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What’s the News and Interests Widget Here is an example of the News and Interests taskbar widget. It will pop up if you hover over the weather icon on the right side of the taskbar. It displays weather, news and finance headlines, traffic, and more. You can manage the topics that are displayed on the widget. Just click the Manage interests button. Adjust the News and Interests Widget Behavior on Windows 10 Changing the behavior of the News and Interests widget on the Windows 10 taskbar is similar to managing Search on the taskbar....

The Active Hours feature in Windows 10 was first introduced with Anniversary Update, and it allows you to control when your system restarts after receiving Windows Updates. It’s an important feature as no one wants their PC restarting while in the middle of working on a document or playing a game. It lets the user tell Windows not to restart the PC during hours when they are active on the machine....

If you’re running Windows 11, use the following guide to find the Wi-Fi password. Here we cover how to do it through Settings or the command line for more experienced users. Find the Wi-Fi Password in Windows 11 Through Settings To locate the Wi-Fi password in Windows 11 via Settings, follow these steps: Displaying the Wi-Fi Password on Windows 11 Now you have the password for the Wi-Fi network you’re connected to on your device....

There are a number of different formula parse errors that you might see depending on exactly what is wrong with your formula. The way you can fix an error will depend on the type of error that you’re dealing with. We’ll show you how to fix a formula parse error in Google Sheets using the steps below. What is a Formula Parse Error in Google Sheets? A formula parse error in Google Sheets occurs when the application is unable to process the instructions in your formula....

If your version of PowerPoint is older than PowerPoint 2019, however, then highlighting text isn’t as easy. Luckily, there are some effective workarounds. If you want to learn how to highlight text in PowerPoint, then follow the steps below. How to Highlight Text in PowerPoint 2019 or 365 If you’re using PowerPoint 2019 or you have a Microsoft 365 subscription, then highlighting text is quick and easy. There are two main ways to highlight text in PowerPoint....

Custom Fonts Apple’s custom font API makes it possible to change the fonts used across iPhone and iPad. On iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 and later, you can find the listing of custom fonts by: By default, there are no custom fonts installed in iOS 13 and iPadOS. You’ll need to find these through apps on the App Store. Installing Custom Fonts When iOS 13 launched in September, the most noticeable freemium font-related app in the App Store was Font Diner....

If you use a Mac, it’s possible to install a new SSD. An SSD on its own isn’t much use, however. You’ll need to install macOS onto it to get your Mac up and running again. There are several ways to do so, and we’ll take a look at some of them below. If you’re ready to make the upgrade, then here’s how to install macOS on a new SSD....

Download and Install a Wallpaper Theme in Windows 10 Click Start > Settings > Personalization > Themes. Here you will find your current theme and can change things around. Even get new ones from the Microsoft Store. To download additional themes, click the “Get more themes in Microsoft Store” link. The personalization gallery features a collection of wallpaper themes for different occasions; some include animals, natural wonders, landscapes, and panoramas for widescreen monitors....

Podcasts can buffer, skip, or stop playing altogether in those situations. Luckily, most podcast apps on iPhone or Android offer the ability to download and listen to a podcast offline. Having podcasts available for offline listening comes in handy if you travel a lot, go jogging, or you drive in areas with no data. If you’re unsure, here’s how to listen to a podcast offline. How to Listen to a Podcast Offline on iPhone or iPad To listen to a podcast offline on an iPhone or iPad, you need to download it first while connected to the internet....

You may decide to move document around to improve the layout. For example, if you’ve got a table with important data, you might decide to move it for greater prominence. Thankfully, it’s easy enough to move a table in Word, and there are a few methods you can try. We’ll explain how to move a table in Word below. How to Set Table Alignment in Word If the table is in the right place in the document but isn’t in the right place on your page, you might want to change the table alignment....

Clean Install Windows 11 Make sure you have a digital image or (ISO) of the new operating system to get started. You can install it via a USB drive or DVD if you still happen to still have one of those included on your device. Note: For more on creating installation media, read our article on creating a Windows 11 bootable USB drive. The installation process is straightforward and begins like versions of Windows before it....

You aren’t stuck with using the default app, however. You can easily reset your default apps on Android and switch to another app you prefer to use by following the steps below. How to Reset Individual Apps on Android There is a couple of ways to go about resetting apps on your Android device. You can reset a specific app or go nuclear and reset them all. We’ll start with how to reset individual default apps on Android....

Discord is available on the desktop, Android, iPhone, and iPad, but restarting it isn’t as straightforward as you’d think. The reason is that Discord continues to run in the background even after you’ve closed it. We’ll explain how to restart Discord below, whether you use the desktop or mobile version. How to Restart Discord on Windows 11 When you close the Discord app on Windows, it continues to operate in the background where it’s available from the system tray....

Save an Email Message in Gmail to a PDF To get started, launch your browser and log into your Gmail account if you aren’t already. Then from your inbox, head to the email you want to save as a PDF and open it. Then click on the More menu button (three dots) on the upper-right corner of the email message. Then from the menu click on the Print option. Now on Windows, a Print dialog will come up....

Most people are unaware that this functionality still exists in Windows 10. It’s just not obvious how to enable it. Today we’ll show you how to enable searching through file contents in Windows 10. Turn on Option To Search Through File Contents Click the Cortana or Search button or box on the Taskbar and type “indexing options.” Then, click on Indexing Options under Best match. On the Indexing Options dialog box, click Advanced....

Share USB Drive from Wi-Fi Router Pick the hard drive or flash drive you want to use – you can use external or portable hard drives, too – anything with a USB connection. For this, I am using a Linksys E4200 Dual-Band Wi-Fi router and a 64GB flash drive. Pop it into the USB port on the back of your Wi-Fi router, and then you’ll need admin access to your router....

Lots of Musical Choices With the multitude of streaming services available, there is a pretty good chance that you will want to move from one to the other at some point. But what happens to your workout, lunch relaxation, or walk-in-the-park playlists? Fortunately, even if YouTube Music doesn’t cut it anymore and you prefer to listen to Spotify in the car, there is an easy solution. I’ve tried a few of them, but I’ve come to the conclusion that Tune My Music is by far the easiest to use — and it’s free....

Disable Suggested Apps Windows 10 Start Menu There are a couple of ways to turn off or manage these suggested apps. If you see one, right-click on it and select an option from the context menu. If you don’t want to see the app being displayed, select Don’t show this suggestion.To completely turn off the Suggested apps section, select Turn off all suggestions. The other way to get rid of Suggested apps is to head to Settings > Personalization > Start and turn off “Occasionally show suggestions in Start....

Enable Google Assistant on Chromebook To start things off, you will need to enable a Flag that’s “under-the-hood,” so to speak. Launch the Chrome browser and enter the following path into the search box, and hit Enter. That highlights the “Enable Google Assistant” flag. Click the dropdown menu and choose Enabled. Then scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Restart Now button to restart your system for the changes to take effect....

Using Apple News+ To get started, you need to make sure you’re running iOS 12.2 or above and make sure the Apple News app is up-to-date. Open the Apple News app, tap the “News+” button at the bottom of the screen, and then tap “Try it Free” off the bat. Or, scroll through and preview the magazines and digital newspapers the service has available, and tap the “Try it Free” button at any time....