How to make VLC remember window size and position If you use the VLC player quite frequently to play multimedia files or streaming protocols, you must have found the size of its window changes dimensions depending on the resolution of the file being played. So, when you run a low-resolution file, the application shrinks to a tiny window and when you play a high-resolution file, it expands automatically. To solve this issue, take the following steps....

How to manage Ownerless Microsoft 365 Groups and Teams The Global Administrator, Exchange Administrator, or Groups Administrator can create a policy that automatically asks the most active members of an ownerless group or team if they’ll accept ownership. If the member accepts the invitation, he becomes the owner. What can be specified for the policy If you want to limit who can be invited to be an owner by specifying a security groupThe sender address of the notificationsThe number of weeks that the notifications will be sentWhich groups or teams are part of the policyGuests are never invited to be owners....

Window title bar goes off-screen If the Title Bar or controls of an open application window moves off-screen or window slides off the desktop, use this trick to move or close the application. Learn how to move a window that is off-screen in Windows with the keyboard and bring the misplaced off-screen window back to your desktop. This post will help you if the Program is open in Taskbar but not visible on Screen....

How to open Microsoft Store apps on startup in Windows You can control some Windows Store UWP apps from starting at startup time via Windows Settings as follows: You can also do it by creating and then placing its shortcut in the Startup folder. Let us see both these procedures in detail. Via Settings Windows 10 now lets you manage Startups under Windows Settings > Apps > Startup > Startup Apps....

The Task Manager can be used for different purposes, e.g., to check running processes, manage startup programs, etc. While closing some apps using Task Manager, you might encounter an error message saying Access is denied. If so, you need to open the Task Manager with administrator privileges in order to terminate the desired app or process. How to open Task Manager as Admin in Windows 11/10 To open Task Manager as admin in Windows 11/10, you have the following methods:...

Big data companies have had a very dicey relationship with data tracking and privacy. Incidents like the Facebook-Analytica controversy have had us question the extent to which our private data is held and exploited by these technology giants. These websites have predominantly used cookies to track, and since this information and its consequences became known to people, there was the cause of concern among many of them regarding cookies and their relevance....

Play Multiple Videos on VLC Media Player If you do not have this option check, but it is still opening the videos in the same instance, then it’s because of the option—Use only one instance when started from File Manager. Uncheck this, save, and it will allow users to use more than one VLC player at a time. Here is a pro-tip for those who need to play multiple videos, and need to play them in sync to compare them second by second....

Windows Media Player allows users to share or stream media files with other computers on the same network. If you have turned on media sharing in this in-built media player, you will see some options to allow Internet access to home media, remote control to my Player, and so on. Let’s assume that you do not want to let other users use those options for some reason. At such a moment, you can try out this guide to get it done....

How to purge emails from Deleted items in Microsoft 365 group Any IT admin or an account with privileges can use the four methods to purge emails. Here is the list: Assign a retention policyUse CommandletsUse an EWS/Graph API-based scriptRemove messages using OWA Read about each of them, and use what works best for you. 1] Assign a retention policy Microsoft 365 offers a retention policy to manage an organization’s data, including the option to retain, delete, or retain and then delete content....

Before getting started, you should know about three important things: First, as per the official documentation, it is possible to record meetings on the mobile app. However, if you are not getting the option where it should be, you can follow the second method as well.Second, Microsoft Teams saves recorded videos to Microsoft Stream. However, it is about to change, and you can choose to record to be saved to OneDrive and SharePoint....

How to Record Webcam Video on Windows 11/10 Visual representation of things appears as the best way to explain some unknown concepts. This brings us to the quest of finding a quality screen recorder software that intends to make the job simple and enjoyable. Although Windows OS is equipped with tools to record screen, it doesn’t offer anything pathbreaking. Here’s a list of 3 free software to Record Webcam that guarantees you an extra edge....

How to reverse a list in Excel You can reverse a list in Excel by using: Let’s see all these methods in detail. 1] How to reverse a list in Excel by using a number list This is the easiest method to reverse a list in Excel. You just have to create a new column containing the numbers in ascending order and use this column to reverse the list. Let’s see how to do that....

For the new age coders who have little knowledge about Notepad on Windows 11, we want to point out that it is a great tool, especially if a coder is excellent at manual coding rather than relying on third-party tools to fix mistakes. For example, Adobe Dreamweaver is one of the best programs out there due to its ability to fix coding errors as the user types automatically. Now, the problem with Adobe Dreamweaver is that it’s not free, and it is known for using a lot of system resources....

With this new development, Windows Defender Antivirus becomes the first complete antivirus solution to have this capability and continues to lead the industry in raising the bar for security. Enable sandboxing for Windows Defender Running Windows Defender in a sandbox is supported on Windows 10, v1703 or later. You can enable the sandboxing implementation by setting a machine-wide environment variable (setx /M MP_FORCE_USE_SANDBOX 1) and restarting the computer. Execute the following command in an elevated command prompt: Having done this, restart your computer....

Use a custom image as Gamerpic on Xbox One Xbox One supports external drive, and USB drives as well. First copy an image you want to use as gamerpic to it. Then connect it to Xbox One, and leave it as is. You will get a message saying External Media Storage Ready. Disable Xbox Live Avatar This is the default mode for any Xbox player. You will need to change this first so others can see your gamerpic instead of the avatar....

Show Negative numbers in Red color in Google Sheets document There are two different ways to highlight negative numbers in red color in a Google Sheets document. These are: Let’s check both the options one by one. 1] Highlight negative numbers in red color in a Google Sheets document using Conditional Formatting The conditional formatting option highlights the entire cell with red color that has negative numbers. You can also choose a custom color of your choice to highlight negative numbers....

With BlueStacks installed on your computer, you can run Android apps and games at speeds six to eight times quicker than on high-end Android smartphones. However, due to some factors, BlueStacks can get incredibly slow and unusable. Speed up BlueStacks for faster Android emulation BlueStacks running slowly can result from the third-party apps, computer settings, or settings from BlueStacks itself. Here are the troubleshooting steps we’ll explore to fix this issue: I recommend that you follow these troubleshooting steps in the order we’ve presented....

The incredibly innovative attribute has been added to Twitter. Twitter spaces can help you create interesting conversations with your followers. It allows an unlimited audience and supports android mobile phones. Let’s read this post and see how to start and use Twitter Spaces. How to start and use Twitter Spaces Twitter spaces have the unique feature of adding subtitles to your audio conversation. The chat room can be given a title within 70 words as per the requirement....

How to check your Shared folders in Windows 11/10 Before we proceed with how to stop folder sharing, let’s first learn how to check if any of your folders are shared publicly or not. 1] Via fsmgmt.msc Press Win+R to open Run Dialogue. Type the following and hit Enter: This will open a window showing all the shared folders on your PC. 2] Via Command Line Press Win+R and type CMD to open Command-Line....

Windows 11/10 comes shipped with a new set of sound notifications, some are borrowed from Windows 8.1. Windows 11/10 has a new set of sound alerts for events like Calendar reminders, Messaging, Emails, Volume changes, etc. There is a way to customize the system tones according to your preferences. You can even turn off sound for all system alerts in Windows by changing a few sound settings on your PC....