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James Walker

I'm a web developer and technology journalist with a particular interest in Microsoft innovations. I'm the founder of Heron Web (heron-web.com), a UK digital agency for web design and development. When I'm not working, I'm a PC gamer and passionate transport enthusiast.

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Articles by James Walker

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How to enable writing style assistance in Microsoft Word

How to enable writing style assistance in Microsoft Word To enable writing style guidance in Microsoft Word: Click File >…

James Walker · October 3, 2019 · 3 min read

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How to customise drive letters in Windows 10

How to customise drive letters in Windows 10 To change a device’s drive letter: Use the Start menu to search…

James Walker · September 27, 2019 · 2 min read

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How to use desktop shortcuts in Windows 10

How to use desktop shortcuts in Windows 10 To create desktop shortcuts: Right click and drag a file, folder or…

James Walker · September 26, 2019 · 2 min read

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How to get the most out of Microsoft’s redesigned (and renamed) To Do

How to get the most out of Microsoft To Do Microsoft has revamped it’s To Do list-making app to become…

James Walker · September 26, 2019 · 7 min read

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How to view detailed system information in Windows 10

How to view detailed system information in Windows 10 To view comprehensive system information in Windows 10: Search for and…

James Walker · September 26, 2019 · 3 min read

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How to optimise the performance of your storage drives in Windows 10

How to optimise the performance of your storage drives in Windows 10 To perform performance optimisation on a storage device:…

James Walker · September 25, 2019 · 2 min read

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What is the PortableBaseLayer drive in Windows 10?

Some users of the Windows 10 May 2019 Update (build 1903) may see a new “PortableBaseLayer” virtual hard drive appear…

James Walker · September 25, 2019 · 1 min read

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How to find out what woke your Windows 10 PC from sleep

How to find out what woke your Windows 10 PC from sleep To identify what woke your PC up: Search…

James Walker · September 19, 2019 · 3 min read

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How to set per-app graphical performance settings in Windows 10

How to set per-app graphical performance settings in Windows 10 To change your graphical performance settings for an app: Launch…

James Walker · September 18, 2019 · 2 min read

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How to monitor your Windows 10 PC’s performance – two approaches

How to monitor your Windows 10 PC's performance To view hardware utilisation in Windows 10: Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Task…

James Walker · September 18, 2019 · 3 min read