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When attempting to install a printer in Microsoft Windows, I was greeted with an error that said: "Unable to install printer. Another printer or printers share with this name already exists. please use another name for the printer." I received this error despite the fact that there was no other printer using the name I specified. … [Read more...] about Windows: Solve “Unable to install printer. Another printer or printer with this name already exists”

If you work in IT, you're probably familiar with Microsoft Windows users constantly locking files where others are not able to edit them. The problem of locked files seems to be most common with Microsoft Excel users. It's very common for users to leave an Excel spreadsheet open, causing an "Excel is locked for editing by another user" error to display for other users … [Read more...] about Release a File Lock in Windows

The location of the setting where you enable the single-click of icons to open them always escapes me. I can never find it when I want to change it on my Mom's computer. Single-click irritates me, but here's how to enable or disable it in Microsoft Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP. … [Read more...] about How to Enable or Disable Single-Clicking Feature in Windows

If the "Run as different user" option is missing from the menu when you right-click an icon in Microsoft Windows, you can use these steps to enable it. … [Read more...] about Windows: Enable “Run as different user”

Here is a quick and easy Windows tip that can come in pretty handy if you find yourself always wanting to access a specific location on your hard drive using a command prompt. In the following example, I will create a shortcut to a command prompt window that opens using my desktop as the root. This can be handy when you want to work with files that you are using on your desktop … [Read more...] about Windows: Create Command Prompt That Opens To Specific Folder Location

Disable the warning message that says "The Publisher Could Not Be Verified" when you run certain files in Microsoft Windows. … [Read more...] about Windows: Disable “Publisher Could Not Be Verified” Messages

Having administrator rights on a computer is often required when making configuration changes in Windows or to install software. Therefore it's important to check to see if you have administrator rights before doing any work on a computer. Being able to check user rights was very important for me back when I was trying to help customers with their software over the phone. … [Read more...] about How to Check for Administrator Rights in Windows 10, 8, & 7

User Account Control is a feature in Microsoft Windows 10, 8, and 7 that warns users with a dialog whenever a program tries to make changes to the system. The dialog will ask "Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?", then provide details about the program name and publisher along with a selection to choose Yes or No. … [Read more...] about Enable or Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 10, 8, or 7