After upgrading to Windows 10 recently, I noticed that whenever I opened Explorer, it would always show me Quick Access. I like the new Quick Access feature, but I preferred to have Explorer open to This PC instead. For me, being able to access the different drives on the computer and my network devices was far more important than accessing frequently used folders or recently opened files. It’s a useful feature, but I don’t mind having to click once to access it....

By default, macOS automatically dims and eventually turns off the display after a certain period of inactivity. This feature helps save battery life and prolongs your Mac’s lifespan. However, depending on your preferences and workflow, you may want to increase or decrease the default screen timeout duration. Whether you need the display to stay on for longer during a presentation or want to conserve power throughout the day by having it turn off faster, changing the screen timeout in macOS is a simple and customizable process....

Worried about whether your CPU temperature is too high? This issue will normally only come up if you are trying to overclock your processor. If you’re a computer geek and know how to overclock anything on your computer, you probably don’t have to read this article. However, with more users opting to purchase custom PCs that are relatively cheap, it’s now possible for pretty much a novice to overclock a CPU just by picking a different setting in the BIOS....

Computer graphics are amazingly sophisticated these days. Especially in video games, some of which are almost photorealistic! This is all thanks to a dedicated hardware component known as the GPU or graphics processing unit. A sophisticated microprocessor that has a very different design to the CPU (central processing unit) which handles all general purpose processing tasks. While the CPU can act like a GPU, it’s terrible at it. The GPU uses thousands of tiny processor cores that work together to perform a relatively narrow set of graphics-related tasks very, very quickly....

If Microsoft Teams starts acting up, a quick way to troubleshoot the problem is to clear the app’s cache from the local storage on your desktop or mobile device. Microsoft Teams caches various forms of data offline to speed things up. It does replace the information when there are newer changes on the server side. However, if that fails, the resulting obsolete data can lead to various problems. For example, if Microsoft Teams fails to launch, crashes frequently, or has trouble loading stuff, you might be dealing with a corrupt application or web cache....

Did you know you should regularly clean the Facebook app cache on your iPhone or iPad? The cache folder contains files that tell the app all about your Facebook activity, from the posts you made, pages you visited, and links you clicked. The app can then use these files to load the content quicker next time you use the Facebook app. However, these temporary files can easily pile up and fill your iPhone’s storage space ....

If you own a Chromebook, you know how convenient it can be. No need to install software or worry about updating your operating system. So long as you have an internet connection and a Google account, Chromebooks let you do anything most users need to do with a computer. A Chromebook has some limitations, such as little local storage and the inability to install local software. However, you are not limited to a single computer monitor when using a Chromebook....

The length of a video you may have for your editing project might feel overwhelming at times if you have a lot of media to put into your timeline at once. One way to organize your clips can be to use what are called sequences. In Adobe Premiere Pro , sequences are smaller video projects within your main project. This is a way to organize scenes in longer videos, create different “drafts” of your video, or keep a connected series of videos all in one place without having to start an entirely new project....

With the introduction of iOS 11, Apple finally allowed users to customize the Control Center panel feature that lets you quickly access some of the most popular options and features on your iPhone or iPad. Still, in true Apple fashion, you are limited in what you can actually change. For example, you can remove a couple of the controls like the flashlight, timer, calculator camera, etc., but you can’t move the top items around and you can’t delete the default set of options at the top like music, brightness control, volume control, etc....

Maybe your pointer zips across the screen too fast, the cursor color makes it hard to find, or you accidentally zoom in on apps. You can customize the Mac cursor and mouse gestures to look and behave as you like. If you’re interested in trackpad gestures instead, look at how you can customize the trackpad on macOS . Note : Some of the customizations assume you’re using a Magic Mouse ....

Reddit is a social sharing site with millions of monthly active users who go on the platform to gather links, comment or vote on the links, and share them with others. If you’ve just joined Reddit, it may take some time to figure out the ins and outs of the site. Sometimes other Redditors may be harsh or unwelcoming, especially to the uninitiated, and you may end up feeling like leaving the platform altogether....

Smartphones come with many pre-installed apps that are designed to increase convenience or functionality. The problem is that they aren’t always desirable, and smartphone companies like to make them hard to remove. So, if you’re looking to remove Samsung Pay, we understand why. In recent Android versions, Samsung has enabled users to easily uninstall or turn off Samsung Pay. If you have an older version, it’s going to be a little more difficult, but we’ll show you how to disable Samsung Pay on them, too....

Phones have so much storage these days that you can carry a sizable playlist with you wherever you go. Instead of torturing your poor mobile internet connection, why not download music directly to your phone storage? In-app Downloading Of course, you still need the app to listen to the music, and you can’t access the files directly, but if all you want is offline listening, check whether your preferred app has the download option and make use of it....

Watching YouTube videos on the go might seem like a great idea until you realize how much data those videos consume. Rather than streaming your way through your entire data allowance, you may wish to download YouTube videos to your iPhone instead before you set off. Is It Legal To Download YouTube Videos? However, there are no reports of YouTube ever taking steps against individual users who download videos (outside of YouTube Premium)....

Is your Chromebook’s touchscreen functionality failing or malfunctioning? Do your kids often toy with your Chromebook’s touchscreen and mess up files and system settings? Turning off your touchscreen could fix these issues. This tutorial highlights the steps to disable and enable the touchscreen functionality on Chromebooks. Ensure you have an alternate input device— touchpad or external mouse —before disabling your Chromebook’s touchscreen. How to Disable Your Chromebook’s Touchscreen There’s no option to disable your Chromebook’s touchscreen in the ChromeOS settings menu....

Discord offers several features to try out for both regular users and developers. If you belong to the latter user group, you might want to create a Discord bot. For developers, the app offers a mode called developer mode. If you’re looking to create a Discord bot, this developer mode will provide you with the required IDs you need to make the bot. You can enable and use Discord’s developer mode on all of Discord’s supported devices....

Wish you could extract all of icons stored on your computer? Have you ever wondered where all those icons you see are actually located? Finding high quality icons on your computer is difficult and mostly because applications store their icons directly in the EXE (executable) file itself, which indirectly hides those icons from you. In this article, I’ll mention a couple of tools you can use to extract icons from the applications already installed on your computer....

Factory resetting your iPhone or iPad involves wiping every bit of personal data and reverting each system-related setting to its default. Essentially, you end up with the system software reverting to that of an iOS or iPadOS device fresh out of the box. The reset procedure itself is entirely straightforward. You can initiate and complete it using just the iPhone or iPad alone or with the help of a Mac or PC....

Trying to hunt down specific files on your Windows 10 PC can sometimes feel like trying to locate your car keys. Technology hasn’t quite got to the point where we can wish for something to appear and it does. Instead, we have to manually search for lost or forgotten files. Thankfully, there are still some advanced methods that you can use to hunt down files you just can’t remember the location of....

The Windows operating system stores the passwords for every Wi-Fi network it connects to. This makes it easy to retrieve any network passwords that you forget — as long as your computer is still connected to the internet. In this tutorial, we’ll explain how to find your Wi-Fi password on Windows 11. Note: If you’ve lost your Wi-Fi password and use an Apple or Android device (like an iPad, iPhone, or Samsung phone), don’t worry....