This guide will help you repair Windows 11 problems using built-in tools. If you already know what caused your Windows 11 problem, you might be able to skip jumping through hoops and choose the best solution. However, even if you’re not sure about the reason, just step through this guide in order. Start by Entering Safe Mode Most fixes require you to boot into your operating system. If you can’t boot into Windows, you’ll need to boot into Safe Mode....
With Photoshop, you can easily rotate and change the orientation of not only images but also the text on your photos. What makes image modification easy in Photoshop is its ability to work with layers. Each individual image, text, and object is created on a separate layer so it can be edited later. It is a good idea to name your layers. This makes it easier to identify when working with complex images and many layers....
Smartphone cameras today are so good that you can not only take a highly-detailed picture of a document, but probably zoom right down to the ink dots. So why are we using scanners at all any more? Well, your camera app just doesn’t have the same functions as scanner software. Luckily you can scan documents to Google Drive using a neat tool in the app that most people probably don’t know about!...
Google Reminders is intuitive to use. With sophisticated predictive autofill, setting reminders has never been so easy. In this article, we’ll explain how you can set up and manage Google Reminders. How to Create Reminders on the Web App Google Reminders can be set on the web version of Google Calendar. These sync between the web and mobile apps (if you’re using the same account), so any changes you make on either will be reflected on the other....
Fortunately, there are many ways to take a partial screenshot, whether you’re using a PC, Mac, or Chromebook, or even if you’re playing a game on Steam. Here’s how to take partial screenshots on Windows computers. 1. Snipping Tool The Snipping Tool has been installed on Windows PCs since the days of Windows Vista. It’s so helpful and popular that it has remained part of the OS ever since. You can use the Snipping Tool to take full and partial screenshots....
But there are easier and faster ways to migrate your texts, call logs, photos, videos, music, and contacts to your new Android phone, which make the process much less painful. We’ve put together this handy primer to walk you through these different methods and get your new device up and running in no time without having to ask for help. How To Transfer Data From Android To Android There are several methods you can use to transfer all your data from an old to a new Android phone....
By default, Sticky Keys turns on automatically when you press the Shift key five times in a row. This article will show you how to turn Sticky Keys off. How to Turn Off Sticky Keys Using a Keyboard Shortcut You can disable Sticky Keys with the same keyboard shortcut that turns it on. Simply press the Shift key five times. How to Turn off the Sticky Keys Shortcut Itself If you find that you accidentally trigger the shortcut to turn it on and off, you can disable that shortcut....
Note that unlike a phone, these widgets will not appear on your desktop. Windows widgets are displayed on a dedicated Widgets board, easily accessible from the taskbar. You can only add widgets and customize their appearance on this panel. What Are Widgets? You probably don’t need an explanation of what widgets are – anyone who has ever used an Android phone has seen them – but let’s talk about what it means on a Windows computer....
Google Forms is heavily customizable, so while it can also be used as a survey, RSVP tool, contact form, product signup sheet, or any other question/answer form, you can make it into a custom expense tracker by choosing expense-related questions. A Google Forms expense tracker can keep tabs on anything you want regarding a transaction, and since it works great from a phone, you’ll have it with you wherever you go....
It’s common for browsers not to reveal your passwords, otherwise the person sitting next to you will find out what the password is. However, if you’ve made sure no one’s around you and you want to see the password behind the asterisks, here are several ways to do it in your browser. Reveal Passwords Behind Asterisks Using Inspect Element Whether you’re a beginner in HTML coding, an expert at web development, or you know zip about HTML, you can still use the inspect element tool to reveal your passwords....
Don’t call in a technician yet. There are a few basic steps you can take to fix the problem on your own. In this post, we’ll share some tricks you can try yourself to get your mouse and keyboard working again. Reboot The Computer Have you tried restarting the computer? Sometimes users get overwhelmed when faced with computer issues that they forget about the most obvious solution. So take a minute to reboot your PC before doing anything else....
The good news is that you can try a few troubleshooting tricks before calling in the pros to help, and that certainly beats waiting weeks for a repaired new PS5 to arrive! Why Bricking Is So Serious You can fix most serious PS5 software errors by booting the console into Safe Mode and resetting it to factory settings. The worst that can happen is losing the console’s data. If you have PlayStation Plus, your save games should be backed up to the cloud, so really, it’s more an inconvenience than an actual disaster....
Note that it isn’t always Windows 11 that is causing the issue. Bloatware, unnecessary startup programs, or even the state of your hard drive can lead to a slow computer. Let’s look at some ways to fix these performance issues. Fix 1: Update Windows 11 Windows 11 is still dealing with bugs and inefficiencies as a new operating system. Microsoft keeps patching these out, but that requires you to keep up with the latest Windows updates....
Your PlayStation can fail to log you into the PlayStation Network for several reasons. For example, that could be due to a server outage or an incorrectly configured network setup. If you see a “Network sign-in failed” error on your PS5 or PS4, work through the fixes that follow, and you should be able to resolve it. 1. Check PlayStation Server Status To check if the “Network sign-in failed” error on your PS5/PS4 is due to issues with the PSN servers, visit the Playstation Network’s Service Status page and pick your region....
Every version of Linux uses the same core. That is, the Linux “kernel”. But these Linux versions can differ in every other respect. That includes what they look like, what features are included and which software packages come preinstalled. The following are the top Linux distros we think most people should try. Ubuntu [Ubuntu Desktop] Possibly the best-known mainstream version of Linux, Ubuntu Linux is laser-focused on competing with Windows 10 and macOS as desktop operating systems....
The Silk Browser: An Overview Tap this icon to launch the browser. Like most browsers, you’ll see tabs at the top, a URL field beneath this, and a search field above eight quick access links. These include: BookmarksHistoryShoppingNewsFour most recently access websites You’ll notice a Page Settings link at the bottom of this page. If you select that, you’ll see a menu where you can enable or disable the search field above the quick links on the page....
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....
In this article, we’ll explain the likely causes for the white screen glitch and then cover different ways to fix the error. What Causes the Fortnite White Screen Issue The white screen error occurs when launching Fortnite. Instead of logging in, players are confronted by a blank white screen. This results in a frozen loading screen that can’t be bypassed, forcing players to quit and reload the game. The cause of the white screen error is unknown....
User Account Control approval happens on a per-application basis. If you have an application that you know and trust and use often, and it requires administrator privileges, you may want to download a free tool we found, called UAC Trust Shortcut, that allows you to turn off User Account Control for a specific application. Download UAC Trust Shortcut from http://www.itknowledge24.com/. NOTE: There are two files in the UAC Trust Shortcut ....
The example below will be for Linux, but once you have it installed on Windows or Mac, you can run the same command as shown below. Download and Install FFmpeg First you’ll need to download and install FFmpeg. Most distributions have FFmpeg in the software repositories, although some support may have been stripped out of it for software patent reasons. Regardless, for our purposes a fairly plain version of FFmpeg will do....
