Windows To Go allows you to install a full flesh copy of Windows 8 on a USB drive and have a fully Windows workspace wherever you go. This new Microsoft functionality is best suited for people who work from their homes or spend the majority of their time traveling and they need a trusted PC. Just insert the USB drive in a new PC, reboot and you will then be able to access a fresh trusted PC with all the apps and files to save the day....

On Threads, you can deactivate your account without affecting your Instagram account, and in this guide, you will learn how. Threads, the microblogging social network by Meta and built by the Instagram team, is perhaps the best alternative to Twitter, but if you signed up and realized that it’s not for you or want to take a break from it, then you can deactivate the account. When you deactivate Threads, your posts and interactions will no longer be available for other users until to reactivate the account....

On Windows 11 , you can stop the system from showing the “Let’s finish setting up your device” page at login, and in this guide, I’ll explain the steps to complete this process. Sometimes, after installing an update or restarting the computer, Windows 11 may show you the “Let’s finish setting up your device” prompt to lure you into using other features and services, such as OneDrive and Microsoft 365 ....

To disable web search on Windows 11 from the Start menu and Windows Search, open Group Policy (gpedit.msc) > User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > File Explorer , open and enable the “Turn off display of recent search entries in the File Explorer search box” policy. Alternatively, open the “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer” path in the Registry, create the “DisableSearchBoxSuggestions” key, and set it to “1.” This process removes the Copilot button from the Start menu and Windows Search interfaces....

Among many improvements, embedding online videos from different services (for example, YouTube) is one of the new features you’ll find in Office 2013. This new feature allows you to insert and play online videos right into the document itself, which means that you no longer need to paste a link that points that video to complements your project. Once you embed a video, people can simply click play and have a better experience interacting with the Office 15 document (Word 2013 and PowerPoint 2013)....

UPDATED 11/22/2023: The Chrome Refresh 2023 (CR23) update is expected to update the browser from Google with a new look, and in this guide, you will learn the steps to enable some of the upcoming visual changes in the latest stable version of the web browser. Google Chrome has been the same simple (but powerful) browser for a long time, but Google is working to introduce some visual changes with the CR23 update....

On Google Chrome 115 , you can now enable the support for the mica material, and in this guide, you will learn how. The mica material is a design technique available on Windows 11 that shines the desktop background colors through the app’s body with a semi-transparent blur effect (like a frosted window). In Google Chrome, you can see the new material in the title bar. The support is still in preview, but anyone can turn it on, starting with version 115 and higher releases....

Microsoft Teams now supports two notification styles for the desktop version of the app, including the traditional experience built into the app and Windows 10-styled toast notifications. The most noticeable benefit of this change is a more consistent visual experience between Microsoft Teams and the operating system and the ability to control notifications through using the Settings app and Action Center integration. In this guide , you will learn the steps to enable or disable Windows 10 notification style for Microsoft Teams....

To play Battlefield 6 on Windows 11 or 10, Secure Boot must be enabled as part of the game’s anti-cheat requirements. On UEFI-based systems, you can enable Secure Boot through your PC’s firmware settings under the “Security” or “Boot” menu. If your system uses legacy BIOS, convert the disk from MBR to GPT, switch to UEFI mode, and then enable Secure Boot before launching the game. If you have a gaming PC running Windows 11 (or Windows 10) and want to play Battlefield 6 , you must ensure Secure Boot is enabled....

To enable the text cursor indicator on Windows 11, open Settings > Accessibility > Text cursor , and turn on the “Text cursor indicator.” On Windows 10, the feature is located on Settings > Ease of access > Text cursor . On Windows 11 (and 10), you can enable the indicator to make your text cursor stand out within a pile of text, and in this guide, I will explain the steps to configure this feature....

In Microsoft Word, the ability to find and replace text option can come in handy a many situations. For example, if you’re working with a document with a lot of text, and you discovered that there’s a mistake on a name, date, or address, which appears multiple times, or the wrong word or phrase was used throughout the document. The “Replace” option is available on Microsoft 365 (Office 365) , Office 2019, Office 2016, and older versions, and in all versions, the feature includes advanced options to narrow down the text that you’re trying to correct....

