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Fortunately, there are many ways to take a partial screenshot, whether you’re using a PC, Mac, or Chromebook, or even if you’re playing a game on Steam. Here’s how to take partial screenshots on Windows computers. 1. Snipping Tool The Snipping Tool has been installed on Windows PCs since the days of Windows Vista. It’s so helpful and popular that it has remained part of the OS ever since. You can use the Snipping Tool to take full and partial screenshots....

The Event Viewer can be confusing to use, however, owing to its outdated UI and poor layout. Here is a guide on navigating the Event Viewer to troubleshoot any Windows issues. Getting Started With the Event Viewer The Windows Operating System “logs” every significant activity while it runs. The Event Viewer is just an app that helps you access and read these logs in one place, rather than manually opening each text file in Windows Explorer....

With this Linux Bash shell on Windows 10, you can run various Linux commands and apps (not the graphical ones) on your Windows PC. Also, you have the option to install your favorite Linux distribution, including Ubuntu. In this guide, we’ll focus on installing Linux’s Ubuntu distribution on Windows 10. Step 1: Enable Linux in Windows Features The first step to perform is to enable and install Windows Subsystem for Linux on your Windows 10 PC....

There are a number of different areas we will cover, so make sure to read through each section carefully. Once you’ve finished reading, you’ll know how to make sure your microphone quality is as good as possible. Start with Hardware If you truly care about achieving better sound quality, you’ll really need to invest a little into a better microphone and some equipment. Thankfully, it really is only a little....

If you own a first-generation device like the original HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, you still have an incredible device on your hands that provides fantastic VR experiences. However, if you’re in the market for a new headset today, you have many interesting choices, which brings us to the Oculus Quest. The Quest is a standalone VR headset. This means that you don’t need to connect it to a computer or attach a smartphone to it....

You may have heard about terminating the explorer.exe process using the Task Manager. Using the Task Manager may be effective, but it is forcibly killing the process instead of terminating it properly, giving the process the change to exit safely and completely. In Windows 10, you use the task manager to end the process. There is a hidden option in the Start menu in Windows 7 and Vista and an extra function in the Shutdown menu of Windows XP that allows you to terminate and restart the explorer....

If the Roku remote is not working correctly, there are steps you can take to correct it. Some of these are simple, while others are more in-depth. None of these steps are difficult, though — which means you can easily go back to watching your favorite content. 1. Check the Batteries The first thing you should do if your Roku remote isn’t working is check the batteries. Make sure they still have a charge....

Download them and keep them forever. It’s a great way for gamers on a budget to get access to hours of entertainment without breaking the bank. Of course, it can be a bit tough to sort through more than 90 games, so we’ve put together a list of the best Humble Trove games that you should try out. 1. Trine Enchanted Edition Trine is a physics-based adventure/puzzle game. At only six hours, it won’t take you long to beat and is in no way difficult, but the puzzle solving is fun and well worth a bit of your time....

Licenses are expensive, and the average person cannot afford to pay for a license for different music for each video, and most videos won’t generate enough money to pay royalties. Thankfully, there’s an alternative – websites for free ambient music. Free Music Archive The Free Music Archive is one of the foremost providers of royalty-free music on the web. The company works with Creative Commons and a number of other sources to obtain free music, resulting in a massive library that creators can use in their own work....

Microsoft Windows 11 makes a strong pitch for itself with added functionalities like the ability to install Android apps from the Microsoft Store directly or added control over virtual desktops. 1. Windows 11 Isn’t Perfect Previous versions of Windows made some bold changes. For instance, Windows Vista introduced the glassy look with Windows Aero, Windows 8 introduced the snap layouts, and Windows 10 introduced the Action Center. However, Windows 11 is primarily, though not entirely, a reskinning of Windows 10, and many users are disliking some of those design changes....

What Is a Green Screen? The term ‘green screen’ has come to mean anything that allows two videos to be seamlessly overlaid on each other. A video is taken with the subject in front of a large green cloth. Video editing software is then used to replace the green parts of the first clip with another clip. This layers the two clips. This kind of editing can be done on almost any computer these days, but having a laptop powerful enough for video editing would be great....

This might make you feel like you’re not in total control, but Microsoft has added the NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller account to protect your system. What is TrustedInstaller? TrustedInstaller is a core component of Windows Resource Protection that Microsoft introduced with Windows Vista. In addition, the Windows Modules Installer service uses the TrustedInstaller account to add, remove, or modify Windows updates and other components. Deleting or modifying files or folders owned by TrustedInstaller may prevent your Windows installation from running properly....

And to me, a large taskbar is a waste of precious real estate. I like the smallest taskbar possible without having to auto-hide, a feature I’m also not a fan of. Here is what my desktop and taskbar looked like on Windows when I first installed it: Way too big! In this article, I’ll show you how to reduce the size of the desktop icons and the taskbar in Windows 7/8/10....

If disabled, Windows 10 action center won’t open or display in the taskbar notification area. You will still get notifications as usual, but you won’t be able to review them in the Action Center. Some of the reasons Windows 10 Action Center won’t open include: Action Center isn’t enabledUser profile corruptionCorrupted system filesNon-trivial system glitches These issues could cause Windows to destabilize, which is why you need to resolve the issue as soon as possible....

Thankfully, audio crackling is often caused by the same set of issues, so if you run through our troubleshooting steps below, the chances are you’ll have your audio fixed once you’ve tried each step. Plug Your Device Back In This is the easiest step to try, and can work more often than you’d expect. Sometimes your audio device may not be plugged all of the way in and that can cause Windows 10 audio crackling issues with your audio....

Instead of normally loading up with a list of Devices and Printers and Faxes, it kept hanging and nothing would load. It was just a blank screen like shown below: Grrrr. It was working fine a few days earlier, so I could not figure out what had changed. Whenever something like this happens, I always think of a few things. Did I install any new Windows updates? Those are notorious for screwing things up all the time!...

Here are some of the most popular uses for an extra PC that may just be collecting dust, and also a few nontraditional uses you may have not considered. 1. Extra PC If you only have one primary computer in your home (or a few), and find yourself on the PC a lot, you may simply want to consider adding an extra PC to your home. Particularly for people who have families or own homes with several rooms and significant square footage....

In this article, we’re going to check the best free hard drive testing programs. However, before you start using any third-party software, it would be a good idea to use Microsoft’s chkdsk tool. It’s reliable enough for most hard drive problems and every Windows system has it installed by default. 1. Western Digital Dashboard Western Digital Dashboard replaced the deprecated Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool. It has a much more modern look and it’s very user-friendly....

The days of big, clunky taskbars with large buttons are gone. However, most people who use Chrome enable two main toolbars. One is the bookmarks toolbar which provides quick links to your favorite bookmark links. The other is the extensions and menu toolbar. In this article, you’ll learn what to do when any of these Chrome toolbars are missing. Fix Missing Extensions on the Toolbar Do you remember adding a bunch of new extensions to Chrome and suddenly the icons no longer appear in the Chrome toolbar?...

In this article we’ll do a side-by-side comparison of the two and show what features you’ll find lacking when you use Microsoft Excel Online. The Home Menu Starting with the Home Menu, at first glance it looks like the menu in Microsoft Excel online lacks a lot of the buttons in the Excel for desktop version. This technically isn’t true, it’s just that the online version makes more use of dropdown menus....