It’s a somewhat rare problem, but on occasion, Windows might display the same hard disk or partition twice using different drive letters. Thankfully, there’s usually a simple solution. This is almost always the result of either a user or program having created a virtual drive that maps to your real drive. These virtual drives are not like drives created with virtual software, but something more like a shortcut or symbolic link that just points one location to another....

Netflix Play Video In the last few years, Netflix ($8.99+ per month) has really made an effort to become the go-to streaming service for original Christmas content, with its own franchises like The Princess Switch, The Christmas Chronicles, and A Christmas Prince. Netflix specializes in high-concept, family-friendly Christmas movies as well as cozy Christmas-themed romances. There are also a few classic Christmas movies and specials available on Netflix, alongside the ever-growing selection of originals....

With all the progress and improvements that have been made with computer hardware, why are some things like the CMOS battery still necessary? 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. Photo courtesy of Jim Bauer (Flickr). The Question SuperUser reader Joseph Philipson wants to know why PCs still require a CMOS battery:...

Light is the most important element in any photograph. It’s what gives shape to everything in the image. And unless you work exclusively in a studio with powerful flashes that you completely control, you’re normally at the mercy of whatever the sun and weather are doing. If the light is super dramatic and awesome, it can seem like it’s impossible to take a bad picture. But if the light is drab and uninteresting, even the most awe-inspiring scene can look mundane....

WPA2 with a strong password is secure as long as you disable WPS. You’ll find this advice in guides to securing your Wi-Fi all over the web. Wi-Fi Protected Setup was a nice idea, but using it is a mistake. Your router probably supports WPS and it’s likely enabled by default. Like UPnP, this is an insecure feature that makes your wireless network more vulnerable to attack. What is Wi-Fi Protected Setup?...

Waiting for your favorite mobile device to fully charge up can try your patience at times, so you may be tempted to try other ‘methods’ to speed up the process. But can it be done though? 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....

In a blog post announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22526 to the Dev Channel, Microsoft said, “We have added support for wideband speech when using Apple AirPods products (AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max), improving audio quality for voice calls.” That means that Microsoft will make it so voice calls sound better when using AirPods on Windows 11, which is excellent for anyone who has to take a lot of remote meetings or make calls through their PC....

This boot menu, like many created before USB drives became cheap and commonplace, does not include an option to boot from a USB drive. A piece of freeware called PLoP Boot Manager solves this problem, offering an image that can burned to a CD or put on a floppy disk, and enables you to boot to a variety of devices, including USB drives. Put PLoP on a CD PLoP comes as a zip file, which includes a variety of files....

If you’re like most people, your Internet service provider hands you a single Internet Protocol address and your router shares it amongst all the connected devices in your home. This actually violates the end-to-end principle, which the Internet was designed around. However, there are only so many IP addresses to go around – we’re running out. Public IP Addresses Are a Limited Resource There are less than 4.2 billion available IPv4 IP addresses....

But First, Some Tab Wrangling Tips Before we dig into the historical and current tab limits in the mobile version of Safari, there’s a good chance if you opened this article out of more than curiosity, it’s because you’re interested in more effectively managing your iOS browser tabs. In that case, do check our list of tips for keeping iPhone Safari tabs under control. And while you’re at it, we also have some great general tips for getting more out of iPhone Safari too....

Today, we want to show you how to add a message to your Mac’s login of lock screen. This is actually very useful — for instance, you could use it to include an inspirational quote or informative message. The Easy Method: Adding a Message Via the System Preferences There are two methods to add a message to the lock screen. We’ll show you the easy way first, and just for fun, the geeky command line method as well....

If you want a simple visual to help your audience see the direction of the data in your chart, consider a trendline. You can add different types of trendlines in Google Sheets and customize their appearance. About Trendlines in Google Sheets You can add a trendline to a bar graph, column chart, line graph, or scatter chart. You can select a specific series for the trendline or apply one to all the series in the chart....

If you’d like to make your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC discoverable on your network and to use file and printer sharing, you’ll have to switch your Wi-Fi network’s profile from Public to Private. We’ll walk you through the steps to make this change on your computer. What’s the Difference Between a Public and a Private Network? When you first connect your PC to a wireless network, Windows asks if you’d like to treat the network as Public or Private....

If you use a Mac, then you’re likely familiar with OS X’s notification system. It will alert you throughout the day to breaking news, new messages, system events, and more. What you may not know is you can change how OS X groups these notifications. By default, OS X groups notifications by most recent. This is fine if you’re glued to your computer all day and you catch notifications as they happen, but if you’re away from your desk for awhile, you’ll have to go through the entire list to see what popped up while you were away....

The Apple Watch is very customizable and its watch face is no exception. There are multiple styles, such as Modular, Mickey Mouse, and Utility, each with options for complications, or sub-displays, containing various types of information. You can also add your own custom watch faces. We will show you how to customize the watch faces available on the Apple Watch, how to add new watch faces based on existing ones, and how to delete watch faces....

Notifications can be distracting, but Windows 10 has a one-click switch that disables all of them. You can also disable notifications for individual apps, or hide the many other notifications that appear throughout Windows. How to Disable All Notifications Windows 10’s Settings app allows you to control notifications. To launch it, open the Start menu, and then click the gear-shaped “Settings” icon—or press Windows+I. Navigate to System > Notifications & Actions in the Settings window....

When writing a document, most of us write the first draft, making changes as you go. Then, you edit it, rewrite it, and rearrange it. When rearranging a document, you may want to reorder some paragraphs. We’ll show you an easy way to do this. Determine which paragraphs you want to reorder. Then, type the number “1” as the first character (then type a space) of the paragraph you want to be first in the revised order....

We’ll show you how to quickly add your signature to any PDF document, saving it as a standard PDF file that can be read anywhere. You can do this on Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android, Chrome OS, Linux—whatever platform you prefer. Electronic Signatures, Not Digital Signatures First, let’s straighten out some terminology. This article deals with electronic signatures, not digital signatures, which are something else entirely. A digital signature is cryptographically secure and verifies that someone with your private signing key (in other words, you) has seen the document and authorized it....

Windows 10 includes enhanced app notifications that can display on the start menu, in the Action Center, and even on a flyout above the Notification bar. The Mail app uses the Windows notification system to notify you of new emails. First, you must make sure app notifications are enabled in Windows. To do this, open the Start menu and click “Settings”. On the “Settings” dialog box, click the “System” icon....

There comes a time in every Android user’s life when an important question has to be answered: is my device running a 32- or 64-bit operating system? It can be a rough, troubling time if you’re not sure how to answer that question. But we’re here for you, and we’ll help walk you through what to do should such a scenario arise. Just breathe, it’s going to be fine....