While shutdown option brings powers off the system safely and the system does not consume any energy after shutdown. Sleep option turns off the display and sometimes the hard drives, if selected but it requires power for keeping the system is sleep state. The benefit of sleep state is that when the computer comes back from sleep, it has all the open and running applications which were open before sleeping....

Even though both Windows 11 and Windows 10 automatically download and install the updates, you may want to manage them and their relevant settings, like block updates, view update history, etc. For that, you can now add a shortcut to these settings directly in your desktop’s context menu instead of navigating around the Settings app. In this post, we are going to show you how to add a “Windows Update” shortcut directly into your context menu so you can quickly access the respective Settings page....

You may have noticed a three-letter code appearing at the end of any file name stored on your computer system. For instance, if you open up a photo on your computer, you will see either .jpg or .png at the end of the file name or any other similar filename extension that is normally used by your computer’s operating system to categorize the file type. Similarly, you will see ....

Master Boot Record or MBR for short, and GUID Partition Table (GPT) are both partition styles of computers running Windows. There are several differences between the two. MBR supports up to 2TB of partition size with a maximum of four primary partitions. MBR is an older partition format which was used along with BIOS startup. GPT partition style has the ability to manage 128 primary partitions and 256TB of partition size....

Unfortunately, we can’t predict which media codec has been used to encode a media file just by its extension. For example, a file with WMA extension can be encoded using WMA 7, WMA 9.2, WMA 10 etc. We will need the same codec which has been used to encode the file to decode and play it. By default, Windows Media Player comes with a very limited set of codecs which will play the most common media files....

Realtek HD Audio is an audio driver for system sound that supports DTS, Dolby, and Surround Sound. It is not mandatory to install Realtek HD Audio, but it is very helpful. The application used for managing audio settings on the PC is called RealTek HD Audio Manager. This application allows you to configure your microphone/speaker settings and try out different sound effects as well. In this article we have compiled several methods that will serve as a complete guide to download, install or reinstall Realtek HD Audio Manager on your computer....

This trick is especially useful in case you often need to take screenshots of the login screen or run any other app on your computer. This technique will also save you the hassle if you only need to log in to your account for the purpose of running a program. Let us continue to see how you can run any program or app directly from the Login screen. Run any app or program from the Windows 10 Login screen The guide that we are about to give you includes two things:...

The use of power plans efficiently makes the battery last longer. There are three default power plans in Windows: Maximum Performance, Balanced and Power Saver. Power Saver makes the computer use less battery by compromising performance, while balanced keeps a balance between power consumption and performance. Maximum performance plan does not limit any kind of resource usage on the laptop. Full Throttle is a program that allows maximum performance mode for selected applications only....

Some of the new features, enhancements and fixes include the following: If you are an Office 365 user, you will be using the latest version of Office 2013 apps by default. There is no need to update. But the Desktop users will need to download and install the Service Pack 1 either by downloading it through Windows Update (KB2850036) or by downloading it from the direct download links below....

Repair Office 2016 Disable all AddIns in Outlook Disable hardware acceleration from Outlook Running Outlook in Safe mode I tried to investigate the issue from the event log but the event log had no entry related to Outlook. Since the file which was being saved was a PDF file, I upgraded the PDF reader on the computer but to no avail. There can be two reasons behind this problem. Let’s discuss both of them one by one...

While finding the lost product key in Windows 10 can be useful, sometimes it poses a threat for your key to be stolen and used somewhere else. This can be the case, especially when you are using an enterprise license where only one key can be activated multiple times. This includes licenses from Microsoft Action Pack and MSDN subscriptions. Let’s go through the process of removing the Windows 10 product key from the registry, so it can’t be retrieved using any product key finder software....

Installing this update will upgrade your operating system’s build to 1904x.1503. This is a “Type C” release, which is a preview version released by Microsoft in the third or fourth week of the month. It is an earlier version of the Patch Tuesday update which is to be released the following month and includes only the non-security updates for the OS. Note: KB5009596 has already been released in the Release Preview Channel for Insiders....

Other than what can be seen visibly, some fixes have been made to the functionality of the operating system as well. This is discussed in detail further down the article. If you are subscribed to the Dev Insider Channel, you will receive this update automatically through Windows Update. Let us dig into what build 21327 has to offer. What’s new in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21327 Redesigned news and interests The layout of the News and Interests flyout has been made more appealing to the user by making slight changes to it....

Let us now briefly discuss the salient features of this release as well as its known issues, so you can make an informed decision on whether or not to upgrade to it. What’s New in Windows 11 Build 2579 Name Start Menu Folders You can now customize the names of your folders in the Start Menu. This will be a great feature to have, assisting you in determining the type of elements inside the folder....

This flight includes updates for the Narrator Braille driver support, Microsoft OneDrive, and the Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS). The improvements have been discussed in detail down below. Furthermore, many other fixes have also been incorporated into this update. Let us now continue to discuss these improvements, and then see how to install this update. New in Windows 11 Build 25145 Narrator Braille Driver Solution Microsoft believes that everyone should be able to use their operating systems, even people with disabilities....

Installing this update will improve the screen reader’s performance (such as Narrator) as Windows will now automatically load the corresponding Braille drivers when switching between Narrator and third-party screen readers. Moreover, the option to access the Task Manager has also been added to the taskbar’s context menu. The users who landed in the group receiving the update 22623 will have the new features enabled by default, while the features in the 22621 update will be disabled....

Having said that, some new features have also been introduced to the Windows 11 operating system, of the most significant ones being the addition of a new button in the Taskbar that controls your Microphone audio transmission. This button can be used to mute or unmute your device’s microphone during live calls. Moreover, Microsoft is also beginning to test out other new features such as showing snap groups while using the ALT + Tab and the Task View option, similar to the ones when you hover above the open apps in the Taskbar....

Furthermore, the update now shows the clock and date in the Taskbar on the secondary screen as well, if connected. That said, Microsoft intimates the users that some of the functions may not be immediately available after upgrading to Build 22509, but will be rolled out gradually. Microsoft has also made a few changes to the Settings app which shifts certain controls from the legacy Control Panel to the Settings app....

Sometimes the right-click just stops working specifically on the Start Menu and/or the taskbar. This is normally due to Windows Explorer being unresponsive but can extend to a number of other factors like corrupt system files, malfunctioning processes or irregularities in Windows Registry. If by right-clicking on the taskbar or the Start Menu you do not get a context menu, you might also be facing the same problem with your version of Windows....

There are multiple ways you can find a corrupted or broken .NET Framework installation on your computer. In this post, we are going to show you all the methods. Repair .NET using .NET Framework Repair Tool The first attempt in fixing any .NET-related issues is using the dedicated .NET Framework Repair Tool by Microsoft, whose name is self-explanatory. Let us show you how to repair .NET Framework on your Windows PC using this tool: Now, check to see if the issue you were experiencing has been resolved....