Created by Windows to manage the system’s audio, this process is known to often cause problems and take up 100% of processing resources. Why do such problems occur, and how can you deal with them? Find out in this article. What is audiodg.exe? Starting from Windows Vista, audio services were moved to a separate profile like many other critical Windows services. This makes it difficult for the user to simply shut them down by mistake from the Task Manager....

There are various reasons why Outlook gets stuck on the loading profile screen. You can fix the underlying issues on your computer to get rid of this Outlook error. Run Outlook With Administrator Privileges While Outlook works just fine in normal mode, sometimes it helps to use it in administrative mode to fix many issues. Admin mode allows Outlook to run many admin-level tasks which could fix the issue you’re facing....

Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 updates in trickles—not everyone receives an update at the same time. When a Windows Update is available to the public, you may get the update immediately, or it may take days sometimes. However, if the delay is running into weeks or taking longer than usual, the troubleshooting techniques in this guide will help you force install a Windows 10 update on your device. Do You Have the Latest Windows 10 Version?...

One of the most common reasons to format an SD card in Windows is that it’s stopped working properly in whatever device you were using it. Formatting is the usual first step to figuring out whether the card should be tossed in the trash. Let’s look at how it’s done. Danger! Your Data Will Be Gone! Before we go any further, you need to be very aware of the fact that when you format an SD card (or any drive for that matter) all of your data will be gone....

There are different reasons you may need to merge information in Excel. Sometimes it’s to improve formatting. Other times it’s to bring information from multiple cells into a single cell. Whatever the reason, you can use the following methods to combine information in Excel in any way you need to. How to Merge Cells in Excel One of the most common reasons to merge multiple cells is when you’re creating a title row in your Excel spreadsheet....

You’re now tasked with migrating your web browser profile to your new computer. Where do you even begin, right? Well, there’s no need to worry. It’s not as complicated as you might think. In this post, you’ll learn how to copy your Firefox settings from one PC to another. You can create a Firefox account and use that to sync your data across devices, but this article is for those who would prefer to keep their private data stored locally....

This extra information, called EXIF data, usually includes the camera model, the date when the photo was taken, your geolocation data, and so on. Some of the apps on your devices use this extra information to help you organize your photos. While there’s no harm keeping the EXIF data embedded into your photos as long as the photos are stored on your personal devices, there are times when you may want to remove the data, such as when you share those photos on the Internet....

Here’s how you can restore contacts on an Android device and how to set up an automatic backup so that you never have to worry about losing them again. Restore Contacts Using Google Contacts If you use Google Contacts (or have turned on Google’s automatic backup service), you’re in luck. The app or website will allow you to revert any accidental deletions and restore your contacts immediately. This method can be used for your phone’s contact list as well as your Gmail contacts list....

In this guide, we’ll be taking a look at how we can stop such personalized results from appearing on your web searches, on websites, and whilst watching videos. We will be looking at the best methods you can use to stop personalized results on the biggest platforms from Youtube and Google to Facebook and Instagram Stop Personalized Results and Ads on Google Products We’ll start with the company that arguably has the biggest presence on the internet; Google....

Excel is packed with many features, including one called Speak Cells, which basically lets you feed your chosen cells to a text-to-speech engine. It is a great accessibility tool – when my eyes are too tired to read the cells on my computer screen, I just let Excel read aloud the values for me. Enable Speak Cells in Excel By default, it is not easily accessible in the Excel menu, so a little tweak in the Quick Access toolbar is necessary....

What Does It Mean to Ping Something? To “ping” something on a network means that you send an internet packet to a destination computer or other network device, asking for a response. That device then sends a packet back to you. When the packet comes back (if it makes it back, that is) you can learn all sorts of interesting things about the network between yourself and the destination. Most commonly, we simply want to know how long the reply takes....

If you just want to write letters in a crossword or draw amendments to a plan, you may not be able to find the tools you need for that. However, there are some methods you can use to write or draw on a PDF in Mac and Windows, which we’ll explain in this guide. How to Write on a PDF File in Windows In Windows, you can convert the PDF file into a Word document, edit it, and then save it as a PDF file again to preserve your changes....

Twitter can stop loading or showing images and GIFs for several reasons. It could be your internet, a corrupt application cache, or some random server-side issue. Read on to learn how to fix Twitter not loading or showing pictures on iOS, iPadOS, Android, Windows, and Mac. 1. Check Twitter’s Server Status It’s best to begin by ruling out server-side issues from the equation. To do that, head over to Twitter’s official API status page or a third-party website monitoring tool like DownDetector to check if everything’s OK with the social media platform....

Opera also provides an easy method of checking for updates using their Help menu. Even Google Chrome makes it easy by automatically downloading and installing updates. However, if you are using Apple’s Safari browser, how do you check for updates? The update mechanism for Safari is not found as an option in the browser. When you installed Safari, Apple Software Update was also installed, and it provides an easy way to update Safari....

And to me, a large taskbar is a waste of precious real estate. I like the smallest taskbar possible without having to auto-hide, a feature I’m also not a fan of. Here is what my desktop and taskbar looked like on Windows when I first installed it: Way too big! In this article, I’ll show you how to reduce the size of the desktop icons and the taskbar in Windows 7/8/10....

If you routinely send and receive sensitive emails through the Gmail system, you may want to look into strengthening your encryption. Luckily, there are a few free plugins available that will help secure each message you send. Some require you to share a password, while others decrypt at the other end without it. You’ll also have the option of an encryption tool that keeps the email from being stored on any mail servers....

The message accompanying the icon is pretty vague, and doesn’t give much insight into how exactly your location is being used. Maybe you don’t want your location used, or want to better understand how Windows is using it. In this article, we’ll go over what this icon means, how to turn off location tracking, and what these apps may be using it for. What Does “Your location is currently in use” Mean?...

One such program is the Intel Graphics Executable Main Module, shortly called the IgfxEM module. It’s an integral part of the Windows operating system and usually, it runs in the background without affecting your PC’s performance. However, there are instances when this graphics module constitutes a nuisance. We’ve seen complaints and reports of the IgfxEM process using high CPU resources, raising CPU temperature, and other abnormalities. In this explainer, we’ll walk you through what the IgfxEM Module is, what it does, and how to determine if it is safe for your PC or not....

But what is the cloud? And how can you get the most out of it? What Is The Cloud? How do you define something that is intended to be ambiguous? Since at least 1977, when a computer network was drawn a cloud icon was used to represent unknown resources outside the immediate network. You know it’s there, you just can’t see inside of it much like a real cloud in the sky....

In this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know about the MSIXVC folder and how you can delete it. What Is the MSIXVC Folder, and Where Is It Found? MSIXVC stands for Microsoft Installer for Xbox Virtual Console. It’s found in Windows 10 and 11 and stores the data from your Xbox Game Pass account, including install files for your games and other critical files associated with the Microsoft Store and Game Pass apps....