Welcome To Easy Computer Guides

Straightforward guides to getting things done on your home computer.

Windows Guides

Easy Computer Guides to using Windows. Microsoft Windows is the operating system that powers our computers, and these guides will help you navigate it with ease.

From basic functions to more advanced features there’s an easy computer guide that’ll walk you through everything you need to know to get the most out of your Windows PC.

Create A Quick Shutdown Shortcut In Windows 10 and 11

How to restore the old right click context menu in Windows 1

How To Use BitLocker To Go To Encrypt External Drives

Fix Hard Drive Not Appearing In File Explorer

Email Guides

Ready to master your inbox? Our easy-to-follow email guides are here to help. Whether you’re a beginner or just looking to refresh your skills, easy computer guides will show you how to get more from your email service than just messages and the inevitable spam.
We’ll concentrate on Gmail and Yahoo Mail.

Gmail

Easy Computer Guides to using the most popular email service in the world. Gmail just works, it’s generally easy and most of us have a Google account anyway. There’s more to Gmail than just emails.

How to remove the Primary, Promotions and Social tabs in Gmail.

How to add, edit & save contacts in Gmail.

Yahoo Mail

Before the advent of Google, Yahoo was hugely popular. Many of us still have old Yahoo Mail accounts. Overtaken by Gmail it may be, but people keep using it.

Do you still use your Yahoo Mail email? If so, maybe these guides will help.

Change the display name in outgoing Yahoo Mail emails.

Adding a signature to Yahoo Mail emails.

Easy Computer Guides To Virtual Machines

A virtual machine (VM) is a software-based emulation of a physical computer. It’s a file, or “image,” that behaves exactly like a real computer, complete with its own operating system, virtual CPU, memory, and storage, all running on a single physical host machine. Essentially, it allows you to have a “computer within a computer”.

These easy computer guides will help you set up your very virtual machine.

How To Install A Windows 11 Virtual Machine In Workstation Pro

How To Install Windows 10 VM on Workstation Pro

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Make A Shutdown Shortcut In Windows.
Make a shutdown shortcut in Windows 10 & Windows 11. Add a simple button to the taskbar that will close down the computer with a single click.
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How to download a genuine Windows 7 ISO image file in 2025. This is a multi edition ISO that can be used to install any edition of Windows 7 onto suitable hardware or as a virtual machine.
Install Windows 10 VM On Workstation Pro.
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