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First, you’ll need to download or create a search connector for the website you want to be searchable from Windows Explorer. Most larger sites already have a Search Connector created that you can download. But just in case you can’t find one, here’s how you would go about creating one. How To Create Your Own Custom Search Connector The easiest way is to start is by using an existing search Connector and modifying certain parts of it to match your needs....

Before starting, make sure you have an external drive connected, network location, or go old school with a blank DVD available. Create a Windows 8.1 System Image Now System Image is located in File History. So open the Control Panel on the desktop – not the metro version – and click File History. Go to File History control panel, lower-left corner click “System Image Back Up.” If you want to use the modern interface, hit Windows Key + W to set up Setting search and type in file history, and select it under the results....

The Windows HomeGroup feature lets you share files, folders, and printers connected to your local area network with other Windows computers. Each computer connected to the HomeGroup can share its library of pictures, music, videos, documents, and printers with other computers on the same HomeGroup. Any computer running Windows 7 or later can join a HomeGroup. This tutorial sets up a Windows Homegroup in Windows 10, but the steps are also applicable for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8....

You can customize the Lock Screen to suit your own requirements—for example, you may decide to change the wallpaper. Still, some users might not care to click through the Lock Screen to get into their system. If that’s the case, you’ll want to disable the Lock Screen on Windows 11. To disable it, you can use either the Group Policy Editor or you can modify the Registry. However, these options are only available to certain Windows 11 versions (unless you decide to upgrade)....

If you don’t have a powerful enough system to run a virtual machine (VM), dual booting is a good choice. Also, while running Windows 8 on a VM works, nothing beats running it on physical hardware. Add a Windows 8 Partition Important Note: Windows 7 is no longer supported by Microsoft. Windows 8.1 was also reached the end of mainstream support. Make sure you have upgraded your machine to Windows 10 for the latest secure version of Windows....

Google Voice is still only available in the United States, so keep that in mind before you go sign-up. How-To sign up? Simple, just visit the link below and enter your .edu email address. Google will then send an invite to that address within 24 hours. The account will be the same; the only difference is you’ll get an invite faster! Enjoy! Request A Google Voice Student Invitation Comment Name * Email *...

Manage User Profiles in Microsoft Edge Once you have added a user profile(s), there is some management you can do. To get started, click the profile icon in the upper right corner of the screen and select Manage profile settings from the menu. Then click the Options button (three dots) next to the Sign in button and choose Edit. There you can change the name of the profile as well as choose a new avatar....

In this article, we’ll show you how to migrate an existing Oracle VirtualBox virtual machine to Windows 10’s Hyper-V. Migrate an Oracle VirtualBox Virtual Machine to Windows 10 Hyper-V To begin, launch the VirtualBox Manager then select the virtual machine from the list pane you would like to export. Make sure the operating system you are exporting is supported by Hyper-V. Click the File menu then click Export Appliance… Select the virtual machine again, then click Next....

So, in case you didn’t know, here is a look at the other ways you can open Task Manager on Windows 11 that are different but still yield the same results. Here we will take a look at several options for accessing Task Manager. You can use whichever method works best for you and your workflow. Open Task Manager on Windows 11 from Start One of the easier ways, and similar to clicking the taskbar on Windows 10, is to right-click the Start menu on Windows 11....

What if you want to add notes to your presentation? It can be useful to make some notes to help you present—notes that aren’t visible on the slides to your audience. You can also add notes to slide recaps that you can print off for your audience. If you want to print a Google Slides presentation with notes, follow these steps. How to Use Notes in Google Slides Speaker notes in Google Slides allow you to remind yourself of key information when doing a presentation....

Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to remove your account from syncing with Chrome when you sign in. Here’s how to remove a Google account from Chrome and prevent Chrome from automatically signing in in the first place. Why Does My Google Account Sign in to My Chrome Profile? If you’ve ever used an Apple product, you’ll know that most of its products are linked to an Apple ID. Google products work in much the same way, where a single Google account is used for Chrome bookmarks, Google search history, YouTube recommendations, and more....

How To Edit The Office 2010 Custom Word Dictionary In any Office application (Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, etc.) Click File > Options. In the Options menu click the Proofing tab, and then click the Custom Dictionaries button. The Custom Dictionaries list should appear. Click Edit Word List. In the custom.dic dialog you can type in Word(s) and then Add them to the dictionary. Or if you need to remove a word just click the word from the Dictionary list, and then click Delete....

However, you might want to see a history of your liked posts to pull up an interesting photo or video another user had put up. The good news is you can retrieve posts you’ve liked using the Instagram app. We’ll explain how to see posts you’ve liked on Instagram below. How to See Posts You’ve Liked on Instagram It’s impossible to see everything you recently liked on Instagram. However, you can see the 300 posts you liked most recently by accessing your account settings in the Instagram app....

The author would like you to open this as read-only, unless you need to make changes. Open as read-only? And every time I open this, I click “No.” Because if you accidentally click “Yes,” then you get this message when you try to save it. We can’t save this file because it’s read-only. To keep your changes, you’ll need to save the document with a new name or in a different location....

Background Sounds adds rain, ocean sounds, and other ambient noises to help you block out the world around you when you’re trying to concentrate or sleep. You can use the feature independently, or, if you’d prefer, you can play it alongside other audio on your device. The feature arrives with the iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 update. If you want to know how to use Background Sounds on iPhone or iPad devices, here’s what you’ll need to do....

With the same types of tools as the other applications, you can hear questions read aloud, adjust the text size and spacing, and change the line focus. You don’t have to struggle to make your way through each question; enable Immersive Reader in Microsoft Forms for extra help completing the form. Enable Immersive Reader in Microsoft Forms Once you turn on Immersive Reader for the form you’re viewing, you can use it for any or all of the questions....

How to Use Multiple Signatures in Gmail If you’re short on time, here’s what you’ll need to do to use multiple signatures in Gmail: If a message is already inserted, you’ll need to delete it first manually before you insert another one. Multiple Signatures A lot of people use Gmail in various professional capacities. You could be an engineer that moonlights as a freelance designer, using Gmail for both of them....

Now the service is taking it up a notch with its own free streaming service that includes TV shows like Fringe, The Bachelor, Quantum Leap, and Without a Trace. It also includes hit movie titles like Drive, Awakenings, The Last Samurai, and others. TV and films are broken up into different categories, including Thrills, Comedies, Sci-Fi, Dramas, and Movies for the Whole Family. There is even a section for IMDb Originals that includes star-studded panels and hosts at entertainment events like Comicon and Sundance Film Festival....

How To Sync Any Folder with Dropbox Using Symlinks When doing this kind of thing, a single typo can kill ya. With this in mind, I like to use Notepad to pre-type all my commands. Then I paste them into Windows CMD Prompt and limit the issues. So with that said: Step 1 Open Notepad Step 2 Open your Dropbox folder then copy and paste the location of My Dropbox into your Notepad....

Just head to Harlem Shake for the Website. Type in your website or the site you want to do the Harlem Shake, and click Shake It. Then watch your website do its own Harlem Shuffle. Here’s an example of doing it for groovyPost (I purposely left out the nausea of the song), but you get the idea. Your site dances, and you get to hear the song as well....