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This tutorial will cover four easy ways to uninstall the Microsoft Teams Chat icon from the Windows 11 taskbar. What is the Microsoft Teams Chat App? Users updating to Windows 11 from Windows 10 will notice the addition of a few widgets, apps & features, including several new taskbar items. The Microsoft Teams Chat icon was added to the taskbar in Windows 11 to encourage more users to utilize the Microsoft Teams app and make it more accessible for personal and professional users alike....

PDF files are portable, print-ready, and easily shareable. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to save a webpage as a PDF file on your Mac and Windows devices. We cover steps for popular web browsers (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge) and reputable third-party tools. Save a Web Page as a PDF in Firefox Firefox’s “Print tool” lets users print web pages to physical papers (via a printer) or save them as PDF....

Not only that, but site speed is now part of the ranking factors in Google’s ranking algorithm, meaning your site speed impacts search engine optimization (SEO). The snowball effect of this impact is loss of visitors from impatience and reduced search engine rankings. Why Your WordPress Site Runs Slow WordPress offers a great platform on which to set up and run your website. Without the right safeguards in place, you could end up with a sluggish website....

From searching text in photos to searching by face and location, Google Photos does an excellent job at gathering information from your photos so that you can find them through search. Once you know how to use Google Photos’ search tools, it will be very easy to find any photo saved to the cloud so long as you have a tiny bit of information about what you’re looking for....

The Windows 10 sandbox requires a PC or laptop with the system resources capable of running virtual machines, including (at minimum) a dual-core processor, 4GB RAM and 1GB of disk space. You’ll also need to enable virtualization in your system UEFI or BIOS settings before you begin. What Is The Windows 10 Sandbox? Windows 10 version 1903 includes the Windows Sandbox, but if you’re running Windows 10 Home, you won’t be able to use this feature....

I thought it was isolated to the browser, but quickly realized I was having the same tab issue in Word, Outlook and Quickbooks. What a royal pain! I didn’t realize how much I used the tab key until it stopped working! Anyway, after doing some research and messing around with stuff, I figured out what the problem was. In this article, I’ll try to write out the different possible solutions and hopefully your tab key will start functioning properly again....

If you browse the Internet, you’ll see articles about installing XRDP, x11VNC, etc, etc. This all sounded a bit too complicated for me, especially since Linux Mint has built-in desktop sharing capabilities. Warning: It’s worth noting that the method I’m describing below disables encryption for the remote connection. For me, this is a non-issue since I am simply connecting to the Linux box from within my local network. If you need to have encryption enabled for the remote connection, I’ll be writing up another post soon on how to do that as it’s a bit more complicated....

We’re going to use the Windows command netstat to see our listening ports and PID (Process ID). We’re also going to see what we can do with that information. What Is Netstat? The netstat command is a combination of the words ‘network’ and ‘statistics’. The netstat command works in all versions of Windows from Windows XP right up to Windows 10. It’s also used in other operating systems (OS) like Unix and Linux, but we’ll stick to Windows here....

But the question is, how exactly do you open TGZ files? Do you need any special software? Or are existing tools on your PC enough? Let’s find out. Introduction to the TAR.GZ File Format A TAR.GZ file is a combination of two different packaging algorithms. The first is tar, short for tape archive. It’s an old utility, invented mainly for accurate data transfer to devices without their own file systems....

This is due to the DHCP lease time. This allows a local network to reallocate IP addresses from devices that have been disconnected for a while to other devices, freeing up IP addresses for other devices that may connect (unless you give them a static IP). What Is DHCP Lease Time & Should It Be Changed? Unless otherwise specified, a typical network router will assume that any connection made to it is temporary....

What is the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable? Why are there so many copies installed, and can you uninstall any of them? There’s a lot to go through here, so we’ll start with the basics. What Is the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable? Before we get to the C++ part of the explanation, it’s worth talking about what “redistributable” means. Software is distributed as either a lightweight online installer or as a redistributable....

Setting up Active Directory using the run command dcpromo is a straightforward procedure. To begin, from your Windows 2003 Server desktop, go to Start, click on Run, type dcpromo and hit Enter. The “Welcome to the Active Directory Installation Wizard” should come up: Click on Next. In the following window, you will get a warning about comparability issues with older operating systems. Improved security settings in Windows Server 2003 affect older versions of windows like Windows 95 and Windows NT 4....

There is such a thing as a Green Screen of Death (GSOD for short), and in a way, it is the same error as BSOD. In this article, you will learn what causes the GSOD and how to fix it, or at least mitigate it, so your work is not interrupted. What Is the Green Screen of Death The Green Screen of Death is an error that occurs due to a critical failure of the Windows operating system....

Identify Your Xbox Controller There have been many Xbox console generations and even more Xbox controllers. Not all of them work with Windows natively and some need additional hardware to work with Windows. In general, you can use the Xbox 360 controller with Windows either via USB or wirelessly using the dedicated adapter from Microsoft. When it comes to Xbox One controllers, it depends on which version of the controller you have....

In this article, we will look at the best curved monitors for any budget. To find the best options, you need to consider the panel type, viewing angle, color range and accuracy, HDR support, available inputs, response times, and many other specs. The Benefits of Using a Curved Monitor Curved monitors were all the rage back in the day when they first came out. But they were pricey, and not many people could afford them....

The problem could stem from your PC, the printer, or the connection between both devices. This tutorial highlights ten likely troubleshooting measures for printers that won’t print. 1. Check Paper Tray and Printer Connection Many printer models won’t print if there’s a loose USB connection or if they’re out of ink or paper. Verify your printer’s ink levels, clean the printhead, fill the paper tray, and avoid using substandard paper....

In this article, I’m going to write about three of my favorite benchmark programs and how to use them. I’m not going to go into any details about how to improve your score in this article as that’s a completely different topic, however, it’s something you should definitely research. When I benchmarked my gaming PC, it was ranking in the 43rd percentile, which was pretty pathetic for me. After tweaking some settings in the BIOS related to XMP, overclocking, etc....

And all of these methods work more smoothly than any Android or iOS app video-trimming app, thanks to the more powerful hardware of a PC. So here are the four ways to trim videos in Windows. 1: Trim Video in Windows Using the Photos App The Photos app may not be a fully-featured video editor, but it can trim videos just fine. You can cut out a single chunk from a longer video file or trim multiple segments and combine them at the end....

This tutorial highlights probable causes and troubleshooting solutions for the E_FAIL (0x80004005) VirtualBox error on Windows devices. 1. Update VirtualBox Some Windows users resolved this error by installing the latest build of VirtualBox 6. Head to the developer’s website and download the Windows hosts VirtualBox setup file. You can also update VirtualBox directly within the app. Open the VirtualBox Manager app, select File on the menu bar, and select Check for Updates....

It’s a different story with Windows, figuring out what you need and what you don’t. Well, we’re going to help you with that right now. Here are seven of our favorite apps to download on any fresh install of Windows. IOBit Uninstaller or PC Decrapifier Why is a program to uninstall other programs the first thing recommended? Windows 10 installs with a lot of software that you probably don’t need....