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Generally, Windows automatically installs drivers as required. However, this isn’t always the case, so in this article, we’ll cover how you can manually install a driver in Windows 10 and 11. What Are Drivers and What Devices Need to be Updated? Drivers are pieces of code that allow software and hardware devices to work by facilitating interaction with the operating system. Most devices need drivers to work, and most will be installed on their first use and updated automatically....

Firstly, it’s important to understand that some methods used to reduce the size of an image will result in a lower quality picture, which may be fine for a website, but not for printing. This usually occurs when you change the resolution of a picture, say from 2560×1440 to 1920×1080. Another way to reduce the size of an image is to compress the image. There are two types of compression: lossless and lossy....

If these are the cases, you may have a malware-infected PC on your hands. There are ways you can check. This article will teach you how to scan your PC for malware in Windows 10. Windows Defender The first logical place to start would be Windows Defender. Not only is it free, but it also comes with every Windows 10 purchase. It’s also simple to use — making it the ideal solution for your average users who won’t go beyond mainstream sites....

Task Scheduler lets you trigger your batch file to run at a specific time or when a specified event occurs. You also get loads of configurable options to define how the file runs. We assume you already have the batch file created, so in this article, we’ll show you how to schedule that batch file to run. Why Schedule Batch Files on Your Windows PC There are countless reasons to schedule a batch file on your PC....

One of the Alexa app’s great features is that it automatically picks up compatible devices and prompts you to add them. This feature works more seamlessly when it’s an Alexa-branded device. If your Echo Dot is brand-new out of the box, it should enter setup mode shortly after you turn it on. The Echo Dot used in this example is a second-gen model, but the process is similar for third-generation Echo Dots....

Trace Dependents in Excel If you change the value of that single cell, it will change the value of any other cell that happens to reference that cell in a formula. Let’s take an example to see what I mean. Here we have a very simple sheet where we have three numbers and then take the sum and the average of those numbers. So let’s say you wanted to know the dependent cells of cell C3, which has a value of 10....

The workaround is a customized clone for Windows 10 created by developer Melvin Abraham and available via GitHub. There is a little bit of a setup process to get it working properly, but we’ll walk you through the entire process in this guide. Google Assistant for Windows 10 Features This unofficial Windows 10 version of Google Assistant supports most of the same commands that the official version of Google Assistant does....

Most users probably don’t know the difference between these two options and since you’re here, we suspect neither do you. If you have a modern computer, it’s quite likely that your system drive is a newfangled SSD, so which choice is the right one for that type of drive technology? Buckle up, because the answer requires a very minor history lesson and some background about hard drive technology you didn’t expect to learn today....

Before showing you how to remove the labels on your desktop icons, you should know that there are two kinds of desktop icons. There are the standard shortcut icons that you can create for programs you install, and there are desktop icons you can place on your desktop for common features like Computer and Recycle Bin. You can tell an icon is a shortcut if there is an arrow in the lower, left corner of the icon, as pictured below....

This article shows you how to do this in Windows 7 and Vista. The procedure is slightly different in each system. Windows 7 The following Windows Explorer window shows the Aero Glass transparency effect in Windows 7. You’ll notice that you can see the Windows logo on the desktop through the window’s border. To disable the Aero Glass transparency in Windows 7, right-click on an empty area of the desktop and select Personalize from the popup menu....

There is a large selection of 4k laptops, and they’re all considered premium. The prices are higher than what you’re probably used to, but this guide will help you decide which laptop is worth investing in for your needs. Also, if you need touchscreen functionality, check out our best Windows touchscreen laptops. What to Look For When Buying a 4K Laptop Unlike a desktop PC, laptops have fixed screens that vary significantly in quality from model to model....

Even though Windows 7 is a big step forward from Windows Vista, it still has it’s share of problems. I’ve had numerous issues with Windows 7 hanging when performing routine tasks on my computer. I’ve tried to collect as many solutions that I ended up using in this guide. Hopefully, someone will be able to fix their problem by looking here rather than searching a bunch of websites. I’ll try to make the guide more navigable by using section headers to identify what type of hanging I’m trying to deal with....

The question is, how do you download legal torrents while in your office where the entire torrent network is blocked? Well, that’s where the Transmission web interface comes into the picture. If you don’t already know, the Transmission web interface is a torrent client that allows you to download torrents on your computers. It has a feature that lets you access the client installed on your computer from another machine on the internet....

In this article, I’m going to show you a couple of ways you view the actual process or service that is running inside svchost.exe. On most Windows PCs, you’ll see anywhere from 10 to 20 of these processes running. If there is a problem and one particular svchost.exe process is causing issues, you can probably fix it easily once you know which service is running inside that process. Task Manager If you are running Windows 10, then you have to look no further than the task manager....

In Windows 8, you can open the Charms bar and search for Optimize Drives. Luckily, you can still search disk defragmenter and it will load the correct feature. In Windows 10, if you click on Start and type in defragment or optimize, it will bring up the Defragment and Optimize Drives link. You can also get to the Optimize Drives feature by going to My Computer, selecting a drive, clicking on the Manage tab and then clicking on the Optimize button....

Windows has various system processes and apps, but most of them probably aren’t familiar to you. One process you might not have heard of is yourphone.exe. Unlike other system processes like svchost.exe, yourphone.exe is a new system process that’s been introduced in Windows 10. Here’s everything you need to know about it. What Is Yourphone.exe and Should You Disable It? If you see the yourphone.exe process (or similar) running in Windows Task Manager, then you’re running Windows 10 and you have the Your Phone app running in the background....

So the next time your mouse freezes or otherwise starts acting up in Windows 10, here are 18 things you can try to get it functioning correctly again. Before You Start If the mouse cursor completely freezes, you can use the following keys to interact with the operating system: Tab and Shift + Tab: Switch between on-screen elements. Up/Down/Left/Right Arrows: Move between on-screen elements and expand items within lists. Enter and Space: Select (left-click) on-screen elements....

This Python tutorial for beginners should help you get started with your efforts to learn Python. Why Learn Python? Python is an object-oriented language that was designed with readability in mind. If you’ve ever looked at a wall of code before, you may have found it somewhat hard to follow unless you were intimately acquainted with the language. Python utilizes significant amounts of whitespace that makes it easy to read the lines of code and discern their purpose....

Often the problem goes away for good after a simple reboot, but intermittent or frequent BSODs can indicate anything from a serious bug in software to problems with the actual computer hardware. BSODs are nothing to panic about however. Your computer won’t explode, you just need to analyze the content of the BSOD error and then troubleshoot potential solutions. What Is a BSOD on Windows 10 Exactly? You’ve probably figured out that Microsoft itself doesn’t officially call this error a Blue Screen Of Death....

Does that mean you can’t upgrade a laptop at all? No! However, upgrading an old laptop may not be worth the cost and effort, depending on what you need it to do. What You Can Usually Upgrade in a Laptop In general there are two components that can be upgraded or replaced in the typical laptop. The first is RAM or Random Access Memory. This is the fast memory that the computer uses to store information from currently running software....