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Cannot see other computers on my network in Windows 11/10 Network Discovery is a built-in feature of Windows, which allows your PC to get discovered and also discover other PCs when you browse through the Network folder in Windows Explorer. If you do not turn this on, you will not be able to see any computer. Similarly, File Sharing service falls into the Network discovery part and is required if you plan to share files with other people on the Network....

Change Cell Background Color in Excel with VBA Editor To change the cell background with VBA Editor in Excel follow these steps: Launch Microsoft Excel. On the Developer tab, click the Visual Basic button. The VBA Editor will open. In the VBA Editor, type the following below: Sub Standard_Color() Range(“A1”).Interior.Color = vbGreen Range(“b3”).Interior.Color = vbBlue End Sub Then click the Run button and select Run Sub/UserForm. Close the VBA editor then you will see the colors in the cell you have written in the code....

Select After Closing Current Firefox add-on Firefox users might have found, after closing a tab that is currently selected, the browser automatically moves the focus to the next tab on the right. Select After Closing Current Firefox extension can change this default behavior and configure settings to select the preferred tab instead. The options available currently include, All you need to do is go to this page and hit ‘Add to Firefox’ button....

What is Processor Power State? Performance States, also called P-states, are a combination of frequency of the processor, volage, and a few more things. It allows Windows 10 to match with the performance requirement or when there is a need. That said, when you change the maximum processor state percentage, let’s say 50%, it does not mean the processor will run at 50% clock speed. What windows does here is that it chooses to reduce one of the factors it uses to calculate the P-States....

NewFileTime for Windows PC NewFileTime is a freeware for Windows that lets you modify timestamps of any file on Windows. You can modify all types of timestamps including Last Accessed Time, Last Modified Time and Creation time. How to change the date created timestamp on a file The tool is quite simple to use and comes with a lot of intuitive features. NewFileTime is a batch tool which means, you can run this tool on multiple files and folders in one go....

Improvements to the Command Line in Windows 10 Now, there are several new changes Microsoft has done to the Command Line, and from what we can tell, developers and those regular folks who prefer to use the Command Line for various reasons, have found the changes quite pleasing. Without wasting any time, then, let’s talk about some of the new stuff. Tar and Curl support If you’re a hardcore Linux user, then you should have some experience with the ....

BIOS is an integral part of your computer and is a program that is made accessible to the microprocessor on an Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory (EPROM) chip. When you turn on your computer, the microprocessor passes control to the BIOS program, which is always located at the same place on EPROM. When BIOS boots up (starts up) your computer, it first determines whether all of the attachments are in place and operational and then it loads the operating system (or key parts of it) into your computer’s random access memory (RAM) from your hard disk or diskette drive....

I tried experimenting a bit about how safe the browsers are when it comes to saving and displaying passwords and this experiment led me to dump Firefox forever and maybe will dump Chrome too in the near future. I run Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome on my laptop. On a fresh Windows Ultimate OS install with no third-party ‘password’ software installed, I logged on to Twitter and allowed all the three browsers to save my password....

CintaNotes is a free Note taking software To take a note you simply need to press the insert button from your keyboard, a new dialog will pop out where you will be able to type in your note. Else you can take a Note by selecting some text in any application and then pressing ‘Ctrl + F12’ from your keyboard, this will create a note and will automatically save it in your notebook....

Civilization 6 is crashing or not launching on Windows 11/10 Use the fixes provided below if Civilization 6 (CIV 6) is crashing or not launching on your Windows 11/10 computer. Let’s see all these fixes in detail. 1] Launch the game outside of Steam The games that you purchase from Steam remain available in the Steam Library. While installing the games through Steam, their shortcuts are also created on the desktop....

Desktop Cleanup Wizard for Windows 7 Unlike in Windows XP, Windows 7 or Vista, does not include a Desktop Cleanup Wizard, which kept track of your usage of the icons on your desktop and offered to remove the unused icons every 60 days. CleanDesktop is a small portable freeware app that will help you clean up your unused desktop icons, in Windows 7 & Windows Vista. This utility is for those who miss the wizard!...

In another scenario, some users also find that they are unable to turn on Cloud-delivered protection on their Windows 11/10 system. This can happen when Cloud-delivered protection is greyed out or for some reason. We have created a list of all such solutions in this post below. Cloud-delivered protection is off, Your device may be vulnerable In order to get rid of Cloud-delivered protection is off, Your device may be vulnerable error on your Windows 11/10 PC, you can use the following solutions:...

Computer crashes while playing games Like previous operating systems before it, then, games in Windows 11/10 are prone to many of the common problems folks face on a regular basis. You see, games will crash now and again, so if you’re facing such ills, maybe the following tips could help with restoring your monster gaming machine to its former glory. If your Windows computer crashes while playing video games, and you’re wondering what is going on, here are some suggestions on how to stop your computer from crashing or freezing when playing games....

Computer screen looks washed out or fading monitor screen If this issue occurs on your system, it will show you one of the following symptoms: This problem occurs either due to hardware failure or software issues. If you have an old display, the issue might be occurring due to hardware failure. In addition to this, incorrect display settings in Windows 11/10 can also give the appearance of a faded screen....

Note: InstantGo in Windows 11/10/8.1, replaces the Connected Standby of Windows 8. Does my PC support Connected Standby State To find this out you will have to open a command prompt window. Type cmd in start screen search and click on Command Prompt. Type the following and hit Enter: OR This command reports the sleep states available on the system and attempts to report reasons why sleep states are unavailable....

If you want to save email messages from EML files to a document format like PDF, this post is for you. Here, we are going to share multiple free software and online tools that enable you to convert EML to PDF format on Windows 11/10. So, without much ado, let us check out these free EML to PDF converters. Convert EML to PDF using free online tools and software Here are the free online tools and software you can use to convert EML to PDF on Windows PC:...

What is a Facebook Test Account A test account helps users test different things on Facebook without using their real account. Let’s assume that you are a security researcher and you spend your time finding bugs or vulnerabilities on Facebook. In such a case, you can create a test account without a separate email ID or phone number. You only need a regular account which you must have already. Facebook’s fake or spam account detection system cannot detect these test accounts....

Create a Remote Desktop Connection shortcut To create a Remote Desktop Connection shortcut, follow these steps: To learn more about these steps, continue reading. At first, you need to open the Remote Desktop Connection window on your computer. For that, type remote in the Windows 11/10 taskbar search box and click on Remote Desktop Connection, Desktop app which appears in the result, to open it. You will have to ensure that the Computer, User name, etc, fields are filled in correctly under the General tab....

Why do people archive websites While the reasons might be many, web archiving is particularly helpful for the following: Webrecorder is one of the many web archiving software, but with a better interface and more user controls. How to use Webrecorder First, one would have to sign up for an account at webrecorder.io. You need to register if you want to save the archive. Once you have done this, enter the name of the archive and the link to the web page which you want to be recorded....

Data Crow for Windows review The app is perfect for delivering metadata information for songs, movies, video games, and more. The app started out as CD Library, but things quickly changed when the developers began to drift away from just a single primary feature to several. Because of that, the name CD Library became obsolete, and the name Data Crow was born. Collecting information on any piece of supported software is easy as counting 1,2,3....