Windows Help & Advice - USA (2019-11)

Jargonbuster!

NVMeM.2

A newformofsolid-state

storagethatis connected

throughthePCI-Expressbus

toprovideconsistenttransfer

speedsfarinadvanceofwhat

traditionalSATA-connected

SSDdrivescanmanage.

Memorytimings

Fournumbers– forexample

14-14-14-34– thatdetermine

howfastRAMoperates.Lower

numbersarefaster,butcan

causestabilityissues.

4 Testandrestore

Afterthecommandpromptwindow

closes,youshouldfindtheappsarenowon

yourDdrive,andspacehasbeenrecovered.

Theyshouldworkasnormal,butyoucan

restorethembyselectingthemandclicking<

atanytime.

3 Select apps and transfer
A list of installed apps will appear in
the list. Hold [Ctrl] and click on each app
you wish to transfer to highlight it. Try to
focus on larger apps and those you don’t
use that often. Once done, click > to move
the files.

“It’sanotherbig tick in favour of

payingthe modest one-off fee

forthe features you need”

Ian’ssolution
It’sfiddly,butcertainly
possibletofindthem.
Press[Windows]+ [R]
andtype%LOCALAPPDATA%\
PackagesandhitEntertoopen
thishiddenfolder.
Nowbrowsefurtherto
Microsoft.Windows.
ContentDeliveryManager_
cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets
whereyou’llfinda loadoffileswith
apparentgibberishfornames.
Copytheseintoanotherfolder,
thenbrowsetothatfolderinFile
Explorer,clickinsidetheAddress
baratthetop,typecmdandpress
Entertoopena commandprompt
window.Typethefollowing
commandandhitEnter:
ren.???-pic.jpg
You’llimmediatelyseethe
fileiconsupdatetoshowa
thumbnailofeachimage,making
it easytoidentifythebackgrounds
fromotherphotosstoredinthe
samefolder.

Applications
PRINTMUSICFOLDER
LIS TW I T HM E TADATA

Q I’verippedsongstoseparate
foldersperCD.I wishto
makea printedlistwherefirst
thefolderis displayedandthen
allthesongsinsidethatfolder,
displayingtitle,contributing
artistandalbum.
I triedthefreeversionof
DirectoryList& PrintProbut
greysoutthedetailI’mlooking
forasI’venotpurchaseda licence.
Canyousuggesta workaround
orfreewarealternative?
GeraldGibson

Cat’s solution
$22 isn’t a huge amount
to pay for a program,
however infrequently
you use it. We hunted high and

low for a free directory printing

tool with metadata support and

came up short. In the course of

our search we discovered

Directory List & Print Pro

(www.infonautics-software.ch/

directorylistprint/) is the simplest

tool for the job, another big tick

in favour of paying the modest

one-off fee for the features

you need.

A portable version exists too,

which means you can run it without

cluttering up your system.

Networking

EMULATEA

WIFIADAPTER

Q I have a VirtualBox machine

running Windows 8.1, and I’d

like to be able to emulate a Wi-Fi

adapter in it. Is that possible?

John Dexter

Nick’s solution

You’ll need a compatible

external Wi-Fi adapter.

Open your virtual

machine and click Settings > USB to

add a filter selecting your USB

device. Now start your VM – leave

any existing network settings

enabled for now to allow you to

download and install any required

drivers. Assuming the device is

detected correctly, clicking the

Network button in the Taskbar

notification area should bring up

the Networks list, with Wi-Fi

options indicating you’re now able

to surf wirelessly with your VM.

Once you’ve confirmed this, shut

down your VM and open Settings >

Network to disable the virtual

network adapter, then restart to

access your network exclusively

through the wireless USB adapter.

ADD WIFI

VirtualBox can

only emulate

Wi-Fi with a

USB adapter.

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