Windows 10 isn’t just a big change for Windows 7 users. There have been some major changes in philosophy since Windows 8. Windows 10’s touch interface is now very different and more integrated with the desktop. Whether you’ve been using Windows 8 on a desktop PC, on a tablet, or on a “two-in-one” device, you’ll find a lot of changes. Tablet users will see the biggest changes. Windows 10 Restores Sanity for Desktop Users Windows 10 continues a pattern of Microsoft retreating from the original vision of Windows 8....

You Can Move an App to the App Library Starting with iOS 14 on the iPhone and iPadOS 15 on iPad, you can now hide an app from your home screens by moving it to the App Library. It will still be visible if someone digs into the App Library, but it won’t appear on your home screen. To do so, long-press the app’s icon on your home screen. Tap “Remove App” and then select “Remove from Home Screen....

If you use your iPhone’s speakerphone for the majority of your calls, then you might be a little tired of having to always tap the speaker button. Luckily, you can set it so that calls go to speaker every time. The nice thing about this feature is that it works both ways: you can assign the speaker to calls you make and receive. If you use a Bluetooth headset, you can assign it to that as well....

If you have Verizon FIOS, you have the same problem that everybody else has… the default network name is really boring and forgettable. Luckily you can easily change it. To login to your Wi-Fi router, open up a browser and go to 192.168.1.1 and then login with the password located on the sticker on the router itself. (The username is always admin). Once there, head into Wireless Settings on the main menu....

Your Windows account password may be a local user account password or the same password as your Microsoft account. Whichever you’re using, you can change it from the Settings app and sign in with a different password. You can also change your password through Microsoft’s website (if it’s a Microsoft account) or change a forgotten password from the sign-in screen. Change Your Password from the Settings App You can change your password from the Settings app, whether it’s a local password or a Microsoft account password....

You may find yourself sending the same replies to text messages over and over again. There are built-in, canned responses available for text and email messages so you can send a quick reply using your Apple Watch. Several common phrases are included on your Apple Watch, such as “Yes”, “No”, and “I’m on my way”. However, if you want to use a word or phrase that’s not on the list of default replies, you can change any of the replies to include ones you need....

With Windows 10, Microsoft is slowly moving away from the Control Panel in favor of the new Settings app that brings a more unified and consistent place to configure classic and advanced settings. But how do you open a particular page easily from a shortcut? Almost every Settings page has its own URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) which allows you to open any Settings page directly with a special command. While you can pin settings to the Start menu, you cannot have direct access to specific settings from the desktop....

As anyone who uses a Mac knows, entering special characters is really easy–you just hold down a letter. That’s great if you want to play Pokémon Go with your friends mañana, but not so much if you realllllllllllllllllly want to play now. RELATED: How to Enter Special Characters in OS X in Two Keystrokes Normally, on macOS, when you hold down a key, it will display a popup allowing you pick a special character if there are any assigned to that particular key....

By default, the slash (/) key displays the shortcuts to the commands on the ribbon in Excel. So, what do you do if you want to enter a slash in a cell? There’s a way to disable this setting so you can type a slash in cells. To prevent the slash key from activating the ribbon command shortcuts, click the “File” tab. On the backstage screen, click “Options” in the list of items on the left....

All of us, at one point, have accidentally pressed the Caps Lock key or Num Lock key. Then, you type a password and wonder why it doesn’t work. Wouldn’t it be nice to know at a glance the status of your Caps Lock and Num Lock keys? RELATED: How to Make Windows Play a Sound When You Press Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock You can make Windows play a sound when you press the Caps Lock key or Num Lock key....

Lock Desktop Icons in Place First, right-click anywhere on your desktop. A context menu will appear. Hover your cursor over the “View” option at the top of the menu. A sub-menu will appear, displaying several different icon view options. On this menu is an option called “Auto Arrange Icons.” As the name implies, this feature allows Windows to automatically arrange your icons. To prevent this from happening, uncheck the “Auto Arrange Icons” option....

We’ve been talking about the camera on the iPhone lately and it’s widely agreed it is one of the best, if not the best camera on a mobile phone. Today, we want to explain how to lock the camera’s exposure and auto-focus. Normally, when you use the camera on your iPhone or iPad, you can tap the screen and it will focus on the area that you select. Tap on a face, and it will focus on that face, tap on an object and that will be what the camera concentrates on....

Storing your passwords in the cloud is convenient, but security can be a concern. LastPass provides two free multi-factor authentication methods to lock your password vault up tight: a mobile app or a piece of paper. With two-factor authentication, you need more than just your password to log in. Even if your LastPass password is captured by a keylogger, no one can log into your account without the second authentication key....

Microsoft has finally added virtual desktops as a built-in feature to Windows 10. Virtual desktops are useful if you run a lot of programs at once and want to organize them into categories, such as for work, web surfing, or playing games. RELATED: How to Use Virtual Desktops in Windows 10 If you want to open a file or program in a new virtual desktop, you could create a new desktop using the Task View, switch to that desktop, and then open the file or program on that desktop....

Commercial DVDs and Blu-ray discs are encrypted. The Digital Rights Management (DRM) is designed to prevent you from ripping them, copying them, and watching them on unsupported players. You can get around this protection to watch DVDs and Blu-rays on Linux, but it’ll take some tweaking. DVD discs work well, and all DVDs should work after you install a single library. Blu-rays are much more hit-and-miss, and only some will work–particularly older Blu-ray discs....

Cortana is the latest digital personal assistant to make its way into a market already dominated by Apple and Google. Cortana officially arrives for the desktop in Windows 10. That’s largely a good thing, though it’s still important to know how to reduce Cortana’s presence. In case you hadn’t heard, Cortana is Microsoft’s version of the same kind of voice-activated (if desired) computer assistant you’ve come to expect from “Ok Google” and Siri....

Ever since Windows 10 came out, Windows 7 and 8 users have been bombarded with upgrade notifications, thanks to a little Windows icon in their system trays called GWX (“Get Windows 10”). Here is how to remove that icon and avoid the pushy notifications. This article was originally published in June 2015. Since then, a new tool has come out that does a more straightforward job of preventing unwanted Windows 10 updates, so we’ve updated the article with information about it....

For a long time, if you wanted to make a screen recording of your Android device you needed to use a third-party app. However, Android 11 introduced a native screen recorder tool. This is a much better solution. RELATED: The Best Screen Recording and Broadcasting Software First, we’ll need to move the “Screen Record” tile into the Quick Settings—if it’s not already. Swipe down twice from the top of your device’s screen and tap the pencil icon to edit the tile layout....

By default, most versions of Windows record an event every time a user tries to log on, whether that log on is successful or not. You can view this information by diving into the Event Viewer, but there’s also a way to add information about previous logons right on the sign in screen where you can’t miss it. To make it work, you’re going to have to dive into the Windows Registry or, if you have a Pro or Enterprise version of Windows, the Group Policy Editor....

The Ecobee line of thermostats have a neat feature that can use the local weather information to determine the best way to heat or cool your house. If the weather isn’t currently set up on your Ecobee thermostat, here’s how to set the location so that it can begin optimizing your HVAC system. RELATED: How to Install and Set Up the Ecobee Smart Thermostat Not only is having the weather info accessible on the Ecobee efficient for your heating and cooling, but you can also see how the outside temperature affects the usage of your HVAC system....