Earlier versions of the Windows operating system came with a “Favorites” section from the File Explorer. In Windows 10 that has now been replaced by the “Quick Access” menu. For all intensive purposes, the new name is better than the older name because there was no reason to be restricting the “Favorites” section to only […]
April 2017
How to Change Shortcut Arrow in Windows 10 [Tutorial]
Whenever you create a shortcut in Windows 10, you get an arrow icon on the logo of the shortcut to let you know that it is, in fact, a shortcut. You probably have a few desktop shortcut icons available on your computer right now. These shortcuts can be links to files, folders or even shortcuts […]
How to Enable AHCI in Windows 10 and Windows 8 After Installation [Tutorial]
The Advanced Host Controller Interface, otherwise known as AHCI, makes Native Command Queuing and hot-swapping possible when you use SATA Serial-ATA host controllers. Most of the computers you get today come with AHCI available by default, but sometimes people set up the Windows operating systems to feature IDE instead. If you are one of those […]
How to Change Lock Screen Background in Windows 10 [Tutorial]
The lock screen is your portal to the Windows 10 operating system. For security reasons, Windows deploys a lock screen, and it’s here where you sign into your Microsoft account or the local user account. Technically, you don’t see the lock screen unless you have been using the computer for a while and then it […]
How to Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade [Tutorial]
The Windows 10 operating system is pretty stable, but if you do find yourself with a problem, then you can always try a push button reset, which allows you to reset Windows 10 without losing files or reset Windows 10 and wipe the files—all direct from the operating system itself. What Microsoft is referring to […]
How to Enable/Disable Elevated Administrator Account in Windows 10 [Tutorial]
Every time you buy a new computer that runs on a version of the Windows operating system, the first person to set up the computer gets control of the “Administrator” account. That administrator can then assign the same administrator permissions to another user, or they can assign a standard user account to another user if […]
How to Turn Off Microsoft’s Notifications from File Explorer
All versions of the Windows 10 operating system are free to upgrade for many people to install. One of the ways they are making money from all of those free copies is by putting in advertising in parts of the operating system. There are quite a few areas of Windows 10 that display advertisements—from Spotlight […]
How to Enable or Disable Domain Users to Sign in with PIN to Windows 10 [Tutorial]
Many modern-day devices running on Windows 10 are now coming with Windows Hello—a new friendly winking face gesture feature that allows people to sign in with facial recognition instead of a password. Another thing that Windows Hello offers is the chance for you to set up a PIN code. The PIN is 4 digits long […]
How to Get Wider Window Borders in Windows 10 [Tutorial]
One of the features you get with Windows 10 is the chance to change a background image. With all versions of the Windows 10 operating system up until the Creators Update, whenever you changed the background image, it would automatically choose the rest of the color of your theme to go with it based on […]
How to Download Netflix for Offline in Windows 10 [Tutorial]
As usual, I started off considerably behind everyone else when it came to watching movies being streamed online. Even though I’m the tech guy who sits down all day writing about tech, I’ve actually been considerably behind most people I know when it comes to using it. Back when the first iPhone came out, I […]
How to See Photos You Have Liked in Instagram for Android
One of the things you can do in the Instagram app on your Android phone is you can like others’ photos in your feed. That way, the photo gets a like the same way it would on Facebook. Over the time as you continue liking photos, you have collected some photos that you really do […]
How to Download Instagram Photos on Android
Instagram is full of breathtaking photos and many times you may want to download those photos to your device. Maybe you liked that photo of a sunset in Japan, and you want to set it as your wallpaper, or maybe you liked that photo of glaciers, and you really want it to be saved on […]
How to Send an Empty Message to Someone in WhatsApp
You may have sent text messages to your Whatsapp contacts. You may have sent images. You may have sent voice notes. You may have even sent location details. Have you ever sent an empty message to someone? I bet you haven’t. An empty message is something that doesn’t contain any text nor media, but it […]
How to Enable Location Sharing in Google Maps for Android
If you are someone who goes out too often, you will want to enable a feature that allows your chosen people to track your location on Google Maps. That way, your loved ones will always be aware of your whereabouts, and they should be able to do something in case you go missing as they […]
How to Turn Off Ambient Display in Android
