By default, Windows will automatically lock your computer when you are away to prevent other people from using your desktop and accessing your files. When your computer is locked, it will show the lock screen by default. The lock screen is the screen or curtain you see when you turn on your computer before the sign in screen. It is also displayed once your computer is locked after you stepped away or press the Windows key + L....

Windows Terminal is a modern host application for the command-line shells that include Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)). Unlike the previous shell apps in Windows, Windows Terminal comes with many features including multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU-accelerated text rendering engine, and themes customization with text, colors, backgrounds, and shortcuts. By default, Windows Terminal will now open when certain command functions are executed in Windows 11....

With Windows Hello, one can use a PIN, facial recognition, or fingerprint to sign into their Windows devices. When you are setting up facial recognition or fingerprint to sign into Windows, you’ll also need to set up a PIN. A PIN can also be used independently to sign into Windows 11. If you have set up a PIN and you wish to change it to something else, you can do that easily from the Windows Settings app....

Windows 11 comes with a feature called Activity history. It helps keep track of the things you do on your computer, such as the apps and services you use, the files you open, the websites you browse, etc. Your activity history is stored locally on your device for the apps and services you use and the website you visit. Also, if you use a Microsoft account to log in to your devices, your activity history is shared across other devices to bring you a single experience and provide you the ability to continue using the same activity history everywhere....

There’s no special button needed to disable or turn off the touchscreen on Windows 11, as it is built directly into the operating system. However, you can turn off or stop the touchscreen functionality on your computer by disabling the device from the Device Manager in Windows 11. Whether you’re using Microsoft Surface or another Windows 11 computer with a touchscreen, the steps below should work. Once the touch screen is disabled, your touchscreen will not turn back on unless you decide to go back into the Device Manager and re-enable it to bring back the touchscreen functionality....

Windows allows you to install a preferred language for Windows features like Settings and File Explorer. With your preferred language, a default keyboard layout for the language will be installed as well. When you have more than one language and keyboard layout installed, Windows will add a language bar on the right of the taskbar and the sign-in screen by default. Users can then use the language bar to easily switch between languages and keyboard layouts....

When your Windows device has a camera, you will be able to make Teams video calls, record videos, and take pictures. Depending on the camera’s capabilities and version of Windows 11, some or all the following controls may be available to you, including rotation, background effects, auto framing, and more. By default, Windows will identify and install all related drivers that make the camera work. If additional drivers are needed, you will be prompted to install them....

Microsoft Sticky Notes app is a simple way to quickly create post-it-like notes and save them for later. You can create a quick reminder and stick it on your desktop that can easily be discarded after use. You can delete a sticky note in three ways. Note deletion is permanent. It cannot be undone. You can minimize the chance of deleting notes by mistake simply by turning on the note deletion warning....

If you have a hung or runaway app’s process that is impacting system performance, you can use Windows Task Manager to kill or end the app’s process. Windows Task Manager is a tool for monitoring and managing a system’s apps and processes. If you find yourself in situations where an application is not responding and is in a frozen state, you can use the Task Manager to kill the runaway process slowing down your PC....

When you are in the mood to jam out to some favorite music but Spotify not playing songs, the application successfully ruin your day. Despite Spotify is an excellent music streaming app, there are some issues commonly encountered by its users. We know how frustrating it is when Spotify not playing your favorite tunes. Therefore, you need to find out how to fix it. To get rid of Spotify not playing songs problem, several possibilities and quick solutions are available....

Windows lets you hide files and folders using the hidden attribute. Removing the hidden attribute will unhide the files and folders. By default, protected operating system files are marked with hidden and system attributes. When you hide a file or folder, its icon is dimmed (faded) in File Explorer indicating it’s hidden. You unhide files and folders by removing the hidden attribute, showing a standard file and folder icon. Below is how to hide or unhide files and folders in Windows 11....

A cabinet (CAB) is a single file, usually with a .cab extension, that stores compressed files in a file library. Developers can also use a cabinet file creation tool such as Cabarc.exe to make cabinet files for use with installer packages. Microsoft and device manufacturers sometimes use CAB files to distribute standalone updates, and device drivers for Windows and other software packages. CAB format is efficient because it allows users to package multiple compressed files across file boundaries, which significantly improves the compression ratio....

Elasticsearch is an open-source, Java-based search engine that provides a distributed, scalable and speedy search and analytics platform via an HTTP web interface, schema-free JSON-style documents, and built on the Apache Lucene library. For businesses looking for solutions to search their complex and big data, including eCommerce databases easily, Elasticsearch might be a good place to start. For more about Elasticsearch, please check its homepage. When you’re ready to install Elasticsearch on Ubuntu, please follow the steps below:...

Whether you’re creating a personal or business website, Habari CMS can help you create and manage your content on every device with its minimalist and modern user and admin interface. If you currently running your website and content on other CMS like WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla you may want to give Habari CMS a try. It’s a great alternative to those PHP-based content management systems. For more on Habari CMS, please visit its home page When you’re ready to get Habari CMS working on Ubuntu, please continue with the steps below:...

Icinga 2, is open-source software that provides monitoring and analytics across network systems in the data center and clouds platform. It is a complete enterprise-grade server and log monitoring platform. Metrics from Graphite are displayed directly in the Icinga web interface where you can view and analyze logs and data that are interpreted in a simple form. For more about Icinga 2, please visit its homepage. When you’re ready, continue below with the steps:...

Live Helper Chat is a free, open-source chat software for websites developed in PHP. With Live Helper Chat, you can install or embed it on your websites and provide live chat service with unlimited operators, chats at the same time, multiple departments, multiple locations, and more. Whether you’re creating a personal or company chat support platform, Live Helper Chat can help you with customer support chat on your sites and works across every device with its intuitive and powerful user and admin dashboard....

Microsoft Defender Application Guard works with Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Office app, and browser to help isolate untrusted sites and prevents untrusted Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files from accessing trusted resources. When you install Microsoft Defender Guard for Edge browser, every time you run Edge with Defender Application Guard (CTRL + SHIFT + Q), it opens in a Hyper-V isolated browsing environment like a sandbox to better protect your device and data from malware and viruses online....

OroCRM is designed to allow enterprises and business owners to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with customers throughout the entire process. OroCRM comes in two editions, Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). OroCRM is a good place to start when you’re looking for a customer relationship management solution for your business. This open-source CRM software is written in PHP and offers features that help you run your business and collaborate with your customers....

For the uninitiated, OTRS is modern, flexible ticket and support software that can serve as a strong alternative to the popular support platforms in use today. If you currently running a ticketing platform and feel like it’s lacking in some areas, you might want to try OTRS. It comes with intuitive mechanisms that allow one to easily migrate from popular solutions to OTRS. OTRS organizes internal and external communication through clear structures and optimized processes allowing IT teams to avoid errors and complete tasks quickly and efficiently....

ownCloud is an open-source, self-hosted file-syncing and sharing platform similar to Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive. It lets you create your cloud in your environment with your servers. Now that you can install Linux OS inside Windows via WSL, the steps below show you how to install ownCloud in Windows with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). With WSL, you can install and run a full Linux operating system inside Windows....