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As technology evolves over time, things that were once only for the hardest of the hardcore can become commonplace. Something that's becoming at least a bit more common these days is a cooling system built into how computers. With games like Cyberpunk 2077 promising to push technology to the...

The new, lower cost iPhone has been capturing headlines and pushing smartphone tech to the forefront of the news again. If someone does need to upgrade their smartphone, they'll want to find something that'll last for a while. When you're considering picking up a new phone what do you think is...

Hey there, With so many of us around the world staying inside to slow the spread of coronavirus, what are you using to stay in touch online? Some folks set aside time for gaming together, others use regular video chats or text chains, so what are you doing to keep in contact with folks?

A restore point allows you to restore your Windows back to the state when the point was created. Any changes you make after creating a restore point are automatically undone as soon as the operating system is restored. Restoring Windows 10 to a restore point is helpful when it gets infect with...

In addition to all the other screen related options, Windows 10 also allows you to change the display brightness. You may want to decrease the brightness when your room light is dull, and you can properly see the objects even if they appear on a dimmer screen. Likewise, the brightness level...

By default, Windows 10 automatically goes to sleep when it is left unattended for 15 minutes and 30 minutes when on battery and when connected to the power supply respectively. Initiated either automatically or manually, Sleep Mode saves the current state of your Windows in the RAM, thus...

Apart from the default color theme, Windows 10 also has Dark Mode that is sometimes also referred to as Dark Theme. Many users prefer using Dark Mode in order to reduce strain on their eyes, especially when the room light is dull. Enabling Dark Theme in Windows 10 is easy. Here’s how: Step 1...

Generally you don’t have to worry about the version of your Windows 10 operating system as it doesn’t matter much in most cases. Since Windows is configured to update automatically by default, all the new features are auto-installed during the update process. However, there might be instances...

Every time you visit a new place and connect your Windows 10 laptop to a Wi-Fi, the network is automatically added to the list of known networks in your computer. Leaving the wireless networks you frequently connect your laptop to alone, you should consider removing the other, unused ones in...

There are some apps such as Windows optimizers, anti-viruses, etc. that require administrator permissions to run properly. Although many such programs prompt for administrative privileges at the time of execution, those that don’t must be configured manually to do so. Here’s how: Step 1 Get to...

Although you might be already aware of the hardware components like motherboard, processor, RAM, etc. you paid for at the time of purchase, in case you don’t know or are using a computer you didn’t buy, here are the three methods you can use to check its specs: Method 01: From the About Window...

New to Windows 10, Nearby Sharing enables you to share (send and receive) files with nearby compatible devices over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Although the feature is good and is appreciated by majority of users across the world, it makes your PC vulnerable to intrusion. If you have sensitive data on...

Released with April 2018 update, Nearby Sharing in Windows 10 lets you share your documents, images, videos, etc. to the nearby Windows 10 computers and paired mobiles and tablets. At the time of this writing, Windows 10 automatically decides whether to use Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to share the files...

Installing new fonts in Windows 10 is way simpler than installing any other app. Where in the latter case you need to go through the installation wizard and perform several of steps, the former offers more straightforward approach. Note: Depending on its vendor, the new font may be free or...

When you install a third-party app on your Windows 10 computer, depending on the existing/built-in applications your PC has, the new ones may take precedence, and the OS sets them as default to open certain file types. For example, if you install Mozilla Firefox, it may become default web...

Automatic updates are enabled by default in Windows 10. Since the updates keep the operating system secure with the latest security patches released by Microsoft respectively, it is NOT RECOMMENDED to disable them unless you’re extremely tight on budget and/or have limited Internet bandwidth to...

Even if the Bluetooth device (hardware) is enabled on your computer (that could be done using either the Bluetooth switch or by pressing a key or combination of keys (in case of laptop)), you must also turn it on from within Windows 10 before you can connect your PC to other Bluetooth devices to...

Although many times the device drivers are automatically updated along with Windows update, you may need to update them manually if: A device fails to work as expected You know that an updated version of the driver has been released by the vendor The device driver isn’t updated with Windows...

A guest user in Windows has extremely limited privileges, and cannot make any changes to the system settings or perform any task that needs administrator rights like adding or removing new user accounts, change user groups, etc. Although there are several methods to create a guest account in...

Because a unique picture helps you and others identify your account on a PC shared by multiple users, it is a good idea to replace the default profile image with your own or the one that reflects your tastes more prominently. Selecting and setting a picture for your account is simple in Windows...

