What should you do first before installing an operating system upgrade? There are some key elements that you should consider before installing an operating system upgrade. These elements include factors like compatibility, usability, vendor support, security, upgrade time and cost, and features. In case you are planning to get Windows 11 on your PC, you can check out the guide to know the things you should do or consider before performing the upgrade....

Thunderbird review: A free email client with some great features There are countless options and features included in this email client. However, we have created a list of the essential things you need to know about. The first thing is the user interface. You can find a neat and clean UI right after opening this app on your computer. Whether you need to check new emails, find the sender’s name, date, access folders, compose a new email, open settings, or anything else, you can do everything within moments....

TDR is present in Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. TDR attempts to detect problematic situations and recover to a functional desktop dynamically. Timeout Detection and Recovery (TDR) According to MSDN, the TDR processes are: Display driver stopped responding and has recovered The most common error message you might find is “Display driver stopped responding and has recovered” – also you might also get BSOD with the stop code Bug Check 0x116: VIDEO_TDR_ERROR....

Turn off automatic Bullets and Numbering in Word Follow the steps below to turn off automatic bullets and numbering in Microsoft Word- Launch Microsoft Word. Click the File tab. Click Options on the left pane in the backstage view. A Word Options dialog box will open. Click Proofing on the left pane. Under the AutoCorrect Options section, click the AutoCorrect button. An AutoCorrect dialog box will open. Select the AutoFormat as you type tab....

Turn On or Off settings when Mixed Reality Portal is Running You can check if your PC supports Windows Mixed Reality. Also, Windows Mixed Reality doesn’t support Bluetooth audio headsets. Under this section, we will be configuring (turn On or Off) the following settings for when Mixed Reality Portal is running in Windows 10: Let’s take a look at the steps and methods involved in configuring each of these settings....

Turn On or Off use of BitLocker on Removable Data Drives You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable the ability to configure and use BitLocker on removable data drives. You can enable or disable the use of BitLocker on Removable Data Drives in Windows 11/10 in either of two ways; Let’s see a description of the process involved in relation to the two methods. 1] Enable or disable use of BitLocker on Removable Data Drives via Local Group Policy Editor Do the following:...

This feature has been announced by Microsoft exclusively for Enterprise users only, but with a little bit of work, you can make it work on your Windows 10/8/7 PCs too. Potential Unwanted Application (PUA) or PUPs is a threat classification based on reputation and research-driven identification. They are typically Crapware or Bundleware, and such software that you really do not want on your system, and which could potentially do more harm than good....

UPDATE 6th March 2010: SMART (Service Management And RealEasy Tweaking) Utility for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP have been updated to v 2.0. Tweak Windows Services It can simply be downloaded and used as a portable application to customize your Windows services settings, to meet your requirements. With judicious tweaking, it can make your system faster, as you will be disabling services that you do not require. Tweaking a system has to be done carefully, and more so in the cases of Services....

Twelve Minutes keeps crashing, freezing, or showing black screen If Twelve Minutes keeps crashing, freezing, or showing a black screen on your Windows 11/10 computer, check out the following solutions to resolve the issue. Let us talk about them in detail. 1] Play the game in Windowed Mode There are two ways to open the game in Windowed Mode, that is via Steam and the game file. We would recommend you try the Steam method first and if that doesn’t work, you can try altering the game files....

Unable to download attachments from Outlook Web App Before proceeding to any specific troubleshooting, please make sure that you have a good internet connection, and the file is from a trusted sender. Once this is done, proceed with the following solutions sequentially: Can’t Download, Open or Preview Attachments on Outlook Web 1] Run Outlook Web App on a different browser Since the issue could be with corrupt cache and cookie files, a good way to isolate the cause would be to run Outlook Web App on a different browser....

Control Windows computer with a smartphone Unified Remote is available for various platforms including Windows, Mac, and Linux. You can use this mobile app on Android and iOS as well. Unified Remote for PC It is very easy to set up Unified Remote on a PC as well as your smartphone. In this tutorial, I am going to use Windows 11/10 PC and an Android phone. However, the setup is more or less the same if you use any other platform....

Convert Image to Text using Google Drive Before converting images to text, you need to see that there should be at least some text on the image so that it can be converted to editable text. Images can be of png, jpg, or any other format. Not only images, but you can also even use Google Drive to convert PDF files to text for free. Let us see the steps that we need to follow to convert images to text and the same is applicable to converting PDF files to text....

This bug check is usually caused by a corrupt video driver that is behaving improperly. VIDEO_MEMORY_MANAGEMENT_INTERNAL BSOD If you’re faced with this issue, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see if that helps to resolve the issue. Let’s take a look at the description of the process involved concerning each of the listed solutions. If you can log in normally, good; else you will have to boot into Safe Mode, enter Advanced Startup options screen, or use the Installation Media to boot to be able to carry out these instructions....

When this issue occurs on your system, you may get the generic Windows Update error code 0x80070643 or the more specific Windows Defender Update error code 0x80070643. Virus & threat protection Engine unavailable Affected PC users that were faced with the Virus & threat protection Engine unavailable issue after Windows Defender updates failed to install on their Windows 11/10 device also reported that clicking the Load updates button as shown in the lead-in image above did not do anything as the updates tried to install but returned to the load updates status....

VNC Connect remote access software VNC comes from RealVNC, which is known for its enterprise-grade remote control software – and VNC Connect is no less. The tool is a premium one, and you might have to pay for the subscription if you are using it for commercial purpose. But as far as you are using it for non-commercial purpose, it is free. VNC Connect comprises of two parts – VNC Server and VNC Viewer....

Control Sound Volume using Mouse wheel Volumouse will allow you to control the sound volume on your Windows computer speakers by simply rolling the wheel of your mouse. Normally, to change the sound volume, you have to click on the sound volume icon in the system tray and then adjust the volume. But with Volumouse, all you need to do is roll the mouse wheel. Once you open the software, you will see several settings and options....

VPN connects and then automatically disconnects If the VPN connection on some computers disconnects automatically or is not stable enough then these suggestions will help you troubleshoot the issue: 1] Update or reinstall the Network driver The drivers listed under the section of Network Adapters in the Device Manager might be a cause for this particular issue. You can try to reinstall the Network drivers for your motherboard. If you recently updated these drivers, roll back these drivers, and check....

VPN does not work over 3G or 4G If your VPN is not working over 3G or 4G due to several reasons like the ports could be blocked for the VPN by the telecom company or low speed etc. Try the following solutions to resolve the issue: 1] Disable IPv6 Some VPN connections do not work alongside the IPv6, so you can consider disabling IPv6 in your Windows 10 to resolve the issue....

VSDC Free Audio Converter software Getting Started Downloading and installing the video converter is pretty simple, just run the downloaded .exe file and install in the desired locations. I tried converting a few MP3 files with low bitrate to 320kbps and was impressed with the increase in the quality. Features Galore Well, the VSDC is definitely not the first free audio converter I have used but the VSDC is definitely one of the most full-fledged audio converters that are free to use....

Dynamic Updates in Windows 11/10 Dynamic Updates in Windows 11/10 are an optional and automated update process on Windows which retrieves and installs all updates in one go, eliminating the need to make numerous successive updates. This plays a key role when Windows Feature Updates are installed on a system and can be a part of a new installation or an update. Dynamic Updates do not exclusively support Windows 11/10 but are also supported by previous versions of Windows, which include Windows 8....