The first thing you need to do is identify the device that is not working correctly, like Keyboard or mouse, external HDD/SSD, display, etc. This will help with the troubleshooting steps as some of them will need this information. Usually, launching an app or performing a task triggers the associated hardware device, helping with the identification. For example, you should begin with the graphics card if launching a game triggers the ‘error code 43’ message on your screen....

You may return to digging through folders when the File Explorer search fails to work. However, it’s tedious and time-consuming. Unlike Finder on Mac, there is no way to sort out important files and folders via tags on Windows. You’ll need to rely on the search function to quickly find the file. Here are the top ways to fix File Explorer search not working on Windows 11. 1. Restart Windows Search Service File Explorer is a part of Windows Explorer Services....

You are up for a lot of confusion and mistakes when the notifications sound stops working out of nowhere. You can’t pinpoint the problem to a specific factor. The issue can be due to several reasons. We will start with some basics and move to advanced tricks to fix the problem. 1. Unmute Your Windows PC You might have muted your Windows PC and forgotten to unmute it after an important meeting or work hours....

When a WhatsApp call status shows connecting, the other person won’t get any notification about the incoming call on the phone. That’s why we will start the troubleshooting journey by checking if the app can reach WhatsApp’s servers. 1. Check WhatsApp Servers This is the biggest culprit behind WhatsApp call getting stuck at connecting error. If Facebook (WhatsApp’s parent company) is having a hard time processing millions of requests, you might end up experience such connecting errors....

You should check for any downloads running in the background or a service preventing Windows from shutting down before a task finishes. Whether it’s a software, bug, or a background process preventing Windows 11 from shutting down, this article covers all the possible solutions that’ll help you get past the problem. So, let’s get right to it. 1. Try Alternative Methods If you can’t seem to shut down your PC using the Start menu, you can press the Alt + F4 shortcut to bring up the shut down prompt....

It’s a cumbersome experience to open Snapchat to check new messages and stories. You can always rely on Snapchat web to receive notifications. But may break your workflow on a big screen. Instead, you can use the tricks below to fix Snapchat notifications on mobile. 1. Check Snapchat Notification Settings The first time you open Snapchat on your Android phone, it asks for permission to send notifications. If you deny the permission, the app won’t send any alerts....

While it’s easy to get anxious when your iPhone fails to load photos from the cloud, you shouldn’t fret. This guide has a few troubleshooting tips that should help you get past the error. So, let’s dive right into it. 1. Restart iPhone If a minor glitch or a process running in the background is interfering with the process of loading photos from iCloud, then restarting your iPhone should take care of it....

Well, I do have a lot of respect for what this brand has been doing, but, with its latest addition, the Redmi Note 5 pro, I have a new perspective on Xiaomi. This phone is spectacular from every aspect, except the iPhone X look-alike camera module at the back. It’s practically loaded for its price tag and has a lot to put some serious shame to its competition. Even when not talking about the 6GB RAM and the latest Snapdragon processor, there are a lot of cool features that this phone has to offer....

This might be useful when you’re at your regular coffee shop but it tends to become a tad-bit irritating when you’re just roaming around in the market and get notified for every available public WiFi. If you’re irritated by Android’s feature to notify you about an open WiFi network and feel the need to switch this functionality off, we’ve a way for you and it’s quite simple too. Although turning off the WiFi public network notification is a default setting of Android, its location in the settings menu might differ a bit depending on the device manufacturer....

With Microsoft OneNote, I still face sync issues occasionally, which is not acceptable in 2019 for my work. The other options, such as Apple Notes and Keep Notes are too basic, to begin with. Thankfully, we have two excellent note-taking apps on the Apple iOS platform — Bear Notes and Ulysses. Both the apps are highly acclaimed and come with beautiful UI and tons of features. Let’s compare them to see which note-taking solution suits your daily usage....

by the name of the Rule of Thirds dictates that your subject needs to be placed on the upper or lower and/or on the left or right third of the screen in order to create a photo with better composition and that draws more attention. However, while this technique is already very useful in and on itself, it is only one side of the coin. Why, you ask? Well, it turns out that while the Rule of Thirds is all about the subject and its placement on the shot, in order to get an even more compositionally rich photo with your iPhone you will also need to take care of another important element: The negative space in every shot....

So today we will tell you about a tiny add-on called Switchy (for Firefox of course) using which you can easily manage your various Firefox profiles right from your browser toolbar. You can treat Switchy as a decent front end of the Firefox Profile Manager to create and manage different profiles on Firefox. Assuming that you are working on Firefox, open the Switchy add-on page and add it to your Firefox....

TeamViewer provides an excellent solution to establishing remote connection between two computers and has more features than you might expect. Lets see how it works. In order to get started you will need to follow this download link and obtain a version for Windows, Linux, Mac or mobile. On executing the download file you will have the choice to install the application or do a one-time run. For an installed version you might choose to use the software for a personal or professional purpose....

Remote Desktop kept its focus on business use, providing users with access to their home computers while you are on the go. You can run your computer as if you were there, but through a mobile machine (i.e laptop, smartphone, tablet, etc.). On the other hand, Remote Assistance strives to serve the home users out there. Remote Assistance had the ability to share your Windows desktop with any other Windows user....

You can now use the Apple Music web player, which is accessible via music.apple.com, to stream music from any device conveniently. But does it do anything differently from the native Music app on the iPhone and Mac or iTunes on PC? And when should you use it? Let’s find the answers to those questions below. What Does the Apple Music Web Player Do Differently Fire up the Apple Music web player, and you can immediately start playing 30-second previews of over 60 million songs....

Losing a smartphone is no doubt a painful experience that at least one in every two people (just a cursory assumption) have gone through. Aside from losing monetary investment, there’s also the risk of losing personal information should one’s smartphone get stolen or go missing. Thankfully, smartphone manufacturers have different tools in place to help users recover a missing device. For Apple, putting a device in Lost Mode is one way to recover a missing iPhone or iPad....

played quite a few games on your Windows computer, just before you complete the setup of a game you might have come across a screen that asks you to install DirectX on your computer. I first encountered this screen in the days of Windows XP while installing Age of Empires . Back then I didn’t care much about what DirectX is and thought that it’s only required to play the game....

Microsoft has two primary levels of support that for its operating systems — Mainstream, which lasts for the first five years after release, and Extended, which lasts for five years after the Mainstream support ends. In the duration of the mainstream support, Windows receives security updates, support via telephone or chat and other bug fixes. The extended support only includes security updates for the next five years while support via telephone or chat is no longer free of cost....

To understand what it is and why we need to enable it, we must understand the basics. How Sharing on YouTube Works YouTube allows anyone to share a video on their website or blog by embedding it using an iframe code. You just copy and paste the code, and the video will appear on the page. The visitor won’t even have to leave the site to watch it. No need to click through to YouTube....

If you can’t find a specific message from your WhatsApp conversation with a friend or colleague after some time, it’s most likely because they have deleted it or have the Disappearing Messages turned on. Before we proceed to tell you why WhatsApp messages disappear, let’s understand why do WhatsApp messages disappear. Why Do WhatsApp Messages Disappear There are two ways to look at this concern. Firstly, if someone decides to delete a few messages from your conversation randomly, you’ll see This message was deleted placeholder....