Magnets can damage your computer devices, but this is a rare occurrence. In fact, to damage a computer with a magnet, a person has to deliberately accomplish the task in most situations, and that’s because the majority of magnets in our vicinity are pretty weak. Yes, the magnets on your refrigerator, phone mounts, magnets in tablet cases, etc., do not possess the power to destroy your computer devices. They are just strong enough to do the job designed for them, and that’s it....

Settings View Update History & Control Panel Installed Updates vary What recently surprised me is the difference between installed updates that are available under the old Programs and Features > Installed Updates and the new Settings > Update and Security > View Update History. Check on the two screenshots below. Control Panel Settings What you should notice is that KB4465477 is missing from the new Settings while it shows up clearly in the Control Panel....

Scheduling shut down can come in handy when you have to leave your PC/laptop for some reason but can’t close it before some work (like downloading) is going on. In that case, you can simply set a timer so that Windows can shut down the PC at the selected time. Though you can use Windows Task Scheduler to schedule shut down, Command Prompt method is another option you can try which is simpler....

Since the issue includes Active Content term, it gives us an indication that it has something in relation to Active Content feature inside Internet Explorer. So if you too are facing this problem, you can follow this solution to get rid of this issue: Active Content Removed error while activating Office Press Windows Key + R combination, type put Regedt32.exe in Run dialog box and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor....

How to add bookmarks in Chrome? To add a bookmark in Chrome on your Windows PC, you can enter the webpage URL you want to bookmark in the address bar. Once the page is opened, click on the Star icon next to the web address bar. Alternatively, you open the target web page, press the Ctrl+D hotkey, and then press the Done button. However, some users can’t add, view, or edit bookmarks in their Chrome browser....

Cannot print from Excel Fix Excel printing problems of Windows 11/10 If you cannot print from Excel but Word can or maybe you see a Not enough memory error message then here are some suggestions to help you fix Excel printing problems. Before you proceed, make sure that you are using the latest version of Microsoft Office. You can also try to update Office manually and see if it fixes the problem....

It is very easy to create a virtual desktop and group together related browser windows, and once you get the hang of it, it really gives a boost to your productivity. Managing multiple workflows will not seem as tedious a task as it used to. The one complaint people have had with this feature is its uncomfortable keyboard shortcut. The default keyboard shortcut to switch between virtual desktops is Ctrl + WinKey + Left or the Right Arrow key....

Change Wireless Adapter power-saving mode using PowerCFG Windows offer four power-saving modes for the wireless adapter. That includes: Maximum Performance: Hardware runs at full power and makes no compromise based on battery life.Medium Power Saving and Low Power Saving: This mode keeps a balance between performance and power savings according to network traffic.Maximum Power Saving: Uses network only when required or is necessary. Change wireless adapter power-saving when on battery....

The quality of 4K is far greater than that of anything below it, but unfortunately, not everyone around the world is capable of doing so. Additionally, many have the network speed to accomplish the task of streaming videos in 4K, but they likely do know they can. How many Mbps do I need to stream 4K? What is the minimum download speed for streaming 4K content? Before going forward, you should have an idea of the minimum download speed required to stream content in 4K....

Check Windows OS architecture using PowerShell To check Windows 11/10 OS architecture using PowerShell, do the following: Press Windows key + X to open Power User Menu.Then press i on the keyboard to launch PowerShell.In the PowerShell console, type in or copy and paste the command below and hit Enter. The command will output the Windows 11/10 OS architecture accordingly. Read: How to determine an application is 64-Bit or 32-Bit...

Configuration system failed to initialize 0x84B10001 When I first received this error I had to do a lot of research to find out the reason. After a lot of searching found out that this error happens due to Microsoft .NET. Under C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\CONFIG there is a machine.config file that is causing this error. The Machine.config file, contains settings that apply to an entire computer. This file is located in the C:\Windows\Microsoft....

The connection between your access point, router, or cable modem and the Internet is broken If the Windows Network Diagnostics report displays the message The connection between your access point, router, or cable modem and the Internet is broken after you run the Internet Connections Troubleshooter in an attempt to fix internet issues that you may be experiencing on your Windows 11/10 PC, then our suggestions as provided below should help you resolve the issue on your system....

Suppose, you need to convert some images from .png to .jpg, some text files to .docx, some .docx file to .pdf. Instead of utilizing an image converter and document converter one after one, you can head over to CloudConvert, which will let you do all those conversions at once. It can convert almost any file format to any other file format. CloudConvert is a web tool, which is available as a Chrome extension as well....

Convert Outlook PST to PDF files free If you use Outlook, you might be aware that a user cannot easily open or view Outlook file into PDF and vice versa. To overcome this shortcoming, we need good software that does the job for us easily and in a flawless manner. Kernel for Outlook to PDF achieves the desired outcome within just a few clicks. Unlike other software Kernel for Outlook to PDF is completely free for use....

You will see that there are broadly 2 types of tiles. We can call them Metro or UWP app tiles and Non-metro or Classic app tiles. The Non-metro apps are simple ones with just the app names and their icon. Like for Paint, Notepad, Windows Explorer, etc. They are static square tiles. Microsoft has been partial to the Metro apps tiles. ;) They are the colorful, custom-designed ones – and some of them are Live tiles, which provide Live info and get updated....

Create SHUTDOWN shortcut Right-click on an empty area on your desktop. Select New > Shortcut. In the first box of the Create Shortcut Wizard, type : Click Next. Name the shortcut: Shutdown, and click Finish. Then select an appropriate icon for it! To give it an icon, right-click on the newly created shortcut > Properties > Shortcut tab > Change Icon button. Select one from the system icons or browse to the icon of your choice and click OK....

To quickly shut down your Windows 11/10 touch device, you can create a Slide To Shutdown shortcut on your desktop. Create Slide To Shutdown shortcut in Windows Touch devices Tablet users especially may find this feature more useful, if you create its shortcut on the desktop or pin it to your taskbar. To create a Slide To Shutdown shortcut: Right-click on your Windows desktop and select New > Shortcut. Now in the Create Shortcut wizard that opens, in the Type the location of the item field, copy-paste the following:...

The entire error message says: The primary reason why you are getting this error message is not having the correct permission. If your administrator has blocked you from accessing the Credential Manager, you won’t be able to use this utility on your Windows 11/10 PC. Even if you are using a home computer and you are the only user, you might encounter this issue at times. If so, the following solutions would be handy for you....

Credential Manager: UI Host is not responding RDP error To fix UI Host is not responding RDP error of Credential Manager, on Windows 11/10 systems, follow these steps: To know more about these steps, continue reading. 1] Restart Windows Explorer At times, restarting the Windows Explorer process can help you fix this issue on your computer. If this issue appears due to an internal file conflict, restarting the Windows Explorer will fix it within moments....

As far as the saving of web passwords are concerned, Credential Manager is the built-in tool in Windows 11/10/8/7, which Edge uses to store credentials. However, I have noticed that on many of the sites, they don’t provide me the option to save credentials. Thus for almost 60% of sites, I visit using Edge, I have to enter the login details, again and again, session after session. In other words, this Credentials Manager feature isn’t working properly on my system – otherwise, I wouldn’t have faced such an issue....