When this issue occurs, moving the mouse scroll wheel does not scroll the pages; instead, it changes the system volume. Also, this problem is not limited to a specific mouse brand. How to stop Mouse Wheel from controlling the Volume If your mouse scroll wheel is controlling the system volume instead of scrolling the pages, it may be a software or hardware-related issue. The following troubleshooting methods may help you fix the problem: If your mouse pointer is hovering over the Speaker icon in the taskbar, then scrolling will increase or decrease the volume....

Difference between HKLM and HKCU HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE is abbreviated as HKLM, whereas HKEY_CURRENT_USER is abbreviated as HKCU. If you have multiple users on your computer, and you want to apply a setting for all the users at once, you need to make the change in the machine-level HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key.If you want to apply a change to the current user account only, you need to use the user-level HKEY_CURRENT_USER key. For example, if you want to prevent all users from installing extensions in Edge, you need to create the value in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE....

Why would someone want to know which app is using the internet in the background? There are situations where users are experiencing slowdowns with their internet connection, and usually, this is caused by apps running in the background. If the user can figure out which app is the culprit, then it’s easy to decide which steps to take from there. How to check which program or application is using the Internet?...

One of the many amazing features of MS Word is the ability for the users to see an array of diverse symbols which are crucial for formatting text in a document. No doubt this is one great feature, but have you ever opened a Word document to find it full of paragraph symbols? Like other formatting symbols, the paragraph symbols can be of huge help in some cases. But, in some instances, these symbols can make a document harder to read as they make text look unreasonably busy....

Turn off Windows laptop screen with ScreenOff ScreenOff is a first-of-its-kind 13KB freeware that lets you turn off your Windows laptop monitor screen in a click, without putting it to Sleep. This tool does not use a batch command. It uses a SendMessage Visual Basic command to send the system, the command to turn off the display. Moreover, it is a portable tool that does not require to be installed....

Avast is a pretty well-functioning free antivirus software that you can use on your Windows PC. However, if you do not want to use it anymore because your subscription is expired or you want to opt for another premium antivirus tool, you have to uninstall Avast first. It is possible to do it using the official tool called Avast Uninstall Utility. Apart from that, you can use Control Panel, Windows Settings, and some other third-party software uninstallers such as Revo Uninstaller, CCleaner, etc....

How to Remove or Uninstall Media Player app To uninstall the Media Player app from your Windows 11/10 PC: You can also remove this default app or disable it completely by simply performing a 2-click operation i.e. right-click an app in the All Apps list in the Start menu and select “Uninstall”. 10AppsManager for Windows lets you easily uninstall and remove Windows Store apps from your computer. Other ways to uninstall Media Player app....

How to uninstall Mobile Plans App in Windows 10 You can remove or uninstall the Mobile Plans App using these methods: Even if your laptop has an option for eSIM, you need to check if the feature is available in your country. Here is the list of supported mobile operators that work with Mobile Plans app. 1] Uninstall Mobile Plans App from the Start Menu The simplest way to uninstall apps is with a right-click....

In this post, we will show you how to manually update Microsoft Outlook on Windows 11/10 PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and iPad. Microsoft has made the update task very simple for the desktop version of its Outlook app. As for the Android and iOS versions, well, the update method is not down to the software giant but rather the creator of such operating systems. How to update Outlook on Windows PC When it comes down to updating the desktop version of Microsoft Outlook, the task is very simple to accomplish, as expected....

How to use Advance Filter in Excel Let me explain this with the sample data of Employees. I have the data set containing Usual Hours Worked, Education in Years, Yearly Earnings, Sex and State. Now, I want to filter the data meeting the condition as follows, Condition for Male: Usual Hours Worked: 40Education: 13Yearly Earnings: Greater than 35000Gender: MaleState: Alaska Condition for Female: Usual Hours Worked: Greater than 35Education: Greater than 12Yearly Earnings: Greater than 12000Gender: FemaleState: Alaska...

