If you need to disable or enable the Windows Firewall frequently, you may want to create a shortcut for it on your desktop instead of going all the way through the Control Panel. You may find this especially handy if you find the firewall obstructing any of your running tasks. Disable or Enable Windows Firewall desktop shortcut You can create a desktop shortcut as follows in Windows 11/10. Right-click on your desktop > New > Shortcut....

Sometimes you might need to insert a photo collage in a presentation for office, school project, etc. There are two ways to do that. First, you can create the collage using software and insert it as a single image. Second, you can create and show the photo collage in PowerPoint. Create & insert a Photo Collage in PowerPoint To create or insert a Photo Collage in PowerPoint, follow these steps- At first, you need to insert all the pictures that you want to use to create the photo collage....

How to create a Theme in Windows 11 Windows 11/10 comes pre-loaded with a bunch of default themes. You can choose a theme and even change the color, background images and sounds associated with the underlying theme. Switching between the downloaded themes is really as easy as ABC. Just one click would be enough for that. Creating a customized theme of your own is also pretty easy. All you need is a package of one or more background images....

Delay Automatic Logon process in Windows In earlier versions like Windows XP, the Boot Menu Timeout was from 0 to 9999 seconds. A value of ‘-1‘ was also permitted, meaning that the machine would not boot unless and until the User made a choice. Starting with Windows Vista, using msconfig, users can enter a value between 3 and 999 seconds only. The -1 value has been removed in Windows Vista and later....

We have already blogged about how to create a Business Card using Microsoft Publisher earlier which is by far the best way in my eyes for designing really professional and cost-effective business cards as you can manipulate the cost by adjusting various color settings in Microsoft Publisher but I thought why not discuss on creating simple business cards with Microsoft Word. Design Business Cards using Microsoft Word The process is as follows: Start Microsoft Word As you can see you are seeing the template in which I have filled some details and similarly you can enter the details of your own in any one and the changes will be reflected in all once you hit ENTER....

As you can see from the lead-in image above on the left, every program and app, including other Adobe Products, seems to have the standard background, but Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects specifically are both the only one that has that gray background. Affected users reported that this behavior doesn’t show if Light Mode/Theme is selected for the system, maybe because the colors are similar. Disable or Remove Theme Aware Tiles in Windows 10 According to the reports, after the Windows 10 20H2 update, apps and programs have lost the colored background that they use to have and now have a color that’s dependent on your theme....

Windows PowerShell is an essential and convenient application included in the Windows operating system. But sometimes, you may need to disable it to avoid making unwanted changes by running malicious commands. This tool is used by a threat actor to create malicious software that runs malicious scripts and accesses the file system and registry. In other words, you can say that this tool is also used by some hackers to run malicious commands....

Generally, many users follow the traditional method to download images from Google Docs. They copy an image, paste it into software like Microsoft Paint, Photoshop, etc., and then save it on their PC. This method is good if the document contains only a few images, say, five or six. What if the document contains many images? Obviously, in this case, the traditional method to download images will not work....

To do so, we will be using GIMP – GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a dedicated and feature-rich free and open-source image editing software that can be used to modify GIF frames in Windows 11/10. Apart from scalar and vector images, it can also handle GIF animations and lets you create an animated GIF. It also lets you import existing GIFs and allows you to edit separate GIF frames....

As there is no native app to edit a KML file in Windows 11/10, we are going to use third-party software to modify KML files. Here, I am going to mention some free software that allows you to edit waypoints, routes, and tracks saved in KML files. All these software can be available for Windows 11/10 platform. Now, let us check out these free KML editor software. How to edit KML Files in Windows 11/10 You can use below free software to edit KML in Windows 11/10: Let’s talk about these KML file editors in detail!...

Audio Sandbox capability in Edge Browser is also intended to give enterprises flexibility to disable the audio sandbox if they use security software setups that interfere with the sandbox. Enable Audio Sandbox in Edge browser If you enable this policy, the audio process will run sandboxed. Conversely, if you choose to disable this policy, the audio process will run unsandboxed and the WebRTC audio-processing module will run in the renderer process....

What is Auto HDR, and How does it affect the Gaming Experience? HDR enables techniques that enabled more detailing, delivering an immersive, realistic experience. It is important to understand that these are already there; HDR enables it on supported hardware and makes it visible to you. For example, it is impressive to see details in Dark which was earlier only dark, and what was already visible more radiant. Auto HDR makes it possible to enable it if the video or the apps such as games support it....

When the developer mode is turned on in Discord, users should realize that additional information is now available via the client. Whatever bot you’re planning to create, you will need certain data that only the developer mode can provide. Which Discord client version supports developer mode? At the moment, we understand the Discord clients for Windows 11/10, Mac, and the web all have support for developer mode. Now, when it comes down to Android and iOS, users will not be able to get the job done with the native apps but can do so via the web client by using the mobile web browsers....

Protecting the Local Security Authority subsystem is one of the prime things you can do to protect your system and accounts from cybercriminals. Once you’ve enabled the Local Security Authority protection, you will have more control over cleartext password vulnerability and password dumping attacks. How to enable Local Security Authority (LSA) Protection in Windows 11 Windows 11 supports the Local Security Authority protection to prevent attackers from gaining unauthorized access to your system....

The Surf game is an in-built game included in the Microsoft Edge browser. You can open the game interface by entering edge://surf/ in the address bar. Whether you have an internet connection or not, you can play this game without any interruption. However, if your kids often waste their time by playing this game and you want to control the addiction, you can disable it using this guide. How to enable or disable Surf game in Microsoft Edge To enable or disable Surf game in Microsoft Edge, follow these steps: To know more about these steps, keep reading....

Enable Print Logging in Event Viewer Although the printer’s queue lets you view print jobs, it has limitations. For instance, you can just see just recent documents listed there. If you want a complete log of all recently printed documents, you must switch to Print logging in Windows 10 Event Viewer. To enable Print Logging in Event Viewer so that you can view, check and track your Print history & usage with Print Logs in Windows 10, you will have to: Please note that you must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable print logging in Event Viewer....

Enable Transparent background in Windows Terminal You can easily customize Windows Terminal via different options as well as adding commands/values to the Settings file. One of such customizations is adding blurred transparency to Windows Terminal. Let’s check how to do that. At first, launch Windows Terminal using the Search box or Start menu of Windows 10. After that, open the Settings file of Windows Terminal using Ctrl+, hotkey. Alternatively, you can click on the Open a new tab drop-down icon and use the Settings option....

Export Sticky Notes to Outlook.com Sticky Notes in Windows 10 feature both writing and drawing options. Using the right set of instructions given below, you can export the handwritten or typed notes to Outlook.com. Here’s a way! Launch Sticky Notes app. When prompted, sign-in to access the app. If you haven’t already signed into the app, click the ‘Menu’ (visible as 3 dots) in the upper right of a note and select ‘All Notes’....

To change this, Microsoft offers an Email Retention Period feature for Deleted items in Office. Still, many of the users today are not aware of this feature. So, this is today’s topic of discussion. With Microsoft Office 365 Suite updated, admins can set the length of time for items to remain in the Deleted Items folder. This simplifies the task of looking for finding that email or calendar invite you might have deleted accidentally....

Let’s assume that you do not have the paid plan and use only the free storage, which is not sufficient for many people. If you do not have much free storage left and want to make some space for new files, you might want to delete unnecessary large files. If so, this guide will be handy for you. Note: If you use the web version, you can expect the best result since it comes with in-built functionality to find large files....