An oldie but a goodie! Performing a 'soft' reset can solve many PC and internet issues.

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An oldie but a goodie! Performing a 'soft' reset can solve many PC and internet issues.
Quick commands are always good to know!
Do you use the same password for multiple logins? Social media, emails, online banking? Amazingly 89% of us do, it's time to get serious about passwords and if you struggle to remember them all try using a trusted password manager to help!
Do you wrap your charging cables for storage or travel? There’s a chance that you might be doing it wrong. Wrap your cables in a loose loop so that they last as long as possible.
This is a frustrating formatting issue when it happens, but there is a quick fix!
Ctrl + Mouse scroll to Zoom, pressing the Ctrl key while scrolling on your mouse will zoom in or out on most applications.
Sometimes all your computer needs is a quick spring clean.
If your PC or laptop is running slower than you'd like, try this easy tip to speed it up. Documents should be stored in relevant folders on your hard drives and not on the desktop. Clearing out applications you no longer use and removing temporary files and shortcuts will make a big difference to any PC or laptop.
In need of a quick charge? Enabling a laptop or phone's airplane mode will speed up the charging process. This is because flight mode will automatically turn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and network connection, avoiding too much battery consuming during the process of charging!
Alternatively referred to as Control T and C-t, Ctrl+T is a shortcut key most often used to open a new tab in all major Internet browsers (e.g., Chrome, Edge, Firefox, IE, Opera), pressing Ctrl+T opens a new tab in your browser.
When your tabs bar is looking cluttered, simply grab the tab you want to keep with your cursor and give it a shake, all the rest will magically disappear. Want them back-just grab and shake again.....Cool.
To delete whole words rather than individual letters press the Control (ctrl) button along with backspace-hey presto!
Need a currency converter or want to change weights and measures? Simply type into Google or use the microphone to ask your question and as if by magic a useful converter will appear.
A quick solution to resizing your web pages!
This is a great tip for quickly clearing up your cache to enhance system and application performance.
Need to repeat lots of command in Excel? Simply press the F4 button.
If you need to screenshot only part of the screen you can use these commands to bring up a handy snipping tool!
If you need to get back a tab you accidentally closed, press Control (or Command on Mac), + Shift + T and it will reappear