How to disable Startup Sound on Xbox With the release of the October 2022 update for Xbox, it is now possible for gamers to disable the sounds your Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One console play when turning on or starting up. It’s imperative to point out that this feature won’t improve performance, rather it will help you prevent sudden loud audio when trying to play games at odd hours, or if you generally don’t like the startup sounds....

Disable Taskbar Jump Lists in Windows 11/10 1] Using Windows Settings Windows 11 To disable Recent items as well as Pinned items in Windows 11, open Settings > Personalization > Start. Turn OFF the switch against Show recently opened items in Start, Jump Lists and File Explorer. The Jump List Recent items will no longer be displayed in Windows 11. Windows 10 To disable Taskbar Jump Lists in Windows 10, do the following: In Windows 7, right-click Taskbar > Properties > Start Menu tab > Uncheck Store and display recently opened items in the Start menu and the taskbar > Apply > OK....

If you use the Group Policy to manage OneNote, you can find a setting called List of managed add-ins. It helps you create a list of add-ins that are managed by you or the organization. If you do not want to use any other add-ins other than those managed ones, this guide will help you do that. How to disable Unmanaged and Installed OneNote add-ins You can disable installed add-ins and block all unmanaged add-ins in Microsoft OneNote, using the Group Policy or Registry Editor....

Code::Blocks support Windows, Linux, Mac, and all operating systems. Features of Code::blocks Compiler: A compiler is computer software that translates source codes into machine- language instruction that can be understood by a digital computer. There are multiple compilers supported in the Code::Block software such as; GCC (MingW / GNU GCC), MSVC++, Borland C++ 5.5, Digital Mars, Clang, and more.Debugger: A Debugger is computer software that assists in detecting and correcting an error in other software....

How to Download MySQL On your web browser, search engine type Download MySQL. Click on the first link in the web search, mysql.com/downloads. It will take you to the MySQL download page. Scroll to where you see MySQL Community GPL Downloads, click it. Now on the MySQL Community download page, click MySQL Installer for Windows. It brings you to the My Community Download Page. MySQL Installer. Where you see, operating system, select Microsoft Windows....

Windows 11/10 provides the ability to download offline maps, which can be used for later use when there is no internet connection – This helps one to access maps and get directions without the worry of connectivity, a very useful tool for travelers to find directions. How to download offline Maps on Windows 11? The procedure to download offline maps has totally changed in Windows 11. Earlier, these maps were considered to be essential and were thus under the System menu....

Usually, when a user opens Microsoft Access, they will see the yellow message bar; Microsoft will protect you from files containing macros by default due to some macros being dangerous, but if you know that the content is from a reliable source, you can click Enable Content to make it a trusted content or enable content for a session. On the red message bar, you can click the warning text....

If you use Bluetooth devices on your system often you may have experienced cases where pairing your device and the computer takes a couple of more seconds to complete. Basically, pairing Bluetooth devices on Windows 11/10 can continue to be one time-consuming task – but Microsoft’s Bluetooth feature, Swift Pair, makes things easy. What is this new Bluetooth Swift Pair feature? Microsoft wanted to make the experience of pairing Bluetooth devices on Windows 11/10 smooth – this is exactly why they released Swift Pair with Windows 10 April 2018 Update....

This feature in Edge browser is pretty much similar to the Command Palette in Windows Terminal and Commander feature in Google Chrome. Those who want to use this feature can follow the steps covered in this post below. But before doing that, do note to use this feature, you must be running Microsoft Edge version 105 or higher. As of now, this feature is available on Beta versions of the Edge browser, but it will come in the stable release also....

The Hidden Camera Privacy Indicator is a feature in Windows 11 that displays an indication on your screen whenever you turn on or off your camera or webcam connected to your system. This feature is helpful for users whose computer systems do not have a built-in camera indicator or whose camera indicator is not working properly or has been damaged. You can enable Hidden Camera Privacy Indicator in Windows 11 by modifying a Registry key....

