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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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Locked out? – How to unlock your Microsoft account

How to unlock your Microsoft account To gain access to a locked Microsoft account: Login at account.microsoft.com. Follow the prompts…

James Walker · September 18, 2019 · 2 min read

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How to search the web with Bing in Notepad

How to search the web with Bing in Notepad To Search with Bing in Notepad: Select some text in Notepad.…

James Walker · September 13, 2019 · 1 min read

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How to use priorities in Microsoft Planner

How to use priorities in Microsoft Planner To add a priority to a task in Microsoft Planner: Click a task…

James Walker · September 12, 2019 · 2 min read

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How to create a collection of places in Windows Maps

How to create a collection of places in Windows Maps To add places to a collection in Windows Maps: Search…

James Walker · September 11, 2019 · 2 min read

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How to use FancyZones, Windows 10’s new tiling window manager

How to use FancyZones, Windows 10's new tiling window manager To get started with FancyZones: Download and install PowerToys from…

James Walker · September 11, 2019 · 4 min read

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How to make Windows 10’s File Explorer show the full directory path in the title bar

How to make Windows 10's File Explorer show the full directory path in the title bar To display full directory…

James Walker · September 5, 2019 · 2 min read

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How to use Collections in Microsoft Edge Insider

How to use Collections in Microsoft Edge Insider To create a collection in Microsoft Edge Insider: Enable collections by visting…

James Walker · September 5, 2019 · 3 min read

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How to schedule a shutdown in Windows 10

How to schedule a shutdown in Windows 10 To schedule a one-time shutdown after a 5-minute delay: Launch Command Prompt…

James Walker · September 3, 2019 · 2 min read

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How to view installed updates in Windows 10

How to view installed updates in Windows 10 To view installed updates in Windows 10: Launch the Settings app. Click…

James Walker · September 3, 2019 · 1 min read

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How to see which apps are using your microphone in Windows 10

How to see which apps are using your microphone in Windows 10 To check which apps have used your microphone…

James Walker · August 30, 2019 · 2 min read