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Configure Read Aloud feature in Outlook When you’re looking at mail or reading it either in the main Outlook window or an individual message, the Read Aloud button can be seen towards the far right of the Home tab under the ribbon menu. Select the File tab and then from Backstage View, select the Options category. The Outlook Options dialog box appears displaying various options. Select the ‘Ease Of Access’ category from the left....

How to encrypt Google Docs In this article, we will walk you through multiple ways in which you can encrypt a document stored on Google Drive. That being said, Google doesn’t natively offer encryption feature for the docs. We are left with no options but to rely on workarounds and third-party extensions. 1] Secure Documents by Unsharing Google Docs can be viewed/edited by only those who have access to it. Moreover, the sharing options on Google Doc will let you control even the smallest aspect....

What is a Hidden SSID Whenever you connect to a Wi-Fi network, you must have noticed that there is a name associated with it. An SSID is the name associated with the wireless network and is an identifier for it. All the clients that connect to that network know that network by its SSID. How to join a Hidden Wi-Fi on Windows 11/10 Wireless Networks constantly broadcast their SSID so that other clients can scan them and connect to these networks....

Find where a Program is installed in Windows 11/10 We have already seen how to find the installation location of Microsoft Store apps, now let us see how to find where software or program is installed in Windows 10, using any of the following methods: By default, Windows 11/10 will install programs in the Program Files folder or the Program Files (x86) folder. These methods will give you the exact location....

Windows Mail app Error 0x8019019a The Windows 11/10 Mail app supports a host of Microsoft’s programs such as Outlook, Microsoft 365, and Exchange. Along with these Microsoft programs, the Mail app lets you add various email clients and Yahoo users always take advantage of this feature. Yahoo mail users can easily use this application by logging into their accounts, but sometimes they encounter error code 0x8019019a when trying to sign in....

What is the OneDrive error code 0x8004da9a? OneDrive error code 0x8004da9a is a login error that usually pops up when OneDrive users are trying to log into their OneDrive account. How to fix OneDrive error code 0x8004da9a To fix the OneDrive error code 0x8004a9a, follow the solutions below. 1] Install the latest OneDrive app updates If OneDrive updates fail to update automatically, follow the solutions below. Click on the OneDrive icon in the taskbar or notification area....

Format USB Pen Drive using CMD When using the Command Prompt, you have two methods. One is using a simple format command while the other is using Diskpart. We will show both the processes. When using the Diskpart tool, you will need admin privileges. You can also use PowerShell instead of CMD. 1] Using Format Command Plug in the USB drive you want to format, and open File Explorer. Identify the exact drive name of the USB drive....

The trick here won’t require uninstalling the add-ons since we know their importance. The thing is, not all add-ons involves a lot of physical attention. For example, if you choose to block trackers with the DuckDuckGo extension, just download the extension, and it will automatically do its job without needing your interaction. When an extension can do this, why should it take up space on the toolbar? From our point of view, there is no need for this....

What is AMPPS? In simple words, AMPPS is an alternative to WAMP or XAMPP. That being said, AMPPS is a software stack that helps you install Apache, MySQL, MongoDB, PHP, Perl, Python, and Softaculous on your computer. Why do you need them? You need these utilities to install a CMS like WordPress, Drupal, FlatPress, MyBB, Vanilla, etc. At times, you might need to test countless things before applying them on a live website....

Installing ChromeOS will revive your old Windows laptop or desktop computer as well as keep it able to run new and useful software that are available on Android devices. Also, it will make your computer faster as the operating system is comparatively lighter. Install ChromeOS on old laptop First of all, you need to make sure that you have the following requirements ready, Download the latest official Chrome Recovery Image from here....

Install Japanese Keyboard on Windows 11 Windows has always been an easy-to-use OS, hence to install a Japanese Keyboard on Windows 11, you don’t have to be a technical expert. You will be able to write Japanese from your computer with the help of this article. To install Japanese Keyboard on Windows 11, follow the given steps. Change Keyboard Layout in Windows 11 If you have an English keyboard, then it is recommended to change the Keyboard Layout....

What is winget in Windows 11 WINGET is a command-line tool, which helps you install, uninstall, and obtain more information about an app using Windows PowerShell. This open-source tool is intended for developers to run packages from the command line. It includes different commands to perform various things such as install, uninstall, validate, etc. It is compatible with Windows 10 v1809 and all the later versions. However, if you are using Windows 11, you do not have to download the repository....

What happens when you Log off a computer? Before we start with the methods, let’s first understand what happens when you Log off or Sign out. Windows will close all the user applications running in the background, close all files, but leave the computer running. Once you are logged out, you should see the Log-in screen. If your computer is used often, then it’s best to Log Off and keep it running, which will save you from waiting until the computer restarts....

The built-in Photos app is improved further in Windows 11 and it has some amazing features. It lets you watch a slideshow, edit pictures, create a video from images, rotate an image, crop an image, compare images, and more. Making a slideshow video with music using the Photos app is also fun and easy. It supports a lot of image formats such as JPG, THUMB, TIFF, DNG, JFIF, JXR, WDP, ICO, HEIC, PNG, HEIF, DIB, HIF, GIF (including the animated GIF), BMP, MEF, etc....

Run Windows 10 Compatibility Appraiser manually Read: Windows 10 Hardware Requirements. If you have made changes to your system and would now like to force the Windows 10 Compatibility Appraiser to recheck your system right away, you can do the following. Open an elevated command prompt window, type the following command, and hit Enter: Once you do this, be patient as it even may take up to 15 minutes or so for the scan to run and for the appraiser to do its work....

How to mirror an Image in Word Mirroring an image in Microsoft Word is very easy to get done. Just read what we have to say below and you’ll come away with relevant knowledge. 1] Open Microsoft Word Begin the task by opening the Microsoft Word app. Get this done by going to the Desktop, then double-click on the icon. If the Microsoft Word icon is not there, check your Taskbar or within the Start Menu....

How to open RPT file in WIndows 11/10 PDF or Portable Document Format is one of the universally accepted document formats. Still, if you prefer .rpt format, try the following suggestions to open .rpt file in Windows 11/10. 1] Convert .rpt file into .xls format Browse to the location where file is saved, right-click it and select ‘Open with Notepad’. Now, click on the ‘File’ menu and choose ‘Save As’ option....

Once the tweak is applied, no one can add a new favorite, add a current tab or all tabs to favorites, remove duplicate favorites, edit or delete a favorite, import bookmarks to Edge browser, etc. All such options will be disabled or greyed out (as highlighted in the above screenshot). You can easily access or use the already added favorites. Later, you can undo the changes to edit, create favorites, etc....

Encrypt Notepad text files 1] Secret Pad Secret Pad is like adding password support to Notepad. It comes with all the features of Notepad and the interface also looks identical to Notepad. There is a password created the first time, but you can change that password afterward without any problems. A new feature that isn’t available in Notepad and you can notice in the application is URL detection. It will automatically detect URLs and turn them into hyperlinks....

How to put Live Tiles in Windows 11 Desktop Live Tiles Anywhere is available as an app from the Microsoft Store and has one dedicated function – add the square-shaped tiles that contain a picture or a number to the start menu. Besides, it can also show notifications previews from apps. Let’s try and put the ‘Live Tiles Anywhere’ app in action and see how to create custom tiles on Windows 11 or Windows 10....