Windows 10 operating system adds overlays on icons to indicate many things. For example, a single arrow overlay on icons indicates that they are file/folder/program shortcuts. Likewise, blue and yellow shield overlay on program icons indicates that programs require administrative rights to run. If two blue arrow icons are (pointing to each other) appearing on […]
2 Ways To Manually Restore Last Session In Google Chrome
All web browsers support session restore functionality, and Google Chrome is no exception. Google Chrome saves some information like open tabs and windows, the size of each window, and its position on the screen. If you have configured the Chrome browser to restore the last session upon launching the browser automatically, it automatically restores the […]
4 Ways To Format Drives In Windows 10
There are multiple ways to format a drive in Windows 10. You can format a drive either from File Explorer, Disk Management, Command Prompt, or PowerShell. Like earlier versions, Windows 10 also supports two types of formats: quick format and full. Quick vs full format The quick format, as its name indicates, completes the format […]
How To View Hidden System Files In Windows 10
The File Explorer in Windows 10 doesn’t show all files by default. The File Explorer hides many of the system files (operating system files) with default settings. For instance, the desktop.ini, hiberfile.sys, and pagefile.sys are hidden by default. While hiding operating system files is a good idea to make sure that users don’t delete them […]
How To Delete Pagefile.sys In Windows 10
PC users often ask what’s the purpose of the huge pagefile.sys file located at the root of the Windows installation drive and if it’s possible to delete it. To start with, page files work as a physical extension of RAM. Windows 10 moves infrequently or least used memory pages from the physical RAM to page […]
How To Turn On Tab Freeze To Reduce Chrome Memory Usage
Hundreds of millions of computer and smartphone users are using the Google Chrome browser because it’s fast, offers intuitive user interface, and has thousands of apps and extensions. Most Chrome users are happy with the browser. However, some users often complain about excessive resource usage by Chrome. The team behind Chrome has taken several measures […]
How To Change External Monitor Brightness In Windows 10
Windows 10 offers multiple options and settings to change the default settings of the second monitor. For instance, you can change the second monitor resolution with ease. However, there is no option to change the screen brightness of the second or third monitor connected to your laptop. If you are on a multi-monitor setup, you […]
How To Make Office Word, Excel & PowerPoint Save Files Every Minute
All recent versions of Microsoft Office programs come with a feature called AutoRecover. The AutoRecover feature (not to be confused with the AutoSave which also does the same job but only when working on a file saved to OneDrive), turned on by default, automatically saves Office documents that you are working on every few minutes […]
How To Rename Virtual Desktops In Windows 10
The virtual desktop is a largely underused feature of Windows 10. PC users who know how to use the virtual desktop and power users mostly use the virtual desktop feature. For the uninitiated, the Virtual desktop is a very common and well-known feature in Linux distributions. Virtual desktop makes it possible to create multiple virtual […]
How To Install Or Uninstall WordPad In Windows 10
All PC users have used the Notepad in the Windows operating system at least once. However, the WordPad program often goes unnoticed because most PC users either use Notepad or a full-pledged word processor like Office Word. The WordPad program offers much more than the basic Notepad. WordPad lets you format text, change the font […]
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