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putting this pc on the desktop?
- And that's because that's not what I instructed you to do. As someone else has already reinforced, the presence or absence of those specific desktop icons are controlled by whether the checkbox asso
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- And that's because that's not what I instructed you to do. As someone else has already reinforced, the presence or absence of those specific desktop icons are controlled by whether the checkbox asso
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putting this pc on the desktop?
Settings, Personalization, Themes Pane, Desktop Icon Settings link. In the Desktop Icon Settings dialog, there is a set of checkboxes for the common system desktop icons you may want. Checking the Com
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Settings, Personalization, Themes Pane, Desktop Icon Settings link. In the Desktop Icon Settings dialog, there is a set of checkboxes for the common system desktop icons you may want. Checking the Com
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Brian Vogel
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OK? space bar, enter, who knows
- That would be correct. The only advantage to Apply is that it allows you to keep fiddling with any and all available options until you're happy with them, without closing the dialog in question. I u
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- That would be correct. The only advantage to Apply is that it allows you to keep fiddling with any and all available options until you're happy with them, without closing the dialog in question. I u
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Brian Vogel
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how do I unhide file extensions?
- As will I, still, going forward. But, I just did some quick testing of my own, and ALT+V,HF used in any random File Explorer window, appears to be toggling the same setting, globally, that is tweake
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- As will I, still, going forward. But, I just did some quick testing of my own, and ALT+V,HF used in any random File Explorer window, appears to be toggling the same setting, globally, that is tweake
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Brian Vogel
· #50625
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OK? space bar, enter, who knows
One can generally use either spacebar or enter on any button to activate it. Enter virtually always works because it's the Windows method to activate. Spacebar is more screen reader dependent, but it'
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One can generally use either spacebar or enter on any button to activate it. Enter virtually always works because it's the Windows method to activate. Spacebar is more screen reader dependent, but it'
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Brian Vogel
· #50620
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how do I unhide file extensions?
- And while that is correct, I am not certain that it applies globally to all files. It may, but I am not sure. I have always instructed those who want all file extensions to show to turn this on (by
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- And while that is correct, I am not certain that it applies globally to all files. It may, but I am not sure. I have always instructed those who want all file extensions to show to turn this on (by
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Brian Vogel
· #50618
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creating a short-cut
Mr. West's instructions are exactly the same, but not on a web page, that I offered earlier. They have worked for decades, and still work now. I always say that it is better to use a method that works
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Mr. West's instructions are exactly the same, but not on a web page, that I offered earlier. They have worked for decades, and still work now. I always say that it is better to use a method that works
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Brian Vogel
· #50614
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creating a short-cut
- While this set of steps will work under Chrome (at least), I cannot find a Create Shortcut option in Edge under More Tools. By the way, this topic was multi-posted on this group and the JAWS group,
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- While this set of steps will work under Chrome (at least), I cannot find a Create Shortcut option in Edge under More Tools. By the way, this topic was multi-posted on this group and the JAWS group,
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Brian Vogel
· #50608
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how do I unhide file extensions?
see: https://win10.groups.io/g/win10/message/48412 The part near the very end, that discusses toggling off the setting to hide extensions for known file types, is what you're seeking to do.
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see: https://win10.groups.io/g/win10/message/48412 The part near the very end, that discusses toggling off the setting to hide extensions for known file types, is what you're seeking to do.
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Brian Vogel
· #50604
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quick question about Narrator
- Then I will eat my underwear if this doesn't end up being a laptop keyboard in the process of failure. Demo units get all kinds of abuse while being demos, and while that won't hurt most computer co
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- Then I will eat my underwear if this doesn't end up being a laptop keyboard in the process of failure. Demo units get all kinds of abuse while being demos, and while that won't hurt most computer co
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Brian Vogel
· #50592
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quick question about Narrator
- This raises a number of questions: 1. Is this a full-sized keyboard with a number pad or not? 2. How old is the computer? Laptop keyboards are notorious for suddenly going wonky for no apparent reas
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- This raises a number of questions: 1. Is this a full-sized keyboard with a number pad or not? 2. How old is the computer? Laptop keyboards are notorious for suddenly going wonky for no apparent reas
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Brian Vogel
· #50587
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quick question about Narrator
And don't forget your local thrift shop as a source for keyboards. I have many times purchased a testing USB keyboard for around one or two dollars. They're generally cast offs from desktop machines w
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And don't forget your local thrift shop as a source for keyboards. I have many times purchased a testing USB keyboard for around one or two dollars. They're generally cast offs from desktop machines w
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Brian Vogel
· #50582
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Windows 10 Mail App and the Junk Folder
- It makes me cry. It's always been the case that a very great many people cannot be bothered to apply even the slightest critical thinking skills. That was not always true of the professional press,
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- It makes me cry. It's always been the case that a very great many people cannot be bothered to apply even the slightest critical thinking skills. That was not always true of the professional press,
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Brian Vogel
· #50580
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Windows 10 Mail App and the Junk Folder
- While it may, are you able to share what email service provider he's using? As has already been mentioned, if this is occurring because of server side filtering it makes way more sense to handle it
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- While it may, are you able to share what email service provider he's using? As has already been mentioned, if this is occurring because of server side filtering it makes way more sense to handle it
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Brian Vogel
· #50578
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Windows 10 Mail App and the Junk Folder
Mike, That's not an easy question to answer simply because it's most likely not the Mail App making the determination. I do not use the Mail App on any routine basis, so don't have anything in Junk I
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Mike, That's not an easy question to answer simply because it's most likely not the Mail App making the determination. I do not use the Mail App on any routine basis, so don't have anything in Junk I
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Brian Vogel
· #50574
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quick question about Narrator
- Given how cheap a USB keyboard is, and the amount of trouble you've been having, I'd say precisely the opposite. A wonky keyboard, which you may have, is a screen reader user's biggest nightmare.
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- Given how cheap a USB keyboard is, and the amount of trouble you've been having, I'd say precisely the opposite. A wonky keyboard, which you may have, is a screen reader user's biggest nightmare.
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Brian Vogel
· #50573
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quick question about Narrator
- I'm sorry, but that's just incredibly vague. If they're for a Windows command, they should. If they're for a command in the program being run, it's entirely possible they might work when one screen
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- I'm sorry, but that's just incredibly vague. If they're for a Windows command, they should. If they're for a command in the program being run, it's entirely possible they might work when one screen
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Brian Vogel
· #50560
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quick question about Narrator
- And you can turn it off, if it is on, with that same set of keystrokes, too. If you've not invoked Narrator before the first time you do you will be presented with a "tour of narrator" dialog, calle
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- And you can turn it off, if it is on, with that same set of keystrokes, too. If you've not invoked Narrator before the first time you do you will be presented with a "tour of narrator" dialog, calle
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Brian Vogel
· #50555
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disk defrag
Nothing. Windows has for years automatically scheduled defragmentation on HDDs using its built-in defragmentation utility. And it automatically schedules TRIM for SSDs.
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Nothing. Windows has for years automatically scheduled defragmentation on HDDs using its built-in defragmentation utility. And it automatically schedules TRIM for SSDs.
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Brian Vogel
· #50548
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returning to desktop
In practice, nothing, really. The desktop is an actual folder, which you see in your own File Explorer, that has a special presentation method in the form of the actual desktop. It's still a folder, a
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In practice, nothing, really. The desktop is an actual folder, which you see in your own File Explorer, that has a special presentation method in the form of the actual desktop. It's still a folder, a
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Brian Vogel
· #50545
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