Switching to High Performance Power Plan: To open the Run dialog box, press the Windows + R keys together. Enter the following text on the run dialog box “powercfg.cpl” Choose High Performance from the Select a power plan drop-down menu in the Power Options window. If the High-Performance option isn’t visible, click the down arrow …
Microsoft announced in 2015 that an integrated OpenSSH client would be added to Windows. They’ve finally done it, and an SSH client is hidden in the Fall Creators Update of Windows 10. You can now connect to a Secure Shell server from Windows without the need to install PuTTY or any other third-party software. Enable …
Many people who are familiar with previous versions of Windows are wondering what happened to the built-in Administrator account, which was always created by default. Is this account still active, and if so, how do you gain access to it? The account is created in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, or Vista, but it cannot …
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When you first launch your browser, you probably want a page to load that gives you quick access to the information you use the most. Using these steps, you can accomplish more by making Google Chrome your default homepage. Changing Your Homepage Option 1: Click the Options button in Chrome in the top right corner …
USB On-The-Go (OTG) USB On-The-Go (OTG) is a standardized specification that enables a device to read data from a USB device without the need for a PC. The device essentially becomes a USB host, which isn’t a feature that every device has. An OTG cable or OTG connector is required. This allows you to do …
Bad Sector A bad sector on a hard drive is simply a small cluster of storage space — a sector — on the hard drive that appears to be faulty. Requests to read or write will be ignored by the sector. Both traditional magnetic hard drives and modern solid-state drives can have bad sectors. There …
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Enable Tabs in Windows 11: Download ViveTool which can be found on GitHub. Extract the ZIP file to a location with an easy-to-type file path. In Administrator Mode, launch the Command Prompt. Hold the Shift key while right-clicking on it to accomplish this. Navigate to the folder containing ViveTool. For example, if vivetool-v0.2.1 is stored …
Internet Information Services is one of the first things Web Developers using ASP.NET will want to install on Windows (IIS). IIS versions differed between Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11. Let’s take a look at how to set them up. Install IIS on Windows: To install it, press Windows+r, then enter appwiz.cpl into the …
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When you delete a file in Windows, it is not deleted permanently. It is actually discarded in the Recycle Bin. If you accidentally delete a file, this is the first place you should look. However, the files continue to consume disk space. And, over time, it can consume a significant amount of storage space. We’ve …
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When you launch File Explorer in Windows 10, it displays Quick Access, which displays a list of the folders you visit the most and the files you recently accessed. As you use different folders, this list evolves. Pin Folders to Quick Access: Launch File Explorer (folder icon on the taskbar). Navigate to the folder that …
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