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Also, as part of the information usage, you can see how long the screen was on or off and how long the device spent in sleep mode. Although the new settings are available in the latest preview, it is a hidden feature since it is still a work in progress and has not been officially introduced. However, anyone can activate the new Battery settings with a third-party tool called “ViVeTool” created by Rafael Rivera and Lucas in GitHub....

Similar to the solution built on Windows 10, the app for Chrome allows you to access your device from anywhere using an internet connection, but the major difference is that this solution is available for Windows 10 Home and Pro, and you don’t have to reconfigure the device firewall or forward any ports on your router. In this guide, you will learn the steps to use the Chrome Remote Desktop app to manage a device or access your files and apps remotely over the internet on Windows 10 Home or any other edition of the operating system....

Tab Groups is a new feature that allows you to create groups of tabs that you have open to better organize pages. The features is not enabled by default, and you have to access the experimental settings on Microsoft Edge to turn it on. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable and start using Tab Groups to better manage and organize your open tabs on the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge on Windows 10....

Although this can be considered a good approach to keep devices secure and always up to date, sometimes updates roll out with bugs or compatibility issues that can cause more harm than good. For this reason, Windows 10 includes an option to allow users to stop the OS from including driver updates when you update your system using the Local Group Policy editor and Registry. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to stop getting driver updates when installing new updates on your computer....

If you’re experiencing any of these connectivity problems using a Bluetooth mouse, it’s likely that your device is equipped with a wireless Bluetooth chip from Intel, and it’s set to save power. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to fix stuttering and other problems when using a Bluetooth mouse on Windows 10. How to fix stuttering with Bluetooth mice on Windows 10 To fix mouse problems when using Bluetooth, do the following: Once you’ve completed the steps, your mouse should start working normally....

According to Microsoft, this issue occurred because of a server-side deployment (which it’s not detailing) and canceled that deployment. In the case that you came across this problem, the company has issued a workaround to get Windows 11 back to normal. In this guide, you will learn the steps to resolve the usability problems caused by the September 2 update for Windows 11. (See also this video tutorial in the Pureinfotech YouTube channel to fix this problem....

One problem I’ve been noticing is that many users are starting to have problems installing and/or updating Windows 8 apps, some are getting the message “This app wasn’t installed — View details” trying to update Microsoft’s Xbox Music and Video app, and others are seeing the error code 0x800700b7 trying to install Skype, just to name a few examples. This isn’t a good user experience and while there could be many factors that can cause these errors, you can try some troubleshooting steps to remedy these problems....

Google Assistant is Google’s answer to Microsoft’s Cortana and Apple’s Siri, and it’s a very intelligent assistant. Thanks to its access to Google’s knowledge, you can quickly get traffic information, create reminders, get daily briefings, have a conversation and even ask follow up questions, among a number of other useful things. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to modify root files to trick Android Nougat to think your phone is a Pixel device (which in reality is not) to let you get Google Assistant right now....

Optional updates are not new to Windows 11. The idea of giving you the choice of whether to install specific updates has been available since Windows 10. Also, in the past, you were able to install or update drivers from within Device Manager. However, the option has been removed, and now, they are only available from the “Optional updates” settings page (if applicable). In this guide, you will learn the steps to install optional updates on Windows 11....

There are many ways in which you can install Windows 8 Release Preview, it would be if you test the new OS on a spare PC, this way you can experience all the features and effects at its full potential. However, not everyone have extra computers lying around, the second best way to install the operating system would be using virtualization; you can use VMware Workstation 8 or VirtualBox (free), both are great solutions to virtualize Windows 8....

Usually, in the case of Windows 10, you would go to the “Display” settings to change the resolution to make the screen bigger or full screen, but you will quickly find out that the “Display resolution” option does not include many settings. However, if you want to make a virtual machine running Windows 10 full screen, you have a couple of choices. You can use the “Full-screen Mode” option or use the “Auto-resize Guest Display” option....

Although once you’re connected, you typically don’t have to worry about the connection security. It’s important to know the security type to determine whether your device is using a secure connection. In addition, it can help you troubleshoot problems, when you can’t connect after the security type changes in the network. In this guide, you’ll learn three ways to quickly determine the security type of your Wi-Fi connection on Windows 10....

Whatever the reason it might be, Windows 10 allows you to change the default output and input settings from the Advanced sound options page. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to change default speakers and microphone settings per application on Windows 10. How to change default output device per app on Windows 10 How to set default input device per app on Windows 10 How to change default output device per app on Windows 10 To change the default speakers for an application, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the app will output sound from the speakers you specified in the settings page....

While there are many RAID (redundant array of independent disks) levels that you can use, when using the striped volume with parity (RAID 5), the data is spread across three or more drives using parity. In the event of a hardware failure, you can replace the drive, and the data will be regenerated from the data on the other drives. Although you can use a hardware-based solution on Windows 10, if you try to set up a software-based RAID 5 with Disk Management, you’ll notice that the option is grayed out because it’s only available on Windows Server....

If you’ve been running the new Edge for a while, and you’re not happy with its performance and features. Or you’ve been using the beta, dev, or canary builds, and now, you only want to use the stable release. It’s possible to uninstall Chromium Edge like any other app, because the browser installation is independent of Windows 10. In this guide, you’ll learn the easy steps to remove the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge from a Windows 10 device....

If your device is experiencing problems and won’t even boot, you can still roll back to the previous version whether you upgraded using the enablement package or complete reinstallation. However, Windows 10 only gives you ten days to uninstall feature updates. After ten days, the only way to remove the May 2021 Update is by doing a clean installation of the previous version. In this guide, you will learn the steps to uninstall Windows 10 version 21H1 using the Advanced startup settings when your computer won’t boot....

Before going forward, let’s start from the beginning and say that Windows 8.1 is an update, not an upgrade, and it’s the first of its kind. This is because Microsoft is moving away from a traditional 3-year to a yearly release model, so things happen more quickly now. The new operating system update not only brings bug fixes and performance improvements, but also new features. — A Windows Service Pack would be the closest thing you can think of to compare, but Service Packs never offered new features, except for Windows XP, of course....

The HP EliteBook Folio isn’t the most powerful laptop you’ve seen or used, but it’s very portable with a design that the company may improve in the future with more capable hardware. At only 12.4-mm (0.49-inch) thin and weighing a little less than 2.2 pounds, the new machine is the thinnest and lightest HP ever introduced to the market For tech specs, the 12.5-inch device comes standard with a 1920 x 1080-pixel resolution display without touch, but there is also the option of an edge-to-edge 4K (3840 x 2160) UHD glass display with amazing color representations, but not the best, with an incredible 352 PPI (pixels per inch)....

The new processors are specifically designed for gaming rigs and performance enthusiasts, both are quad-core processors clocked at 4GHz and 3.5GHz, respectively, and they both are 91W TDP (Thermal Design Power). In addition, the Skylake family is a 14nm architecture that aims to increase power efficiency and improve battery file for mobile devices, the new Intel Core chips are designed to maximize power output. The processors only work with the new Z170 chipset and new LGA1151 socket, which means that those wanting the upgrade will need to buy a new motherboard or buy a new PC with the new Skylake micro-architecture....

The shots appeared in the Chinese site Win8China and they show how Microsoft is planning to further integrate the Metro interface with the desktop environment. You can also see a hover preview of a modern Windows 8 app, though we still cannot see how apps now behave in full screen. However according to Win8China, when clicking a modern app pinned on the taskbar, you’re directed to the full screen Metro environment....