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As we all experienced with every feature that the social network released in the past, privacy is always a concern for users. As such, the company is letting people know how the new feature works, that way there are no implications later on. Facebook explains that users will only see content in their search results that has already been shared with them. This basically says that if you have some personal content limited to a selected group of people, only those people will see that content showing up in their search results, if they ever query that information....

It’s only a matter of time until you have to troubleshoot a problem or configure a specific setting you won’t be able to do when Windows 11 is running, and this is when the Windows Recovery Environment settings come in handy. The WinRE is a recovery environment that allows you to troubleshoot, diagnose, and fix most problems while the operating system is not running. The feature provides many tools to troubleshoot and fix a computer....

The only caveat is that since Timeline became available, it’s been a feature mostly for Windows 10 applications like File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Office documents. In part because it’s up to developers to integrate this feature into their apps. In order to overcome this limitation on Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, Dominic Maas, a developer at SoundByte, has created a handy extension that brings Timeline support to the two most popular web browsers on Windows 10, including the Vivaldi browser....

Although, some users may find this addition useful, many just want to see their storage drives and connected devices — anything else is just on the way. A difference to the new boot to desktop and tweaking options in the Power User menu is that can be easily configured by going to the Taskbar and Navigation properties. Microsoft isn’t making it easy to add or remove folders from this new section....

However, if you must change the monitor’s resolution with commands, you can use QRes by Anders Kjersem. This small tool doesn’t require installation and allows you to adjust the display pixel resolution through Command Prompt. This guide will teach you the steps to select a different display resolution for your monitor on Windows 10 using commands. Change screen resolution using Command Prompt Change screen resolution using script Change screen resolution using Command Prompt To change screen resolution with commands on Windows 10, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the screen will change to the specified resolution....

You’ve been able to view this information for a long time, but unless you knew how to use command lines, these were details available only for advanced users. However, starting with Windows 10, the Settings app makes it easy to view the complete network configuration for all your adapters installed on your device. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to view the current configuration for your networking adapters on Windows 10....

Alongside cores, a CPU (Central Processor Unit) can also have Hyper-Threading, which is a technology available on Intel as well as on AMD processors (though AMD refers at it as “threads”) that allows to simultaneously calculate two instructions per core, and if this feature is available, then your CPU also includes “logical processors.” Knowing how many cores and logical processors your processor has can come in handy in many situations, especially when you’re working with virtual machines or other applications that will benefit from multiple cores....

Although you won’t find the official name anywhere, each release of Windows 10 receives a specific version number. In this case, the first major refresh for 2020 is known as “version 2004.” As an example, the Windows 10 November 2019 Update is “version 1909,” and the May 2019 Update is “version 1903.” If you’re not sure which version of Windows 10 is running on your computer, you can check using the “winver” command and “About” settings page....

Although BIOS has been around for many years and helps the operating system to interact with the hardware, it’s a system with some limitations, such as drive partition support, slow startup times, and it doesn’t offer boot security. UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a newer system that replaces BIOS that comes with its own boot manager, delivers faster startup times, improves networking support, support large partitions on drives, and it offers security features to protect your system against bootkit and other malware attacks during startup....

Although nowadays most computers already come with a TPM version 1.2, 2.0, or higher, it’s not always the case, and in many cases, the chip is available, but disabled in the motherboard’s firmware. Update June 25, 2021: Windows 11 is changing the system requirements and it will require a TPM 2.0 chip to be present and enabled. In addition, you will also need to have a device with Secure Boot enabled....

Facebook has recently surprised everyone with many new changes, one of those changes was the introduction of a new feature called Subscriptions, that allows users to subscribe to other users feeds while allowing others to see who you are following; basically functions like Twitter. This feature is more like… I know you, but I don’t want to be BFF or I don’t need to be friend with everyone to promote what I do....

Although Pocket might be a good feature to have, it’s not for everyone. If you’re one of those who isn’t interested in this feature, it’s possible to disable Pocket and those recommendation when opening a new tab. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to disable Pocket and those “Recommended by Pocket” content when opening a New Tab using Firefox on Windows 10. How to disable Pocket feature How to remove Recommended by Pocket from New Tab...

It’s also possible to turn off the monitor, but Windows 11 will still be able to recognize it. However, you have an alternative. You can use the Settings app to disconnect a monitor without unplugging the cable. In this guide, you will learn the steps to disconnect a monitor without unplugging the cable on Windows 11. Disconnect monitor without unplugging on Windows 11 The steps to disconnect a display will depend on the number of monitors connected to the computer....

In total, there are six themes, including Flowers, Planets, and Sunsets, in both light and dark versions that feature colorful wallpapers and custom accent colors. These are in addition to the default themes already available on Windows 11. If you want to refresh your desktop with new wallpapers, you can edit the Registry to enable these new colorful themes. The only requirement is that the computer must be running Windows 11 22H2....

The option doesn’t eliminate notification requests completely. Instead, when enabled, you’ll now see a “quieter” prompt on the right side of the address bar letting you know that a notification has been blocked. Of course, you also have the choice to unblock the notification from the same prompt. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable quitter notification permission prompts with Google Chrome on Windows 10. How to enable quieter notifications feature in Chrome To enable quieter messaging to block website notification requests, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, Google Chrome will block notifications from interrupting you while browsing the internet....

Microsoft is using machine learning to scan and detect commitments you made in your emails to other people, information which the Cortana uses to create automatic reminders. Thanks to this feature, you’ll no longer be late to send a report at the end of the day you promised to your boss, or forget to purchase movie tickets for date night. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to get Cortana to help you keep your promises on Windows 10....

If you’re one of the many users wanting to get the old Facebook profile back, this Google Chrome extension sure is going to help to ditch Facebook Timeline forever. In a previous article we looked at how to disable Facebook Timeline, but this is not useful anymore. Then you also learned how to enhance Timeline to make look like the old Facebook profile, however this didn’t disable Timeline. TimelineRemove is a Google Chrome extension that truly brings your old Facebook profile back, and you don’t need to configure anything, just the extension and you are good to go....

If this happens, you can use the Startup page in the Settings app to control which Microsoft Store and traditional (Win32) desktop apps are allowed to run at startup. Of course, you can continue to use Task Manager to manage these settings, but moving forward the preferred method would be using Settings. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to configure which apps are allowed to run at startup on Windows 10....

However, there is a caveat. The option is only available during the first ten days after upgrading to Windows 10. After ten days, the system will delete the previous installation files, making it impossible to roll back to Windows 7 using the recovery option. If you cannot find the option, you can still downgrade, but you will need to erase the hard drive and then install the version of the operating system you want, which in this case is Windows 7....

Instructions Go to the Start screen, hit the key or hover the mouse pointer to the bottom-left corner of the monitor and click Start. Right-click any of the applications’ tile to select. At the bottom you’ll notice a new menu with various options to choose from, there simply click the Run as administrator option. That’s all there is to it! All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied....