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 …
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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To avoid downtime caused by submitting troublesome code directly to the main branch on GitHub, you should build a separate branch and work there. However, before you can work there, you must first switch to it. Switching Branches on the GitHub Website To swap branches from the GitHub website, open your favorite browser, navigate to GitHub’s …
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 …
Google Chrome or your PC have both crashed. When you refresh Chrome, all of your tabs are gone, and there’s no button offering to “Re-open Last Session.” Perhaps you missed it? Or perhaps it was never there in the first place. In any case, you’d like to reclaim those tabs. And you certainly can! To …
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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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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 …
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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Google concealed Developer Options in Android 4.2. Because most “regular” users don’t need to use the feature, keeping it hidden reduces confusion. If you need to enable a developer setting, such as USB Debugging, a brief journey inside the About Phone section of the Settings menu will bring you to the Developer Options menu. Developer …
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On Techviral, we have already shared a detailed guide on stopping apps from starting at startup. However, what if you want to launch a specific set of apps during the startup process? Yes, loading too many apps in the startup can slow down the boot time, but you can run quite a few apps that …