How do you tell if your computer has a virus? Is your Windows computer infected? Learn to recognize malware infections and signs, and symptoms that will tell you if your Windows PC has a computer virus. In this post, we will see some of the symptoms of malware infection, that will tell you if your computer was compromised or infected with a computer virus. Read: How can you get a computer virus or malware....

How do I connect my Computer to my Network Camera? You can easily connect your computer to your Network Camera from the Windows Settings. You just need to make sure that your IP or Network Camera is discoverable, then search for the camera, and add it. It’s a simple procedure that anyone, even one with no prior technical knowledge can do. You just need to go through our guide for your OS and add the camera....

If you add ‘File name extensions’ item to Windows 10 context menu, then you will be able to show or hide file extensions with a single click! Useful if you need to enable the option temporarily. Add File name extensions to Context Menu To add the ‘File name extensions’ option in the context menu on Windows 10, the user has to make use of the Windows 10 Registry Editor. The context menus covered in this step are the ones on the Desktop, File, Folder and the folder background....

Auto start Programs as Administrator Creating a Program Shortcut, opening its Properties, opening the Compatibility tab, checking Run this program as an administrator and placing this shortcut in the Windows Startup folder does not work. What you will have to do, is make use of the Windows Task Scheduler to create an elevated Shortcut to run Programs bypassing the UAC Prompt. So let us see how to make programs always run or auto start as administrator, with elevated privileges....

What is Photoshop Action? Photoshop Action is a way that you can automate certain repeated actions. You plan what you want to do with your work, plan the steps to take, and record the actions. Photoshop actions work like macros in Microsoft Word. You will find default actions in Photoshop that you also use; just experiment and see which ones will work for your project. Read: How to Download and Install Photoshop Actions...

How to automatically create drawing canvas in Word To automatically create a drawing canvas in Word, follow these steps: To learn more about these steps, continue reading. First, you need to open the Word Options panel. For that, open Microsoft Word on your computer and click on the Options menu. Then, switch to the Advanced tab and find the Automatically create drawing canvas when inserting AutoShapes setting. You need to tick this checkbox to enable the functionality in Word....

Let’s assume that you often connect to other remote computers via the Google Chrome browser. Or you often seek help from other people who assist you remotely. In such cases, you obviously use remote access to get them done quickly. The default setting or policy doesn’t help you disconnect from the remote access automatically so that you can stay connected for as long as you want. However, if you want to disconnect automatically from the remote or host computer, here is what you need to do....

To begin, you need to do the following first – Enable the super built-in Administrator account in Windows 10. So, if you are running a different account, we suggest you sign out from that account and sign in with the Administrator account you just enabled moments ago. Next, you need to make File Explorer show Hidden & System files and folders. Backup Start Menu settings in Windows 11/10 Having done the initial basic things, navigate to the following address: Remember to replace the portion with the name of the user whose Start Menu layout you need to backup....

Backup Skype files and chat history to your PC If you’d like to keep a longer archive of your chat history, do the following. 1] Visit Skype Export files & Chat History page to submit a request Go to skype.com and sign-in with your Microsoft account. Once you sign-in, choose what you want to download i.e ConversationFiles When done, hit the ‘Submit Request’ button visible there. Instantly, you’ll see a message reading ‘Your export is being prepared’....

Application whitelisting is good practice that most IT administrators employ to prevent unauthorized executable files or programs from running on their system. Home users, too, can take advantage of whitelisting. Here are a few options that Windows users can take a look at and see which they are most comfortable deploying on their PC. Some methods are advanced, while some are pretty basic and may offer limited protection only....

Google Drive is one of the most commonly used file storage and synchronization services. It has been one of the favorite services of users to store their files in the cloud and synchronize them across all their devices. Earlier this month, Google has also launched Google Drive for Desktop, a new file syncing service that allows you to Sync Content across all Devices. While it has been our favorite, the only flaw was that anyone who has your address can share a drive file with you....

By default, Windows Photo Viewer comes with a whitish (color code #eef3fa) background. If you often make logos or other images with transparent backgrounds or transparency, you can face problems while checking the image in Windows Photo Viewer, while differentiating the color of Windows Photo Viewer’s background and transparency. Therefore, if you want to change the background color of the Windows Photo Viewer, you can follow this guide. It is possible to set any color according to your requirement....

Change Hard Disk Cluster Size By default, the maximum cluster size for NTFS under Windows NT 4.0 and later versions of Windows is 4KB. Cluster is the smallest unit to save and manage files in the disk in Windows OS. One cluster can only hold one file even if it is only one byte. When you need to save small files, you need to configure a volume with small clusters, which can improve the disk space use ratio....

How to change Background Color of Outlook Calendar Tto change the Background Color of the Calendar in Outlook, follow these steps: Launch Outlook. Click the Calendar button on the bottom of the navigation pane on the left. Right-click anywhere on the calendar and select Color from the context menu. Choose a color. In this tutorial, we selected Green. The background color of the calendar change. Method two is while you are on the calendar, click the View tab and in the Color group, click the Color button and select a color....

Change default search engine in Office Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog box and type: regedit and hit OK. Next, navigate to the following key: Now, in the right pane, create a new String Value and name it SearchProviderName. Then right-click on it and select Modify. Mention the name of the search provider. Create another new String Value and name it SearchProviderURI right-click it, and make the Value Data the path to the provider you want to use....

Combine columns without losing data in Excel You can Merge and combine columns without losing data in Excel using the following two methods: Let us see both these methods in detail. 1] Using Operator You can merge and combine columns without losing data in Excel using an operator. The syntax for the same would be: While using this formula, please make sure that the first cells with the text for each column are in the same row....

How to convert currencies in Excel You can convert currencies like Dollar, Euro, Pound, INR, etc., in Microsoft Excel, without using a currency converter. Use this formula to get the work done. To convert one currency to another currency, you would need to use 3 columns on the Excel sheet. The first column for the target currency, the second for the exchange rate and third for the converted currency. The syntax of the formula to be used for currency conversion is as follows: Where is the location of the first cell in the column of cells with the monetary values of the target currency....

How do I create a Tournament Bracket in Excel? It is quite easy to create a tournament bracket in Excel. You can use a free online template to make one. We have discussed the exact steps to do so that you can check out below. How do you print Tournmanet Brackets? You can print brackets using the methods discussed below. Most of the online tools and freeware let you generate as well as print your tournament brackets....

Creating and managing disk storage spaces is one of those things. In the earliest versions of Windows 10 and older variants, you needed a legacy interface to create and manage hard drive volumes. Now, however, you can manage Storage Spaces using the Settings app itself. Are you wondering how? Let us explain. Manage Storage Spaces via Windows Settings [Image source – Microsoft] Microsoft has added new disk management options within the Windows Settings app is the latest Windows Insider Build....

How to customize Microsoft Outlook From the many features available under File > Options, here is a list of some configuration options that I always use. Enable Live Preview in Outlook Available under General, turning on this option lets you view how your email will appear when you hover over different formatting styles. This helps you preview in real-time before you actually apply the formatting to selection. Enabling the option saves you plenty of time....