Many of you may associate the facial recognition feature unique to Facebook, but like this social media platform Face Recognition is also an in-built feature for Google Photos. In fact, Google has been using face recognition to identify people in photos for years now. Building on this, let us learn how to enable or disable the facial recognition feature in Google Photos. How does Facial Recognition feature in Google Photos work?...

The sole aim of this feature is to optimize your CPU, RAM, and battery to give you a long-lasting battery without compromising on speed. The results look promising but we will have to wait and see how well will this feature age. Microsoft has already given Edge users a feature called Sleeping Tabs. Sleeping Tabs are meant to release system resources for inactive tabs. However, if you use activate Performance Mode, the timeout for Sleeping Tabs will be locked at 5 minutes....

Once you have disabled the preview pane, its option to turning it on will be removed. Also, the hotkey (Alt+P) to turn on/off the preview pane won’t work. Do not worry as you can also re-enable the preview pane for File Explorer whenever needed. How to disable Preview Pane in File Explorer of Windows 11/10 To disable the preview pane in File Explorer, you can take the help of two native features of Windows 11/10 OS....

Disable Search for text when you start typing in Firefox Enabling search suggestions will send the keywords you type in a search field to the default search engine. Let us see the process to enable or disable Search for text when you start typing in Firefox in detail. You can enable Search for Text in Firefox by checking the ‘Provide search suggestions’ box in your Firefox search settings. For this, Click the menu button (visible as 3 horizontal bars) and select ‘Options’....

So if you’re like me and love this player, here is good news for you. The VLC player team has released the player’s modern app for Windows 11/10 users. So if you’re using Windows 11/10/8.1/8, you can head on to Windows Store to get the VLC For Windows Store app. We found the app quite easy to use, but the shortcuts you’ve used with this desktop software aren’t applicable to this Modern app....

How to download Bing wallpapers If you would like to download Bing Search images to set them as desktop background then you can download the latest & old ones too. To download older images, simply click on the ‘<‘ icon to navigate to older images. Bing Wallpaper app, Bing Downloader, Bing Paper, etc. are some free software that lets you do this easily and automatically.

TPM Diagnostics is an optional feature, meaning you can install it, but it is not mandatory. However, some commands might let you change various settings in your TPM chip. You should be careful about and change anything only if you know what you are doing. How to enable and use TPM Diagnostics Tool in Windows 11 To enable and use the TPM Diagnostics tool in Windows 11, follow these steps: To get started, press Win+I to open Windows 11 Settings panel....

Switching to dark mode is important these days because it reduces strain on the eyes for those who look at their computer screen for a prolonged period of time. From our point of view, every app and operating system should support dark mode in some shape or form. How to switch VLC to dark mode If you are interested in switching to dark Mode in the VLC Media Player on your Windows 11/10 PC, then follow the steps laid out below: To start the process, you must first open your favorite web browser....

Enable or disable PIN History on Windows 10 There are two methods by which one can enable or disable PIN history on Windows 10: 1] Using Registry Editor Open the Windows 10 Registry Editor. and navigate to the following path: Set the Value data for History DWORD from 0 to 50. Make sure that the base value is set to be Decimal. When you are done, just reboot your computer....

Browsers today are built on multi-process architecture. They use memory protection, access control, speed, and security. Once the browser is, each browser tab is allocated a separate process so that the crash in one web page doesn’t damage other unrelated tabs running in parallel. In other words, it simply protects the integrity of the whole web browser. Using a separate process for browser tabs will provide a user with the benefit of protecting it from malfunctions....

Turn off or Disable Transparency effects in Windows 11 1] Through Windows Settings The procedure to enable or disable Transparency effects through Windows Settings is as follows: Right-click on the Start button and select Settings from the menu.On the list on the left-hand side, select Personalization.On the right-pane, click on Colors.Here, you will find an option for Transparency effects with a toggle switch to Enable or Disable it. 2] Through Registry Editor The procedure to enable or disable Transparency effects through the Windows Registry Editor is as follows: Press the Windows key and the R button together to open the Run window....

What Is Tab Audio Muting? Tab audio muting or Tab audio muting UI control allows users to instantly mute a tab where audio can be heard. Every time a website plays audio, a speaker icon appears on that tab. This feature helps to quickly mute or unmutes a tab by clicking on the speaker icon (audio indication) directly on the tab rather than right-clicking on the tab and selecting to mute or unmute a site....

Why Use DISM Tool to Backup Drivers? It’s a simple, straightforward tool that can backup all the drivers on a single command. You can also automate it by adding the command to a batch file and executing it with admin permission to take regular backups. The biggest advantage is that you don’t have to deal with many options offered by driver backup software. How to Export Drivers using DISM in Windows 11/10 The offline option works with a storage device that has Windows installed on it or a System Image backup This command will only export third-party drivers....

Fix Error Code 0x80190194 – 0x90019 on Windows PC To fix error code 0x80190194 – 0x90019 while using Media Creation Tool or while using Outlook on Windows, go through the list and see which of the suggestions apply to your case: To learn more about these steps, you need to keep reading. 1] Run Windows Update troubleshooter You may use the Windows Update troubleshooter if you get this error message while downloading or installing Windows Update or in Media Creation Tool....

What is 0xc0000142 problem? The game just won’t launch and you will see this error that can be a result of a number of factors. Here are the potential causes: This error is caused due to corrupted or missing game files necessary to launch the game.Missing essential administrator permissions to access required system files to run the game can trigger this error code.If your graphics driver is outdated, it will cause such errors especially while launching games....

First, we need to kick start the Command Prompt, and for this to happen, users may open the WinX menu in Windows 11, Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 and click on Command Prompt. Another way of doing it is to press the Windows Key along with R, and then type CMD in the text box. Hit enter and watch as the Command Prompt launches. Generate a list of Drivers using driverquery command In the Command Prompt, enter the command driverquery....

Let’s assume that you recently moved from Chrome to Firefox, and you want to migrate all the saved passwords from the old browser to Firefox. Although it is not recommended to save passwords in the browser, many folks do that instead of using a password manager for Windows. If you have done that earlier and you want to keep doing the same, you should follow this tutorial. How to import passwords from Chrome to Firefox To import passwords to Firefox from another browser, follow these steps- To know more about these steps, read on....

Insert Excel Spreadsheet in Word Document In this article, I will let you know the two best ways to insert an Excel spreadsheet into Word. Before that, let me tell you how to update the Excel sheet when you already have the Word with the pasted Excel sheet in it. 1] Copy and Paste Excel Sheet into Word Just copy the content from the Excel Sheet and paste it in the Word Document....

How does a VPN work with a router? VPN on a router protects and encrypts the entire network. You don’t need to install a VPN program on every device when you set up a VPN on a router. There are different types of VPN routers. They are: Routers that lets you install VPN clients.Routers that can be upgraded with firmware to install a VPN Client.Routers that come with built-in VPN service....

If you’re planning to set up Dual Boot, make sure you create a drive of more than 20 GB as a primary partition. If you’re going for a Clean Install of Windows 8, then back up your files, then format your C drive, and install it fresh. How to install Windows 8 Step 1: Boot your computer with the Windows 8 installation media Step 2: It might take few minutes to load the files, and then it will take you to the installation screen....