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If you are like me, you have hundreds, if not thousands of links bookmarked that are hard to find and organize. Always have the most important links in the bookmarks bar. Crate folders in your bookmarks bar to categorize your links, but use short names, like: “edu” instead of “education”, “F” for “favorites”, “N” for “News”; etc. this will open up room for more links. You could also create subfolders with different subcategories, like: inside the folder “edu” you can create a “Math” and “History” folder....

Alongside all the useful features, the app also makes it easy to stay on top of your tasks and quickly jump to a particular list with the ability to pin one or multiple lists to the Windows 10’s Start menu. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to quickly pin your favorite Microsoft To Do lists to the Start menu on Windows 10. How to pin favorite To Do list to Start menu To pin Microsoft To Do lists to the Start menu, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, you’ll have a quick access to the Microsoft To Do list, and you’ll be able to see a glance the tasks you need to keep an eye on....

If you recall, with the Anniversary Update, Windows 10 also introduced a refresh feature to install a clean copy of the most recent version. However, it required to download a tool from the internet to complete the process, and you still needed to manually install the latest updates afterwards. On the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft is removing the refresh option from the Settings app, and it’s introducing a new refresh tool with the Windows Defender Security Center....

What’s interesting is that it only works with Bing search, changing the default search engine to, let’s say, Google, you’ll get the traditional New Tab with your Frequent links and access to different open tabs you may have open on different Windows devices. The instructions to remove the Bing search box from a new tab in Internet Explorer 11 are straightforward. Basically you have two ways that accomplish the same thing, just follow the steps below:...

The giant of search recently released Google Chrome 15 to the beta channel. This newest build brings a New Tab Page that allows to make easier for users to manage web apps, bookmarks, and most visited sites. But if you don’t like the new style, you can use one of several extensions to replace the New Tab Page. Chrome Web Store extensions to remove New Tab Page: Replace New Tab Page: This an extension that basically assigns a web page, that you can customize — remember to use the http:// when you entering a new URL, if you don’t do this, you’ll get an error –, and now every time you open a new Tab a web page will load instead of the New Tab Page....

The only caveat is that the option will only be available in certain conditions. If you only have the option to use Windows Hello to sign in on your device or the passwordless account configured on your Microsoft account, the PIN remove button will be greyed out. If you want to use a different PIN, you do not need to remove it. You want to change the PIN. In this guide, you will learn the steps to remove the Windows Hello PIN from your account on Windows 11....

However, if for some reason, you prefer to continue using the old version, Microsoft has published a documentation page explaining that after the installation of the Chromium version of Edge, the legacy version will be hidden from the user rather than removed. This means that you can get the Group Policy Editor to re-enable the browser to run it alongside the Chromium version of Edge. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable the legacy version of Microsoft Edge when the new Chromium version installs automatically through Windows Update....

The new messaging feature is available starting Windows 10 Mobile build 14327 and later, but you also need to have a Windows 10 PC running build 14316 or later. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable Messaging everywhere on your phone and PC to send and receive SMS texts from your computer. How to send and receive SMS texts from your PC After you press send, the text will now sync through the cloud to your phone, and your phone will then forward or send the SMS text to its recipient....

Although it’s a useful feature that gives you a sense of a fresh experience every time you turn on your computer, it’s only available for the Lock screen and not the desktop. However, if you see an image you’d like to use on the desktop, there’s a way to retrieve the image and set it as your new desktop background on Windows 11. In this guide, you will learn the steps to find and set a Windows Spotlight image as your desktop wallpaper on Windows 11....

The password manager built into the Authenticator app connects with your Microsoft account to sync and let you manage your passwords on your phone, and when you set the app as the default autofill provider, it can offer to save and automatically fill credentials as you sign into apps or websites. Since the feature connects with your Microsoft account, the saved passwords will also sync to your desktop computer connected with the same account on Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome with the Microsoft Autofill extension....

If you have already installed the FreeNAS on a PC or server hardware, there are a few steps that you need to follow before you can share a folder to network users, including creating a new user account, storage pool, and dataset. In this guide, you’ll learn the basic steps to successfully share your first folder with Windows 10 devices using FreeNAS (version 11.2 and higher). How to create new user using FreeNAS How to create storage pool using FreeNAS How to create dataset using FreeNAS How to create share folder using FreeNAS How to map FreeNAS shared folder on Windows 10...

If you want to share a folder with documents, pictures, videos, and other types of files, you can complete this task in at least two ways. You can share content using the “File Sharing” feature or OneDrive to share files over the network or the internet. Although you can still share content with other people over the network, if you use Windows 11 with a Microsoft account, and you sign in with a PIN, face recognition, or you use the passwordless authentication option in your Microsoft account, you may run into a lot of issues setting up file sharing....

When the feature is enabled, you can synchronize your Microsoft Edge settings, passwords, language preferences, and various other settings, including printer, mouse, File Explorer settings, and notification preferences. Microsoft added this feature because syncing your settings helps to maintain a consistent experience. However, it is not a feature for everyone, as many times you may want to keep configurations separate. If this is your case, Windows 10 allows you to control exactly the settings you want to keep synchronized across devices....

1- Open Chrome web browser 2- Go to Chrome menu and select Options. 3- Options windows will open and SelectUnder the hood tab. 4- Click on Locationand select Do not allow any site to track my physical location. You can click on Exceptions… to remove sites what where granted to access your location previously. 5- To finish click Close and Close again. Most of the time, websites will use locations to personalize your experience when you visit them, but if for whatever reason you don’t want to share your physical location, with this simple guide you should be able to help to protect your privacy a little bit better....

Now if you’ve upgraded your computer from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 using the “Get Windows 10” app, you will see that after the upgrade, on the C:\ drive, there is a Windows.old folder, which contain all the files from your previous version of Windows. This also means that you can use the recovery feature to uninstall Windows 10 and rollback — in this case to Windows 8.1 with just a few clicks....

However, this is only possible if you’re upgrading a device running Windows 10 or Windows 8.1. You can upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 7, but only your files will carry over to the new installation. Technically, you can also upgrade from Windows Vista and XP, but you will need to use a clean installation. In this guide, you will learn the different ways to perform an in-place upgrade of Windows 11....

Although Windows 11 is a free upgrade for Windows 10 devices, you may still be able to upgrade Windows 7 for free, but this is not an official option. If you do not have a license, you will need to purchase one as necessary. Also, you will need to create a full backup to roll back for any reason or if you need to recover your files. It is also recommended to uninstall any software that may conflict with the upgrade to Windows 11, including antivirus, security tools, and old third-party programs....

The new feature allows Cortana on your Windows 10 PC, tablet, or phone quickly and conveniently create and manage all kinds of lists, including your typical to-do and shopping lists. In this guide, you’ll learn the easy steps to use Cortana to create lists using the keyboard or voice commands. How to create lists using Cortana How to connect Cortana with Wunderlist How to create lists using Cortana It’s really that simple....

You can access the service using the website, but the Microsoft Edge integration makes it easier to input and get instant answers without leaving the tab. The feature can be enabled starting with version 91, and once you turn it on, you can take a screenshot or enter the problem manually using the built-in math keyboard to get the solution and instructions to help you learn how to solve it on your own....

However, sometimes you may need to remember the password because you simply forgot it, you need to change it, or you have to login to the same website on another device. Whatever the reason it might be, Microsoft Edge Chromium includes quick access to view and delete saved passwords within the browser settings on Windows 10. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to view the password from a website you saved in the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge....