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You try to remove a program , but that program won’t uninstall on your Windows PC. This happens for various reasons, some of which are not related to the program but to your computer. This tutorial highlights ways to remove stubborn applications that won’t uninstall on Windows 10 and 11 computers. Force Close the Program and Then Uninstall It Windows usually prohibits uninstalling open applications running in the foreground on your computer....

One of the most asked questions by Instagram users is how to mark their direct messages as unread. The unread messages feature is available on Facebook Messenger , so why not on Instagram? There are various reasons why you might want to do it. Perhaps you were snooping on your friend’s social media account and accidentally read his new messages, or you want to remind yourself to read a certain message later....

Updating older consoles can be difficult as they often rely on technology no longer supported by the developers. Luckily, it’s easy to update your Xbox 360 – all you need is an internet connection or a USB drive. In this tutorial, we’ll explain how to update your Xbox 360 in three different ways. Update Xbox 360 Via Xbox Live To update your Xbox 360, all you need is an internet connection so that you have access to Xbox Live....

Discord’s a unique platform that you can use for casual chats with your friends, connecting with a gaming community, or even for professional communication. But there will be times when you want to hide specific messages or parts of them. Discord’s spoiler tags allow you to initially hide text or attachments on Discord and let the other people on the server decide whether they want to see the contents or not....

If you recently upgraded your Mac to macOS Ventura (or leapfrogged to Sonoma), you might have noticed that the familiar System Preferences app is no longer present. Instead, it has been replaced by System Settings. System Settings retains all features in System Preferences but lays everything out in a radically different format. Options have also been shuffled around, for better or worse, making it somewhat tricky to get used to....

For ages, the inability to sync iCloud Keychain passwords to Windows posed a major headache for anyone running a PC and iPhone/Mac setup. Apple attempted to alleviate this problem with the iCloud Passwords extension for Chrome. But besides auto-filling and saving new passwords, it didn’t let you manage anything. With the release of iCloud for Windows 12.5, however, the Cupertino-based tech giant has gone full-steam and published a dedicated passwords management app for the PC....

Here’s irony for you. One of the many upsides of owning a smartphone is that you can take lots of photos with the built-in camera. One of the many downsides is being able to take lots of photos with the built-in camera. Why is owning a smartphone camera both good and bad? Because anyone can now press the shutter button without having to think about camera film and developing costs, which leads to you going crazy and making ten copies of the same pose or the same scene, then transferring the whole mess to your computer or cloud storage....

Windows recently pushed out the 1903 upgrade, and while I was getting it installed, I took a bit of a dive into the Windows 10 settings to see if there was anything I wasn’t yet aware of. I found a few interesting tidbits which I had no idea existed, which just goes to show you should always check the settings on a regular basis to see what’s hiding under the hood....

The iPhone camera has six different modes (Time-Lapse, Slo-mo, Photo, Video, Photo, Portrait, and Panorama) that help you capture every kind of moment. With the right iPhone camera settings and accessories, you can easily take high-quality photos and record professional-quality videos on your iPhone . Yet, there are times when things take an unexpected turn with the iPhone camera. Imagine not being able to capture your child’s first steps because the Camera app didn’t show the option to record videos....

If your iPhone’s ear speaker is not functioning correctly, there are a few things you can do to fix the problem. We will walk you through each of them. Is the ear speaker on your iPhone or iPod touch not working? Perhaps you don’t hear anything. Or maybe it sounds distant or muffled. Go through the following troubleshooting tips to fix iPhone ear speaker sound issues. 1. Increase the Ear Speaker Volume Although it’s impossible to mute your iPhone’s ear speaker, you may have accidentally set it at a volume level that’s too low to hear....

If you haven’t heard of Mastodon, don’t worry. There’s no need for FOMO just yet. The service quietly launched in 2016 and did not begin to catch on until around March of 2017. At the beginning of August 2017, Mastodon had just over 760,000 users. The service hit a million users in December and has continued to grow almost unabated since then. As for what Mastodon actually is, well – that takes more than a paragraph to explain....

If you ever install a fresh copy of Windows on a hard drive, you may be asked to choose what drive partitioning standard you want to use. The choice is usually between Master Boot Record (MBR) and GUID Partition Table (GPT). Most users probably don’t know the difference between these two options and since you’re here, we suspect neither do you. If you have a modern computer, it’s quite likely that your system drive is a newfangled SSD, so which choice is the right one for that type of drive technology?...

But what other alternative is there? Sure, you can get a premium subscription , but unless you are willing to shell out a few bucks every month, there are very few reliable ways of watching YouTube videos without ads. Enter NewPipe. It is an open-source Android application that offers an ad-free experience of watching YouTube, all without paying a single penny. But is NewPipe safe to use? How does it work?...

When it comes to online gaming, no excuse for the decline in gaming performance will be used as much as “It was lag”. The term is often reserved for when the game response time is too slow after entering in a keyboard command. It can sometimes also be uttered for other reasons such as not taking personal responsibility for a lack of skill or a drop in framerate. The last two have absolutely nothing to do with lag....

Do your Powerbeats Pro earbuds fail to connect to your phone or computer when you take them out of their charging case? Or do they randomly disconnect during regular audio playback? Various reasons—such as a glitchy Bluetooth connection, outdated device firmware, or a corrupt networking configuration—often cause that. This troubleshooting guide will walk you through multiple suggestions and solutions to fix Powerbeats Pro earbuds if they fail to connect to your iPhone, Mac, Android, or PC....

Variables are the most basic data structure in any type of coding . But single variables are hardly sufficient for most purposes, especially when dealing with more complex algorithms. That’s where arrays come in. Be it C++ or Python , arrays are present in every programming language in some form. But what about Windows PowerShell? How do PowerShell arrays work? How do you use them? What is their syntax? Let’s find out....

Sometimes, when you download a file from the internet, a File Download dialog box displays, asking whether you want to open the file or save the file to disk. There is a check box on this dialog box, called Always ask before opening this type of file , on the dialog box. If you don’t want to see the File Download dialog box when you download a file, you can unselect the check box....

Nothing beats a trophy or plaque to commemorate your adventures across the open waters of Sea of Thieves . And one you may be eager to get is the Umber Splashtail trophy, which is a plaque of the rare fish that you can use to decorate your ship. Obtaining that plaque, however, is no easy task, nor is obtaining the rare fish variant. But, with a little luck and the help of this guide, we will show you how to get the Umber Splashtail trophy in a Sea of Thieves ....

The Settings app is the graphical control room for the Windows operating system. Without Windows Settings, it’s impossible to make specific changes or customization to your PC. Try the troubleshooting fixes and workarounds below if the Settings app crashes or won’t open on your Windows 11 PC. 1. Alternative Methods to Open Windows Settings There are multiple ways to open the Settings app in Windows 11. Try these alternative methods of opening Windows Settings if the app won’t open from the Start menu or taskbar....

Stardew Valley lets players take care of different kinds of animals during their daily farm routine. One of the most important creatures in the game, though, is the chicken as these are often the earliest animals acquired by players. Though each of these critters have their own respective Heart Meter, maximizing your friendship points with your chickens is important because it raises the quality of the eggs they provide. Here’s how you can increase your friendship with chickens....