Some ways to find your Windows version include using Run, Settings, System Information, and a command from Command Prompt. Regardless of the method you use, you’ll see the same version of your Windows operating system. Why Should You Find Your Version of Windows? There are many reasons you may want to find the version of Windows you’re running. The most common reason is that you want to check if a specific app will work on your PC....
There are many reasons—trivial and complex—that result in Windows 11 not connecting to Wi-Fi. For example, it could be due to an incorrect password, a router-side issue, or a corrupt network configuration. Work through the solutions in this troubleshooting guide to fix Windows 11 when it fails to connect to Wi-Fi. If you’ve yet to make the upgrade to Microsoft’s latest operating system, check out our Windows 10 Wi-Fi troubleshooting guide instead....
In this article, I’m going to write about three of my favorite benchmark programs and how to use them. I’m not going to go into any details about how to improve your score in this article as that’s a completely different topic, however, it’s something you should definitely research. When I benchmarked my gaming PC, it was ranking in the 43rd percentile, which was pretty pathetic for me. After tweaking some settings in the BIOS related to XMP, overclocking, etc....
You could get an extra USB flash drive or cloud storage to offload extra files, but that won’t fix the problem of duplicate files on your device. Since removing duplicate files manually can be tedious, your best bet would be to use tools that can find and remove the duplicate files from your PC automatically. How to Find and Remove Duplicate Files in Windows 10 Duplicate files can come from different sources like multiple backups to files in the Windows....
Google Apps scripting is a background scripting tool that works not only in Google Sheets but also Google Docs, Gmail, Google Analytics, and nearly every other Google cloud service. It lets you automate those individual apps, and integrate each of those apps with each other. In this article you’ll learn how to get started with Google Apps scripting, creating a basic script in Google Sheets to read and write cell data, and the most effective advanced Google Sheets script functions....
The first question is related to the second, but let’s start with the MDB file itself. The extension is short for Microsoft DataBase and is the format that Microsoft Access used up to 2003. The new format, which has long ago replaced MDB, is called ACCDB. If you have an MDB file, it’s probably from a legacy source. As for Access, it’s the database component of the Microsoft productivity suite, which also includes applications such as Word and Excel....
In this guide, we’re going to show you how to increase Wi-Fi speed. Before we get down to business, check if the issue is device-specific. If the Wi-Fi speed is slow only on one of your devices, the problem could be with your device rather than the network. If the Wi-Fi speed is slow across all your devices, try the following fixes. Also, we created a short video going over some other reasons and fixes for slow internet, so be sure to check it out here on our YouTube channel:...
In 2019, when NAS devices are readily available and petabyte drives are just around the corner, file sizes do not have to be small—but huge files do take extra time to transfer from one storage device to another. When you don’t have hours to move a file from place to place, the next best option is to choose a method with fast transfer rates. USB Transfer Rates USB is one of the most common ways of transferring data....
Once you have set up your taskbar the way you want it, you may want to back it up so you can restore it if there is a problem with your computer. You may also want to copy your pinned taskbar items to another user profile. Backup your Pinned Taskbar Items To backup the items pinned to your taskbar, open Windows Explorer, enter the following path in the address bar and press Enter....
To get daily tips on Apple related products, such as Macs, iPhone, iPad, etc, check out our sister site Switching To Mac. Also, read our ultimate guide to taking screenshots in Windows article too. Screenshots Screenshots are basically a picture of the entire screen, or the entire desktop. Screenshots work by taking a shot of everything exactly how it is arranged, with active windows open and everything. For example, if you have Safari and iTunes open, but iTunes is active and Safari is minimized, a screenshot will take a screenshot of your Mac OS X desktop just as you see it....
Change Measurement Units in Word To change the default measurement units in Word, click on File and then Options. If you are using Word 2010 or earlier, then click the Office button and click the Word Options button at the bottom. The Word Options dialog box displays. Click Advanced in the left pane. Scroll down to the Display section. Select a unit of measurement from the Show measurements in units of drop-down list....
A stuck pixel occurs whenever one of these sub-pixels gets stuck on one color – red, green or blue, and appears as a persistent, bright dot on your monitor Stuck pixels are different from dead pixels, which remain black all the time regardless of the image on your monitor, because there’s no light reaching such pixels. They’re also fairly difficult to fix, and sometimes you have to replace the monitor....
Unfortunately, there is a long list of reasons your incoming calls may go to voicemail while outgoing calls are fine. Here, we’ve gathered them all into one handy article to help troubleshoot the issue. 1. Check That Call Forwarding Is Disabled Most cell phones have a feature where you can deliberately set your phone to send incoming calls to another number. This can result in incoming calls going straight to voicemail....
Not quite. While system memory is an important component of computer performance, it is just that – a component. There are many other factors that impact computer speed, from the hard drive to even your operating system itself. Any of these can be a bottleneck holding back your computer, in which case a memory upgrade wouldn’t solve anything. But how exactly do these factors interplay with one other? When is it a good idea to get additional RAM?...
This article will highlight 11 troubleshooting fixes to try if Google Drive is not working on your Chromebook. 1. Check Your Internet Connection You cannot sync files to Google Drive on your Chromebook without an internet connection. So the first step is to confirm that your Chromebook has internet access. Visit any website on your device and check if the page loads. You can connect other devices to the same network as your Chromebook and check if the internet works for those devices as well....
You may not have large files stored in Drive, but your Photos service may be using a considerable portion of your storage quota. Similarly, you may have large files in the trash of Google’s various online services. You have deleted these files, but they still use your space as you haven’t entirely removed them from your account. This guide will cover how to clear items in various services to free up your Google Drive space....
Spreadsheets are the pillars for our modern day society. Spreadsheets are useful for work, record keeping, collaboration, or just personal organization. Right now, we have two top contenders in the spreadsheet world – Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel. Out of these two spreadsheet apps, we wanted to take a deeper dive between the two to find out their differences and understand which one is better. At a quick overview, it turns out both have their pros and cons, but the gap between both Excel and Google Sheets is growing smaller day by day....
In general, GPUs handle the visual side of video games as well as video editing software, graphic design, 3D design and other similar tools. Recently, GPUs have also been put to use doing certain non-graphics tasks like cryptocurrency mining, which works well with their unique internal design. The Difference Between a GPU And CPU Every computer, whether a laptop, tablet or gaming console, has a CPU. The CPU is the brain of the machine....
When you insert a table of contents in Google Docs, it updates automatically depending on how you format and structure your document. As you change the document, the table of contents will update every time you refresh an update. In this article, you’ll learn how to add a table of contents to your document and how to make sure it stays updated. Creating a Google Docs Table of Contents As you’re writing your document, you’re creating your table of contents....
This article will show you several workarounds to effectively add background music to your Google Slide presentations. Add a Link To An Online Streaming Service Search for a music track you like on online music services such as Grooveshark, Spotify, or Soundcloud. If you don’t have access to one of these services, it’s easy to do. We will use Spotify. Sign up for a free Spotify account and either download the app or listen directly from your browser....
