How to Pin Portable apps to Start Menu in Windows 11/10 To pin Portable apps shortcuts to the Start Menu in Windows 11/10, follow these steps- To know more about these steps, you should keep reading. In this case, as an example, we are going to use Ultimate Windows Tweaker for Windows. However, the process to pin any portable app to the Start Menu is the same. First, you need to download the portable app and unzip the file....
Recycle Bin is a very useful folder in Windows, that store files which you delete. As the name itself suggest, it saves you the trouble when you accidentally end up deleting an important file. You can easily restore it from Recycle Bin. If you need to access Recycle Bin, pinning it to Quick Access makes sense. Pin Recycle Bin to Quick Access To pin the Recycle Bin to Quick Access in Windows 10, press Windows Key + E on your keyboard to launch File Explorer....
Play DVDs on Xbox One using the Blu-ray player app As mentioned earlier, to watch Blu-ray or DVD movies on your Xbox console, you first need to install the Blu-ray Player app. No additional software is required but it is important to mention here, the Blu-ray Player app doesn’t apply to the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition because it lacks a disc drive. To do so: Read below for more details....
The Full Screen for Google Chrome browser extension is really a cool feature that helps you to enter full-screen mode using a single click. It allows you to use this feature regardless of the size of the browser. With a lightweight and easy-to-use, the extension tool helps to stretch and adjust the video accordingly. Play video in Full-screen Mode in Microsoft Edge If you want to play any video like YouTube in full-screen mode, you will have to install a Chrome extension on your Edge....
If you are running the Pro or Business editions of Windows, you can use the Group Policy Editor. But if you are using a Home edition of Windows, you will have to do is edit the Registry. Let us see how to do it. Prevent Users from changing the Screensaver Using Windows Registry Open the Registry Editor by hitting Start and typing “Regedit.” Now, in the Registry Editor, use the left sidebar to navigate to the following registry key for disabling screen saver settings for the currently logged in user: If you would like to disable screen saver settings for all users of the same PC at once, navigate to this key: Apart from the hive, everything about those two locations is the same....
Though Windows 11/10 also provides a preview pane in File Explorer to preview a selected file, these apps seem to be a better option. Preview files in Windows 11/10 without opening them This post contains four free Microsoft Store apps and free desktop software that let you preview files without opening them. These are: Let’s check these options one by one. 1] QuickLook QuickLook app is one of the best options to preview files without opening them in Windows 10....
How to remove image background using InstantMask InstantMask is a quick and simple to use freeware background removing the program. Open a picture you want to edit. Mark the areas of foreground and background. Press preview to see your changes. If you feel you need to edit it again, you may do so. Once it to your satisfaction, save the image. You will now have your picture minus the background....
Before we jump into the subject matter proper, below is the prerequisite check; Plan on what you might want to do with role data – you can either save or delete it.You may want to plan and migrate role data to another server.Domain users must be informed about the potential interruption of services, as users might be affected during the process and the server may need to be rebooted.You will have to schedule downtime for services that may be affected....
Let’s assume that you are part of a team and often share files with other members every day. In such cases, your Shared folders might be full of files that were shared a long time back, but you do not need them anymore. If you remove some of those files, it will free up some space, which might be required if you are a free account holder. How to remove shared files from OneDrive To remove shared files from OneDrive, follow these steps: To learn more about these steps, continue reading....
How to remove Virus Alert from Microsoft From what we’ve gathered so far, many users have been complaining of a strange pop-up on their device that claims dangerous adult content is located on their computers. What’s even more interesting, is the fact that the message gives the impression it is coming directly from Microsoft. But that is not the case because Microsoft is not doing this. In this post, we will cover the following areas: Let us talk about this in more detail....
Just before we start, let’s understand the basic difference between bug, issue, or vulnerability. Report Bug, Issue or Vulnerability to Microsoft Now that we are clear about the terminology, it is wise that these are reported directly to Microsoft. The primary reason that you should always report them to the company is that no one wants a flaw to get used incorrectly. Specially vulnerability. Report Security Vulnerability Since this is a high-level threat, Microsoft has put up a piece of advice to help you understand what Security Vulnerability means....
Reset or repair Office Apps in Windows 11/10 Rather than repairing the entire Office suite, Microsoft allows you to reset and repair its individual apps as well. You have two options: Before proceeding with these steps, make sure you close any running apps on your PC. If you fail to do, there can be problems with the resetting or repairing of the apps. 1] Reset individual Office apps in Windows 11/10 This method applies to individual Office apps....
Windows 11/10/8/7 often forgets your folder view settings, and this is when you need to reset the settings, which include the sorting order or the files, view mode, grouping, etc. All Windows versions let you customize and reset your folders. You can do so using File Explorer or by using Windows Registry. In this post we will learn how to reset your folders in Windows 10 PC. How to Reset Folder View to default in Windows 11/10 You can change the folder view settings both via File Explorer and via Windows Registry....
These tools don’t put any type of watermark on the output or adjust the size (height and width) of the output GIF image. You get the output as it is with only one difference i.e., reversed GIF. The output file size may come larger than the original but that should not be a problem. How to Reverse Animated GIF image in Windows 11/10 To reverse an animated GIF on a Windows 11/10, we have covered 2 free GIF reverser software and 3 online GIF reverser tools in this list....
Crop a picture in Microsoft OneNote Microsoft OneNote is available in both desktop and online versions. Here, we will see the following: 1] How to crop an image in Microsoft OneNote online Follow the below-listed steps to crop an image in Microsoft OneNote online. You can also resize an image by changing its height and width. Alternatively, you can place your mouse cursor on the edges of an image and stretch or compress it to change its size....
How to secure your Facebook account 1] First and foremost, use a strong password You might have heard this a million times but still, thousands of accounts are compromised every day because of weak passwords. Why is that? That’s because most people don’t know how to determine whether their password is weak or strong. Thus you might think that your password is strong while in reality, it would be too weak....
Microsoft has posted a detailed guide by which anyone can donate their computer’s resources to the project. We will be talking about how to securely donate CPU time with Windows Sandbox in this guide. Securely donate CPU time using Windows Sandbox Before you get started, you need to make sure that Windows Sandbox is enabled on your computer. Now, open Notepad and copy and paste the following code in it: Alternatively, you could just download it from Microsoft’s GitHub repository....
How to set up and use Calls in Phone Link app on Windows PC We will talk about setting up the call, making a call, and also troubleshooting in case the calling feature is not working using Phone Link app. Before you go ahead, make sure of these: Make sure Phone Link app, both on Windows 11/10, and your Android smartphone is on the latest version. Microsoft removed the call feature last month, and it only appeared after a recent update....
How to share a file or folder in OneDrive In this article, we are going to explain the best way to share folders in OneDrive. We will be doing this from the website rather than the app since it is easier to use, at least from our point of view, at least. Now, we should point out that there are two ways to share folders with friends and families in OneDrive....
Let’s say that you have created a chart in Google Sheets. Apart from showing the chart only to the viewers, you want to show the percentage by which they have missed something. For example, if someone has got 76% in a test, you want to show him/her the percentage by which he/she has missed from being the topper. For that, you do not need to use third-party add-ins or services since Google Sheets comes with such an in-built option that will do the job....
