Windows XP is No Longer Supported or Secure Unlike Windows Vista, Windows XP doesn’t have a great screen snipping tool. That being the case, it’s still possible to take Screen Shots, Screen Capture, or Screen Snip in Windows XP; it’s just not as easy OR sexy. Using the process below, I’ll demonstrate a few ways to capture virtually any image you see on your screen, whether you want to snip your entire screen or just a single window....
Get Started with Google Hangouts Remote Desktop Support Remote Desktop for Google Hangouts First of all, you need to have a Google Hangout in progress with the other person. Next, click View More Apps at the bottom left side of the screen, then Add Apps. You’ll get a list of apps you can add to your Hangout. Click Remote desktop. Now you’ll be asked whether you want to help the other person or get help yourself....
The most common and obvious method for splitting your screen is using Windows Key + Right or Left Arrow. You can also split your screen in Windows 11 through window management capabilities. For example, you can use Windows Snap, Virtual Desktops, and Snap Layouts. Let’s explore each in more detail. We’ll show you how to use split-screen in Windows 11, so you can multitask and get things done. Use Windows Snap to Split the Screen Microsoft introduced the Windows Snap feature with Windows 7, letting you snap open windows to the left and right sides of the screen....
Reasons to Disable Internet Explorer Note: Microsoft is ending support for IE 11 on June, 15th 2022. The company will also remove it from Windows 10 and Windows 11. 1 – Disk space When Internet Explorer is turned off, you free up about 150 MB on your hard disk. Free disk space with IE11 turned on Free disk space with IE11 turn-off 2 – Security All software and browsers, in general, have security vulnerabilities....
The Eye Control feature will allow Windows 10 users the ability to navigate the operating system just by glancing around on the screen. It provides the ability to control an on-screen mouse and keyboard as well as text-to-speech with a glance. The eye-gazing technology uses a camera on a laptop or PC monitor to track where a user is looking. You can launch apps, type text, and perform other common tasks within the OS....
Bing Desktop Beta First, download and install the Bing Desktop Beta from the Microsoft Download Center. It’s currently only available in the US, and you’ll need Windows 7. It doesn’t work on Windows 8 Consumer Preview. It installs in seconds. Before using it, you’ll have the option to set Bing as the default search engine in Internet Explorer and set your wallpaper to the Bing Image of the Day. Uncheck the options if you don’t want them....
Windows 10 Mobile Update History Because several Windows 10 users complained that Microsoft didn’t provide enough information about its cumulative updates, it launched the cumulative update history page. Now the company is providing the same transparency courtesy to Mobile users. The Mobile page essentially says the same thing as the PC one. “From time to time, we release updates that add new or improved features that make your device even better....
Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4343909 Provides protections against a new speculative execution side-channel vulnerability known as L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF) that affects Intel® Core® processors and Intel® Xeon® processors (CVE-2018-3620 and CVE-2018-3646). Make sure previous OS protections against Spectre Variant 2 and Meltdown vulnerabilities are enabled using the registry settings outlined in the Windows Client and Windows Server guidance KB articles. (These registry settings are enabled by default for Windows Client OS editions, but disabled by default for Windows Server OS editions....
We already wrote about the importance of not deleting the Windows.old folder, in case you wanted to revert back to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. But if you’re happy with it, and want to get a good chunk of your local drive space back, you can. Delete Windows.old on Windows 10 To clean it up, open This PC, right-click your local C: drive and then select Properties from the context menu....
Snapchat is a great app when it’s working, but there may be occasions when you have trouble getting it to stay open. You may find the that app constantly closes when you’re using it, or that you can’t get it to open at all. Here are some fixes to try if Snapchat keeps crashing on Android or iPhone. 1. Update Snapchat In 2021, Snapchat released version 11.34.0.35. Unfortunately, installing this update caused Snapchat to crash for numerous users, who would see a message reading ‘something went wrong, please try again’ before the app would close....
