You are of course aware that for capturing Desktop screenshots on Windows, you have press the Print Screen or Prnt Scrn key. It can be found in the upper right section of your keyboard. To capture only the active window, hold down the Alt key, before you press the Print Screen key. Let us see how to do it using the built-in Developer Tools. Capture Screenshots in Chrome browser Screen Captures can be immensely useful in cases where you come across an interesting tutorial online and would want to save a copy of the web page as a screenshot on your computer for reference, later....

By default, Windows 8 recognizes the screen resolution of your computer and then accordingly displays the app tiles in rows, as it thinks fit. For example, if you have a computer running Windows 8, with a screen resolution of 1024×768 pixels, the Start Screen will have Metro apps displayed in four rows. If you are working on a computer with a high screen resolution, like say 1920×1080 pixels in the above image, then Windows 8 Metro apps will be pinned to the Start Screen in five rows....

Your battery is running low. You might want to plug in your PC. We have already seen how to change Battery Level Notifications in Windows and how to configure Windows Power Plans. In this post, we will see how to change WHAT Windows does, after its battery level drops below certain levels. By default, Windows sets the following levels as defaults during a low battery stage: When your battery reaches a Low level, it will display a notification and execute a pre-set action....

Choose default folder for saving BitLocker Recovery Key password If you have to work with the BitLocker feature frequently, then for the security purpose you must opt for a different default Recovery Key saving location, which others will not be able to guess. This will save your time in moving the key each time and enhance your security too. Here are the two ways using which you can make this possible:...

When one wants to run the Chkdsk command on a partition, he or she gets the following error messages:- CHKDSK Cannot open volume for direct access When you execute the chkdsk command with option /f, it will find and repairs errors. If anything blocks it from repairing, you will receive this error message. These suggestions will help you fix the problem. But before you read further, restart your PC and try once and see if it helps....

Choose UEFI or Legacy BIOS when booting into Windows Setup or Windows PE Just before we start, you should know that this post is not about switching firmware modes. If you are planning to move from legacy BIOS to UEFI, you will have to use MBR2GPT Tool. So if you are in a situation where you need to use BIOS mode, but your PC is set to UEFI, here is what you need to do....

Comodo IceDragon Browser built on the Firefox Core IceDragon features a sleek interface that helps you get a seamless browsing experience. In terms of appearance and performance, the browser retains same core functionality of Firefox but with some added security features such as Comodo Secure DNS and Site Inspector. To begin with, download the setup from the download link and install the browser. During the setup itself you have to enable certain important security features such as ‘Secure DNS Configuration’, if needed....

Ashampoo ZIP Free for Windows 11/10 Downloading and installation are quite easy. While downloading is just a click away, installation takes a few steps and is not that time-consuming. This software has a pretty good user interface and integrates itself well with Windows File Explorer. It looks quite appealing and is similar to the home screen of Windows 8. Like the Windows Start Screen, the tiles in this tool too can be adjusted and rearranged according to the user’s convenience....

Compress PDF files 1. Free PDF Compressor As the name suggests, this free PDF Compressor compresses the large PDF files so as to make them email attachable and also compatible with the screens with low resolutions. This is a very simple and easy-to-use program and comes with a very clean interface. The main overview has it all. Download and install the program, launch it and select the source file, adjust the compression settings, select the output folder, and hit the Compress tab....

There are multiple reasons why the Compressed (zipped) folder option may go missing. If you connected a Bluetooth device, but it got corrupted due to some reasons, there is a small chance that your Compressed (zipped) folder option might not be invisible to you. Malware can also cause it to go missing. Another reason is the .ZFSendToTarget file association which is required for it to appear. Compressed (zipped) folder is missing from Send to menu If Compressed (zipped) folder is missing from Windows 10 Send to menu, one of these suggestions is sure to fix the problem for you: Let us see the steps in detail....

Convert Low-Resolution Images to High-Resolution in Photoshop CC Many times as a graphic designer, clients will send low-resolution images to use in a project. You may want to retake the image with better equipment, but that may not be possible. The only way out is to try to convert the low-resolution image to high-resolution using photoshop. Photoshop CC can use Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to make the process easy. The process is easier and the results are better when the image has a better quality to start with....

Now, you might want to convert a VCF file to a spreadsheet file like CSV or Excel for editing purposes or to use the details in your documents, or for some other reasons. In that case, you can refer to this post. In this guide, we are going to discuss two different methods to convert VCF to CSV or Excel format. You can use any of the methods to convert VCF files to CSV, XLS, or XLSX formats for free....

The typical solution would be to paste this text first in a Notepad and then copy this text to paste it elsewhere. Most document editors, including Microsoft Word, do offer special paste options when you use Ctrl+Shift+V, which let us paste text as unformatted text. Now if you are browsing the net, using Chrome or Firefox browsers, then they too offer you an easy way of copy-pasting as plain text without preserving the formatting....

Manage Color Profiles in Windows 11/10 In a color management system, color profiles are used to create color transforms, which programs use to convert color from one device’s color space to another. A color profile is a file that describes the color characteristics of a specific device while it’s in a particular state. A profile can also contain additional information defining viewing conditions or gamut-mapping methods. Mostly, when a new device is added to your computer, a color profile for that device might be installed automatically....

What is Data Loss Prevention Policy in Microsoft 365? DLP helps in the following: Identifies sensitive information: One can identify any document containing sensitive information such as a credit card number which might be stored in any OneDrive for Business site. This identifying sensitive information can be across SharePoint Online or OneDrive for Business. One can also create a DLP policy in the Exchange admin center and can be applied to emails and other mailbox items....

Deleted Keyboard re-appears every time PC boots This problem specifically appears when you have multiple accounts on your Windows PC. Some of the users might be using multiple keyboards, and it seems to be carrying over that setting for all other accounts even if the user hasn’t enabled it for themselves. Understand this as a Global setting for all users. It keeps the settings from the clean install, and the only way to change them is to copy them through the Control Panel....

Difference between Portable and Installer edition software Installer Edition Software For software that requires installation onto the local computer, programmers use different installer creators to create a program that will install the software. You cannot run the software directly as it needs certain steps such as registration with Windows registry, a registry reload, linking to dynamic link libraries (DLL files). In most cases, such software uses the existing common DLL files....

Download latest Windows 10 ISO files If the other methods to upgrade to the latest Windows 10 build fail, you can use this Windows 10 ISO to fresh-install, reinstall or upgrade. Once you have downloaded the ISO, you can use it to create your own installation media using either a USB flash drive or a DVD. TIP: You can also download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) file from Microsoft. Before you begin to download, make sure of a few things: Read: How to upgrade to Windows 10 using Windows 10 ISO....

Enable or Disable Double-Click to maximize window vertically PC users can disable the ability to double-click to maximize windows vertically without affecting being able to use the keyboard shortcut to maximize windows vertically. To enable or disable Double-Click to maximize windows vertically in Windows 11/10, you need to modify the registry. Do the following: Since this is a registry operation, it is recommended that you back up the registry or create a system restore point as necessary precautionary measures....

Enable Dark Theme in Opera browser If you are not aware, the Opera browser already features a dark and light mode, but the new take on the Dark theme seems to have been heavily inspired by photography. It looks like the browser makers intend to reduce the amount of light in a photo to a minimum while still retaining contrast. So, it’s quite black in dark mode, while the light is considerably whiter....