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In such scenarios, you may be required to restore your Registry backup to reinstate your Windows 10 to what it was. A situation like this may also arise out of a buggy update. There is an automated secret backup of your Registry that Windows creates but you have to manually enable it. Today, we will be showing you how to restore a Registry backup using Command Prompt. How to restore Registry using Command Prompt in Windows 11/10 The main steps involved in restoring your Registry backup using the command prompt in Windows 11/10 are: Let us go into the detailed version now....

How to rollback GOG Galaxy game to previous version Following an update, if the game you are trying to play fails to launch, try rolling that GOG Galaxy game back to the previous version. However, if you want this feature to work with your game, make sure you do not unpublish any previous updates that have been published to the Master branch. Please note that the option to revert to a previous version of the game in GOG Galaxy is not available with all games....

Set default user, switch user, remove a user for WSL We will be covering the following procedures in this guide: 1] Set default user for WSL When you open a WSL Distro on your Windows 10 computer, it starts signing you into a particular default user account. You can change this default user if you want. You need to open Command Prompt or Powershell with Administrator level rights. Now execute the following commands for the several Linux distros: Ubuntu: Ubuntu 18....

How to sign up for Minecraft Earth: As expected, the closed beta will be available for a select few. The terms and conditions also specify that the players should be a minimum of 18 years old. That apart, it is quiet likely that the beta is available only at select locations and your city might not be included. On the brighter side, everyone will be able to play the game once it goes live....

Stop computer from Sleeping with Mouse Jiggler Mouse Jiggler is another such tool that fools your computer that you are still around by sending ‘fake or virtual’ mouse inputs, thereby preventing your Windows PC from going to sleep. It continuously jiggles the mouse pointer to prevent screen saver activation, sleep, or any such activity that may be triggered by computer inactivity. Check the ‘Enable jiggle’ checkbox to begin jiggling the mouse; un-check it to stop....

Stop Mobile Hotspot from turning off in Windows 11/10 Here we have taken two scenarios. First is where the Mobile Hotspot feature turns off automatically. The second is where the hotspot disables when there is no internet connection. This feature will not work if you do not have a WiFi adapter. If you are using a desktop, you can add an external WiFi adapter. Before you begin, do remember to create a system restore point first....

How to stop programs from stealing Focus in Windows 11/10 To prevent applications from stealing focus you can try the following suggestions: We have discussed how you can use WindowFocusLogger or FocusLogger to detect such applications or you can use a tool like AlwaysOnTop or DeskPins to pin a window on top of others. Use WindowFocusLogger to detect apps that steal focus WindowFocusLogger is a freeware that can help you detect the applications that are stealing focus from the active window....

Previously, there was no option to upload videos on Twitter. But, now you can upload 30-second videos to Twitter. Apart from that, you can use Vine as well, to share videos. But, the problem is Twitter loads the video automatically. Whenever you see a video, simply scrolling down or up will make the video play automatically. This particular feature has an advantage as well as disadvantages. The advantage is you will not have to click on the play button every time to watch....

How to take a screenshot in Windows 11/10 You can take screenshots on Windows 11/10 using the following ways: Let us take a look at them in detail. 1] PrtScr/Prt Sc/PrntScrn/Print Screen Key This is one of the most common methods used by Windows users to take screenshots. The key usually resides in the topmost row on your keyboard. If you simply press the PrtScr key, the screen will be captured and saved to your clipboard....

How to tell if SSD is failing in Windows 11/10 These consoles are pushing SSDs as an integral part of the gaming experience, which means, PC gamers will want to get in on the action. Now, while we love the speed advantage SSDs bring to the table, they have a lower life expectancy when compared to HDDs. You see, an SSD is expected to keep running for between five and seven years, but things could go belly-up before that, therefore, one should be prepared for the worst....

Type Does not equal sign on keyboard You can type Does not equal sign on the keyboard in Windows 11/10 with the following methods. Let us talk about them in detail. 1] Use Character Map Character Map is an app that’s preinstalled on your Windows system that you can use to get the Not Equal to (≠) sign. Follow the given steps to the same. As easy as it gets....

How to Type Text on a Path in Illustrator Illustrator allows you to write on the path of your artwork like shapes that you create. You may have an image that you saved in any of the file formats, and you want to write around it. This may prove to be a challenge. However, if you use the shapes around the image, you can get the words around it. That is using the path of another shape to write around an image....

How to unfreeze a computer without shutting down If you want to unfreeze your computer without shutting it down, then try the following suggestions: Let’s see these options. 1] Wait for some time Before you rush to press the power button when the computer freezes, you should wait for some time. It may look like the computer is deadlocked, but it might actually be too slow to respond or it hangs when some heavy usage program occupies all the available RAM and/or utilizes CPU resources for a short period....

What is ChatGPT ChatGPT is a large language model developed and released by OpenAI. It has the ability to understand and respond to our queries and questions. It can help you in doing many things and can explain things in an easy way. ChatGPT is trained with a lot of information that makes it able to answer any question you ask, write stories, make jokes, translate languages, or even write code to carry out automation tasks, etc....

Use Chrome, Edge, Firefox browsers as a Notepad Open a new tab in your web browser, type the following and hit Enter: Now move your cursor to the tab and try typing. You will be able to type! You can type, compose, copy, cut and paste text here just as you would do in Notepad. If you wish to, you can bookmark this tab and use the bookmark to quickly open it....

How to use Spelling in Access Follow the steps below to check Spelling and Grammar in Microsoft Access: Launch Access or open an existing database. Click the cell where you want to correct the misspelling. On the Home tab, click the Spelling button in the Records group. A Spelling dialog box will pop up. In the dialog box, you will see a display of the correct spellings in the Suggestions box....

How to navigate with Bing Maps Now, one of the biggest features of any mapping service is the ability to deliver driving directions. Google Maps does this very well, however, if you’re the type of person who is looking to avoid Google products and services, then, maybe you can look into using Bing Maps. Getting around with Bing Maps isn’t as clear-cut when compared to Google Maps and Here WeGo, because for some strange reason, Microsoft has yet to release a mobile app version of the tool for Android and iOS....

To do that, launch Settings by Win + X > Settings and click Privacy > Speech.Now, use the toggle to enable “Online speech recognition”. Once you have enabled this feature, use the following method for Voice Typing – depending on your version of Microsoft Edge. Using Voice Typing in Microsoft Edge The Voice Typing support which was earlier this quarter released for Google Chrome is now available for Microsoft Edge too....

How to view Google Search Result by date To view Google Search Result by date, follow these steps: To learn more about these methods, continue reading. 1] Using Any time tool Any time is an in-built tool that you can use to search by date on the Google search engine. Whether you need to find results published in the last hour, week, month, year, or anything else, you can use this option to view Google search results by date....

Cortana has been one of the wittiest personal assistants I have come across and it also manages to get some brownie points on the utilitarian front as well. The “remind me” feature is something I have been using on my Windows Phone (and now Android!) for long and Cortana has always lived up to my expectations. Thankfully, Microsoft has not merely ported Cortana to Windows 10 PC, but it has made some tweaks so that the digital assistant is tailor-made to suit the PC user’s requirement....