If you’re experiencing the Windows 10 taskbar not working issue on your machine, there are a few ways you can use to possibly get around the issue. These methods fix the elements that sit behind the feature and try to get your taskbar to work again. Restart Windows Explorer To Fix Windows 10 Taskbar Not Working Windows Explorer is one of the core utilities in which a number of small items reside....
Many messaging apps including Facebook Messenger, Telegram, and Snapchat offer features such as group chats, voice and video calling, emoticons, and stickers. However, these apps don’t come close to the convenience users experience with WhatsApp. To use WhatsApp, you normally need a SIM card number to connect on your device for the app to work. Unlike a smartphone, it’s trickier to install WhatsApp on a tablet because there is no phone number....
You might want to make a torrent file if you’re sharing files that are too large for email, or if the normal way you share files doesn’t accept really large files or a certain file type. Torrents don’t discriminate on file type or size, so you can share literally anything you want, for as long as you like. When you use torrents created by other people that you get from torrent sites, the creators have gone through similar steps as you’ll go through below....
This time we’ll look at how to replace or change color in Photoshop. There are a few different paths you can follow here, depending on your end goal. Whether you’re looking to apply a cool color effect to your photo, or change the color of a specific part of your image, here are a few different ways to replace color in Adobe Photoshop. How to Quickly Replace One Color With Another in Photoshop The first method of replacing one color with another in Photoshop is good for when you need to change the background color, or any solid color that takes up a lot of your picture....
The Local Group Policy Editor provides a more comprehensive interface to change basic settings (i.e., settings that you can change via the Settings app or Control Panel) as well as advanced system configurations. However, over time, you could change too many policies, which may cause unwanted behavior in your system. If you can’t remember the Group Policy Objects you changed before the unwanted behavior started, you’ll need to reset all group policy settings back to default....
Instead, restart the Windows Explorer process, and the problem will likely disappear. Troubleshooting aside, that’s also a quick way to apply changes to the graphical user interface and the system registry. There are several methods to restart Windows File Explorer in Microsoft Windows 10 and 11. We’ll take turns going through each of them below. Restart the Windows Explorer Process via Task Manager The most straightforward way to restart Windows Explorer is to use the Task Manager app in Windows 11 and 10....
While it’s useful to have a way to get so much input from so many people over the internet, it can also introduce problems. People don’t always answer questions the same way, which can leave you with some messy results that are hard to sort through. To make things easier, it’s smart to set up response validation in your Google Forms. This will force people filling out the form to answer your questions the way you need them to....
Converting an old Word document to a newer version only takes a few clicks as long as the Word software is installed on your computer. When the file is converted, you’ll see it has a new extension that only newer Word files use. Upgrade Word Documents Using The Word Software If you have the Microsoft Office suite installed on your computer, you likely have Word installed as well. You can use this software without requiring any add-ons to upgrade your Word documents....
Whether you’re a PowerPoint beginner or you just missed this feature in the past, we’ve got you covered. In this PowerPoint tutorial, we’ll explain how to use motion path animations in Microsoft PowerPoint. How to Add a Motion Path Animation Motion path animations are a great way to make your slideshow more engaging, and the complexity of your animations is completely up to you. If you just want to add a simple animation, like an object moving into the center of your slide in a straight line, the process is fairly straightforward....
We’ll walk through how meeting responses work in Outlook and how to view meeting attendee tracking on the browser, desktop, and mobile versions so you can see who accepted a meeting invitation in Outlook. Should You Opt To Send a Response? When you receive an invitation to a meeting, you can choose Accept, Tentative, or Decline. Whichever response you choose, you can then opt to: Edit the Response before SendingSend the Response NowDo Not Send a Response...
What Does It Mean to Ping Something? To “ping” something on a network means that you send an internet packet to a destination computer or other network device, asking for a response. That device then sends a packet back to you. When the packet comes back (if it makes it back, that is) you can learn all sorts of interesting things about the network between yourself and the destination. Most commonly, we simply want to know how long the reply takes....
Sometimes you may want to include text next to an image instead of below it. This is called wrapping text around the image. It’s actually fairly easy to wrap text using HTML. Note that you don’t have to use CSS in order to wrap text. However, these days the W3C recommends using CSS instead of HTML for these kinds of tasks. I’ll mention both methods below, but if you can, it’s better to use CSS since it’s more adaptable to responsive website designs....
Note that it isn’t always Windows 11 that is causing the issue. Bloatware, unnecessary startup programs, or even the state of your hard drive can lead to a slow computer. Let’s look at some ways to fix these performance issues. Fix 1: Update Windows 11 Windows 11 is still dealing with bugs and inefficiencies as a new operating system. Microsoft keeps patching these out, but that requires you to keep up with the latest Windows updates....
Power management is also a common cause of USB-connected device issues; if Windows is able to shut down your USB controller, it sometimes won’t be able to properly power it back up again, which will prevent some USB devices (especially scanners, cameras and some phones like Blackberry) from working. Prevent Windows from Turning Off USB Devices To prevent Windows from “managing” power to your USB controller or devices, follow these steps: Open Device Manager by typing device manager in the Start > Search panel....
If you’re not familiar with PowerShell, we’ve got a PowerShell beginner’s guide. It’s great for home users and IT pros alike. There’s more to PowerShell than just the scripting language. These keyboard shortcuts apply to Microsoft’s Windows PowerShell ISE and PowerShell Console. Even though PowerShell is spreading to other operating systems—like macOS version 10.12 and newer and even several Linux distributions— these shortcuts may not work on all operating systems or all versions of PowerShell....
The Silk Browser: An Overview Tap this icon to launch the browser. Like most browsers, you’ll see tabs at the top, a URL field beneath this, and a search field above eight quick access links. These include: BookmarksHistoryShoppingNewsFour most recently access websites You’ll notice a Page Settings link at the bottom of this page. If you select that, you’ll see a menu where you can enable or disable the search field above the quick links on the page....
The question is, has the option really been removed and is there really no way to make Word go full screen on your computer? Luckily, there’s still a way. Even though the option has been removed from the Word interface, the feature somehow still seems to exist and lets you use the old full-screen layout of Word. Since it’s hidden from the main options, you’re going to have to find a way to enable it and add it to a menu from where you can easily access it....
However, things aren’t that simple. There are several different variants of “off” that a modern computer can use. Sleep and hibernation are two of the options you’ll see when telling your computer to take a nap. But what’s the difference between sleep and hibernate? They certainly sound like the same sort of thing! There’s actually a significant difference between these two options. Which can make a difference to both your power bill and data integrity....
This new default editor was a major overhaul for editing both posts and pages on your site. It transformed the large text box that website owners were accustomed to into a very different block-based editing platform. Some website owners hated it so much that they avoided upgrading to WordPress 5.0 and stayed with the classic default editor as long as possible. Other website owners embraced the change for its simplicity and ease-of-use....
