Share Photos and Videos from Windows 10 Use the Built-in Photos App First, launch the Photos app from the Start menu. Or, hit the Windows key and type photos, and click the top result. Then, navigate to the picture or video that you want to share. Click the Share button on the top-right corner of the app. You can also right-click the image and select Share from the context menu....

Why Won’t My Windows 10 PC Boot? The Windows 10 boot process is quite simple. When your computer starts, the BIOS or UEFI Firmware is loaded, which performs a small set of checks on your hardware called the Power On Self Test (POST). The BIOS then scans the hard disk master boot record, which loads an essential file into main memory called WINLOAD.EXE. This kicks off the start-up process by loading the NTOSKRNL....

The service pack will publicly be available on Tuesday (Microsoft’s notorious update day) February 22nd. SP1 will be distributed publicly via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download site for anyone with a genuine copy of Windows. The new build version is 7601.17514.101119-1850. According to the Microsoft Windows Server Team announcement, there are two new key features that you’ll find in SP1; Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX. Dynamic Memory is an upgrade for Hyper-V that improves virtual machine density without compromising security....

Windows 8.1 Update 1 New Taskbar Options Arguably the best new feature is the ability to pin Modern apps to the desktop taskbar easily. Simply right-click an app’s live tile. Or from the Apps view you can do the same. One of the options I like the most is the ability to see live previews of Modern apps. For example, here I’m working on the desktop and I can see what apps are doing – similar to the Live Tile experience on the Start screen....

The screenshot features allows you to take a shot of the screen while you’re playing a game by double-tapping the Xbox button on the controller. Then to save the shot press Y on the controller. If your Xbox One is rocking a Kinect, just say “Xbox take a screenshot” to take the shot and save it automatically. If you’re Xbox One hasn’t updated automatically yet, go to Settings > System and start the update process....

If you learn how to make a flowchart in Microsoft Word, you’ll always have a tool at your disposal to do these kinds of thought experiments. In this article, you’ll learn what the basic symbols in flowcharts mean, and how to draw out these flowcharts in Microsoft Word. If you already understand basic flowcharting, you can skip down to the section on how to make a flowchart in Word....

If you would rather the browser always start in the InPrivate browsing mode, here’s how to do it. How to Start Edge in Private Mode (InPrivate) If you want to always start Edge in the InPrivate privacy mode, follow these steps: You can do this at any point to open a new Edge window using the InPrivate (Incognito) mode. How to Always Start Edge in InPrivate Mode If you want Edge to always start in InPrivate mode, follow these steps: If you want to follow a more detailed walkthrough, follow the steps below....

In this article, I’ll be covering how to install and run Tor from a removable flash drive. This allows for greater protection from potential dangers while using Tor. Making Tor portable can also give you greater flexibility on where you use Tor and what you’re using Tor for. Tor can be installed for almost any OS. This article will discuss how to install it mainly for Windows, but it will also instruct you to make sure you have the other installs ready to use just in case the device you want to use Tor on is not Windows....

Faster YouTube in Firefox This solution was actually pushed by Mozilla program manager Chris Peterson on Twitter who was one of the first to notice the speed issue. He recommends installing the YouTube Classic extension to Firefox. Simply load it up and the next time you head to YouTube you should notice it loads much faster. However, you’ll miss out on the new page design and no longer have a dark theme that you can turn on....

Pair Bluetooth Speakers Fire HD Tablet To pair a set of Bluetooth speakers with your Fire HD tablet first, make sure the speakers are discoverable, and head to Settings > Wireless > Bluetooth, and then tap the “Pair a Bluetooth Device” option from the list. Your tablet will scan for nearby devices it can connect to. In this case, I’m using a set of Logitech MX Sound speakers, but it will work with whatever Bluetooth speakers you have....

When password protecting your documents keep in mind some essential tips: Create a strong passphrase or password when protecting your documents. A passphrase is nice as it hopefully will prevent you from forgetting your password.Use a unique password, don’t use the same password you use to sign into your Windows PC or another service. This is important just in case your user account is compromised, your files have at least a hope of protection....

Gaming on the New Chromecast After you have installed and set up your new Chromecast, on your Android or iOS device head to the Chromecast Store to find the games you want to install. When you launch a game, the method of beaming it to your Chromecast will vary. For example, in the shots below the cast button for Monopoly is clearly evident, but for a poker game I installed, the button is in the game’s Setting menu....

If you’ve set up your own server, you can even think about playing music on Discord for you and your friends to listen to. There are a few ways to do this, so here’s what you’ll need to do if you want to know how to play music on Discord. Use Spotify One of the more straightforward solutions is to play Spotify on Discord. The process is easy and works well, provided you have a Spotify premium account....

Most wallets contain a lot of sensitive information you don’t want in the wrong hands. This can include your driver’s license with your full name, birthday, and your social security number. Of course, credit cards are the first target for most identity thieves, but much more damage can be done with your personal details, especially your social security number. One of our writers, who was an identity theft victim, has written about his first-hand experience and shared his credit protection tips....

Use Google Cloud Print (Discontinued) Update: The Google Cloud Print service has been discontinued. The company stopped supporting it in 2020. If you have a fairly new printer that has been made in the past five years or so, it’s probably Google Cloud Print compatible, and setting it up is a breeze. Even if you don’t have a Cloud Ready Printer, you can turn your older printer into one; however, the computer it is connected to needs to be powered on, connected to a network, and have Chrome installed as it acts as the print server....

Step 1 In Chrome, click the + (New Tab) button to the right of your last opened tab. Step 2 You’ll see your most visited sites on the new tab page, but below them is your Recently closed list. On this list will be any websites that you’ve recently visited and exited; websites you were viewing if Chrome crashed will appear here also. You can click any of the site names from the Recently Closed list to open them....

Everything looks fine, except for one thing—your cells show the time and the data, which your boss simply doesn’t want. Most of the time (and that isn’t a pun), the time isn’t important, but the data value is. Since the timestamp contains both, Excel will display both, until you decide to remove the time manually. If you want to remove the time from a date in Excel, here’s what you’ll need to do....

Reset Your Windows 10 Account Password From the Log-in screen, click the “I forgot my password” link under the password field. The email address for your Microsoft account will be in the account field. If you have multiple Microsoft accounts, make sure you have the correct one typed in. And then verify the Captcha code to verify you’re not a robot. Then you will need to select the recovery address from the drop-down list and complete the hidden part of your email shown on the screen....

This is useful if your remote team is on Slack at the same time each day or if you want to start posting your announcements at a particular time each week. Here, we’ll show you how to schedule messages in Slack on all your devices and then access those scheduled messages in case you want to make changes. Schedule Messages in Slack Desktop and Online Type your text in the message box like you normally would....

Open Windows Live Writer and add the image you want to watermark. Click on Insert and browse the image you want to add. After adding the image, click on the watermark button. Add the watermark text you want to use on the image, select font and position then click OK. Now, in the same Insert tab, you’ll see Set to Default button under Settings box. Click on it to set the used watermark as default....