In this article we’ll cover 7 ways to save battery on your Chromebook. You’ll also learn how to check your Chromebook’s battery health and other useful battery care tips. 1. Lower Display Brightness and Keyboard Backlight Excessively high screen brightness is one of the leading causes of battery drainage and overheating in gadgets and other battery-powered devices. To extend your Chromebook’s battery life, keep the display brightness at the lowest level where the screen content remains visible....

You can set different wallpapers on each monitor either by using the Settings app or a third-party solution. Set Different Wallpaper on Each Monitor via Settings The Settings app in Windows 10 allows you to configure and customize the operating system. If you just want a different wallpaper on each monitor, the Settings app method is a good option. Note: Monitor 1 represents the primary monitor. If you want a particular wallpaper for your primary display, select the Set for Monitor 1 option....

When you first launch Bixby for the first time, you’ll need to go through a quick setup process to sync Bixby with your Samsung account. Once this is done, you can start using all of the voice-assistant features that are available. In this article, you’ll learn how to work through that initial setup process, as well as how to set up Bixby and all of the other features that come included with the Bixby voice assistant....

In this article, we’ll explain how to stream Disney Plus on Discord. What You Need to Stream Disney Plus on Discord While streaming Disney Plus using Discord is easy, there are a few things you need beforehand. First, you need an internet connection that’s fast enough to handle streaming Disney Plus via Discord. Secondly, you need a Disney Plus account with an active subscription. Finally, you need the Discord app, a Discord account, and access to a Discord server....

If someone is monitoring your computer, they might have been doing so for some time and could have seen much of what you were doing. They may have stolen passwords you typed, bank details you opened in your browser, photos stored on the phone you plugged in…the list goes on. If you think your computer has been hijacked and everything you’re doing is being watched and/or tracked, keep reading to learn how to verify that your computer is being monitored, and what to do to stop it....

If you still need to access and edit the file using Notepad, you’ll need to open Notepad as admin. It should then give you the privileges you need to modify any of the system files on your machine. There are multiple ways to run Notepad as admin and here we show you some of those. Open Notepad As Admin Using The Right-Click Menu The easiest way to run Notepad as an admin is to use an option from your context menu....

This tutorial will teach you how to fix PS5 wireless controllers that keep disconnecting from consoles or Windows computers. 1. Charge the Controller The DualSense controllers may disconnect from the PlayStation 5 if their batteries are low or dead. If that’s the case, charging your controllers for some minutes should fix the problem. If your PS5 controller is connected to the console, press the PS button to check its battery status....

Unfortunately, despite being a key component to gaming performance, your GPU doesn’t work in isolation. It depends on the other components within the computer to do their jobs properly, or it can’t reach its full potential. This is known as “bottlenecking” and is a key consideration when buying a new GPU. A bottleneck between your GPU and existing CPU in particular is an important concern. Luckily there are a few online tools designed to help you detect bottlenecks and base your decision on that....

It’s no wonder they’re the favorite of students, educators, and business-people alike. If you’re considering a new Chromebook before the school year starts, or are just on the hunt for some new hardware, check out the best budget Chromebooks. A Note On Budget Chromebook Prices Chromebook prices vary, as do prices for all laptop types. The COVID-19 pandemic saw an incredible rush on Chromebook models, globally. As a result, prices for some budget Chromebook models have unfortunately risen slightly....

Unfortunately, this doesn’t happen all the time. Instead, the printer will remain in offline status even though your printer is on and connected to your computer or to the network. There are quite a few reasons why Windows may not detect that the printer is online and I’ll do my best to cover as many solutions as possible. Step 1: Power Cycle Devices The first thing to do before you get deep into settings and tools is to simply try power cycling your printer and computer....

One of the lesser known system processes on a Windows 10 PC, however, is slui.exe. This process is responsible for Windows 10 license activation, including checking if your license is genuine. If you want to know more about slui.exe, here’s what you need to know. What Is Slui.exe and Is It Safe? The slui.exe process (also known as the Windows Activation Client) is an important Windows system process that plays a part in the activation of Windows 10 licenses....

In many ways, the Registry sits at the heart of Windows, and power users can use it to make their computers do things that would otherwise be impossible. Warning: Making changes to the Registry can break your computer. You should only make changes you are comfortable with, and you should always back up the Registry beforehand. A (Brief) History of the Registry Why does Windows have a registry? The Registry was introduced to Windows with the release of Windows 95 and persisted to Windows 11....

A TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is becoming a standard feature on new computers, especially business-focused ones. So what is a TPM, and why would you want one? Why Should You Care About TPM? Until recently, the only people who needed to care about TPMs were those working in large companies where network security is a top priority. People working from home on their personal computers or those who mainly use their computers for gaming and entertainment did not need to know about TPMs....

However, the team of people behind that device could not have imagined what it would become. The first Pi also became the darling of the maker scene. We saw thousands of projects that adapted the Pi to act as anything you can imagine. Combined with an Arduino, the sky really was the limit. Best of all, it was the perfect low-cost computer for cash-strapped students. Especially those who lived in parts of the world that lacked the average income to afford anything better....

Setting up Active Directory using the run command dcpromo is a straightforward procedure. To begin, from your Windows 2003 Server desktop, go to Start, click on Run, type dcpromo and hit Enter. The “Welcome to the Active Directory Installation Wizard” should come up: Click on Next. In the following window, you will get a warning about comparability issues with older operating systems. Improved security settings in Windows Server 2003 affect older versions of windows like Windows 95 and Windows NT 4....

These are hidden settings and features that you can enable to change how Chrome works. You don’t need to install anything extra to do this, as these flags can be accessed from a secret menu using the address bar. Here are some of the best Chrome flags you can use to improve your browsing experience, as well as a run-through on how to enable them. What Are Chrome Flags and Why Should I Enable Them?...

The “Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed)” error occurs when the operating system has trouble determining the identity of a USB device. That could be due to a fault at the hardware level with the device in question or the USB interface on your computer. However, before arriving at that conclusion, go through the following suggestions and solutions to fix the “USB device descriptor request failed” error code in Windows 10 and 11....

The good news is that there are a number of excellent anonymous and private email providers. Many of them are also temporary mailboxes, which means you can’t use them as your primary email. However, when you need to get the word out without also giving away your identity or getting your message intercepted, you should look no further than one of these fine privacy-focused tools. Guerilla Mail Guerilla Mail isn’t the most attractive web tool out there, but it is one of the quickest ways to send and receive mail anonymously....

Luckily there are plenty of third-party Windows Task Scheduler alternatives to choose from. Some of them make the task easy, others add even more advanced features. Advanced Task Scheduler ($39.95) Advanced Task Scheduler is a shareware application which you can try for 30 days to see if it works for you. While it may not be free, the basic version of the applications costs as little as $39.95 and offers a decent set of features for the money....

You probably have the Google Calendar app on your mobile device, but what about your desktop? You should be able to easily open Google Calendar while working on your computer. To help you get access to Google Calendar more quickly on your desktop, here are five handy ways to do it. Get Google Calendar on Windows If you’re a Windows user, here are two very simple ways to put Google Calendar on your desktop....