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You can use the feature to expand the desktop canvas to improve multitasking without purchasing another monitor. You can do a presentation or anything else that may require a second monitor. In this guide, you will learn the steps to connect to a wireless display on Windows 11. Cast desktop to wireless monitor on Windows 11 If you want to connect a laptop or desktop computer to another device to use it as an external monitor, you first need to set up the Wireless Display app on the device acting as a secondary display, and then you need to use the Cast feature on the source computer....

Although the operating system can deal with different resolutions, we all use and adjust our computers differently, as such Windows 10 includes a number of options to change the display settings to meet your needs. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to change the DPI scaling level on Windows 10 to make icons and text bigger on your display. How to change display DPI scaling using Settings How to change DPI scaling using Control Panel...

Although starting with a new tab is the default configuration (and it’ll be suited for most people), you can also change the settings to instruct the Chromium Edge to save your current session allowing you to resume where you left off. Or if you work with the same websites every day, you can specify the pages that the browser should load on startup. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to change the startup behavior of the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge on Windows 10....

Those without Kinect can also go to the power settings to turn off the console or simply press and hold the Xbox button on the controller to bring the power menu. However, powering off the console this way only puts Xbox One on standby mode. You’re not physically shutting it down completely. Microsoft uses this power state to quickly resume and allows Xbox One to update in the background, so updates don’t interrupt when you’re playing games....

The only caveat is that when you create a new local account, Windows 11 sets it up as a “Standard” account that is very limited to essential tasks. A user with this type of account can only change some personalization settings and run apps, and they can’t change system settings, install or uninstall apps, or manage other users. However, you can still create an administrator account. You only need to perform a few extra steps, depending on whether you have Windows 11 22H2 or 21H2....

Each account in Windows is different, it has settings and other configurations unique to a person, such as personal files, wallpaper and color scheme, and even applications are associated. A user account also dictate which applications and data an individual can and cannot access, and what changes to the system are permitted or restricted. Over the years Windows accounts have certainly been improving; one of these improvements in Windows 8 is the introduction of a new way to sign-in with a new type of account that is linked to a Microsoft account — Yup!...

In this guide, you will learn the steps to use Command Prompt to create a USB bootable media to install Windows 10. Create a USB bootable media to install Windows 10 Before proceeding, you will need to connect a USB flash drive with at least 8GB of space to your computer and the ISO file of Windows 10, which you can download with these steps. To create a USB flash drive to install Windows 10, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, you can use the bootable flash drive to install Windows 10 on computers using BIOS or UEFI....

So if you don’t want to have any kind of toast notifications, use this How-To to accomplish the task in Windows 8 for all or just one application. Disabling toaster notification Use the +I to bring the Setting menu and click Change PC settings. From the list click Notifications. To disable notifications, simple tap or click Show app notifications. That’s all there is to it. Disabling toaster notification for specific apps What was shown above is the way to disable all notifications and the one on the new lock screen....

The ISO file is meant for commercial customers to test and validate the operating system before it becomes generally available. However, anyone can download it from the Windows Insider Preview Downloads page to start using the (nearly) final version of Windows 10. The only caveat is you will be doing a full installation of the operating system with version 21H1 using the ISO file whether you choose to start with fresh installation or upgrade the current setup....

Instructions Press +I to bring the Settings menu and click Control Panel. From the Control Panel, click on Power Options. Then from the left-pane menu, click the “Require a password on wakeup” link. In the next page, click the “Change settings that are currently unavailable” link. From the Shutdown settings section, click Hibernate and finally click Save changes. That is all, now use the +I to bring the Settings’ menu and when you click Power, the Hibernate option should be available....

BitLocker is available on Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education, and while it’s not available for the Home edition, Windows 11 still provide device encryption in specific devices, such as Surface Pro 9, Laptop 5, and others. When turning on encryption on the drive, any data becomes scrambled using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption algorithm to encrypt the data in the entire drive, and no one can access it without the correct password, even if you share the file with other people....

Although almost every camera includes an LED indicator as a security measure to let you know that the device is turned on and being accessed by an application, Windows 11 also includes a software indicator to notify you when the built-in camera or USB webcam is powered on or off. However, the feature is disabled by default, and you must enable it manually through the Registry (via Neowin) if you want an extra privacy warning....

In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable Windows 10 to show text predictions when using multiple languages with the touch keyboard. How to enable multilingual text prediction in Settings If you use more than one Latin Script language, use these steps to enable multilingual text prediction: Once you’ve completed the steps, Windows 10 will show text predictions on up to 3 recognized languages that you’re typing in. Multilingual text prediction settings All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied....

The new interface was previously unveiled during the company’s F8 2019 conference, and it introduces a new dark mode and interface changes to make it a little easier to use the social media platform and access the Messenger conversations. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable the new redesign interface for Facebook on the web. How to enable redesign website for Facebook How to disable redesign website for Facebook...

The Reset this PC feature continues to offer a way to wipe out the hard drive and reinstall Windows 11, keeping or removing your personal files, but the wizard is now getting updated to match the design language available throughout the operating system with mica material and support for the light and dark color modes. If you want to start using the new design for the recovery feature before it’s officially available, you can use a third-party tool known as “ViVeTool” created by Rafael Rivera and Lucas on GitHub to enable the new experience on build 25231 and higher releases of Windows 11....

The update that Microsoft issue for build 9879 is to fix a big crashing and restarting issue with Explorer.exe. The company is aware of the problem and it’s working on a permanent fix. If you’re irritated by the crashes and you don’t want to wait, there is a workaround that can allow you to successfully install the KB3020114 update. According to a post at the Microsoft Answers forum, user MVP Jeffrey Roach fixed the problem by uninstalling all the previous update for build 9879 and reinstalling them all....

However, if you enable Night Light on your device, sometimes the feature may not work correctly (usually, after installing a new feature update, such as version 2004 or a previous release). For example, Night Light may not turn off automatically on schedule, even after restarting or powering off the device. In other devices, the blue light filter option appears grayed out and there is no way to enable it. In this guide, you’ll learn a few ways to try to fix the blue light filter feature on Windows 10....

First, this guide is not meant to fully configure the free and open source utility, instead this aims to help users making it work correctly in Windows 8 where some issues are found. In my experience I have noticed a few things that are not working with Synergy and Windows 8 out-of-the-box and I will try to address these problems. Fixing scrolling The first thing you’ll notice after having configured Synergy is that scrolling with the mouse’s wheel will stop working....

In the announcement the company states that they heard the feedbacks and admitted that it has been “too conservative about pushing builds to the Fast ring for Windows Insiders”. Now, Insiders who choose Fast will get updates more often, with all the new features and fixes, however the company isn’t clarifying how often it will be. Also the company warns users that the downside of getting new Technical Preview builds faster will cause code to include more bugs and “fewer workarounds”....

If you are a web developer or trying to get into blogging, XAMPP will save you time and frustration manually installing and configuring Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl to create a testing environment on your device. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to install XAMPP on Windows 10, as well as the instructions to configure the web environment and fix common problems after the setup. How to install XAMPP on Windows 10 How to configure XAMPP on Windows 10 How to fix Apache not starting on XAMPP How to increase phpMyAdmin upload size on XAMPP How to change phpMyAdmin password on XAMPP...