There are several third-party Windows PE rescue disks that you can download and use, like Hiren’s BootCD PE. If you’re wary about trusting a third-party solution, especially with potential piracy issues, you can build your own using Win10XPE. Let’s walk you through how to create your own Windows PE rescue disk. Creating a Windows PE Rescue Disk To create a Windows PE rescue disk, you’ll need a recent copy of the Windows 10 installation media....
What to Look for in Computer Speakers Every user has different needs when it comes to desktop speakers. For some, sound quality matters the most. Especially if you want to consume video games, music, or movies, if you wish to have decent volume and watch casual content such as YouTube videos, your priority might be space or design. One important decision to make is whether you want a 2.0 or 2....
While it’s easy to fill up your hard drive with photos, it is much harder to make sense of that massive collection. Descriptive names certainly help, but after a certain volume, repetition rears its ugly head. And if you leave your pics with their default numbered names, it is even more challenging. This is why good photo organizing software is a must for any Windows computer. Here is a compilation of the best....
Although Chromebooks support ethernet connectivity, Wi-Fi is a lot more popular and convenient. It also comes with more problems. In this guide, we’ll cover 8 things to try if your Chromebook won’t connect to Wi-Fi. 1. Move Closer to the Wi-Fi Router Your Chromebook might encounter difficulties detecting or joining a Wi-Fi network if it’s too far away from the router. You may also encounter dropping connections if your device and the router are out-of-range....
The Discord app for Microsoft Windows can disconnect and reconnect for several reasons. Server-side issues, insufficient permissions, conflicting settings, etc., are all factors. Go through the solutions below to fix Discord disconnects and call drops on PC. 1. Check the Discord Server Status It’s best to begin by confirming there’s nothing wrong with Discord on the server side. Just visit the Discord Status page and ensure all systems and voice servers are operational....
That said, some users reported that the search feature doesn’t work for them. It may happen that you type something in the search bar on Discord, but there are no results displayed. Other users reported that the search works just fine when searching for something in the chat history, but it doesn’t work when trying to find a server. You don’t need to have technical expertise to fix this issue, so let’s look at what you need to do....
In the past, owning a laptop meant being happy with technology a generation behind what the desktop market was enjoying. It means using a compromised display, cramped input devices and paying a massive premium for the privilege. Over time however, technology has evolved in such a way that the modern laptop is essentially indistinguishable in terms of performance from the typical desktop. The baseline performance of even the cheapest computer is now comfortably in excess of what most people need....
One thing I learned about saving SQL query results into Excel format or CSV format is that it’s best to use the SQL Import and Export Wizard rather than trying to right-click on the results and saving them. You can always right-click and choose Save Results As, however, the CSV file that you get will not contain the column headers! This is a royal pain if you have 50 columns....
Fortunately, there’s a neat little trick that makes the process quite simple. Follow the steps below in order to extract images from a word document the easy way. Extract Images from Word Document Step 1. You’ll need some sort of file extraction software. In this guide, we’ll be using 7zip since it is free and widely available, but you can use whatever program you’re most comfortable with. Right-click the document you’d like to pull the images from and extract to a location of your choice....
Or maybe you’re like me and you need very good screenshots and not blurry or grainy or flickering screenshots that you normally get when trying to take pictures of computer screens. Unfortunately, there is no way to take a screenshot of a boot environment if no operating system is loaded. What program would you use to take the screenshot? Luckily, there is a way around this. Here’s what you do....
Microsoft’s official minimum requirements for Windows 10 specifies 20GB of free space for the 64-bit version of the operating system. In practice, installations can end up much larger than that. Here are some practical ways in which you can put Windows 10 on a crash diet. Kill Off Windows Bloatware Windows 10 isn’t really a product that Microsoft cares about selling directly anymore. While they’re happy to take your money for a Windows 10 licence, the real cash comes from advertising, cloud services and selling you apps through the Windows Store....
But as awesome as it is, having internet can hold you back. Visiting some websites can eat up your focus, time, and attention. As a result, it can decrease productivity and cause distractions! The solution? Learn to block the websites that you tend to visit for purely entertainment. Or maybe sites you don’t want your kids to be able to visit! In this post, we’ll walk through the process on how to block websites on Chrome using your computer....
If you wait for your hard drive to fail before you replace it, there is a good chance of losing all the data on it. It’s much better to watch the hard disk’s health and move your information to an external hard drive before it dies on you. Which brings us to the obvious question: How do you check the health of your hard drive? Check the S.M.A.R.T. Status of Your Drive If your PC’s hard disk drive isn’t too old, chances are that it already comes with self-monitoring technology....
If you have already deactivated your Facebook account, you might be surprised to learn that your Facebook Messenger account is still active. Though they both operate under Facebook, the two are considered separate services. You will have to deactivate Facebook Messenger separately. Bear in mind that you must deactivate your Facebook account before you deactivate Facebook Messenger. If you haven’t already done so, go ahead and deactivate Facebook. (Don’t worry....
By digitizing your DVDs, you can have them all in the same place while taking up less physical space. It can seem daunting to digitize your movies and you may be unsure of how to do so, but once you know how, it’s relatively easy to do for each one. Just be sure you put a good amount of time aside, especially if you have a lot of DVDs you want to digitize....
That doesn’t mean that they’re a complete relic of the past, however. BSOD errors, such as the stop code “critical process died” BSOD error, do still pop up from time to time. These errors usually have quite specific causes, so ignore the complicated-sounding names—we’ve got a few tips on how to fix this BSOD error if it appears on your PC. What Causes The “Critical Process Died BSOD”? There are few Windows errors that sound more catastrophic than a “critical process” BSOD....
These and other sound failures could be caused by hardware and software problems. For example your laptop speakers or headphones may not work, or a new operating system update added a patch that could conflict with the old audio drivers or your sound card’s software. Also, be sure to check out our YouTube channel where we made a short video going over some of the fixes mentioned below: Fix Laptop Audio Not Working In Windows 10 Whatever the case may be, we’re going to show you some tried and tested solutions to use when you find audio not working on your Windows or Mac laptop....
What Causes the “ERR_CONNECTION_RESET” Error? The “ERR_CONNECTION_RESET” error happens when Google Chrome can’t reach the website you tried to load. The error page tells you that the site can’t be reached and to check your network connection, proxy, and firewall. The error means that your browser could not establish a working connection with the website you tried to load. When this happens, the connection is “reset,” preventing data from reaching your browser....
There are many reasons Chrome displays the above error. The file you’re trying to access may no longer be available, an installed extension may be interfering with your web surfing, Chrome may have a bug, and more. Make Sure the Resource Is Still Available The first thing to check when you get an “err_file_not_found” error in Chrome is the availability of the resource you’re trying to access. You may be trying to open a site or file that’s no longer available at the given link, causing Chrome to display the above error....
Let’s look at the causes and solutions on how to fix a black screen of death error on Windows 10. This way, you can resolve the issue without having to immediately ditch your computer. Find Out If Your Computer Is Working A possible cause of a black screen issue is that the setup process during a Windows 10 installation is not yet complete. If you have large data files from an earlier Windows installation, don’t be surprised if the setup takes up hours of your time....
