Windows 11 & Windows 10 shortcuts Inside the Windows folder, you will find the following shortcuts: Administration Tools: Computer Management, Control Panel, Disk Cleanup, Disk Defragmenter, Event Viewer, Indexing Options, Services, System Configuration, System Restore, System, This PC, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, Memory Diagnostics Tool Appearance and Personalization: ClearType Text Tuner, Color Management, Desktop background, Desktop Icon Settings, Display Color Calibration, Display Settings, File Explorer Options, Fonts, Notification Area Icons, Personalization, Project - Display Switch, Screen Saver Settings, Taskbar Properties Clock, Language, and Region: Add clocks for different time zones, Date and Time, Region

Fitbit Charge 4: Who is it good for? This fitness band is an excellent choice for: Enthusiasts who want excellent health and fitness tracking People who want to analyze and improve their sleep patterns Users who need some basic smartwatch features and notifications People looking for a fitness band with GPS tracking Pros and cons There are many positives about the Fitbit Charge 4: Pleasant design It is small, light, and comfortable to wear Built-in GPS with accurate tracking Useful sleep tracking Good battery life Excellent health & fitness features

NOTE: We created this guide using Windows 10 November 2019 Update. Microsoft first introduced the Xbox Game bar in Windows 10 Creators Update. If you are using a version of Windows 10 between Creators Update and November 2019 Update, the Xbox Game bar looks different. To open the Xbox Game bar during gameplay, simultaneously press the Win + G keys on your keyboard. How to record your gameplay on Windows 10 with the Xbox Game bar (Win + Alt + R) The Xbox Game bar lets you record a video of your entire gameplay.

How to install the OneDrive app from the App Store If you do not already have OneDrive on your iPhone or iPad, you can get it from the App Store in no time. Open the App Store and search for OneDrive in the search bar. Then, once the search results appear, tap the Microsoft OneDrive app. Also note that if you are reading this guide on your iPhone or iPad, you can also use this direct link.

NOTE: For the purpose of this tutorial, we assume that you already have a Microsoft account. If you don’t and would like to learn how to create one, using an Outlook.com or Hotmail.com email address, or even without a Microsoft email address, read this guide: How to create a Microsoft account with or without a Microsoft email address. Step 1. Open the Settings app The first thing you have to do is open the Settings app.

Why change the default graphics card a game uses? Why change the GPU used by specific apps? Some desktop PCs and most laptops have graphics cards integrated into their processors. Integrated graphics are not powerful enough to manage demanding apps and games that require a lot of graphical power. That’s why many computers also have dedicated video cards, which use graphics chips usually manufactured by either Nvidia or AMD. The dedicated video cards are a lot more powerful, but they are also more power-hungry than the integrated graphics.

NOTE: For the purpose of this tutorial, we’re going to show you how to dual boot Windows 10 and Windows 11 when you first install Windows 10, and afterward, you install Windows 11. However, keep in mind that the other way around is also possible (install Windows 11 first and Windows 10 second), and the steps are exactly the same. 1. Install Windows 10 The first step to dual-boot Windows 10 and Windows 11 is to have Windows 10 installed on your PC.

How to install Windows 11 on a virtual machine The first step for installing Windows 11 on a virtual machine is to get the right tools. Use your web browser to download Windows 11. Then, you’ll need a good VM application. For now, the best VM apps for Windows 11 are VMware Workstation Player and VirtualBox, both free for personal use. How to install Windows 11 in a virtual machine with VMware Workstation 17 Player (Free) First, use your web browser to download VMware Workstation Player.

How can I use my PC as a hotspot? To be able to make a Windows 10 hotspot, you should know that your device has to meet a few requirements: Your machine must be running Windows 10 with Anniversary Update or newer (released after August 2nd, 2016). If you don’t know your Windows 10 version, read: How to check the Windows 10 version, OS build, edition, or type It must have at least one Wi-Fi network card or Bluetooth chip It must be connected to the internet, using either its Wi-Fi card or any other means, like an Ethernet connection, USB internet modem, or SIM card

NOTE: This tutorial illustrates how to pin Steam games to the Windows 10 Start Menu. To learn more about pinning to Start and find out what else you can pin in Windows 10, read How to pin to Start Menu in Windows 10: The complete guide. Step 1: Create a Start Menu shortcut for your Steam game in All apps The first step to pin Steam games to Start in Windows 10 is creating a Start Menu shortcut for them in the Steam folder shown in the All apps list.