Explore, Rent, or Buy Movies and TV Shows Watch Your Own Videos While Windows Media Player is still in Windows 10, for now anyway, you can also use the Movies & TV app to play your own locally stored content. You can play an individual app at a time by right-clicking the video file and choosing Movies & TV from the “Open with” context menu. You can also browse to the location of your video collection by opening the app and clicking the “Personal” tab at the top....
Cortana, the digital assistant built into Windows 10 and available on iOS and Android, already has several features. Like other digital assistants like Siri and Alexa, it has been getting more powerful features since originally launched. Cortana Support Dwindling Note: Cortana isn’t supported like it used to be when Microsoft first launched it with Windows 10. It has been decoupled from Windows Search and is now a standalone app. Some of the available Cortana Skills include services from various Microsoft partners....
Want to know more? Let’s dive in. If you look in Process Explorer, it doesn’t reveal much about SearchFilterHost, but it does let us know that it is a child of SearchIndexer.exe, which we covered in a previous article. If you want to disable the service for some reason, it can be done following those instructions. SearchFilterHost.exe normally doesn’t use much memory or CPU power and is generally light on system resources; however, there have been a few rarer complaints we’ll talk about below....
TPM A TPM is a dedicated microcontroller that works separately from a computer’s CPU and memory. It’s designed to secure hardware through integrated cryptographic keys. As PC Magazine beautifully explains, “the chip is akin to the keypad you use to disable your home security alarm every time you walk in the door, or the authenticator app you use on your phone to log in to your bank account.” There are different TPM implementations globally, including hardware- (most secure) and software-based (least secure)....
Apparently this latest build was released early tonight by accident, but the team decided to go ahead with it. Microsoft exec Gabe Aul made it official late Tuesday night: — Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) May 11, 2016 Windows Insiders were hoping for this new build last week, but it wasn’t released due to bug crashing systems. So for the past week Insiders have been using the last release – Build 14332....
It may (or may not) be accompanied by a stop code like 0x0000001A, for example. Sometimes you can resolve the error with a basic restart, but it often involves additional troubleshooting steps. If you get the error on your Windows 11 PC, here are some fixes to apply and scans to run to get your system up and running again. Restart Your PC There are several reasons why you get the Stop Code Memory Management error....
As a Mac user, you’d have to go back to the days of Windows 95 to find a PC operating system I found as exciting as the upcoming Windows 11 update. So, no, I’m not ditching my MacBook Pro for a next-generation Windows PC. And yet, I’m willing to admit Microsoft scored some home runs with its latest operating system, which should force Apple to take notice. Still, I wasn’t impressed with everything about Windows 11, as you’ll see below....
WebMD Baby: physician-approved baby health The free Baby app from WebMD offers lots of free information and the ability to track your baby’s key milestones. With over 400 articles, 70 videos, and 600 physician-approved tips, this is the must-have app for any new parent. Content includes up-to-date information across various categories, including Baby & Toddler Care, Illness & Emergencies, Just for Moms, Just for Dads, Parenting Tips, Baby Week by Week, Ask the Pediatrician, Milestones, Vaccines, and Baby Doctor Visits....
Activate Windows 10 Using Chat Support After installing Windows 10, press Windows key + R, then type: slui and hit Enter on your keyboard. This action will launch the activation wizard. Select your country or region and click Next. Then, you will be prompted to call the number listed on the screen at the Installation ID screen. If you have an active Internet connection, you can use the new chat option....
The Computer Emergency Readiness Team, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, issued security alert (TA16-105A) on Thursday calling for all Windows users to uninstall the program. Trend Micro says it hasn’t discovered any active attacks that target the newly found vulnerabilities (at least not yet). According to Trend Micro’s security bulletin: However, since Apple has abandoned QuickTime for Windows and will no longer support it, the only way to protect yourself from an attack is to get rid of it....
