How to Convert PNG to PDF on Windows 11 or 10
Got a PNG image file you need to convert to PDF? If so, use Windows 10 or 11’s built-in PDF printer to make a PDF out of your PNG images. We’ll show you how to do that on your PC.
How to Set the Default Printer on Windows 10 or 11
Do you have a preferred printer that you use to print most of your documents? If so, make that printer the default so all your apps use it for printing by default. We’ll show you how to do that on Windows 10 and 11….
How to Enable Wake-on-LAN in Windows 10 and 11
Wake-on-LAN (WoL) is an old-school technique that network administrators have used for years to remotely turn on PCs on the same network without sidling up to them. You can use it at home, too. Here’s how….
Windows 10’s November 2021 Update Is Here
It’s official: the Windows 10 November 2021 update, codenamed 21H2, has arrived. And while it doesn’t bring very much in the way of new features, some people can still download it to your Windows 10 PC right now….
Finally: Windows 10 Won’t Get Big Updates Every Six Months
With Windows 11, Microsoft realized that significant updates every six months are too frequent, so the company switched to annual updates. The company is officially switching to the same update schedule for Windows 10, so you…
How to Generate SSH keys in Windows 10 and Windows 11
If part of your life includes logging in to a remote server be it for a self-hosted blog, a Nextcloud installation, or sending your latest changes to GitHub, you need SSH keys. In Windows 10 and 11 we are spoiled for choice w…
How to Undo (and Redo) on a Windows PC
If you’ve made a mistake on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC and would like to go back a step, it’s easy to use the built-in “Undo” command. Similarly, you can sometimes also perform a “Redo” action to restore what you just u…
How to Watch Picture-in-Picture Videos on Windows 10 or 11
With picture-in-picture mode, you can have your favorite video playing over other open windows on your Windows 11, 10, 8, or 7 PC. You can use this mode on some of the popular video sites including YouTube and Netflix….
How to Block the Windows 11 Update From Installing on Windows 10
If you are not ready to upgrade to Windows 11 yet, you can block release updates and manually allow only the updates you want to make sure Windows 11 doesn’t get installed on your Windows 10 PC. We’ll show you how to do just …
How to Stop Dropbox’s Photo Imports on Windows 10 and 11
After installing Dropbox on your Windows PC and inserting a memory card or USB stick, Windows might ask you if you want to import photos and videos to Dropbox. If this gets on your nerves, you can disable it in Settings. Here…
How to Turn On a Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC
It may seem silly, but turning on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC is a necessary step to using your machine. Sometimes your PC won’t turn on when you expect it. How you fix it varies based on the type of PC you have, and we’l…
How to Fix “Windows Cannot Find the Microsoft Software License Terms”
While trying to install Windows 10 into a virtual machine so that I could upgrade that virtual machine to Windows 11, I was stopped by the useless error message “Windows cannot find the Microsoft Software License Terms. Make …
How to Fix “Windows Upgrade Failed” Error Code 0x80070005
After buying a brand-new Windows laptop a few days ago, I was just about ready to return it and buy a new Linux laptop instead. Infuriatingly, the Microsoft Store kept giving me an error while upgrading to Windows 10 or 11 Pr…
Forget Windows 11: Windows 10’s 21H2 Update Arrives in November
If you’re not ready to give up on Windows 10, you can rest easy knowing that Microsoft isn’t, either. The company just announced that the 21H2 Update is coming in November 2021. It doesn’t bring much in terms of new features…
How to Find Your Printer’s IP Address on Windows 10
If you have a network printer connected to your Windows 10 PC and you’d like to configure or troubleshoot it, you will have to find your printer’s IP address. Here are several ways to do it.
How to Map a Network Drive on Windows 10
Creating a mapped network drive allows you to quickly access files and folders on a shared network as if they were on your local machine. Fortunately, Windows 10 lets you map network drives in just a few simple steps….
How to Make Videos Always Fullscreen in Movies & TV on Windows 10
Are you sick of always having to click an option to make your videos full-screen in the Movies & TV app? If so, make full-screen the default playback mode so all your videos automatically take up the entire screen. We’ll …
How to Find Your MAC Address on Windows 10 or 11
Sometimes you need to know the physical hardware address, or MAC address (short for “Media Access Control”), of your network adapter on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC. Here are several ways to find it.
How to Scroll Through Photos Lightning Fast on Windows 10
You may be used to tapping the arrow keys to quickly scroll through images in Windows’ Photos app, but an even faster method is using the mouse wheel. We’ll show you how to make the mouse wheel scroll instead of zoom….
How to Reset Microsoft OneDrive on Windows 10 to Fix Sync Problems
OneDrive syncs with your Windows 10 device in order to back up your files to the cloud, but sometimes there can be some issues preventing the sync from working correctly. Resetting OneDrive could potentially fix these issues….
How to Turn Off Airplane Mode on Windows 10 (or Permanently Disable It)
Airplane mode disables all wireless communication, including Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. When you want to connect to a network, you’ll need to turn off airplane mode. Here are a few ways to do it on Windows 10….
Windows 10 Will Get Windows 11’s New Store Soon
Windows 11 is officially here. Microsoft launched the latest version of its operating system, and it turns out the company is actually bringing some Windows 11 features to Windows 10 computers, including the improved Windows …
How to Enable Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling in Windows 11
Windows 11 comes with an advanced setting, called hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling, which can boost gaming and video performance using your PC’s GPU. We’ll show you how to enable the feature and thereby potentially get a p…
How to Set the Default OS on a Windows Dual-Boot Computer
If you have multiple versions of Windows on your PC and you prefer one over the others, you can make that preferred operating system (OS) the default so it always automatically loads. We’ll show you how to do that….
8 Ways to Uninstall a Program on Windows 10
Removing a program in Windows 10 is a good idea if you no longer need that program or if you just need to free up some storage space. There’s more than one way to do it, too. Here are eight ways.