If you’re signed in with a Microsoft account, Windows 10 wouldn’t let you remove your password in order to ensure the security and integrity of your ID and its data. Instead, what you can do is, you can configure Windows in a way so it doesn’t prompt you for a password when you sign in to it...

Windows Photo Viewer consumed less RAM as compared to the default Photos app that Windows 10 now has. That is the reason many users still prefer the former over the latter and several other third-party apps available on Microsoft Store. If you’ve upgraded to Windows 10 from an earlier OS such...

At the time of installation, Windows 10 automatically creates a local administrator account and names it ‘Administrator’. This account has complete unrestricted privileges on your PC, and doesn’t even get User Account Control (UAC) prompts while performing any administrative tasks. Due to these...

Booting in Safe Mode and rebooting back normally resolves many of the Windows 10 problems automatically. In addition to this, Safe Mode also allows you to use several other troubleshooting methods if merely restarting the PC fails to fix the issue(s). However, getting to Safe Mode in this...

Username or login name allows you to access your Windows 10 computer using your Microsoft or local account. It’s highly unlikely that you will ever need to change your Windows 10 username unless you are in an organization, and without creating a new user account for the new/transferred recruit...

Startup programs are configured to initialize automatically as your Windows 10 computer boots. While this makes your important and essential apps easily accessible without you having to launch them manually, it slows down the boot process as OS has to start several apps before it lets you use...

Windows Sonic for Headphones is a built-in feature in Windows 10 (1709) and above that allows you to experience the audio in your favorite movies and songs in a virtual 3D environment. This is happens due to the 7.1 virtual surround sound option that automatically gets enabled along with Windows...

When your organization authorizes you to work from any remote location, they would also allow you to access their network using your laptop or desktop computer. Since your office network is likely to remain hidden behind multiple firewalls, you need a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection to...

The Split Screen feature in Windows 10 allows you to virtually split your monitor screen into two. Simply put, you can work on two apps simultaneously by maximizing each of their windows to half of the size of your monitor. Here’s how: Step 01 Maximize the first window Click the title bar of...

In addition to the legacy ‘Cascade windows’ option that used to align all the opened windows one over the other showing only their title bar, Windows 10 has another feature called ‘Snap Assist’ that helps you place 4 windows at each corner of your screen. As the name suggests, Snap Assist...

Booting a computer from a USB or any other external bootable media is no longer a tedious task as long as your Windows 10 is able to start normally. Depending on the type of task you wish to perform, your bootable USB stick can be a Windows Repair Disk or an installation media in case you want...

Upgrading Windows 10 Home edition to Pro is merely the matter of using a product key that unlocks the Pro features on your existing Windows. If your Windows is digitally licensed, i.e. your laptop was shipped with Windows 10 Home pre-installed and activated, the easiest way to upgrade to Pro is...

Although VLC is one of the widely used media players across the globe, you need to tweak the app in order to make it play Blu-ray discs for you. If you merely wish to watch movies using Blu-ray media, it would be good to get any free player that is specifically tailored to do so. There are many...

Windows 10 offers a simple way to find and access nearby computers as long as they’re connected to a common Local Area Network (LAN) via Wi-Fi or cable, and Network discovery and File and printer sharing on those PCs is turned on. Usually Windows 10 automatically asks whether you want to turn...

Unlike earlier Windows 10 versions, the new one (1809 at the time of this writing) doesn’t have any On/Off switch to enable or disable Cortana. In order to turn it off, you must modify Windows registry. Here’s how: WARNING: Modifying the registry incorrectly can make your Windows behave...

If you prefer to align the desktop icons your way instead of letting Windows do it for you, and want to keep them stick to their position until you change manually, the configuration process isn’t complex at all. However, since many people may get confused with the term ‘Lock’ which may mean...

Generally, it’s the small arrow at the lower-left corner of an icon that distinguishes an actual file from its shortcut that, even though is a file itself and is of small size, when double-clicked, points to the main file and launches it. That said, most users are used to identifying a shortcut...

You can easily extract the file names and their details from the Windows 10 folders and subfolders as long as you have MS Excel 2010 (a product that comes along with MS Office suite) or above installed on your PC. Where Excel 2016 and above have a built-in add-in called Power Query, you must...

Although you can find your Windows 10 product key by typing a couple of commands in the Elevated PowerShell window, the process can become extremely simple if you use a third-party tool. Even though there are several apps available online (such as Nirsoft ProductKey, ShowKey Plus, Winkeyfinder...