Being able to play Xbox Game Pass PC Games is one of the best features of Xbox’s subscription service, but figuring out how to actually do that can be a bit confusing. There are some extra steps you’ll need to take before you can get started. Thankfully, the whole process will only take a few minutes if you follow this guide, so you should be ready to play the latest Xbox Game Pass games in no time....

Printing something in black and white on a Mac sounds simple but if you’ve ever tried to do it yourself, you know that it’s not as easy as it sounds. There are certain things that need to be modified before your printer prints your documents without any colors. By default, most printers are set up to use the color cartridges to print your documents. It means that even if your entire document is in black and white colors, it’ll still use your color cartridge as that’s what’s been instructed to do by your Mac....

If you make photos with any of the modern devices available out there, it is likely the device also adds extra information to those photos when they are captured and saved. This extra information, called EXIF data, usually includes the camera model, the date when the photo was taken, your geolocation data, and so on. Some of the apps on your devices use this extra information to help you organize your photos....

It’s not unusual to accumulate lots of apps, folders, and widgets if you’ve been using your iPhone or iPad for some time. If everything looks like an absolute mess and you have trouble locating stuff, resetting the Home Screen to factory defaults is your best option. Luckily, Apple has made the whole process pretty straightforward. This tutorial will walk you through all the steps you need to follow to reset the Home Screen on your iPhone or iPad....

Laptop batteries are expensive pieces of equipment, so if you have an old laptop that still works fine, who wants to shell out upwards of $100 to replace the battery right!? Luckily, there are a lot of ways, some technical, some interesting and some strange ones, that people have come up with to restore dying batteries on laptops. Method 1 – The Freezing Method I once saw a movie where a guys’ phone was about to die, so he took out the battery and stuck in some snow, which apparently made it last longer!...

Batch files are a great way to run tasks on your PC automatically. If you’d like to schedule a batch file to run automatically, use your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC’s Task Scheduler utility. Task Scheduler lets you trigger your batch file to run at a specific time or when a specified event occurs. You also get loads of configurable options to define how the file runs. We assume you already have the batch file created, so in this article, we’ll show you how to schedule that batch file to run....

Ever wonder how often you might be listening to a certain artist, song, or music genre? If you have Spotify , you can actually find this out at the end of every year. The music app puts out what they call your Spotify Wrapped, which is a collection of your listening habits. It’s become very popular on social media to post your Spotify Wrapped so your friends can see what you’re listening to most often....

If you’re heading off to a vacation and you’re not going to be available to reply to your emails, it’s a good idea to set an ‘out of office’ reply in Outlook on your computer. This way, anyone who sends you an email will receive an automatic response letting them know of your absence in the office. Outlook lets you create custom replies to be automatically sent to anyone who emails you....

Microsoft Teams is a popular collaboration tool that lets you chat, call, and share files with your colleagues. What happens when you’re not available to chat, however? Rather than leave your colleagues without a response, you can change your status to cover periods when you’re away from your desk. For instance, you might want to do this if you pop out for an hour for lunch. You can set Microsoft Teams to automatically reset your status after a certain time....

Don’t know how to stop the endless stream of Discord notifications? We’re here to help. This tutorial will show you how to set up and use Do Not Disturb (DND) on Discord. Why You Need DND on Discord Discord is an app designed for gamers to have group voice chats while playing. Each Discord server has several members and plenty of groups within the server itself. If you follow a bunch of different streamers and video games, you’re probably a member of all of their Discord servers too....

Online education is growing in popularity as more people of all ages are using the Internet to take classes. Taking classes or an online college course provides increased access to students who are looking for alternative ways to learn due to family and work obligations. Teaching remotely requires preparation and knowing which tools to use and how to use them to teach an online course. Planning, Designing, and Teaching Learning how to teach or create an online course requires different skills and processes than teaching in a classroom....

In the cult-classic film Office Space, there’s an iconic scene where a group of office workers take their lamentable printer/copier into a field and proceed to destroy it with a vengeance while an explicit rap song plays in the background. For many people that scene is a form of wish fulfilment. If only we could take the printers that make our own lives a misery out to a field for a quick execution....

Hardware acceleration enhances your Google Chrome browsing experience by allowing the graphics-processing unit (or GPU) to handle graphics-intensive tasks. However, this feature can sometimes lead to issues like graphical glitches, slowdowns, or—in the worst case—browser crashes. Because of that, stopping Chrome from using hardware acceleration is a routine troubleshooting step if the browser behaves erratically. This guide will show you how to disable hardware acceleration in Chrome, including what you must do if the problem persists....

iCloud plays a significant role on the iPhone and Mac. Not only does it sync your photos, notes, reminders, etc., seamlessly between devices, but it also serves an essential backup function. But what if you want to turn off iCloud? Whether that’s to conserve iCloud storage or to preserve your privacy, it’s possible to disable specific iCloud features—or even iCloud itself—altogether. We shall dig in and check how that works below....

As you type a text message or work on a document on an Android, iPhone, or iPad, you may encounter instances where you need to add a tilde as a standalone character or accent mark. The problem—the tilde is not visible on mobile keyboards. So, what should you do? Don’t worry. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to type the tilde symbol on Android, iOS, and iPadOS devices....

Are you looking to update the apps on your Android phone? That’s a good idea. We will show you what you must do to update your Google Play Store or sideloaded apps. Most Android app developers publish regular updates introducing new features, performance enhancements, and bug fixes. The latest versions of apps also enhance device stability and security, making it essential to install them. You can update Android apps with a brief visit to the built-in Google Play Store....

Browser updates introduce new features and enhance general performance and stability. Better yet, they improve compatibility, fix security loopholes, and resolve numerous bugs and other issues. But although web browsers are capable of keeping themselves up to date, you always have the option of manually checking for and installing the latest updates. In this guide, you’ll figure out what you must do to update popular browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Apple Safari on the PC and Mac....

Streaming music on your Xbox is a great way to enjoy your favorite tunes while gaming. Luckily, Xbox supports a variety of different music apps, including Spotify and Apple Music . We’ll show you how to use Apple Music on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Download the Apple Music App The easiest way to use Apple Music on Xbox is to download the free app from the Microsoft Store....

Do you often use Task Manager on your Windows 10 PC to keep track of the different processes on your system and how much CPU or memory they’re using? If so, you might find that you prefer two alternative options – Process Monitor or Process Explorer. Both are free tools that you can install on your Windows 10 PC. They include the same information you can see in Windows Task Manager and a whole lot more as well....

Wouldn’t it be great to log on to a computer from anywhere? Imagine accessing your Windows computer from any Windows, Mac, Android, or iOS device. That’s the point of Windows Remote Desktop. This tutorial will show you how to use Remote Desktop in Windows 11. You should also find instructions if your PC still runs Windows 10. Remote Desktop Requirements To use Remote Desktop in Windows 11 or 10, you must meet the following requirements:...