Category: Tech

This category contains all of the non-rants. And some tech-related rants, I guess. It’s difficult to categorize your content, you know?

Clippy, the office assistant, with a magnifying glass, looking eager

Windows Search not finding anything? That might be the default now, but you don’t need to accept it!

This article explains how to tweak Windows Search so that it finds something. Or better yet – that it finds even the files that your applications are trying to HIDE from you (by storing your personal files under Application Data folder)! Microsoft is actively trying to hide these files from…Continue reading Windows Search not finding anything? That might be the default now, but you don’t need to accept it!

“The Copilot key isn’t connected to an action. Choose what you’d like to happen when you press the Copilot key”

So about a year ago, I paid (or made my employer pay) 4000 USD to get an AI-PC. That laptop had no AI features whatsoever, so its NPU is still in brand new condition. Great savings abound if I ever end up selling it! 😜 But about 6 months later,…Continue reading “The Copilot key isn’t connected to an action. Choose what you’d like to happen when you press the Copilot key”

Skype for Business, sneaking in

How to remove Skype for Business, if it sneaks back onto your machine?

This article explains how to uninstall Skype for Business when it’s not visible in your Control Panel, Settings, Installed apps or Programs and features. This article also (accidentally) underlines the futility of using a separate uninstaller application. They’ll typically introduce more trouble than they’re worth. But let’s get to it.…Continue reading How to remove Skype for Business, if it sneaks back onto your machine?

Copilot and cameras - great match

Copilot Android app refusing to take pictures? I have the dumbest fix you’ll ever hear, but it’ll work, trust me.

This article explains how to work around the issue where the Copilot app fails to take pictures. Sounds boring, right? But hey – even with all of the gripes I have about Copilot, I do use it daily, and I’d really like it to work. Because when it does work…Continue reading Copilot Android app refusing to take pictures? I have the dumbest fix you’ll ever hear, but it’ll work, trust me.

Please make a comical picture where Clippy the Paperclip, the well-known office assistant, is taking the webcam away from a workstation in the office. He looks mischievous and almost evil. The office workers look sad.

Adventures in the Windows 11 24H2-land: How to restore your webcam after February 2025 Patch breaks it?

This article explains how to get your built-in webcam back after a Windows 11 update (in my case, February 2025 Cumulative Update package) hides/disables it. The weird thing is, the camera is visible in the Device Manager. No app can see it though. And trying to update the driver through…Continue reading Adventures in the Windows 11 24H2-land: How to restore your webcam after February 2025 Patch breaks it?