When you install OneDrive on Windows 11, it automatically adds its icon on the taskbar. You can right-click the OneDrive app icon on the taskbar and close it. However, the next time you log back onto Windows 11, the OneDrive app will automatically start up again. If you don’t want the OneDrive service to automatically start up every time, use the steps below to prevent OneDrive app from starting up when you log in....
Thankfully, there are a few ways you can stop this from happening by disabling it in the Steam client or by stopping it in Windows Settings or Mac System Preferences. If you want to know how to stop Steam from opening on startup automatically, especially if you’re worried about slow boot times, you can follow the steps below. Changing Steam Startup Settings in the Steam Client When you install Steam on Windows, the client is set to automatically open when your PC boots up and you sign in....
An extensive range of instant messaging apps allow you to send text messages with ease. But no one can’t tell how irritating it is when your important messages are ignored. You may be curious to know if the recipient has read or ignored you. Learn how to tell if someone read your text on Android and never be curious anymore. There are many ways to check if someone has read your text....
Many people are looking for information about how to turn off comments on a Facebook post. As one social media that has enough users, Facebook has a flexible commenting system. However, it still makes some people uncomfortable so they intend to disable the comments feature from Facebook. Actually, to disable comments on Facebook is very easy. But if you want to do this, you should know in advance some of the possibilities that you might get....
BitLocker provides an easy way for Windows 10 users to protect their data using encryption. The program creates a secure environment for all your files without any extra effort on your part. If you don’t need BitLocker anymore, you can turn it off in a few quick steps. However, when you disable BitLocker on Windows 10 it will decrypt all your files, and your data won’t be protected anymore....
This Windows 11 feature brings audio quality to laptops and computers that allows users the experience normally associated with home theater stereo sound systems. There are many other enhancement options available including, Bass boost, Virtual surround, and Loudness equalization. The Loudness equalization prevents one content from playing louder than the others. Similar to watching TV and a loud commercial start playing. This should prevent that. By default, this feature is not enabled in Windows 11....
Microsoft will begin rolling out an update for Search in Windows that highlights interesting moments in time. This new feature is called search highlights. Right from the taskbar, when you search Windows Search will now discover what’s trending online, in the world, and your organization. The search box in Start and Search will periodically update with content, including fun illustrations, that help you discover more, like holidays, anniversaries, and other interesting moments in time both globally and in your region....
Windows battery saver turns off some features, dims your screen brightness, reduces background activity, and limits most system notifications. You can also enable a USB battery saver to stop USB devices when your screen is off to help save battery life. External devices like USB draw power from your computers. When your Windows device is running on battery, USB and other connected devices may use up your battery faster. So enabling a USB battery saver may help preserve and extend your battery life....
Windows Defender is free anti-malware software included with Windows operating system, and you can update it automatically through Windows Update. It’s a great feature to have when running Windows computers. You must turn on or enable Windows Defender on your Windows computers. even if you have another firewall software enabled and active. Windows Defender helps protect your computer from authorized access and adds another layer of security in protecting your data, and identity from bad actors....
There are two types of apps that are installed on Windows 10 systems: Desktop and Windows apps. Windows apps are those that are installed like in traditional versions of Windows and the desktop are those installed from the Windows store. When you uninstall Windows apps, they get uninstalled from the entire system. Desktop apps get removed for all users on the system, although they may still be installed in the core systems....
You’ll also learn how to install the latest version of ChromeOS on your personal, school, or work Chromebook. Chromebook Downloads Updates Automatically Chromebooks automatically scan for and download ChromeOS updates when connected to Wi-Fi or Ethernet. Open the Settings app and select About ChromeOS on the sidebar. If your Chromebook downloaded an update, you’d find a Restart button on the “About ChromeOS” page. Select Restart to finish updating your device....
We’d recommend using the Disk Management Tool for most situations, but if Windows isn’t starting up properly, or if you prefer to use the PowerShell terminal, Diskpart is the perfect alternative. Here are some of the more common Diskpart commands to help you learn how to use Diskpart effectively. How To Use Diskpart If you want to use Diskpart, you need to open up a Windows command line or PowerShell terminal....
Google Maps lets you find a location and then show its latitude and longitude. You can also enter coordinates directly to find a place. Whether you use the popular maps service on the web or your mobile device, here’s how to use latitude and longitude in Google Maps. About Latitude and Longitude in Google Maps Here are a few things to keep in mind when using the GPS coordinates for latitude and longitude in Google Maps:...
The new Sticky Notes app which now supports pen input and offers reminders and other insight data that you can stick to the desktop, move around freely, and sync across devices and apps like OneNote Mobile, Microsoft Launcher for Android, and more. The Sticky Notes also supports different insights data, including dates, times, and others with Cortana enabled and functional. When you type something with a time or date, the time or date will turn blue links that you can click or tap into and set reminders....
Windows allows some apps to start up automatically when users sign in. Startup apps are those that get started when a user logs in to Windows. Windows users can also create shortcuts, scripts, folders, and other items to run automatically at startup. Windows has added new functionality to ensure that end users are always in control of the apps that run on their systems. Using this feature, users can see the impact of each startup application based on an app’s CPU and disk usage at startup....
The worst thing about the whole thing is that the columns don’t even show up when you go to the Add/Remove Columns dialog in Exchange. So how can you find out the size of a user’s mailbox in Exchange 2007? Well, until they bring back the columns in a future service pack, you have to use the command line. For example, here is the command line you would use to get a list of all mailboxes with their sizes sorted from largest to smallest....
Thankfully, you can remove any printer you’re no longer using, except it doesn’t completely get erased from your device – the printer driver remains in your device’s inventory in case you need it again. If you’re sure you won’t need it, you can remove or uninstall old, obsolete or uninstalled printer drivers, and leftover driver packages or registry entries from your device. We’re going to walk you through five ways to completely uninstall printer drivers in Windows 10....
What Is a Green Screen? The term ‘green screen’ has come to mean anything that allows two videos to be seamlessly overlaid on each other. A video is taken with the subject in front of a large green cloth. Video editing software is then used to replace the green parts of the first clip with another clip. This layers the two clips. This kind of editing can be done on almost any computer these days, but having a laptop powerful enough for video editing would be great....
Zoom Alternative 1: Google Meet What Zoom and Google Meet have in common? Google Meet doesn’t need to sign up for the participants to join the video conference just like Zoom. But Host must have a Google Account to join/arrange a meeting. Google Meet was previously premium service but due to current COVID-19 situations Google Meet is now Free for anyone with a Google Account valid till September, 2020. What Zoom and Google Meet defers?...
This is notable because AMD has held the second-place spot for processors for quite a long time now, always falling behind Intel despite tremendous effort on the AMD’s part. What makes the AMD Ryzen 3000 so special is that its specs could put the company ahead of Intel—and in some cases, demolish previous record-setting benchmarks. If you start to dig into the exact whys and hows of this, you’ll quickly find yourself in the weeds with technical jargon and terminology....
