Remove The Weather, News and Interests Widget From The Windows 10 Taskbar

Microsoft is always making little tweaks to Windows 10. Some of these changes are more annoying than others. After one of the latest updates you may have noticed your taskbar now has a Weather, News and Interests widget, if you find this new feature annoying or intrusive, it’s easy to disable.

Selecting the widget opens a panel with more weather info, stocks, sports scores and news.

Clicking Manage Interests allows you to customise this panel.

If you find this annoying or are not interested in having a Bing weather and news widget on your taskbar,

it’s easy to get rid of.

To turn off News and interests widget

1 / Right-click anywhere on the taskbar

2 / Go to News and Interests

3 / Click Turn off

Note. you can turn this widget back on by opening the same menu and selecting “Show Icon and Text.”

How to Update Your iPadOS

With any Internet connected device it is a good idea to make sure the operating system software is as up to date as possible, this is no less so with an Apple iPad.

Check for IPadOS updates via Setting

Make sure that your iPad is connected to the internet, and then tap the

gray gear settings icon to launch Settings.

The number one in a red circle on your the Settings Icon on General and on Software Update, is an indication there "IS" an IPad update available.

Tap General

Tap Software Update

We recommend having Automatic updates turned on

If you see a Check for updates button, Tap it.

If a new version of iPadOS is available for download, you’ll see it listed at the top of the “Software Update” page. You’ll also see a “Download and Install” or an “Install Now” button.

Before tapping Download and Install

Connect your IPad charger

Consider performing a back up - Click here for >> Apple Back up Instructions

Please note! There have been instances of data loss during IPadOS updates. Make sure you have either backed up or saved your data (pictures, Documents, Address book) before updating.

Once you have tapped download and install your update will commence.

Be aware it can take a while to download a large update and then install it.

Once the installation process begins, a popup alerts you that it’s verifying the update; wait for this to finish

After verification is complete, the iPad screen goes black and it restarts. The Apple logo and a small progress bar appear in the center of the screen.

Once the installation is complete, your IPad will retart and you can use your iPad again, as usual.

Make Your Mouse Pointer Easier to See

You can make your mouse pointer more visible by changing the color, size, contrast and even add a trail.

To do this,

Click Start

Click Settings

Click Ease of Access

Click Mouse pointer on the left

Adjust the pointer size

&

Change the pointer colour

best for you

Do you have a touch screen computer? To get a visual feedback when you touch the screen, turn that option On

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For even more options select Additional mouse settings on the top right

Here you can Adjust left button options,

Cursor speed and more

Select Additional mouse options

On the pointer tab you can change the whole scheme

On the Pointer options tab you can change the pointer speed and at a trail to your mouse pointer

By adding pointer trails you can see where the mouse is moving on the screen more easily.