Anyone who knows a lot about Android has likely already learned all about what having root access on it means. Root access is basically the Linux word for being the person who is in control of the account that has the full administrative permissions. The concept of having such an account available from an operating […]
How to Remove Old User Account Pictures in Windows 10
For as long as I’ve known myself, I’ve never enjoyed having to have pictures taken of me because I know I’m going to hate looking at them. I believe it’s because I’m not very photogenic. Others I’ve spoken to don’t believe that there is such a thing as being photogenic and not photogenic. If it […]
How to Change Visual Effects Settings in Windows 10
Windows operating systems become more visually appealing each time they arrive. There’s a lot more that goes into a version of Windows—for example, new features and new ways of navigating through the operating system to use those new features and incorporate it all with the old features the best way possible to meet the demands […]
How to Open Control Panel in Windows 10
The way users interact with the Control Panel has changed a lot over the years. In older versions of Windows, you could make the Control Panel appear as a menu or even a drop-down list from the ever so popular old-school Start menu. The new Start menu is considerably more diverse than in yesteryear. Microsoft […]
How to Turn On/Off Spell Checking in Windows 10
Grammar software advancements have come a long way over the years. Now not only are there tools out there to correct spelling, but punctuation and sentence structure are being included to as the software learns from the millions of sentences people enter into these programs. That doesn’t spell good news for guys like me who […]
How to Install WhatsApp Desktop App on Windows 10
Instant messenger applications are a must for most people who use smartphones. They offer a cheaper alternative to sending traditional SMS text messages because you can send them using WiFi data or the data from your plan when you’re away from WiFi. For a while now, most of the big names in instant messaging applications […]
Download Adobe Reader App for Windows 10
The Adobe and Windows brands have a long history together due to the Adobe Flash Player being a requirement before many videos on websites over the years could play. Flash is being phased out because it lacks security, but it is still being used by many websites today. The next time you are on the […]
Download Windows Live Movie Maker For Windows 10
The Windows Millennium Edition (otherwise known as Windows ME) that was released in the year 2000 had a new feature introduced with it called the Windows Movie Maker (or otherwise known as the Windows Live Movie Maker.) The Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems also had the video editing software onboard, but it wasn’t […]
How Do I Download Edge Browser For Windows 10?
With Google Chrome continuing to gain record browser market share at an alarming rate, Microsoft knew it had to do something to try to stand in Google’s way. At this pace, nearly everyone will be using the Google Chrome web browser in about another five years, and as of today, nearly three-quarters of the Internets […]
Download Mail App For Windows 10
With around 3 million emails being sent somewhere around the world every second, there needs to be a lot of email clients out there also. Certain big name brands offer emailing capabilities: Google, Yahoo, Microsoft are three of the most popular in the world. Those three names offer people the chance to send and receive […]
WhatsApp For Windows Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts
Instant messenger applications first became popular on smartphones and have since risen in popularity on desktop environments. Once people establish connections with a particular instant messenger app, they then want to be able to use that same app across all of their devices. Now people are choosing to leave their phones on their benchtops and […]
How to Turn Off Hard Disk After Idle in Windows 10
Turning off the Hard Disk after it has been idling can save the life of the battery that your PC has as well as contribute to having a more economical computer that uses up less energy. There is a way that users can set the Windows 10 operating system to turn off HDDs after they […]
How to Delete a Note from Microsoft OneNote
The version of Microsoft OneNote that was put together to work with Windows 10 has seen many changes since older versions. You’ll now have a OneNote with design aesthetics and functionality that match what Windows developers were working toward with Windows 10. The end product of OneNote for Windows 10 is similar to the leaders […]
How to Change Power Plan Settings in Windows 10
The different power plans that come with Windows 10 are some of the most practical features for everyday Windows users. They allow you to customize the power options to suit your lifestyle better. These options are put into plans so you can just select the full plans that you want without having to change numerous […]
How to Change Folder Icon in Windows 10
Windows developers enjoy making a lot of changes between operating system versions in general, but one of the things that has stayed the same all the way through since long ago has been the design of a folder icon. The folder icon from the File Explorer, as well as the new folder icon by right-clicking […]
How to Change Email Name in Windows 10 Mail
If you don’t like the idea people being able to see your name when you email them, then you’ll need to create an email address that doesn’t feature your name first. The next thing you want to do is make sure that your name isn’t being shown at the top of the email after you […]
How to Turn On/Off the Windows Welcome Experience in Windows 10
Windows developers have added another minor change to the way you open Windows starting from the Creators Update. Now, when you have updated the operating system, Windows shows you a page that gives you a few options to learn more about what the update has included with it — similar to if you were to […]
How to Safely Delete Temporary Files in Windows 10
The Windows operating system stores temporary files on the hard drive. There are a few reasons why Windows chooses to do this. The first is that individual Windows apps and programs like Microsoft Word create temporary files so that people who created them can jump in and edit them. Also, certain MS-DOS-based standard applications choose […]
How to Repeat YouTube Videos on Android
If you were around last year when YouTube announced the news that people could now right-click on a video that was playing and then select the “loop” option to put a video on repeat, then you would have no doubt been pretty excited. It marked the first time that YouTube had natively included the feature […]
How to Block Someone in Gmail
Now and then you are going to get into some confrontations unless you are one of the most reserved or polite people in the world — and even then there is no guarantee that you are safe from coming across a luring a–hole. When it eventually happens, you should always block that person to avoid […]
How to Sign Out of Evernote in Android
Evernote is a very popular application that is available for smartphones, tablets and computers for keeping a collection of your notes. People use Evernote for keeping track of information like they would with Notepad on Windows. The reason why Evernote became so popular was that you could use the app across multiple devices and multiple […]
How to Change User Account Control (UAC) Settings in Windows 10
When you are using the Windows operating system, you will notice something called the UAC (User Account Control) take over the screen every so often. It gives you two buttons when it does. If you want to continue with what you are doing, then you’ll need to click on the “Yes” button to confirm the […]
How to Backup Windows 10 using Windows 10 Built-In Backup and Recovery Tools
If you happen to find yourself with a big problem and Windows 10 won’t load, you want to create a recovery drive on another computer and then load it on the computer that has the trouble to get Windows 10 running again. Although that solution is great for being able to bypass a trip to the […]
How to Reset Windows 10 from Troubleshoot Menu
Resetting the Windows operating system was never something people did very often because the way to do it was not easy. In fact, you needed to boot the computer and press the “F8” key and choose the reset option from the menu before booting the Windows operating system. People generally didn’t take to that very […]
How to Create Recovery Drive in Windows 10
Microsoft offers a few things to users who run into trouble when using the Windows 10 operating system. For starters, there is now an easy way to take a reset directly from the Settings app or the advanced startup menu before Windows boots. Having that is the equivalent of what we get with mobile operating […]