Recent content by Sammy888

Turning off OneDrive is one thing, but the above registry hack won't reset your desktop, folders, etc. to what they should be, Instead, they have become part of the OneDrive directory.

It's all about monetization. When I installed W10 for the first time I was so pissed off that OneDrive was so deeply embedded. I had a helluva time trying to remove it and resetting my personal folders and desktop to "normal". On my new laptop it also had OneDrive preinstalled. If you look at...

Shawn Brink is a godsend, seriously. Their patience and being able to articulate all this detailed information is incredible. This is why this is my go to site for fixes and more. Microsoft is obsessed with OneDrive, and the way it's deeply embedded into Windows feels deliberately underhanded...

Are you using an extension because my 2007 won't open the latest files. I have to use LibreOffice or open them (if not too advanced in Outlook—Hotmail).

bump @MisterEd

Are you using a special add-on? I installed Office 2007and it won't recognize .docx and .xlsx files.

Argh. Too many add-ons and tweaks like Power Toys, StartAllBack, Blinds, etc. just mess things up. Even some of the tweaks in the tutorials can have negative consequences (side effects). I wish I could still use Windows 7.

Thanks. But what this did was delete all my Recent items including Recent item selection in the Quick Access. Now I must rebuild everything and after running a utility called pin_recent_places_separate.zip.

If you visit Sordum website there is a wonderful Windows Update blocker tool but it blocks all Windows OS updates with the exception of Windows Defender virus definitions. If you are comfortable installing Windows updates manually then this the tool to use

Not sure how many folks save backups to SSD. Conventional backups are typically on slow portable 3500 rpm HDDs. I don't think having a "strong" CPU makes any difference. It's the reading and writing of the drive which is the bottleneck.

I noticed today my "recent" items now includes internet shortcuts, file folders, and more. I went into Windows Explorer settings to "clear file explorer history" and while it cleared some recent documents shortcuts and other folders remain visible. On another note, Chrome has a new annoying...

Yes. This is partly to blame. Initially I used a hack from this site to show me the full context menu and that slowed everything more. However, even when the context view option was limited (default) and I went to open any folder the lag to open it was around 3 seconds up to 5. I recall...

Yes! But why on earth does it disappear like that. Agh. It's not like I installed any Windows updates (I have it disabled).

I'm currently using an older version of Acronis. I saw on another blog site recommending Hasleo. Any experiences, thoughts?

I gave up on Windows 11. Despite my Lenovo laptop having solid specs and Windows allowing me to update via Windows Update, I couldn’t tolerate the lag in the context menu when I right-clicked to open a folder. That was a major issue for me, and overall, I noticed my laptop—with 32GB of RAM and a...