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This program even lets you run multiple operating systems at the same time. If all you have is Windows 10 but you like to play old Windows XP games and also use a few programs that only work on a Mac, just load up the XP or Mac virtual machine, make it full screen, and use it just like you would if it were the only OS you had. The process to install a new operating system in VMware Workstation is fairly straightforward because the setup wizard makes things super easy....

Usually this automated email scam asks for a large ransom in dollars or bitcoin. It may demand that if you don’t respond, your explicit photos and videos will be posted online. First of all, if you get this email, don’t worry. Nobody has any explicit media of you. On top of this, you shouldn’t feel pressured to send any money. Instead, let’s look at how the email was sent and how your password is in the email title in the first place....

To date, Reddit has logged over 52 million active users daily in 2020. Unfortunately, like any other social media platform, trolls are common on the site. Some might even run a subreddit with spammy, abusive content, or misinformation. If you think that a subreddit is currently sharing misinformation, you can report that subreddit. This article will discuss how to report a subreddit and other essential details you need to know....

Modern computers—those manufactured in the last several years—are powered by 64-bit processors and operating systems and are only natively capable of running 64-bit applications. This is why software shipped these days is almost exclusively 64-bit. You will still run into some 32-bit apps (especially if you’re running older apps), and running them on a 64-bit version of Windows is usually pretty seamless. So, how does it all work? Let’s find out....

Install The Alexa App On Your Phone You can download the app on any smartphone that runs Android or iOS. You can also use the Alexa app on the Fire OS, of course. The installation is straightforward: Connect The Echo To a Power Outlet The Echo uses AC mains for power. Connect the Echo Dot to the nearest power outlet with the supplied power adapter. The light ring around the speaker will light up with blue and a shade of turquoise....

We’ll show two ways to stop Windows 11 update notifications on your Windows 10 PC. In Windows 11, you can also use the methods below to stop notifications for feature or quality updates. Disable Update Notifications via Group Policy Editor The Group Policy Editor allows you to configure system, users, and administrative settings in Windows. Follow the steps below to stop Windows 11 update notifications through the Group Policy Editor....

Is Your Phone Listening to You? Apple devices have speech recognition software that only activates your phone’s microphone for voice input when it detects the “Hey Siri” hotkey. Apple also states that voice interactions with Siri aren’t linked to your data—Apple ID, email, etc. Google also records your voice when you use services like Assistant, Maps, or Search on your Android or iOS device. Google says these apps don’t eavesdrop or listen to you all the time....

So, here’s how you transfer a Windows 10 license to a new computer. Can You Transfer a Windows 10 License To a New Computer? Transferring your Windows 10 license to a new computer is a great idea. After all, it keeps the cost of your new computer down if you don’t need a new license. However, whether you can make the transfer depends on the type of Windows 10 license you’re using....

Luckily, Microsoft lets you backup your 2FA (two-factor authentication) account data to a cloud server, and then transfer that data to your new device. This tutorial will walk you through the whole process. However, there is a significant limitation; you can only transfer Microsoft Authenticator between phones on the same platform. In other words, you can’t move your accounts from iPhone to Android or vice versa. Upload Your Microsoft Authenticator Data on Your Old Phone to the Cloud You must begin by backing up Microsoft Authenticator on your old phone to the cloud....

Not only does an SSH tunnel provide an entirely secure connection for VNC, but it also allows you to use VNC connections when the typical VNC port (port 5901) is blocked. Some corporate networks will block common ports like port 5901 for extra security, so tunneling VNC over SSH would allow you to get around this problem. Setting Up PuTTY Windows 10 does have an SSH client built-in, thanks to the Windows PowerShell, but this is only a recent development....

How To Turn Off Google Assistant on Any Device The instructions for disabling Google Assistant on each device vary. These steps also may change over time as Google introduces updates. There’s one easy way to figure out how to turn off Google Assistant on all of your devices. First, use the Hey Google or OK Google voice commands, or fire up Google Assistant using other input methods. When Google Assistant is running, you can use this command: “How to turn off Google Assistant....

This is especially true for DIY web servers that you’ve set up yourself. If the server hosting your site isn’t updated, PHP isn’t likely to be either, which could leave your site exposed to exploits or broken features. That means you’ll need to update PHP to keep things running—here’s how to update PHP in WordPress. Check Your Current PHP Version From time to time, the minimum supported version of PHP that WordPress supports changes....

With that upgrade came new features such as a scientific calculator, programmer functions, and more. One of those is a graphing calculator that can give standard graphing calculators on the market, like Texas Instruments, a run for their money. In this article, we’ll cover how to access the graphic calculator in Windows 11, how to enter and graph out functions, and how to use the calculator to solve for values along the graph....

The worst thing about the whole thing is that the columns don’t even show up when you go to the Add/Remove Columns dialog in Exchange. So how can you find out the size of a user’s mailbox in Exchange 2007? Well, until they bring back the columns in a future service pack, you have to use the command line. For example, here is the command line you would use to get a list of all mailboxes with their sizes sorted from largest to smallest....

If you find that too complicated, using a dedicated recovery tool can make a difference. There are a handful of third-party programs designed to restore the iPhone and iPad by automatically running the required troubleshooting procedures while holding your hand every step of the way. We recently got our hands on a copy of iMyFone Fixppo, an iPhone recovery program that helps troubleshoot error-prone iOS and iPadOS devices. After putting the iPhone recovery software through its paces, we decided to pit it against a couple of other tools with similar functionality — Dr....

In this post, let’s look at what you can do when your laptop is not charging even though the charger is plugged in. This way, you won’t have to panic and start thinking that your laptop has hit the end of the road. Double-check the connection Before you do anything, make sure you actually plugged in the charger to your laptop. This mistake can happen if you’re on a rush....

Whether you’re talking about an 8-megabyte memory card, a 500-gigabyte hard drive, or a 1 terabyte SSD drive, the terms always seem abstract and random. How exactly do you gauge just how much space a gigabyte, a terabyte, or even a petabyte describes? What Is a Byte? To understand how the larger blocks of memory work, it’s important to build an appreciation for the smaller blocks of space that those larger ones are made from....

Did you know that even your operating system isn’t exempt from such practices? Microsoft collects as much, if not more, data on your personal habits and usage patterns through Windows. To stop this intrusion on your privacy, you can utilize applications like O&O ShutUp10. But what exactly is this app? How does it work? Is it safe to use? This article will answer all of these questions. Why Do You Need O&O ShutUp10?...

There is still a time and place for terminal commands in a Windows OS, though. You can only set up things like batch commands or automated tasks using a command-line shell. So, which command-line tool is better, Command Prompt or Powershell? Is there any reason to use both? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Here is a complete overview. Windows Command Prompt—MS-DOS For Modern Systems In the dark ages of black terminals and typed commands, Microsoft became popular through its MS-DOS operating system....

Such personal and sensitive information in the wrong hands could be used against you, or put you and others at risk, whether or not you have anything to hide. So how do you know for sure if there’s spyware on your smartphone or computer? We’re going to show you the telltale signs to be aware of, how to check for spyware and recognize what you find, plus spyware removal tips to get it off your device....