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How to show and hide a Windows Update or Driver Update from Windows 10

Recently I’ve had an issue with Windows Update where it wouldn’t install a particular update.  It would crash and make Windows boot screen stay in a perpetual startup or “Welcome” screen.  I was able to cancel the update by restarting which rolled the computer back to a time before the update, then it would re-download the update and crash again.  Unlike Microsoft Windows updates of old, there is no place natively to view updates and…

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Solution: Windows not indexing Google Drive folder for easy search though the start menu

This fix works for all versions of Windows (Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10). Go to the actual folder in its C:\Users\\Google Drive\  (NOT the Google Drive folder listed under ‘FAVOURITES’ which is a shortcut). Right click ‘Google Drive’ > Security tab > Advanced > Click your username (mine showed ) > Click ‘Change Permissions’ > Check the ‘Include inheritable permissions…’ box > Click ok. Search indexing of Google Drive should then begin in the…

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