Direct IT Support

21/10/2021

I think this is the first time I've been gifted chocolate from a customer 😀

09/08/2021

11 years of Direct IT Support and year 1 of Cox Digital

09/08/2020

Today marks 10 years of IT services provided by Direct IT Support!

12/06/2020

Might sound boring but the calculator built into windows has a lot more functions than you might think

The calculator in Windows 10 is so much more than a simple calculator! It has a date calculator and a boat load of convertors. --Full list as of June 2020-- ...

05/06/2020

Searching for files, programs and settings is super simple and super quick in Windows 10

Don't sit there trying to find that file in your highly 'organised' filing system, search for it and have it open in seconds. Did you know you can search dir...

29/05/2020

Need to make stuff bigger?

Increase the size of everything in Windows 10. Great if you find things are a bit too small, like text hard to read or icons hard to see.

25/05/2020

Ever wondered how to type smiley faces on your PC?

Windows 10 has a fantastic feature that lets you easily type emoji's / emoticons, Kaomoji and special characters with a simple onscreen dialog. Remember this...

22/05/2020

Latest tutorial showing you how to make use of copy & paste with clipboard history.
This is great if you ever want to copy multiple things at one go or reference old copies.

Windows 10 has a great feature called Clipboard History / Shared Clipboard. This allows you to copy multiple separate objects (text, pictures etc) and reuse ...

21/05/2020

Hi everyone!
I've started creating some short and simple tutorials to help PC users get the most out of their system.
Here is the first of them, How to show your desktop with a single click.
More on my YouTube channel Simple PC - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNjIkecAkUGatOe-_mHvHMA

Windows 10 Tip - Minimise all your open programs / apps and windows with a single click. Show desktop for quick access to icons. Keyboard shortcut "Win + D"

20/08/2019

Windows 7 will stop receiving security updates on 14th January 2020 but you can still upgrade to Windows 10 free of charge with this tool -

To get started, you will first need to have a licence to install Windows 10. You can then download and run the media creation tool. For more information on how to use the tool, see the instructions below.

28/06/2019

07/03/2019

Microsoft won't phone you if you have a problem.
Neither will BT / Sky / TalkTalk etc.
Hang Up!