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Microsoft includes built-in encryption with its Encrypting File System (EFS), which is a service that you can use to encrypt drives, files, and folders. The encryption is tied to the user’s account and inaccessible to other PC users. EFS isn’t as secure as other encryption methods like BitLocker since the key is saved locally. Still, it’s painless and allows you to encrypt files and folders on Windows 11. Encrypt Files and Folders on Windows 11 Like Windows BitLocker, EFS encryption can be used to encrypt the most critical files on your PC....

First introduced on the iPhone 4S a decade ago, Touch ID is an authentication tool found on all modern iPhones, select iPads, and Macs, including the 2021 iMac. The tool has various features, including the ability to unlock your device, use Apple Pay, log into third-party apps, and make purchases on the different Apple online stores. Touch ID Issues: Basic Troubleshooting Once you set up Touch ID on your Mac, you might never run into any problems....

As much as the groovyPost team loves Windows 10, we realize that tens of thousands of our readers are still running Windows 7. It’s honestly not a surprise. Windows 7 is a rock-solid operating system with security updates provided by Microsoft until Jan 2020. That being said, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 more than five years ago. Since then, users performing a Windows 7 install or reinstall are faced the chore of downloading more than a GB of updates....

You will need: Installed and fully working VMware Workstation 11 (which provides a free 30-day trial)Installation media for Windows 10 (ISO or DVD) Step 1: Set up a VMware Virtual Machine Start by opening VMware and selecting “Create a New Virtual Machine” We’ll go with a Typical configuration. If you’re feeling fancy and really want to tweak the parameters, you can pick a Custom one, but we won’t be going through a full Custom setup in this tutorial....

Microsoft is moving its Windows 10 development cycle to coincide with its Azure dev cycle. So, the release of the next “real” feature update (currently called 20H1) has been moved up three months. We should see it sometime in mid to late December. In fact, with the release of 20H1 build 19030, Microsoft removed the build number watermark from the lower-right corner of the screen. Which typically means the new version is near finalization....

To join a Domain, you must first ensure you have the following information and resources: A user account on the Domain, this information you can get from your Network Administrator.Name of Domain.A computer running Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise/Education editionsDomain Controller must be running Windows Server 2003 (functional level or later).I discovered during testing that Windows 10 does not support Windows 2000 Server Domain Controllers. Join a Windows 10 PC or Device to a Domain On the Windows 10 PC, go to Settings > System > About, then click Join a domain....

Microsoft Word allows you to apply footnotes to any page in your document. There’s only one issue, however. If your footnotes become too long, Word will push them onto another page. This can create confusion, especially in longer documents. If you want to know how to keep footnotes on the same page in Word, follow this guide below. Why Are My Footnotes Moving to Another Page in Microsoft Word? If your footnotes keep moving to another page in Word, it’s because the contents of the footnote are too large for your page’s footer....

Find the Model You can find the model number for iPhones and iPad through the operating system and look at the physical device. By Software The easiest and most consistent way of checking for the model number on your device is through the operating system. Regardless of the device you have: From this page, you can see the model name and number at the top of the device. And here is how to find it on the iPad:...

Windows 10 Picture Password To set it up, head to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options and scroll down to the Picture password section, and click Add. Next, you’ll need to verify your account by signing into your Microsoft account with your full password. Under the brief description of what a picture password is in the left pane, select Choose picture. Now browse to the location of the image you want to use as the picture password....

You can choose to create a calendar completely from scratch, or you can speed up the process by making use of one of the pre-set calendar templates that come included with the word processing application. Ready to get started? You can create a calendar in Word the way you want it by following the steps below. How to Make a Calendar in Word Using Tables If you want to create a calendar that exactly meets your specifications, you can do everything from scratch using tables in Word....

Make Windows 10 Clock Display Seconds To get started hit the Windows key and type: regedit and hit Enter. That opens up the Registry Editor and from there you want to navigate to the following: Then right-click on the Advanced key and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Now name the new value: ShowSecondsInSystemClock and hit Enter and give that value a value data of 1 and click OK. Next, close out of the Registry Editor....

If you’re experiencing a less responsive experience, there are a few things you can do to make Windows 11 faster on old hardware. You can disable animation and visual effects, restore the classic context menu, ensure drivers and Windows itself is up-to-date, and more. Short of upgrading existing hardware or buying a new computer, you can tweak settings to improve performance. Here’s how. How to Make Windows 11 Faster on Old Hardware Like Windows 10 before it, Windows 11 uses several animations and other visual effects that take up system resources, which can take a toll on older graphics cards....

However, you might not be interested in seeing what friends are listening to. Maybe you’d prefer to remove that section for a cleaner Spotify experience. But, on the other hand, you might want to see what friends listen to but can’t see it. Either way, we’ll show you how to show or hide friend activity on Spotify. We’ll also look at entering a private listening session. How to Show or Hide Friend Activity on Spotify Note: This process only works with the desktop version of Spotify....

Change Topics in News and Interests Widget on Windows 10 You might be tired of seeing the same topics on the News and Interests bar (especially the default ones). The good news is you can change things up. Launch the News and Interests Widget from the taskbar and click Manage Interests at the top-right corner of the widget. That will open Edge to the “My Interests” page. Here you can choose different topics like news, sports, money, technology, entertainment, and more....

Discord also includes excellent integration with other services, including YouTube, Reddit, and Spotify. Here we’ll take a look at the latter and show you how to play Spotify on Discord. We’ve shown you how to add friends to Spotify, and this method lets you share Spotify music with your friends on Discord. How to Play Spotify on Discord Note: To get the full benefits from this feature, you’ll need a Premium account....

Managing Google Cloud Printers Important Update: Starting December 2020 this service is no longer available. For more, take a look at Google’s print from Chrome page. You can set up a Cloud Ready Printer. These are offered by several companies and have the Google Cloud Print Ready logo on them. If you have a Cloud Ready printer, it’s much easier to set up. Another cool thing is you can print to virtually any FedEx Office from your Chromebook, PC, smartphone, or tablet....

However, there are times when you’ll have a playlist you no longer want or ones you accidentally delete. The good news is that if you delete a playlist accidentally or simply want it back, you can get it. If you’ve deleted a Spotify playlist, you can recover them using the steps below. How to Recover Deleted Spotify Playlists You might not know this, but Spotify will save deleted playlists for 90 days....

All of a sudden, the font for Google websites turned bold in Firefox. Pretty much all Google sites were affected, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google search…etc. It was strange because I didn’t modify a thing, and it just happened. Although I found the solution, it wasn’t easy, so rather than keep it to myself, below I’ll explain what happened and how I fixed it. First off, here’s what it looks like when you get hit with this strange font bug....

We’ve already shown you how to schedule an out-of-office message in Teams, which is useful for vacations or business trips. So here, we’ll walk through setting a current status message and all the options to go with it. Set Your Current Status in Microsoft Teams You can set a simple status for yourself in teams like Available, Busy, or Do Not Disturb. Click your profile icon on the top right....

Switching Between 32-bit Windows 10 to 64-bit Is My Computer 64-bit Capable? Before you can start migrating to 64-bit, you need to find out if your system is capable. If you’re already running a 32-bit version of Windows 8 or later on your system, you can find out by doing the following: Press Windows key + X to bring up the hidden quick access menu and select System. Look under System > System type, and there it will list whether the processor is x64 based or not....