UPDATED 1/6/2025: On Windows 10, if you keep getting the “Please insert a disk into USB drive” message when trying to access your USB flash drive or the “Windows was unable to complete the format” message when trying to reformat the drive, chances are the drive has corrupted data, or something else went wrong. In these scenarios, cleaning the drive completely and creating a new partition with the correct settings are likely to fix the problem....

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update is now publicly available, and it’s rolling out slowly to millions of PCs. However, many users have been reporting a number of issues during and after the installation of the update. One particular problem that is causing headaches among users is the system freezes after installing the Windows 10 Anniversary Update . Although it seems that this isn’t not a widespread issue, many users on Reddit and at the official Microsoft forums are reporting freezing and Windows 10 just becoming unresponsive....

There is no such a thing as the perfect smartphone, no matter which one you own, it’s just a matter of time until you need to hard reset your handset and go back to the factory defaults, because things aren’t working the way it should. If you’re a proud owner of a Windows 10 Mobile handset, it will eventually come the time when the phone will stop working properly. For example, recently I received the Lumia Home Trial Kit to take part in the Lumia Home Trial Campaign (#LumiaVoicesTrial), and after setting up the Lumia 950 handset the Start screen wasn’t working and I couldn’t get access to any setting — I just received a black screen –....

On Windows 10, the People app is what you use to sync all of your contacts to your computer. However, just because you use a Microsoft account on your device, it doesn’t mean you’re stuck importing contacts from your Outlook account. You can actually import contacts from various services, including Gmail, iCloud, and Exchange. The only thing you need to do is to add the proper account information on the People app and the rest is automatic....

Windows Insider app for mobile devices updated to allow enrolled phones to receive firmware updates. Up until now mobile devices registered to be part of the Windows Insider Program weren’t allowed to receive new firmware updates. These updates were only available for devices that were configured to download production updates. Since the Insider program began, users wanting to get the latest firmware for their devices needed to roll back using the Windows Device Recovery Tool before trying to install a new firmware update on their Lumia 950 , Lumia 950 XL , and other Windows 10 Mobile devices enrolled in the Insider program....

Alongside the Microsoft 365 subscription and Office 2021, Microsoft offers a free version of the Microsoft 365 (formerly Office) apps (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Calendar, and OneDrive), but these are web applications that you can only use with your web browser. However, if you prefer a more classic experience, you can install these services as Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) using Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome. Progressive Web Apps is a technology that allows websites to deliver an app-like experience to the end-user, such as the ability to work offline, notifications, automatic updates, easy installation and uninstallation, and various other features....

To install the GPT-OSS AI model on Windows 11, first, open Command Prompt (admin) and run the winget install –id Ollama.Ollama command. Second, you need to select the gpt-oss:20b option from the list and submit a question to trigger the download. Alternatively, you can use the Ollama command-line tool with Command Prompt (admin), and use the ollama pull gpt-oss:20b command to download and install (for example) the GPT-OSS locally on your computer....

To install XAMMP on Windows 11 and 10, download and run the installer to unpack the files, continue with the default selection of components (MySQL, phpMyAdmin, PHP, and Apache), choose the installation location, continue with the on-screen directions, and allow access through the firewall. You can open Command Prompt (admin) and run the “winget install –id ApacheFriends.Xampp.8.2” command. Alternatively, it’s possible to install XAMPP using the XAMPP app on Windows 11 and 10....

To join the Microsoft 365 Insider Program, open an app like Word or Excel, and access File > Account > Microsoft 365 Insider > Join Microsoft 365 Insider , check the “Sign me up for early access to new releases of Microsoft 365 apps” option, choose “Beta Channel,” accept the terms, and click “OK.” On Windows 11 (and 10), if you have a Microsoft 365 Family or Personal subscription, you can enroll the Office apps into the Insider program to get hands-on with early previews of new features and improvements for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and others, and in this guide, I will outline the steps to complete this process....