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Here is the roundup of devices: Nexus 6 The new Nexus 6 is huge, basically is a Motorola X like phone but bigger and better, and it’s the successor to the Nexus 5. It’s a 6-inch phone with a 5.96-inch 2560 x 1440 Quad HD AMOLED display (493 ppi) with Gorilla Glass 3. An stunning Quad core Krait 450 processor running at 2.7GHz (Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SOC), Ardeno 420 GPU, a 13-megapixel rear camera, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, a 3200 mAh battery, which Google promise all day battery life, and dual front-facing speakers....

The reason behind is not just to innovate and attract more people to use Google, but the main reason is that people type slower than they read, leaving unused time between keystrokes; meaning that while typing there are some dead time that can be used to scan for results. The benefits that you will get are: Faster Search: With prediction and showing results before finish typing, Google Instant can save you 2-5 seconds per search request....

The Google Now integration isn’t enabled by default, but you can easily turn it on by going to the experimental page (chrome://flags/#enable-google-now), changing the setting to “Enabled”, don’t forget to enable rich notifications as well (chrome://flags/#enable-rich-notifications), and relaunching the browser. Followed the restart a notification card will pop-up confirming the new feature is working. Although, you’ll get the new notification center with travel, sports, weather, and other notifications from the service....

Windows 11 includes an updated version of the Taskbar that aligns all elements to the center of the screen. While this makes it easier to reach the Start menu and applications (especially on large monitors), many users still prefer the Taskbar with items aligned to the left. Fortunately, the new operating system has a setting to change the default configuration that lets you decide whether icons should align to the left or center....

Although it’s always recommended to install a new feature update to keep your system up-to-date with the latest security improvements and to take advantage of new features, these type of updates aren’t your regular monthly quality updates. Windows 10 version 1903 is a new version that requires a complete reinstallation, a process that many times brings up unwanted problems. In addition, during the early days, some errors and bugs are expected as testing a version of Windows 10 on every hardware configuration is very challenging....

If you have a local account without a Microsoft account, there are multiple ways to change your password, but one quick way is to use Command Prompt. In this guide, you will learn the steps to change your local account password on Windows 10. Change account password using Command Prompt To change your local account password with Command Prompt, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, sign out and sign back into the Windows 10 account to start using the new password....

If you had enough of the same sounds for notifications, Windows 10 includes an option to change the sound to something different or remove it, if you get startled with every toast notification that arrives to your device. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to change the default sounds for notifications on Windows 10. How to change notification default sounds on Windows 10 To change the sound for notifications on Windows 10, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, every time that you receive a new notification, you’ll receive an alert with the sound you specified....

Although you won’t find the update name anywhere, each release of Windows 10 receives a specific version number. In this case, the second major refresh for 2019 is known as “version 1909,” which also indicates the year and month of the feature update development completion. As an example, the Windows 10 October 2018 Update uses “version 1809,” and the April 2018 Update uses “version 1803.” If you’re not sure which version of Windows 10 is installed on your computer, you can quickly check using the “winver” command and “About” settings page....

Although the easiest way to check whether Windows 11 is already running on your computer is by simply noticing the new blue Start icon in the Taskbar or the new centered alignment for the Start menu and Taskbar, you can also check what version is installed on your laptop or desktop computer using the “winver” command and “About” settings page. In this guide, you will learn the steps to confirm if Windows 11 is already installed on the computer....

Typically, you should perform an in-place upgrade using Windows Update, but changing the current installation can lead to problems and errors due to possible compatibility issues and custom configurations. A clean install of Windows 10 21H2 minimizes the risks because it deletes everything on the hard drive and sets up a fresh copy of the OS. If you have had the same setup for a long time, starting from scratch with a fresh copy of Windows can also improve performance, booting times, memory usage, and resolve existing problems....

However, sometimes the cache data and cookies may prevent websites from loading correctly on Chrome, in which case clearing the cache and cookies may solve the problem. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to clear the cache and cookies on Chrome on your Windows 10 computer. How to clear cache and cookies Once you completed the steps, you’ll notice that sites may load a little slower, but this is normal as Chrome have to re-cache the data again....

Although it’s a good approach to verify the integrity of the code and identity of the publisher to make sure the package hasn’t been altered, there will be times when you may need to install an old driver from a trusted source, device that may not have a signed driver from its manufacturer, or test an unsigned driver that you created. Whatever the reason it might be, Windows 10 includes at least two ways to disable the signature enforcement to install unsigned drivers using the Startup settings and test mode....

The local built-in account is similar to any other admin account, but it comes without the User Account Control (UAC) enabled which runs everything elevated (with administrator permissions). Regardless of the reason, even though the Administrator account does not appear in the Settings app, Windows 11 offers at least three ways to enable it using Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Computer Management. In this guide, you will learn the steps to enable (or disable) the built-in Administrator account whether you have Windows 11 Pro or Windows 11 Home....

However, it doesn’t work right out-of-the-box, as it requires newer drivers from the graphics card manufacturers. Nvidia supports Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling starting with its driver version 451.48. If you have Intel integrated graphics, the feature is available since driver version 27.20.100.8190. In the case that you have an AMD card, then you’ll have to wait a little longer until the driver supports the new feature. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling on Windows 10 version 2004....

The new experiences are available officially starting with Windows 10 build 20206, but only a subset of testers will receive them by default, which means that if you want to try them out, you must enable them manually with a third-party tool called “ViVeTool” created by Rafael Rivera and Lucas in GitHub. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to activate the new emoji panel as well as the new touch keyboard on Windows 10....

While it’s a new interesting experience inspired by the Microsoft account homepage design, it’s not clear if the feature will be available for everyone. However, if you’re running the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, and you don’t see the header, there’s a way to force it to appear in your installation using a third-party tool called “mach2” from Rafael Rivera. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to force the new homepage header design for the Settings app available with the May 2019 Update....

Now you are a protected from data corruption and accidental deletion, but how about file access protection? This also falls into the category of keeping your data secure. While there are many ways to protect information, if you look closer to home, you’ll notice that Windows 8 has a great feature that can help you. BitLocker is a full drive encryption feature included in Windows since Vista, and it can help you to encrypt files in Storage Spaces making sure that all your documents are safe from unauthorized access, theft, or hackers....

You could perform this task manually, but it could take a long time. However, you can also use a PowerShell command to speed the process to a few seconds. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to use a PowerShell command to create an inventory of the content of a folder on Windows 10. How to export list of files to csv on Windows 10 To create an Excel file containing files information from a folder with PowerShell, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the command will create a csv file containing a lot of information about the contents inside the folder, including name of files, path, dates, and more, which you can then view and edit using Excel....

Nowadays you can no longer find your Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10 product key as easily. In part because most desktops, laptops, and tablets no longer include the product key sticker, as the recovery partition already contains an activated version of Windows. However, it’s always recommended to know your Windows product key in case that during an upgrade something goes wrong, such as a hard drive failure, or because you want to do a clean install of the operating system....

This also means that in the future you to reinstall the operating system, you have to install Windows 8, go to the Store and download the update all over again. The real problem comes after users is upgraded to 8.1 and try to use the Refresh your PC or Remove everything recovery features. They will get the message: “Insert Media: Some files are missing…” and because Windows 8.1 is a new operating system and you don’t have the installation files, users will practically hit a dead end....