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What is a Proxy Server and How Does it Work?

What’s a Proxy Server? A proxy server acts as a gateway between you and the internet. It’s an intermediary server separating end users from the websites they browse. Proxy servers provide varying levels of functionality, security, and privacy depending on your use case, needs, or company policy. If you’re using a proxy server, internet traffic …

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How to Fix OBS Desktop Audio Not Working/Not Recording

Fix 1 – Unmute OBS If OBS Studio is muted in the Volume Mixer, no doubt you won’t hear any desktop sound. So the first troubleshooting step is to check your Volume Mixer. 1) Right-click the speaker icon at the taskbar and click Open Volume mixer. 2) Click the speaker icon under OBS to unmute this application. Now see if …

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How to Change the Default Folder Icon in Windows 10

This process may vary slightly, depending on your folder, but it will get you the desired results: 1) Navigate to the folder whose icon you wish to change and right-click it. 2) Select “Properties” from the dropdown menu. 3) Press the “Customize” section. 4) In the “Folder Icons” part of the section, press “Change Icon.” …

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How To Create Your Own Metamask Wallet?

MetaMask is a cryptocurrency wallet used to interact with the Ethereum blockchain. It can be accessed through an app or through a browser extension. To install and use MetaMask, here are the simple steps: Step 1. Download MetaMask wallet. Go to https://metamask.io/ and click on “Download”. Choose your preferred browser or mobile application and install the extension. It …

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How To Share Things with Nearby Devices in Windows 10?

Nearby sharing lets you share documents, photos, links to websites, and more with nearby devices by using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. To use nearby sharing, both PCs—the one you’re sharing from and the one you’re sharing to—must have Bluetooth and must be running Windows 11 or Windows 10 (version 1803 or later). To find out which …

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What are Shorteners? and How to Use It?

Sometimes we want to share links on the internet. For example, you want to share this link in Twitter: www.google.com/maps/place/Beasley’s+Chicken+and+Honey/@35.777025,-78.638112,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x9ede9af11fda231a But this URL is very long. Twitter limits posts to just 280 characters. That doesn’t leave many characters to say something about the link! Luckily, there is an easy solution: URL shorteners. A URL shortener …

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How to Remove Bloatware Apps in Windows 10?

Windows 10 comes with its own set of pre-installed applications called “bloatware”. These are sometimes annoying and irritating for users especially when the machine is on limited storage. These also drag machines with their unneeded processes and can seriously impact the performance, especially on low-end systems. These are some of the Windows 10 bloatware apps: …

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How To Transfer Data From One User to Another in Windows 10?

Sometimes, more than one people share the same computer. To protect the privacy of each member, it’s good to make their user account. Only with a login password or granted permission from user A, user B can get free access to user A’s files and installed programs. However, things can be different. For example, to …

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How To Import and Export Bookmarks in Your Browser?

If you are planning to switch browsers, you can do so without losing your settings and all the bookmarks for your favorite websites. Depending on the browser you used, your settings can include the following info: browsing history default homepage bookmarks default search engines saved passwords Step 1. Click the Chrome menu button  and select Bookmark Manager from the Bookmarks option. Step 2. From the Bookmark manager, click the Organize button …

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