While Windows 10 is a remarkably stable operating system compared to older releases (Windows Me, anyone?), it isn’t bug-free by any means. From time to time, any computer system can crash or fail, and Windows is no different. For most Windows users, this is often combined by a blue screen of death (BSOD). BSOD errors often come with hard-to-decipher names, and the unexpected store exception error is one example of that....
Is YouTube failing to open a small floating window to keep your video playing on your mobile phone or tablet? This tutorial highlights troubleshooting measures to try when YouTube picture in picture isn’t working on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device. YouTube Picture in Picture Not Working: General Fixes YouTube’s location and account settings can affect the app’s picture-in-picture functionality. Turning off picture-in-picture in YouTube or your device’s settings can also cause the issue....
Congratulations, you have a Raspberry Pi 4! Now what? To get started, you’ll want to install an operating system on your Pi as well as a GUI if you want a point-and-click interface instead of only interacting with your Pi through a terminal window. These instructions are for beginners who don’t want to connect a keyboard and a mouse directly to the Raspberry Pi. Instead, we’ll walk you through how to connect a PC on your network to a Raspberry Pi connected to your router via an ethernet cord....
Procreate for iOS has many features for creating great pieces of art, rivaling some of the best graphics editors out there. One useful feature for artists in Procreate is the ability to use fonts. This can be the perfect tool for making social media posts, logos, and more. Procreate by default has a lot of fonts available you can use in your work, but you may want to use your own custom fonts or some downloaded from the internet....
VirtualBox lets you run multiple operating systems on your computer in virtual machines. The virtualization software supports Windows, Linux, macOS, Solaris, and FreeBSD devices. Although VirtualBox doesn’t support ChromeOS, you can run the virtualization software on Chromebooks through the Linux environment. VirtualBox is open-source, free, and easy to install. We’ll show you how to install VirtualBox and use it to run guest operating systems on your Chromebook. Enable Linux Development Environment Connect your Chromebook to the internet and follow the steps below....
A bootable USB drive is the best approach to clean installing Windows 11 . But setting up a flash drive with the required files, let alone using it to boot into a computer and set up Microsoft’s latest operating system from scratch, can feel daunting. Luckily, the procedure isn’t as hard as it seems. The instructions below will walk you through everything you want to know about installing Windows 11 using a bootable USB drive....
If you use a Mac, you can combine PDFs with just the built-in Preview app for macOS. It’s quick, safe, and straightforward. We will show you how. Merging PDFs on the Mac makes it easier to read, share, and print documents and reduces file clutter. To make matters better, you don’t have to download third-party apps or rely on web-based tools. All you need to combine PDFs in macOS is Apple’s native Preview app....
The Meta Quest 2 might be a standalone VR headset, but you can also use it with a computer the same way as an Oculus Rift. You don’t have to stick to the Oculus VR library either; you can also play SteamVR games using your Quest 2! Oh, and if you still have the original Quest, this information applies to you too. What Is SteamVR? Several Virtual Reality APIs (application programmer interface) and SDKs (software development kits) exist for VR on PCs....
If your work requires you to practically live in Excel sheets, you may be looking for ways to make repetitive tasks simpler. For instance, whenever you work with data that needs to be updated regularly, you’ll frequently need to add multiple rows. In this guide, we’ll tell you how to insert multiple rows in Excel in a few quick and easy steps. Choose one that works best for you. How to Insert Multiple Rows by Dragging Border Selection This is the quickest way to insert multiple blank rows into your Excel sheet....
Discord is a popular communication app for gamers , but all kinds of people widely use it. Its most prominent feature is voice chat, but you can also send text messages, images, and various files to individuals or whole communities. But another popular form of communication today is emojis , and we’ll show you how to react to messages on Discords by using them. Emojis display facial expressions and human gestures, which help set the tone in digital communication....
It’s easy to accidentally delete emails every now and then. But it is possible to recover some emails that are thought to be gone for good. Deleted emails in Office 365, for example, can be recovered provided you meet certain conditions. The methods described below have a higher chance of working if you attempt to recover the email the moment it’s deleted. The longer you wait, the less likely the recovery would work....
There are a couple of reasons why you might want to remap keys on Windows 10—the layout might feel wrong or the keys might be broken. Unfortunately, Windows doesn’t allow you to remap keys directly. You can map them by altering the registry yourself, which we wouldn’t recommend, or by using third-party software. One of the easiest keymapping software to use on Windows is SharpKeys . This free and open-source software allows you to map one or multiple keys to another key, although it only supports keyboard keys as mouse or touchpad keys aren’t supported....
If you’ve picked up some malware, and you want to know how to remove it, this guide is for you. I will be explaining how you can remove malware completely with free tools and be 100% sure your computer is safe. The tools I will be suggesting for use in this article are highly recommended. The software suggested has long been known to do a great job at picking up malware that sometimes gets past the typical quick anti-virus scans....
What Happens When You Factory Reset Your Fire TV Restoring your Fire TV to factory default wipes all data and settings on the streaming device. The factory reset operation uninstalls all third-party applications and deletes their data—including in-app purchases. Downloaded files or content in the device’s internal storage are also deleted permanently. The reset operation also erases Wi-Fi networks, display and audio settings, accessibility customizations, and all paired remotes ....
Java error 1603 appears when a Java installation fails. This happens for various reasons, from the downloaded file being an incompatible version or your PC having a system problem. Regardless, there are ways to fix the problem and install the utility without issues. We’ll show you how to do that on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC. Some reasons the Java installation fails is that you aren’t running the installer with admin rights, your antivirus has blocked the installation, a third-party app on your PC is interfering, and more....
Restarting your phone comes with many benefits. It refreshes your phone’s operating system and fixes many performance-related issues and malfunctions in Android . Say your phone is freezing or some apps are unresponsive and crashing; a quick restart can resolve the issue. Rebooting Android phones is easy, but the steps may vary depending on your phone’s model and operating system version. If it’s your first time using an Android smartphone, we’ll show you different ways to reboot the device....
Moving to a new Android smartphone ? You’ll want to carry all your WhatsApp messages and group chats with you. If you’re keeping the same number, it’s easy to back up and restore WhatsApp messages using Google Drive. And you won’t need to use a third-party utility to do this. All you need to do is to link your Google account with WhatsApp backups. This way, WhatsApp will automatically backup new messages to Google Drive....
64-bit programs run faster and more efficiently than 32-bit applications. Any reasonably modern PC has a 64-bit processor . But, how do you run 32-bit software on a 64-bit computer? Modern computers—those manufactured in the last several years—are powered by 64-bit processors and operating systems and are only natively capable of running 64-bit applications. This is why software shipped these days is almost exclusively 64-bit. You will still run into some 32-bit apps (especially if you’re running older apps), and running them on a 64-bit version of Windows is usually pretty seamless....
When you want to capture something on your screen, a screenshotwill do. However, screenshots don’t work in all cases. Sometimes you may need to grab a clip, film a tutorial, or record something as it happens on your Mac. Luckily, Macs have a native screen recording feature that allows you to record and save part or all of what’s playing on your screen. You can also record external audio or anything coming in through your mic....
You probably just started using a multi-monitor setup to increase productivity or improve your gaming experience. However, there are a few hoops to jump through with such a setup. For example, what should you do when you need to screenshot only one monitor? This is an issue some users are confronted with, so we’re going to explore a couple of possible solutions. Taking screenshots is easy and it usually takes just a few seconds....
