Windows 10

Windows 10 Tip: Setting Default Programs

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Windows 10 sets several default programs, which we find people often do not want: Microsoft Edge as the web browser Microsoft Edge as the pdf viewer Microsoft Mail as the email ‘app’ It’s easy to change these – see instructions below. What can happen is that you change them and then they get reset back. … Read more

Computers Booting into Tablet Mode

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Recently we have had a couple of customers phone us because all their desktop icons had disappeared, very distressed. Chatting to them it turned out that the problem is computers booting into Tablet Mode. 
 
So if you suddenly find that you have…
 
  • No easy access to your desktop
  • No program/app icons on your Taskbar
  • Just lots of tiles on your monitor

Then check if your computer has booted into Tablet Mode.
How to get out of it?
  1. Click on the Windows Start icon
  2. Select the Settings cog
  3. Click on System
  4. Select Tablet Mode
  5. Check When I sign in….

Rebecca Mansbridge
August 2018