Here S What S Different About Windows 10 For Windows 7 Users

Unlike Windows 8, Windows 10 actually feels designed for a PC with a keyboard and mouse. Windows 7 users will be much more at home with Windows 10, but there are still some big changes. If you’re a Windows 7 user, you might be surprised to see just how much has changed after you upgrade. Thankfully, there are no weird hot corners to learn. Microsoft Account Integration RELATED: All the Features That Require a Microsoft Account in Windows 10...

December 11, 2022 · 6 min · 1128 words · Leigh Hall

How Much Wi Fi Signal Strength Is Lost Per Foot Of Antenna Cable Length

If you are getting ready to add an antenna to your router in order to extend the Wi-Fi range in your home, just how long of a cable can you use? Does the cable’s length even matter? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites....

December 11, 2022 · 3 min · 571 words · Roy Pritchett

How To Access Android S List Of Running Apps In 6.0 Marshmallow And Above

In Android 5.x and below, accessing your list of running apps was simple—you’d jump into Settings > Apps > Running. Easy! In Android 6.0, however, Google moved this setting. It’s still not super difficult to find, but it’s a little trickier. But as always, we’ve got your back. Here’s how to find it once your device is on Marshmallow (or later). Why Would You Need to Access Running Services? Well, there’s a short answer: you normally wouldn’t—that’s probably why Google “hid” this setting starting in Marshmallow....

December 11, 2022 · 3 min · 461 words · Mary Miller

How To Add A Border To An Entire Page In Word

Word allows you to put a border around most types of items in your document, such as text, pictures, and tables. You can also add a border to either all the pages in your document or certain pages in your document using section breaks. To add a page border, put the cursor at the beginning of your document or at the beginning of an existing section in your document. Then, click the “Design” tab....

December 11, 2022 · 3 min · 500 words · Brandi Helms

How To Add Any Device To Your Homekit Smarthome With The Ihome Isp5

What do you do if you want to add a device to your HomeKit smart home, but the device doesn’t support HomeKit? You set up a middleman with the iHome iSP5, an inexpensive HomeKit-enabled smart outlet. RELATED: What Is Apple HomeKit? HomeKit is Apple’s smarthome platform, and if you want to control all your appliances and devices with the majesty of your voice through Siri, you need to add them all to your HomeKit home....

December 11, 2022 · 8 min · 1586 words · James Boice

How To Add Third Party Smart Bulbs To Your Philips Hue System

The Philips Hue system was one of the first unified smart bulb systems on the market and remains justifiably popular despite the cost. Read on as we show you how to incorporate cheaper third party smart LED bulbs into your Hue system for that great Hue ease-of-use at a lower price. Why Do I Want To Do This? Even with the introduction of the economical Hue Lux system (a white-only bulb that’s significantly cheaper than the original color-changing Hue bulbs) the Philips Hue bulbs are still priced above the third party bulbs on the market like the Cree Connected and the GE Link....

December 11, 2022 · 9 min · 1730 words · Marie Sousa

How To Change Chrome S Default Zoom Settings

Chrome’s standard zoom setting is easy to change, allowing you to quickly tell your browser how to shrink or enlarge different websites. You can also set a default font size to help create a more pleasant browsing experience. How to Set a Default Zoom Level for All Websites in Chrome Click the three vertical dots in the top right of your Chrome browser. In this drop-down menu, click “Settings.”...

December 11, 2022 · 2 min · 345 words · Elmer Shields

How To Change Message And Call Ringtones On Os X

If you have your Mac set up to receive texts and phone calls via Handoff, then you might have discovered that the default ringtone for calls is Opening, which you can easily change it in just a few simple steps. This option is located in the FaceTime app, so you’ll need to change it there (even if you never actually use FaceTime). Changing the ringtone on your Mac will affect the sound you hear for both phone calls and FaceTime....

December 11, 2022 · 2 min · 334 words · Daryl Davis

How To Change Your Nickname On A Discord Server

With Discord’s nickname option, you can have a different name for yourself in each Discord server you’ve joined. This means you can be called “Mahesh” in one server and “Harry” in another. Here’s how to do that in Discord on desktop and mobile. Change Your Nickname on a Discord Server on Desktop To start the nickname rename process on your desktop, open the Discord app or the Discord web version....

December 11, 2022 · 2 min · 334 words · Judy Vigue

How To Clear Your File Explorer Recent Files History In Windows 10

You’ve probably noticed that File Explorer keeps a list of files and folders you’ve recently opened, displaying them at the bottom of the File Explorer window. It’s handy, for sure, but there are times you’ll want to clear that file history. Here’s how to do it. If you really don’t like Windows keeping that history at all, you can turn off recent items and frequent places altogether. If you do like having your history around, it’s nice knowing that you can occasionally clear it out and start from scratch....

