 1TB (1000 GB) free storage.

Obviously, if you have many pics, documents and large folders on the Desktop, you will use that 5 GB pretty fast.

There is an alternative: We can move those 3 folders out of the One drive folder by easily creating a Docs, Pics and Desktop within your user account.

**************Instructions are below***************

 

Move folders from Onedrive to user folder on C: drive

Browse to C:\users\yourusername                                                                                       Create 3 new folders named Desktop, Documents, Pictures ( There should already         be folders there for all the other user folders that do not default to Onedrive)                   Navigate back to “This PC”- RIGHT click on existing Desktop folder, select properties    Click location tab                                                                                                                Click Move button                                                                                                                Click the Select Folder button

In the explorer window that pops up, browse to C:\users\yourusername and select the Desktop folder you created there.                                                                                       Click Select Folder, Click Move. Click Ok

You’ll see a prompt asking whether you want to move files from the old location to the new location. Select Yes. Now go to properties of the Desktop folder in file explorer. It should show location as your default folder

Repeat this process for the other 2 folders (Documents and Pictures) that you want to move to the default user location

****Make sure that all the files that were originally in those 3 folders that defaulted to OneDrive are now in your user folder location

********You can now setup your backup to OneDrive again if you choose to do so but remember, if you exceed the 5GB  free storage you get with you new PC it will stop backing up when full.

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   BEFORE THE FINAL STEP AT THE BOTTOM, CHOOSE YOUR BROWSER AND       FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FIRST                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1- In Google Chrome: Press Ctrl+H then delete browsing data on the left 

 

 

2- In Edge: Press Ctrl+H, select “All” at the top, then click the trash can at the top

 

 

 

3- In Mozilla Firefox: Press Ctrl+Shift+Delete, then Clear

 

*After you delete the browsing data, press Alt+F4 to terminate the blocked screen

Microsoft PC Manager 3.9 is a utility app for your PC that offers several useful features

1- One click boost quickly optimizes your PC performance with a single click

2-Storage Cleanup- Manage and cleanup unnecessary files to free up space

3– File Management- Organizes and handles files effectively- Even cleans up duplicates

4-Protection of default settings- Safeguard your Default settings from unauthorized changes

***You can download it from the Microsoft store

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