File Explorer is the gateway to your data—without it, you can’t find or use your files. If File Explorer crashes, freezes up, or stops working altogether, you might be in trouble. If the Windows 11 File Explorer is not working, here are some different fixes you can try. How to Fix File Explorer on Windows 11 If the Windows 11 File Explorer app isn’t working, there are a few ways you can fix it....

It allows you to watch live games, studio shows, and access ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPNEWS – you can also watch on-demand clips to see the latest sports highlights. You will need to log in with your cable provider username and password to use it. Access to the streaming video is available in the US only and might not include your cable provider. Most of the big guys like AT&T Universe, Comcast, and COX are said to work with it....

Trigger an Event When Your Internet Connects or Disconnects with Task Scheduler Launch Windows Task Scheduler from All Programs –> Accessories –> System Tools. Click Action –> Create Task… Give your task a name in the General tab, and then click Triggers and then click New. In the “Begin the task” menu, choose “On an event.” Then, choose: Log: Microsoft-Windows-NetworkProfile/Operational Source: NetworkProfile Event ID: 10000 The 10000 Event ID is logged when you connect to a network....

Hold down the Shift key and drag a folder or file to the Recycle Bin. You’ll notice the file has a yellow alert with the word Delete pop up. Let go of the mouse and you’re file is gone – it won’t show up in the bin. You can also set the Recycle Bin to always instantly delete files. Right click the bin, select Properties, and select “Don’t Move Files to the Recycle Bin....

For Windows Vista, download and install ISO Recorder version V3. This free utility, developed by Alexander Feinman, is lightweight and easy to use. Once installed, right-click the ISO image you want to burn to disc. Here I’m creating a bootable Puppy Linux CD. Select Copy Image to CD. ISO Recorder launches. Under Source, the path to the image will be entered automatically. Under Recorder click on Properties. I like the disc to pop out when the process is done....

Follow along as we walk through the various options for creating a PDF, explain the features that make editing simple, and summarize the new features that Wondershare brings to this latest version of PDFelement for macOS. Generate a New PDF You can easily create a new PDF or form, and you have a variety of options. Create a PDF from an existing file, a capture, clipboard, a scanner, or a blank document....

Even though the screenshots are of Word 2013, the same steps will get you the same results in Excel 2013. The only exception is when it comes to password protecting the PDF. That feature is only available in Word 2013. First, open the document you want to save to PDF. When you’re ready to save it to PDF, click File on the top left side of your Word 2013 window....

Yahoo Aviate for Android Why does Yahoo think we need another launcher for Android? Well, the company certainly isn’t the only one with this idea. We showed you the Nokia’s Z Launcher not too long ago, and launchers are a cool and simple way of bringing people closer to certain services. However, Yahoo Aviate doesn’t include all of the Yahoo services you’d think. It is, however, a nice, simple and, most of all, different Android experience....

Unfortunately, after time, Google Chrome can slow down and drain your system resources. Tabs are slow to load or will crash entirely. If that happens, you’ll want to know how to make Google Chrome faster. Luckily, here are some tweaks you can try to speed up your browser performance and get the most out of Chrome. How to Make Google Chrome Faster You can do several things to make Chrome faster, from basic actions to more in-depth tweaks....

How to Create a Fillable PDF Form Automatically PDFelement 7 Pro allows you to import an old form created in Word or Excel into fillable PDF forms with just a couple of clicks. To get started, launch PDFelement Pro and drag-and-drop the Word or Excel document into it. Or, click the Open File button and choose the file you need. Next, click the Form tab and then the Form Recognition button....

Microsoft is continuously adding new features to its Edge browser. In fact, we showed you some of the new improvements coming to Edge coming to the Windows 10 Creators Update, which is due to be released to the public this April. If you’re new to Windows 10 and the Edge browser, you should also be familiar with its fundamental features as well. Just like other modern web browsers, Microsoft Edge allows you to save and manage your website passwords....

While the app situation on Windows Phone still needs some work, quality apps are still available. And just like with Windows Phone 8.1, they should update automatically by default. However, if you learn about an update that’s a must-have and don’t want to wait for it, you can manually get it. Manually Update Windows 10 Mobile Apps On your phone, open the Store and tap Settings (hamburger menu) located at the top left of the screen....

So you can imagine how excited I was over the weekend when I discovered a groovy way to Map a drive to my Windows Live Skydrive account using Office 2010. Once mapped, the drive works just like any other Mapped network drive. I can save Office documents to it, pictures, files, etc. just like a normal mapped drive. VERY groovy! Here, let me show you how to do it! How To Map a Network Drive to a Windows Live Skydrive Open up a Microsoft Office 2010 application; I did it using Word....

Move Windows 10 Taskbar To move the taskbar around the first thing you need to do is unlock it first. You can do that by right-clicking an empty area of the taskbar and uncheck “Lock the Taskbar” from the menu. After you have the taskbar unlocked you can move it around on the screen. Just click and hold it while moving it to the left, right, or top of your screen....

Do you have a handful of websites that you use often enough that it would be handy to have them as programs on your computer? You can get the next best thing by pinning them to your Taskbar as a webapp. We’ve showed you how to do this with Internet Explorer 9, and this time we’ll do the same thing but with Chrome! Step 1 First, Chrome needs to be on the page that you want to turn into an app on your taskbar....

Windows isn’t without undeniable annoyances, but because of its great usability we just shrug them off. Well no more! One of the big ones is that Windows adds “Shortcut” to the end of every shortcut that you make. This isn’t a huge deal, but why live with it when you don’t have to? Let’s get a more organized and professional looking desktop by disabling this annoying “feature.” Step 1 – Open the Registry Editor Open the Start Menu and type in regedit followed by the Enter key....

Google Contacts Google Contacts are mostly Android and Gmail’s method of storing your phonebook. However, iOS users are more than welcome to use them, as well. You can find out how to sync iOS contacts with Google here. Regardless of the platform, Google Contacts are easy to sync and edit, which makes them a preferred method for many. The problem is that the easier something is to use, the more you tend to suffer when you lose it....

Whatever the case, whatever your intent, we’ll show you how to remove a horizontal line that automatically appears in Word. And so that you’re covered, we’ll explain how to do it once, stop it from happening in the future, and then insert a horizontal line manually. How to Remove a Single Horizontal Line in Word Follow these steps if you want to do a one-time removal of that horizontal line that automatically appears....

Remove Chat Sidebar from Gmail Log in to Gmail as you normally would, and then click the Gear (settings) button at the top-right of the window and select Settings. Click the Chat tab and select the Chat Off bullet option. Scroll down to the bottom and Save Changes. Done! Now Gmail will no longer pester you with annoying chat requests and you’ll have that much more room on your sidebar. If you are working on a smaller screen, this is quite a luxury....

What is the Meet Now Button? The Meet Now button came with cumulative update KB4580364 for Windows 10 version 2004 May 2020 Update and version 20H2 October 2020 Update. It is part of Skype and allows you to invite both Skype contacts and friends or family to a meeting. Whether they have a Skype account or not. But you might not need it. And would rather it disappear so you can clear up some room on the taskbar....