Let’s say you want to add information about a chemical element, you can use this Automatic tool and enter various information like atomic mass, symbol, atomic number, CAS number, group, electron affinity, etc. Similarly, for food items, you can add calories, cholesterol, fat, calcium, nutrition, etc. And, so on. If you were unaware of this feature of Excel and wondering how to get started with it, no worries. This tutorial will guide you to use the Automatic Data Type feature in Microsoft Excel....

How to use Input Director on Windows 10 After installing and configuring Input Director on your master computer and slave computer(s), it is time to give it a run. Moving from master to slave computer(s) using a mouseMoving from master to slave computer(s) using hotkeysReturning the cursor to the master computerStartup optionsManaging when slaves are availableUsing the shared clipboardLocking a system using Win-LCtrl-Alt-Delete for a slavePop-up Context MenuOpening Files on Another Computer...

The Percentile.Exc and Percentile.Inc is the newest version of the Percentile function. These two functions provide more accuracy and whose names reflect their usage. The Syntax for the Percentile.Exc Function is as follows: Array: The range of data.K: the value between 0 and 1 that represents the k-th Percentile. How to use Percentile.Exc function in Excel Open Microsoft Excel or an existing Excel table. For this tutorial, we want to find the Percentile....

SyncBack Free is the free version of SyncBack backup application that is available for personal, educational, charity, government, and commercial use. It does not require any signup to use it. Everything that happens on SyncBack free is in your control. You can just use it to back up data to cloud or local device and relax. Let’s see how to use SyncBack free. SyncBack Free backup software for Windows PC One thing you need to note is that SyncBack requires no signup....

How to use the Ruler in Photoshop The ruler is usually located at the top and left side of the work area. If the ruler is not visible, you can go to the top menu bar and press View then Ruler or press Ctrl + R. both options will toggle the Ruler on and off. Whenever you move the cursor in the work area you will see marks moving on the rulers showing the position of the cursor on the screen....

Zoom Video Conferencing App Review There are many small businesses and institutes which need to connect with their employees for a face-to-face meeting. While there are many free video conferencing software like Microsoft Teams, Skype, WhatsApp group calling, Google Meetings, they are either limited in features, have a limit to the people who can participate in the meeting or have some other issue. The basic version of Zoom can host up to 100 participants for free, and there is no restriction on how many numbers of meetings you can hold....

To view such files without any external dependency, you need a special tool that supports the file format. Fortunately, there are multiple tools that let you view EML files for free. In this post, we are going to explore two different methods of viewing EML files in Windows. With these methods, you can view the email messages along with attachments. So, let us check out the methods now. How to view EML files in Windows 11/10 Here are the methods to view EML files on your Windows 11/10 PC:...

While there appears no problem installing such applications on PCs, you certainly have to track your Tablet memory space, as it has fixed storage space (16 GB, 32 GB, 64GB, etc.). Tracking disk space usage will help you determine which app is consuming more space and help you decide which one’s to remove, should you feel the need to free up some disk space. View Program and App Sizes in Windows 10 Windows 10 You will see the size of each of the installed desktop software as well as the Microsoft Store apps....

Icons turn black in Windows 11/10 If you are facing this strange situation where your file or folder icons have turned black, try the following suggestions to fix the issue. They helped me and I am sure they will help you too: Let us take a look at these suggestions in a bit more detail. 1] Manually reset one folder’s icon to default This helped me. I checked and found that all the icons had turned to normal....

UPDATE 22nd March: You may want to check out our new IE9 Tweaker Plus v2.0 instead! IE9 Tweaker lets you tweak the following settings in Internet Explorer 9: Set menu bar to be always visibleSet menu bar on topSet InPrivate Filtering to be always onSet 3D Border. Allowing the 3D Border will add a border between the toolbar and the web window.Always start IE in full-screenSet small icons on toolbarChange number of maximum downloadsChange the rows on the about:tabs page....