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If you’re experiencing this issue where Instagram notifications are not working on your iPhone or Android phone, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll show you several ways to fix the underlying problems on your phone so your notifications start working as usual. Reboot Your iPhone or Android Phone A quick way to fix most app-related issues on your iPhone or Android phone is to reboot your phone. Doing so clears your phone’s temporary files, which helps fix problems with those files and bring your notifications back....

Often, a minor app glitch causes Spotify to display the above error. Other reasons include an incompatible VPN, cache file problems, and network configuration issues. Restart Spotify on Your PC When you get the above error, the first thing to do is close and reopen the Spotify app on your PC. Doing so fixes minor issues with the music streaming service app, allowing you to resume your music playback. You can close Spotify by selecting X in the app window’s top-right corner....

These biometric markers allow you to sign into online devices, apps or networks, plus you can pair a Bluetooth device like your smartphone to your computer and use the Dynamic Lock feature in Windows Hello to lock your computer automatically. As great as this service sounds, you may sometimes find that the Windows Hello fingerprint is not working because of hardware issues, system corruption, software conflicts, incorrect settings, or faulty, obsolete and incompatible drivers....

There are significant advantages to running your computer in a raid configuration. The most common raid configurations for home use are Raid 0 and Raid 1. Raid 0 gives you better performance, as it focuses on distributing data evenly on multiple drives (instead of using one drive as a backup), significantly increasing read/write speeds of your machine. Raid 1 gives you better data insurance, as it creates an exact copy of data from one hard drive to another, constructing full redundancy through backups....

Why Use Bluetooth? There are many reasons why you’d want to consider adding Bluetooth to your computer. For starters, the performance of wireless headsets has improved significantly over the years. Bluetooth headphones add range and mobility for both desktop and laptop users. But more than audio connectivity, Bluetooth has other features that only improve your PC experience. Wireless File Transfers With Bluetooth, you can transfer data between two paired devices. If you pair your phone and PC, for example, you can move images from one device to another without the need for cables or an internet connection....

Thankfully, Photoshop is now easier than ever to use, with basic photo editing like this made easy. If you want to know how to remove a background in Photoshop, you’ll need to follow these easy-to-follow steps. This guide will work best for the latest version of Photoshop, but may also work for older releases. Removing A Background In Photoshop Using Background Eraser Tool If you’ve ever cut an object from an image in Photoshop, you should be familiar with many of the steps used to manipulate images....

Luckily, with the help of digital technology, there are many tools to help you clear up blurry images, edit and enhance your photos, or repair and restore old photos. This article will focus on Windows compatible and online tools to do all of those things. Go here for additional Mac OS image tools or check out the video below. In this article, we will discuss the following programs that will help you to restore damaged photos:...

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....

There are multiple methods (and tools) to test RAM, ranging from built-in Windows utilities to third-party software. We’ll go over each option in this in-depth guide to help you choose the best method. Should You Test Memory With or Without Pre-Booting? For many years it was held that computer memory had to be tested with a pre-booting tool. This is because in old systems memory was quite limited. It wasn’t unusual to see the operating system corner a lion’s share of the system resources, leaving very little memory to be actually tested....

Unfortunately, the Chromium browser has found itself being used for malicious reasons. Unless you download it from the Chromium project website, you may find it bundled with malware and other dangerous content, leaving it unable to be removed. If you want to uninstall it, here’s how to uninstall Chromium. How To Uninstall Chromium Using Windows Settings If you installed Chromium yourself (using a software installer), you shouldn’t have much trouble removing it using the Windows Settings menu....

Also, whenever we would try to do a Print Preview, the screen would be blank except for the page number in the header and some sort of strange file path at the bottom. The file path looked like this: There are a couple of reasons why this may happen and there are a few possible ways to fix it so that you can print properly in IE. Method 1 – Restart IE The easiest possible way to fix the issue is to simply restart Internet Explorer and try to print the web page or print preview....

When it comes to making major purchases like a brand new flatscreen, you’re likely looking for the best bang for your buck. The only way you can make an informed decision is, well, by being informed. What do the acronyms stand for and which one is the better choice? These are the questions we’ll be answering today by providing a head to head comparison and brief overviews of each commonly used panel display option....

Thanks to decades of community work and support from organizations like Canonical, you can download something like Ubuntu Linux today and do almost all the things you can with Windows. All without needing a degree in computer science. Modern desktop Linux distros look good, work well and are suitable for average users. However, they have one huge difference compared to commercial operating systems – Open Source licensing. This means we have full access to all the inner workings of Linux....

If you are using any of the methods in this post for running programs as administrator while logged in as a standard user instead of as an administrator, you must enter the administrator’s password on the User Access Control (UAC) dialog box before the program will run as administrator. NOTE: Be careful which programs you run as administrator. Be sure you trust the program. Once you have applied administrator and UAC permission, the program has full access to your computer....

What you can do is install an older version of Safari on Windows 10 or 11, although we highly advise against that due to compatibility and security-related issues. The best and safest option is to sync your browsing data from Safari to Chrome or Edge on your PC via iCloud for Windows. Setting up macOS on your PC and using Safari that way is another feasible option. Download and Install Safari on Your Windows PC Apple halted the development of Safari for Windows in 2012....

Although Microsoft is trying to break into the cloud word processing market with Office Online, it is Google who rules the roost in this area with their Office Suite. Their platform gets even better with add-ons, which extends the usefulness and functionality of the service even more. Google Docs Accessing the add-ons on Google Docs is extremely easy. Simply go to the “Add-Ons” menu at the top of the screen, and choose “Get Add-Ons”....

The details of how it does this is, of course, much more complicated than that simple explanation. The most important thing you need to know is that the CPU is the main mathematical engine of a computer. The (Extremely) Short History Of CPUs The history of computing is long and complex. It also goes further back into history than digital technology, electronics or even electricity. An abacus is a sort of processor....

You can download XAPK files the same way you’d download an APK file, but if you try to install one, you’ll run into errors. We’ll explain what XAPK files are, how they differ from regular APKs, and how you can install them on your handset using one of the tutorials below. A Recap on APK Files and Sideloading The vast majority of Android operating system users get their apps through the Google Play apps store....

Below, we’ll explain what Bluetooth 5 is, then cover how you can check your PC’s Bluetooth version and upgrade your adapter to the latest version. What Is Bluetooth 5? Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology found in almost all new electronic devices. It enables you to connect devices together. For example, it’s used to connect smartphones to wireless devices including wearables (like wireless earbuds), smart home devices, peripherals (like wireless keyboards), and audio devices (like a car’s audio system)....

What is WiFi Direct? This little-known alternative has been around for years but, unlike Bluetooth, you can use WiFi Direct for more than just file transfers. Windows 10 has direct WiFi Direct support, but if you’re planning on using it, you’ll need to know what it’s good for (and whether it’s safe to use it or not). There are plenty of devices that support WiFi Direct (under various names), so if you want to know more about WiFi Direct in Windows 10, here’s what you’ll need to know....