If you’re wondering how to uninstall Discord, you can do it the same way as any other app. Except that sometimes users seem to have issues properly uninstalling Discord. Even after uninstalling Discord, a few files remain on your PC annoyingly. Let’s learn how to uninstall Discord from your Windows 10 PC cleanly. How to Uninstall Discord Properly Instead of directly heading over to the Control Panel to uninstall Discord, you must complete an additional step first....

In this guide, we’ll exhaustively cover troubleshooting steps to follow if Google Chrome is not updating on your Android smartphone or tablet. First, we should mention that canceling and restarting the update can fix the problem. Then, proceed to the solutions listed below if the Chrome update keeps failing or gets stuck in the unending “Pending” loop. Check Your Internet Connection Updating apps from the Play Store requires an internet connection, either via cellular data or Wi-Fi....

Mainly, USB drives are more reliable and effective than discs, but like discs, most USB drives are singularly purposed. Because each client may have a different operating system preference, you may have to deploy several different operating systems at random times. For example, one client may want a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate and another client may want you to install Ubuntu for them. Usually, this involves owning several USB drives, you may have a Windows 7 boot drive, a Ubuntu boot drive, a CentOS boot drive, etc… If you want to cut down on all of the drives, you can consolidate your bootable OSs into one USB drive that can be used to deploy multiple, different operating systems....

WIndows isn’t perfect, though. As it’s learning the files and folders that you access the most, there may be a few that you don’t want to be displayed in a menu that’s so prominent in Windows Explorer. If so, there are ways around that. In this article, let’s talk about a few of the ways you can customize your Windows 10 Quick Access menu so that you get the most out of it....

For the most part, my previous article has helped me quite a few times over the last 5 years. Only until a few days ago did I run into a problem with BITS where the article didn’t help. In this case, one of my computers had gotten a bad virus and in the process of cleaning it, the BITS service just disappeared from the list of services. Any command I tried to run to restart the service or re-register it simply wouldn’t work....

Google Drive is one of the most used cloud storage. When you are using Google Drive, it lets you sync folders and files in all your devices. But sometimes, a problem occurs that makes Drive won’t sync on your Windows 10. Google Drive not syncing on Windows 10 can be affected by a long list of problems and suspecting one is not that easy. Google Drive is created to keep all your files and sync in all devices....

A few months later, Bob Wallace, a Microsoft software developer, developed the PC-Write word processor and called it shareware because it wasn’t distributed freely. Ideally, freeware – or free software – is fully available for free, without any feature or time limits. Shareware, on the other hand, is a preview version of commercial software with limits on features, time and usage, plus other hobbling to nudge you to purchase the full version....

What if I told you that two out of three of the most popular operating systems have actually incorporated the core philosophies of something called UNIX? These philosophies being basic concepts of a time-sharing system allowing multiple users to access a single mainframe computer at the same time. Developed back in 1970 and designed to be a small, flexible system used exclusively by programmers, UNIX had quickly become a leading operating system for workstations....

WiFi Is Radio The most fundamental fact about WiFi is that it uses radio waves to transmit information. Radio waves are what we call a specific frequency range of electromagnetic radiation. Light is the portion of the spectrum our eyes are sensitive to, but is made of the same “stuff” as radio waves. WiFi uses two different frequencies for transmission: 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. That’s 2,400,000,000 and 5,000,000,000 cycles per second respectively....

Of the three, JavaScript is the most advanced. It adds dynamic functionality to web pages, which make them much more complex and interactive. Without JavaScript, some of your favorite websites wouldn’t be possible. In this article, let’s break down what JavaScript is, how it works, and the many uses for it online. What Is JavaScript? JavaScript is a scripting language. HTML, one of its most popular relatives, is a markup language....

This brief post is going to show students and new users how to install and configure Dropbox on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Servers (headless) to automatically back up important configuration files and website content. this process can be an affordable way to get your content secured. To get started with backing up your files via Dropbox, continue with the steps below: Install Dropbox on Ubuntu Before getting the backup process to work, you must download and install Dropbox....

Our previous post showed you how to change the Lid Close Action in Windows 11. When Windows goes to suspend mode, it’s not turned off – just go to sleep. You can resume by opening the lid and your session will continue from where you left off. In Lid Open Action, users can specify which one of the two actions to take below: Do Nothing = No action is taken when the system lid is opened....

A desktop theme is a collection of a set of fonts and colors, styles of icons, shapes, and colors of the borders of each window, all packaged together to create a complete experience. Unlike previous versions, the current version of Ubuntu Linux doesn’t come with packaged desktop themes that one can use to change the look of their computer. Then, there were themes for different seasons and styles, and designs from the most creative people....

This tutorial highlights applications that let you check the battery level of your AirPods on Android phones and Windows PC. We’ll show you how to install and use these apps on your devices. How to Check AirPods Battery on Android Devices AirBattery is one of the best apps for checking AirPods battery on Android devices and Chromebooks. You’ll get another prompt to exclude AirBattery from your device’s power saver or battery optimization settings....

Anonymity is seemingly fading nowadays with ISPs watching your every move and big tech websites selling off your information data to the highest bidder. If you are looking to create a new website, or even if you happen to already own one, it may be worth looking into what an onion site can offer you in terms of site protection for both yourself and your visitors. What Is An Onion Domain?...

Removable storage devices can also be used to infect computers with malware and viruses. In highly secured environments, most people disable the use of external storage devices in Windows. By design, Windows allows users to read and write to removable storage devices they connect to their computers. If you want to enhance your device’s security by disabling access to removable storage devices, you can use the steps below to control that....

When you think of a host file, think of it as a plain-text file used by the operating systems to map IP addresses to the hostname on the local computer. The host’s file has priority over DNS. When you type a domain name in your browser to go to a website, your computer translates the domain name your typed into an IP address and connects to the server that hosts the website....

With OneDrive synced across your other devices, every time you add, change or delete a file or folder in your OneDrive folder, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted across your other devices as well as on your OneDrive cloud account. This happens when you are connected to the internet. However, OneDrive syncing will automatically pause when your device is on a metered Wi-Fi or Ethernet network by default....

Windows notifies users when there is something within the system that requires their attention or unread messages from apps and other services. There are two types of notifications that Windows displays: System notifications – these are notifications that include system updates, security issues, hardware issues, and others. Apps and services notifications – these are notifications from apps and services that require your attention – typically through the apps on the taskbar....

If you want to know how to find hidden folders on Windows 10 and any hidden files contained within, you’ll need to use some of the methods we’ve listed below. This includes using secret search tools in File Explorer and Windows PowerShell to locate them, as well as using third-party alternatives like FreeCommander. How to Find Find Hidden Files and Folders on Windows 10 Using File Explorer If you’re trying to hunt down a missing file or folder, the best way to do it is to use File Explorer’s search tool....