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Upgrade to Windows 11 Now

Upgrade to Windows 11 Now

It’s official; Windows 10 is no longer supported by Microsoft. It was an incredibly popular operating system, which might give you a certain level of hesitation to move on and upgrade to Windows 11, but we want to urge you to do so now rather than later. Let’s take a look at your options and which one is best for your business.

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Windows 10 Is On Its Way Out. Are You Ready?

Windows 10 Is On Its Way Out. Are You Ready?

On October 14, 2025, Windows 10 will officially reach its end of support. This means that millions of users around the world will have to make a decision: upgrade to Windows 11, or continue without support. What does this end of support mean, and how should your business prepare?

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Mac Transplants’ Guide to Virtual Desktops

Mac Transplants’ Guide to Virtual Desktops

A powerful feature built into Windows that can significantly enhance your daily workflow and organization: Virtual Desktops.

We often discuss how technology can be better leveraged for productivity. Many individuals, perhaps familiar with the "Spaces" feature on macOS from their personal devices, might be pleased to discover robust similar functionality within the Windows operating system. This feature, known as Virtual Desktops, is designed to help you manage your digital workspace more effectively.

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A Quick Introduction to the Drives in Microsoft Windows

A Quick Introduction to the Drives in Microsoft Windows

Windows is, for the most part, the default operating system you can expect to see in a business setting. That said, some owners have never used a Windows computer before, instead using a simple Chromebook or a Mac. Still, it’s good to know how Windows works, especially since it seems there’s a significant gap in knowledge.

Today, we’re exploring how the different drives on Windows PCs work so you can make better use of your workplace tools.

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Microsoft Windows for Beginners: The Start Menu

Microsoft Windows for Beginners: The Start Menu

Last month, we wrote about how Windows is not the only operating system out there and that new users may be coming to the OS for the first time. We want to continue this discussion by sharing how to navigate the many features of Windows 11, including one of the more useful ones: the Start menu. You’ll find the other articles in this series by checking the “Learning Windows” tag here on our blog.

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For Businesses, Windows PowerToys are More Like Power Tools

For Businesses, Windows PowerToys are More Like Power Tools

Windows PowerToys is a collection of handy utilities that can offer a lot of value to those with some use for them. We wanted to briefly run through some of the most business-friendly options you might want to implement into your operations.

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Microsoft Windows for Beginners: Part 1 - The Taskbar

Microsoft Windows for Beginners: Part 1 - The Taskbar

Windows might be the standard for business, but that’s because it was the original standard. These days, children grow up with Chromebooks in schools while using Mac and Apple products for their personal devices. It might not be safe any longer to assume that today’s workers know what they’re doing with the Windows operating system, especially as a younger generation grows up and enters the workforce.

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The Fascinating History of the Cut, Copy, and Paste Shortcuts

The Fascinating History of the Cut, Copy, and Paste Shortcuts

Technology can do some incredible things, but there’s a reason why basic tools still remain popular even to this day. It’s because they cracked the code for productivity, and they are so easy that anyone can use them. For example, there’s the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands that can be used in literally any application out there.

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Think Microsoft Will Extend Windows 10 Support? Think Again

Think Microsoft Will Extend Windows 10 Support? Think Again

Later this year, Windows 10 will no longer be supported—October 15, if you want to be exact. Are you taking steps to ensure you’re upgrading away from Windows 10? If not, you might want to get on that… and consider upgrading away from Office, while you’re at it, since Microsoft is pulling support for that around the same time, too.

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How to Access a List of Your Recently Copied Text on Your Clipboard

How to Access a List of Your Recently Copied Text on Your Clipboard

If the fact that you can enable Windows to save a list of your most often-used lines of text is news to you, I offer you my sympathies. You’ve missed a lot of potential productivity in the years since Microsoft added clipboard history functionality.

Let’s talk about how you can take advantage of clipboard history, starting with how to enable it.

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How to Get a Handle on Windows 11

How to Get a Handle on Windows 11

Windows 11 has some cool tools that can make it easier to use, especially if you set things up to fit how you like to work or play. Here are four easy tips to help you organize your Windows desktop and get things done faster.

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Bloatware is Annoying: What You Can Do About It

Bloatware is Annoying: What You Can Do About It

Most computers these days will come with their fair share of bloatware, i.e. unwanted software that comes preinstalled on the operating system by the developers. While the developers do tend to get paid for including bloatware with their operating systems, there is often no need for it, leading users to question why it’s there and what to do about it.

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Tip of the Week: Bring Back Offscreen Windows

Tip of the Week: Bring Back Offscreen Windows

Multiple monitors can really amp up your productivity, but sometimes you will encounter situations where your PC might get confused and think you’re still connected to additional monitors when you are, in fact, not, rendering your application windows unobtainable. Here’s how you can get them back.

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A Windows Vulnerability found in your Calculator? Here’s What You Should Know

A Windows Vulnerability found in your Calculator? Here’s What You Should Know

Sometimes security breaches and hacking attacks come from the most unlikely of sources, even going so far as to utilize trusted applications to infect an endpoint or network. This is the case with a new phishing attack which uses the Calculator application that comes built-in with Windows in a very creative way. This is just one example of how hackers have been forced to innovate to combat the increasingly secure systems which businesses and users rely on today, and it should be a testament as to why you can never be too careful.

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Tip of the Week: Deciphering Your Computer’s Power Options

Tip of the Week: Deciphering Your Computer’s Power Options

Granted, you’re probably most interested in your computer when you’re using it. However, it is very important to consider what you do when you walk away based on the list found in the Power section of the Start menu. Let’s go over what each of these options actually does.

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Windows 10’s Over 70% Market Share is Still Too Low

Windows 10’s Over 70% Market Share is Still Too Low

Windows 10 has seen a slow growth in its market share since it first appeared in July 2015, still rising throughout 2020 to now. As of this October, the operating system had finally reached a 72.2 percent market share. Let’s discuss why this benchmark matters, and why you need to update any devices in your organization to bring that share up even more.

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The Four Corners Your Network Security Needs to Cover

The Four Corners Your Network Security Needs to Cover

Network security is paramount to a business’ success with the number of security incidents and data breaches that could potentially upend it. While this sounds like a task of marginally epic proportions, managing your security can be greatly simplified via a few basic activities. Let’s go over four such security-boosting actions that you should direct your attention to.

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Many Businesses are Still Using Windows 7...

Many Businesses are Still Using Windows 7...

So many organizations continue to use a decade-old operating system, and they really, really shouldn’t.

Here’s the thing: Windows 7 is dead and gone… and yet, as of July, it still had a market share of about 23 percent, making it the second-most-popular operating system. Here, we’ll be going over just why it is—if your company is still using Windows 7—that you need to update to Windows 10 immediately (if not sooner).

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Tip of the Week: Speed Up Your Computing with Windows Shortcuts

Tip of the Week: Speed Up Your Computing with Windows Shortcuts

The Windows operating system has quite a few shortcuts baked in, each offering a user quicker access to the utility they are seeking out. It may sound crazy, but using these keyboard shortcuts can actually eliminate the eight days the average employee accumulates every year by just moving their hand from their keyboard to their mouse. 

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Tip of the Week: Know When Your Windows OS Expires and Why it Matters

Tip of the Week: Know When Your Windows OS Expires and Why it Matters

By design, Microsoft’s operating systems aren’t built to last forever. Due to the fact that technology is always changing, new operating systems with better security and improved capabilities are routinely needed. Microsoft gets users to transition from an older OS to a newer one by ending support for the older one. This begs the question, how long until Microsoft pulls the plug on your OS?

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