If the images rotate too quickly on your desktop, after applying the theme, go to Settings > Personalization > Background, and use the Change picture every drop-down menu to adjust the image rotation frequency. You can find more great themes in my Desktop Fun section. Fountain Pens theme | Download All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk....

You can choose from: Visual Studio 2010 Professional Windows Server 2008 Professional Edition Microsoft Expression Studio 4 Xna, Game Studio 3.1 Microsoft Virtual PC Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition Windows phone Visual Studio 2010 Express Windows Server 2008 Standard SQL Server 2008 Developer Microsoft Developer Studio 2008 R3 Microsoft MultiPoint Visual C# 2008 Express Edition Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition Windows Server 2003...

This is how to configure open tabs and search engines: While in Google Chrome, in the address bar type chrome://flags Scroll down and look for Open Tabs and Search Engines and click the Enable link on both. Restart Google Chrome and in the address type chrome://settings/personal. Now, if you are already syncing with Chrome just click on Customize and check to sync Open Tabs and Search Engines. If you never used sync before, click the Set Up Sync button, enter your Google credentials, then click Advanced and select what to sync....

The new app can open Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx), Excel(.xls/.xlsx), and PowerPoint (.ppt/.pptx), and according to the search giant, Chrome Office Viewer is a more secure environment to view your files and prevent malicious code to get into your system, because the extension uses “a specialized sandbox” to prevent attacks. Although this is a new extension for Windows and OS X, Chrome Office Viewer isn’t totally new, Chromebook users had this functionality for a while now....

On Chrome, Incognito mode is a feature that loads the browser with a specific set of settings that do not track your activities, including browsing history, site data, and cookies, and it does not save any information you enter in forms. However, it is worth noting that this feature does not prevent websites, your organization, internet provider, and other third-party entities from tracking your activities. In this guide, you will learn the steps to configure Chrome to always open in Incognito mode on Windows 10....

There are so many Android devices with different screen resolutions and pixel density that it’s up to manufacturers to set the appropriate density settings (ro.sf.lcd_density). This allows the operating system and apps to scale properly on and display the same amount of content on a small as well as on larger screen. On Android Nougat, besides the ability to change the font size, users also get a new “Display size” setting that allows them to quickly change the scale of everything on the screen without hacks or workarounds....

This guide will teach you the steps to change the account pictures on your Microsoft Teams installation on Windows 11 and Windows 10. Change profile picture on Microsoft Teams Remove profile picture on Microsoft Teams Change profile picture on Microsoft Teams To change the picture in your Teams account, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the new image will reflect across the Microsoft Teams experience, including the profile menu, and it will also appear on your Microsoft 365 apps....

Although you can always use the Privacy section in the Settings app to configure permissions, having to jump from page to page to turn on or off permissions for a particular app can be a tedious process. However, Windows 10, starting with the April 2018 Update, groups all the permissions an apps can use within the app settings, so you can quickly control which information it can access on your device....

A drive letter, or device letter, can be any letter from the English alphabet, but excluding the letter C, as it’s reserved for the main drive that contains the OS installation. Although the assignment process happens automatically, sometimes it could happen that Windows 10 tries to assign a letter that is already in use, preventing the new drive from appear in File Explorer. If you happen to run into this problem, or you simply want to change the drive letter for any reason, Windows 10 offers multiple ways to do this....

If you must change the boot order for whatever reason, you will need to perform this task from the motherboard’s UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). If you want to change the operating system boot order in a dual-boot system, you can change the default settings from System Configuration (msconfig). This guide will teach you the different ways to change the boot order on Windows 11. Change UEFI boot order on Windows 11 Change boot order without entering UEFI on Windows 11 Change boot loader order on Windows 11...

Even better, you can check the details of all the hard drives from all your computers linked to your Microsoft account, and you can do this remotely, even if the devices are offline. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to check the storage information of your computer running Windows 10 from your Microsoft account. How to see hard drive usage from a Microsoft account If you want to see how much storage is left on your Windows 10 device, you can quickly check this information from your Microsoft account....

In this guide, you’ll learn the easy steps to uninstall Google Chrome on Windows 10. How to remove Google Chrome using Settings To uninstall Chrome, close the browser, and then use these steps: Once you complete the steps, Google Chrome will no longer be available on your computer. The uninstaller will also open a web page to ask you the reason for removing the software, but you can just close the page....

If you’re running Windows 10, it’s now possible to connect a Google account to manage your Google Calendar using Cortana on your PC, even using voice commands. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to connect your Gmail account to Cortana on Windows 10. How to connect your Google account with Cortana Once you’ve completed the steps, you can use Cortana to interact with your Google Calendar. Interesting enough, allowing Cortana to access your Google account will gives permission to access your Google Contacts, Google Drive, Gmail, and other information....

For example, instead of having to browse to C:\Users\accountName to access your account folders, you can simply type %HOMEPATH% in the Run command and hit enter to access the same location. There are a number of built-in environment variables on Windows 10 that can come in handy on a number scenarios, especially when creating a script. However, you’re not limited to the default list, you can create your very own variables if you want to have quicker access to certain locations....

In this guide, you will learn the steps to organize apps into folders in the Start menu on Windows 11. Create folders to organize apps on Start menu On Windows 11 22H2, you can group your favorite apps in folders, change the folder’s name to describe their content, and delete folders when they are no longer needed. Create folder To create a folder in Start, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the app folder will create, showing a preview of the first four icons in the group....

The service uses a subscription plan model that starts a $14.99, but there’s a free tier that includes unlimited minutes for one-to-one video calls, but group calls on Zoom are limited to 40 minutes. If you’re planning to get started with Zoom, you first need to create a free account, which doesn’t require to add any payment information. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to create a free Zoom account....

However, you’re not limited to those default options in the left rail. In fact, you can add and remove the items (folders) that appear on the Start menu. For example, you can add a quick access to different folders, including Documents, Downloads, File Explorer, Network, and more. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to choose which folders appear on Start on your Windows 10 PC. How to pick which folders appear on Start Once you completed the steps, open the Start menu to see the folders in the left rail....

However, depending on your device configuration, hardware acceleration can negatively affect your experience by preventing visual elements from displaying correctly on the screen. Disabling hardware acceleration can fix this issue if you’re seeing menus and dialog boxes not rendering as expected. This guide will teach you the steps to disable hardware acceleration in Chrome. Disable hardware acceleration in Chrome To disable hardware acceleration in Google Chrome, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, menus and visual elements should render correctly on Chrome....

As you press the power button twice your phone will vibrate indicating that the camera is ready to use. However, despite that the feature can be useful, you’ll find yourself more times launching the camera by accident than starting it because you need it. If you don’t use this feature and you keep opening by mistake when taking or putting the phone in your pocket, Google offer an easy way to turn off the feature....

Whenever you search for anything using the Windows Search box or Start menu, if the system can’t find a match for a document, picture, video, setting, or app, you will get a list of web results suggestions from Bing. If you click one of the links, the page will open in Microsoft Edge. Although this is a helpful feature, it’s not for everyone, and the problem is that Windows does not provide an option to disable the feature....