The Samantha Johnson Tech Blog

Category: Windows 11

  • Where is the Windows 11 Startup folder? (SOLVED!)

    OK if you are like many you will no doubt look in your settings and find the start-up apps folder? But often that may not launch your app properly. Yeah this one! In Windows 10 or 11, go to Settings > Apps > Startup to view a list of all apps that can start up…

  • What is the Best Free AI Image generator? (SOLVED)

    OK, so here we go! First caveat! This is not for commercial artists needing UHD renderings or for graphic designers using say Adobe. My suggestion here is to encourage those who have an interest but have not yet tried it, or maybe do not even know about it. This site is and always has been…

  • How do I boost or enhance sound on my PC? How to increase speaker volume in Windows 11? (SOLVED)

    How do I boost or enhance sound on my PC? How to increase speaker volume in Windows 11? (SOLVED) OK there are a few ways to do this. Install the free Equalizer APO download | SourceForge.net https://sourceforge.net/projects/equalizerapo/ and or Install the brilliant and free VLC media player and use the mousewheel on the video to…

  • What is a Zero Day? (SOLVED)

    You may have heard this word before. A Zero Day is a vulnerability found in software often used for malicious intent. The value of this can be as little as a few thousand to say track a loved one without their knowledge to a nation state paying hundreds of millions destroying infrastructure. I Covered that…

  • Where is the Show Desktop Button on Windows 11 Taskbar? (SOLVED!)

    What happened to the Windows 11 Taskbar button on the far right by the clock that minimised everything? How do I activate the button by the clock that used to show the desktop on Windows 10? OK this is a doozie. By default in Windows 10 there was a button on the far right of…

  • Why Windows does not actually shut down when you shutdown!

    How do I shutdown my PC so its is actually shutdown? This is interesting and not a lot of people realise that when you click ‘Shutdown’ the windows PC does not actually Shutdown! What is actuall happening is it hibernates the Kernel. In other words, when you do updates, windows says RESTART your computer… the…

  • Does Elon Musk Play Computer Games? (SOLVED)

    Is Elon Musk a Gamer? Yes in a recent interview he stated he plays Elden Ring on PC (because high spec PCs have better graphics and Elden Ring looks spectacular!). Does Elon Musk Play on Games Consoles? When asked if he plays on any particular console (PS5 or Xbox) he stated that Consoles are just…

  • What is the most secure operating system?

    What is the safest Operating system? What is the most private operating system? Interesting topic and one that due to the way the world is going especially in Russia and China something the world at least needs to know.

  • How do I move the Start button to the left on Windows 11?

    Why are the Taskbar icons in the middle?! Well for those who have passed the test of Windows 11 there is one thing you notice immediately upon start up and that is the icons on the task bar are in the middle. For oldies like me thats a nono and very irritating but there is…