Enable On-screen Keyboard in Kiosk mode in Windows 11/10 Follow these methods to enable the On-screen keyboard in Kiosk mode. Usually, the keyboard should appear automatically when you tap on a text box, but if it doesn’t, these should help resolve the problem. Two of these methods modify the registry. Ensure to create a System Restore point. So in case something goes wrong, you can quickly restore the PC. Also, you will need an account with admin permission....

Archive Apps feature in Windows 11/10 Archive Apps feature saves bandwidth, and space by putting apps into an archive. Apps downloaded from the Microsoft Store apps can make use of this feature. The option is enabled by default and works only for Microsoft Store apps. Windows will save the data locally or in the cloud, and when the app is unarchived, the app will be installed again and restored to the full version to the state as it was....

Enable or Disable Fast Boot in UEFI/BIOS in Windows 11/10 The BIOS (basic input/output system) firmware is being replaced by the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) standard interface for PCs – designed to improve software interoperability and address limitations of BIOS. When Fast Boot is enabled, you may not be able to boot from a USB flash drive unless you boot from the USB within Windows. To enable or disable Fast Boot in UEFI/BIOS in Windows 11/10, do the following: Note: Depending on the PC or motherboard manufacturer, the steps, available Fast Boot settings, and interface may vary....

Enable or Disable Touchpad in Windows 11/10 Windows 11/10/8/7 by default, automatically detects your touchpad and for disabling your touchpad completely, you will need a 3rd party software. Most major and renowned laptop manufacturers like Lenovo, Asus, Dell, Acer, HP, etc., get the touchpads for laptops from a 3rd-party OEM provider. These providers have some official drivers on their website that you can use for disabling your touchpad in Windows. These drivers are available here....

While browsing, we often come across useful information on random websites, but when we want to note it down, our efforts go in vain when we see a window saying “Sorry, this functionality has been disabled by the administrator” because the right-click option has been disabled by the site administrator. If the information is a how-to guide or something, then it could be a lifesaver for us at times. Jotting it down or paraphrasing it again is a laborious activity....

What is interesting to know is that Windows supports tags for every file type, internally. Say for example if you create a PDF file from Word, the PDF file will have the same set of tags as the word document. It will not be visible in the properties section of that PDF file, but when you search for those tags, the PDF file appears in search results. Enable Tags for Unsupported files in Windows 11/10 File Meta Association helps you make those TAGS visible in the Properties section for any file....

Today in this article, we’ll discuss the enforcement of the disk quota policy in Windows 11/10/8, to manage disk quotas. Here is how you can enforce Windows to limit disk management: Enforce Disk Quota Limit Using Registry Editor Press Windows Key + R combination, type put Regedt32.exe in the Run dialog box and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor. Navigate to this registry key: 3. In the right pane of this location, you’ll need to create the DWORD named Enforce using Right click -> New -> DWORD Value....

How to extract Text from an Image in Word Open Microsoft Word. Insert a text image or a scanned document image into the Word document. Do not use a random image off the internet. To extract the text from the image, you need to save the image as a PDF file. To save the image as PDF, go to the File tab. On the Backstage View, click Save As. On Save As, click Browse....

Although the brand, model, and serial number can be retrieved directly from the motherboard by opening the computer case, you can also get this information from within Windows. So, if you are confused about obtaining your PC’s motherboard model and serial number, the following methods will help you. How to find your PC Motherboard Model and Serial Number You can use the following methods to figure out the motherboard model and serial number on your Windows computer: The commands work without admin permission....

What causes AMD Error 1603 Usually, conflicts between the Graphics driver and software can result in this error. Other causes could be corrupted Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable files, false positives by your antivirus software or a corrupted Windows OS installation. How to fix AMD Error 1603 on Windows computer Below are a few fixes that you can try to get rid of the AMD Error 1603 on your Windows 11/10 computer....