December 11, 2022 · 2 min · 244 words · Ruby Chubbs

How To Customize And Use The Status Bar In Excel

The status bar at the bottom of Excel’s window can tell you all kinds of interesting information, such as whether Num Lock is on or off, the page number, and the average of numbers in selected cells. Even better, you can easily customize the status bar to show just the information you want. To show and hide items on the status bar, right-click anywhere on the status bar and select the items you want to see....

December 11, 2022 · 5 min · 969 words · Kimberly Hernandez

How To Disable And Remove The Apps Button In Google Chrome

Google Chrome Apps have changed a lot through the years, but one thing hasn’t—the “Apps” button in the bookmarks bar. If you don’t use Chrome Apps, this little button can be annoying. Thankfully, it’s easy to remove. The “Apps” button is a default part of the Chrome Bookmarks Bar. Clicking it takes you to the chrome://apps/ page, which is a launcher for web apps installed from the Chrome Web Store....

December 11, 2022 · 2 min · 228 words · Ann Heyman

How To Disable The Command Prompt And Run Program In Windows

The Command Prompt and the Run program are pretty powerful tools in the Windows world. If you’d rather specific users on a computer not have access to them, it’s not too hard to do. RELATED: 10 Ways to Open the Command Prompt in Windows 10 Windows makes it pretty easy to open the Command Prompt, and there are all kinds of useful things you can do with it. It can also be a dangerous tool in the hands of the inexperienced, as it exposes a lot of power and it’s sometimes difficult to understand the full ramifications of a command....

December 11, 2022 · 6 min · 1245 words · Clay Carter

How To Fix The Missing Open With Option On The Windows 10 Right Click Context Menu

Some Windows 10 users have reported a strange bug. It seems that the “Open With” option on the right-click context menu is missing. If you’re experiencing this bug, we have a solution using the registry. Standard warning: Registry Editor is a powerful tool and misusing it can render your system unstable or even inoperable. This is a pretty simple hack and as long as you stick to the instructions, you shouldn’t have any problems....

December 11, 2022 · 3 min · 571 words · Tina Bousquet

How To Free Up Space On Your Samsung Device With Smart Manager

When your phone’s internal storage starts to get full, it can be frustrating. Things slow down, apps won’t install, and in some cases, you can’t even download anything. Fortunately, Samsung has a built-in way to help users see detailed information about what is taking up space, and also provides a simple way of deleting unwanted items. This tool is called “Smart Manager,” and it’s available for the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge+, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S7, and Galaxy S7 Edge....

December 11, 2022 · 4 min · 658 words · Lorri Angelo

How To Install The Tor Browser On A Chromebook

What Is Tor? The Tor Project has created a free, anonymizing computer network that anyone can use to maintain their privacy online. The Tor network uses the regular internet infrastructure along with its own overlay network of volunteer-provided Tor nodes. These do the routing for the Tor network traffic. They encrypt your traffic and use other tricks to make back-tracing and identifying your IP address difficult to the point of being almost impossible....

December 11, 2022 · 6 min · 1192 words · Portia Hill

How To Limit Any Application S Bandwidth On Windows

You can restrict Windows Update’s download speed on Windows 10. Some applications also let you limit their bandwidth. But, for applications that don’t have that built in, you’ll need third-party software. Limiting bandwidth can be useful in different circumstances. For example, if you’re downloading (or uploading) a huge file, limiting your browser’s available bandwidth might be useful for making sure other apps don’t get slowed down too much. could be useful when uploading files or downloading files in a web browser....

December 11, 2022 · 7 min · 1294 words · Peter Farnsworth

How To Make Sure A File Is Safe Before Downloading It

RELATED: Basic Computer Security: How to Protect Yourself from Viruses, Hackers, and Thieves This is no substitute for basic online security practices that can keep you safe from phishing and other threats, but it’s a way to perform a more in-depth check if you’re concerned about a file. Scan a Link For Malware Using VirusTotal To do this, you’ll need to locate a file’s download link. That’s the direct link to download the file, not just the address of the file’s download page....

December 11, 2022 · 4 min · 724 words · Julie Byrd

How To Overline Text In Word

Underlining is a common task in Word, and easily done, but what if you need to overline (also called overscore or overbar), some text? Overlining is common in scientific fields, but there are various reasons for overlining text. However, Word doesn’t make it easy. You can apply overlining to your text in Word using a field code or the equation editor, or you can add a paragraph border to the top of the text....

December 11, 2022 · 5 min · 887 words · Linda Bartlett

How To Reduce The Size Of Microsoft Office Documents That Contain Images

Even in these times of fast internet connections, huge hard drives, and loads of free cloud storage, file size sometimes matters. You might have a limit to the size of files you can send or receive via email, or you might be running low on thumb drive space. Whatever the reason, if you have Office documents that include images, you might be able to significantly reduce the size of those files....

December 11, 2022 · 5 min · 901 words · Kathleen Eaton