1. How to pin Start Menu shortcuts to the taskbar in Windows 11 If you want to pin an item from the list of shortcuts Pinned to your Start Menu, right-click or press and hold on it, and then click or tap the Pin to taskbar option from the context menu. How to pin an app to the taskbar You can also use the same process for the apps that have shortcuts in the All apps list from the Start Menu.

NOTE: This guide explains how to send texts from a computer with Google Messages. However, you can also use Windows’ Your Phone app with Android smartphones to text, make calls, and more. Remember that these apps only work as long as your phone is turned on and connected to a network. Sent messages count toward your texting plan. First things first: Make sure you’re using Google’s Messages app In order to use Messages for web to send a text from the computer, you need the Messages app from Google.

NOTE: This guide covers Google Chrome for Windows, Android, and iOS. Scroll down to the method that applies to your operating system and preferences. 1. How to change the search engine on Chrome for Windows If you want to learn how to set up Google as the default search engine on Chrome for desktop, or you’d like to switch to Bing, Yahoo!, DuckDuckGo, or Yandex, follow the steps in the next section.

NOTE: I wrote this guide using the latest Windows 11 currently available: version 23H2. The steps apply to both Windows 11 Home and Pro editions. How to set up Windows 11 with a local account Windows 11 enforces the use of a Microsoft account by default. When you set up a PC with Windows 11, regardless of whether you’re installing a Home or Pro edition, you’re asked to sign in with a Microsoft account, and you don’t see any mentions about creating a local account instead.

IMPORTANT: Before you go ahead, I strongly encourage you to read this article: What is the Feedback Hub? How to find and give feedback to Microsoft. It explains in detail both the Feedback Hub app is and its role in Windows operating systems. If you still want to go ahead and disable the feedback prompts you receive, continue reading this article. I show how things are done in Windows 10 and then in Windows 11.

What is Find My iPhone? Should I turn off Find My iPhone? Find My iPhone is a feature developed by Apple, designed to help you track the location of your iPhone. In order to do that, Find My iPhone uses information collected from your iPhone’s GPS and Wi-Fi chips, which it automatically sends to Apple’s servers. Unless you share it with others, the location of your iPhone is available to you exclusively, as all the data is encrypted and can be accessed only using your Apple ID.

NOTE: For this tutorial, I used a Google Pixel 4a and a Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, both running on Android 13. The process is similar on all Android-powered devices, so you should be good to go even if you have a smartphone from another manufacturer. How to use quick responses on Android smartphones When someone calls you on your Android smartphone, you see the incoming call screen. Besides actually answering the call, you can also reject it while simultaneously sending a quick response through an SMS.

Were to Find Character Map in Windows 7 There are several ways of finding Character Map. One is to go to ‘Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Character Map’. Also, you can type the word ‘character’ in the Start Menu search box and click Character Map. When opened, the Character Map window will look similar to the one below. Were to Find Character Map in Windows 8 In Windows 8, the fastest way to launch this tool is to search for the word ‘character’, directly on the Start screen.

NOTE: If you’ve arrived on this web page while looking for ways to generate dump files in Windows, you might want to read: How to create a dump file for an app, background or Windows process. There is more than one way to read the contents of dump files, using various apps from different developers, but the easiest and most user-friendly method we know of is to use an app created by Microsoft, called WinDbg Preview.

NOTE: This guide applies to Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. All these operating systems include the same version of WordPad, with the same options. To keep things simple, we use screenshots taken only in Windows 10. How to open WordPad in Windows Opening WordPad is easy and, like most things in Windows can be done in more than one way. We have discussed and described probably all of them, in this article: 4 ways to open WordPad in Windows (all versions).