Many times you might have noticed on your Android phone that it wakes up without you doing anything to it. Sometimes, it is due to a notification that has just arrived on your phone, and the phone wants you to notice it. But, at times it just wakes up without having a notification, and that […]
How to Turn Off Traffic Notifications in Android
One of the not-so-important notifications I get on my Android device is traffic notifications. While these notifications may be useful to others, I do not find them to very helpful, and it is the same for many other users out there. Fortunately, Google provides you a way to turn off these traffic notifications on your […]
Disable Read Receipts in Google Hangouts on Android
One of the useful features of many chat apps is read receipts. What these read receipts do is let you know if the recipient read the message you sent. The apps use various ways to inform you if your message was read and if so then at what time. However, many people do not find […]
Enable Dark Mode on YouTube
Dark mode is just about everywhere, and YouTube is not an exception. Although the site does not offer an easy way to enable the feature (maybe they don’t want for everyone to see the mode), there exists a geeky way to enable the mode and to enjoy YouTube in the dark. The procedure for enabling […]
Get Back Google Now on Android
Google’s Google Now app has been replaced by Google Assistant on many of the Android phones, and that is actually an excellent thing as the Assistant app does more than what Google Now could do for you. However, thousands of users do not like the new assistant, and they would like to go back to […]
Download and Install Android O Developer Preview on Android
Android O is the latest version of the Android operating system. The full release is yet to come out but a developer preview has been released and is available to download and use on some particular Google devices. If you have a supported phone and a few minutes, you can get Android O running on […]
Move Address Bar to Bottom in Chrome for Android
Chrome for Android is loaded with tons of features, and many of those can be managed easily while some of those require you to go through some secret menus before you can use them. One such feature in Chrome for Android is one that allows you to move the address bar to the bottom of […]
Remove Old WhatsApp Photos from Android
If you’re a WhatsApp user, you’re likely to be part of many of the WhatsApp groups. Many people send a lot of images in groups, and those images are often saved on your device. While you may have downloaded some of those intentionally for your use, some of those may have automatically been downloaded to […]
Prevent Accidental Touches on Android
Due to most Android phones being really sensitive, it is very easy to accidentally touch something on the screen and end up closing or opening an app on the device. It has happened to many times, and it has always annoyed me. Also, in a situation when you hand over your phone to a kid […]
Control Volume Using Edges on Android
Most Android phones ship with dedicated buttons that let you control the volume of your device. Those are actually the only way to manage volume levels on your device. And if somehow you get them damaged, then another option for you to manage volume levels on your device is to use the settings panel – […]
Add Screen Timeout Tile to Android Devices
One of the great features Android Nougat has brought about is the ability for the users to add quick tiles to the quick settings area of the device. That way, you can just pull down the notification bar twice and get quick access to many of the features of your device. One of such features […]
Move Cursor Using Volume Keys on Android
Typing on a touchscreen is nowadays as perfect as typing using the standard keyboards. However, there’s an issue that still exists, and it is that we often have issues moving the cursor around when typing text. It is still something that is not very accurate, and we often end up placing our cursor one letter […]
Get Samsung Internet Browser on any Android Device
I still remember the day when got my first ever Android phone which was a Samsung Galaxy S2. The phone had Samsung browser that I really liked in those days before I switched over to Chrome. The browser worked really great and it had all the features one would expect from an Internet browser. If […]
Improve Performance of Gboard in Android
Gboard is now one of the widely used keyboards on Android devices, all thanks to the features and the excellent way of typing it offers its users. If you happen to have Gboard installed on your device, but you are not getting the expected performance out of it, then well, you need to adjust some […]
Snooze or Dismiss Alarms with Volume Keys on Android
When the alarm of your phone wakes you up in the early morning, you surely are not in a position to adequately dismiss the alarm as you can barely see anything with your eyes. In such cases, it would be great if you could use the physical buttons of your device to either snooze or […]
Schedule Volume Levels on Android
Volume levels on our smartphones vary, and they depend on where we are. For example, the volume levels of your phone may not be too high when you are at your office, but it will be high when you are at home as there is supposedly nobody who will get disturbed by it. If going […]
