Windows includes a variety of “troubleshooters” designed to quickly diagnose and automatically solve various computer problems. Troubleshooters can’t fix everything, but they’re a great place to start if you encounter a problem with your computer. Troubleshooters are built into the Control Panel on Windows 7, 8 and 10 so practically all Windows users can take advantage…
If you’ve installed Windows 10, you’ll find these in Settings. Navigate to Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot. As of the Creators Update, the following troubleshooters are available here: Blue Screen, Bluetooth, Hardware and Devices, HomeGroup, Incoming Connections, Internet Connections, Keyboard, Network Adapter, Printer, Playing Audio, Power, Program Compatibility Troubleshooter, Recording Audio, Search and Indexing,…
You’ll find these tools in the Control Panel on Windows 7 and 8. Navigate to Control Panel > System and Security > Troubleshoot Common Computer Problems. On Windows 7, click “Find and Fix Problems” instead. You’ll see a list of the most common troubleshooters you might need. These aren’t the only available troubleshooters. Click “View All”…
You know that moment when you plug in a USB into your PC, and this pops up: USB Device not recognized: One of the devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and windows does not recognize it. Yeah. That sucks. Here are a few reasons why that could happen: The currently plugged in USB driver has…
Windows 10 has “Battery Use” screen that shows you what’s draining your laptop’s juice. That means it’ll tell you exactly what apps are using too much power. This feature is part of the “Battery saver” screen in the Settings app. Battery Use screen This feature is relatively new to Windows 10, so you won’t find it anywhere in the…
Battery Saver functions similarly to Battery Saver Mode on Windows 10. It’s designed to help stretch your battery life and save you time by automatically performing tweaks you might otherwise perform by hand. When Battery Saver is enabled, Android will decrease your device’s performance to save battery power, so it’ll perform a bit less quickly but will stay running…
Battery Saver is similar to Battery Saver on Android. When it activates (or when you activate it), it makes a few changes to Windows’ settings in order to stretch your laptop’s battery life further. First, it automatically lowers your display’s brightness. This is one big tweak that can save battery life on every single device, as…
Do you know your files and videos to be set to download at specific times? Yes it can. Suppose you are using your mobile data, which is pretty much expensive. However, if you want to download any kind of big files on your android phones; you just need to buy a night plan, schedule the…
You can get all your android notifications on your running PC and this proves to be less stressful. Having to pick up your phone every time a notification popup can be distracting so follow the steps below to give undivided attention when working. How to push android notification to PC using Pushbullet. Install the Pushbullet…
Google hangout is a unified communications service that enables text, voice, or video chats, either one-on-one or in a group. Hangouts is built into Gmail, YouTube, and Google Voice, plus there are Hangouts apps for iOS, Android, and the web. It’s essentially a useful and cost-effective collaboration platform for the average person as well as…