Show most used apps setting is grayed out The Show more used apps setting when enabled displays the Most Used list in the Start Menu. This setting is available here – Settings > Personalization > Start panel. If you toggle this setting off, this list is not displayed in the Start Menu. Some users have reported that they have found this setting disabled. If you find that this Show most used apps setting is grayed out, here is what you need to do to fix the issue....

Sketchable review Good app for Digital Journaling Developed by Silicon Benders, Sketchable is considered best suitable for journaling. With around 4000 unique covers, names, and resolutions Sketchable helps you customize your journal to the best. Easy importing, exporting, and sharing with PSD export support makes it one of the best suitable apps for everyone into digital journaling. It comes with some pre-loaded journals and you can add a new one when needed....

What is Softthinks? Softthinks is basically a backup tool that is used for creating backup files of your computer system. This utility helps you restore your system to its previous status when the Windows operating system is damaged. But recently it caused users to experience lag and a substantial amount of CPU and disk resources consumption. It can also cause your computer to slow down since it takes up so much disk space and creates system errors....

Split Byte is a free versatile file splitter and joiner program for Windows. The application can be used to split large files into smaller parts and later join them – so that you can send them via email whenever there is an upload size limit. The split parts can also be encrypted and protected with a password or compressed and emailed. Splitting Files with Split Byte Once you have downloaded the program and installed it, click on the ‘Split’ tab and browse to the file you would like to split....

Spotify Web Player not playing or loading At first look, it might appear that the service is down for some reason but when the problem continues to persist for hours, you’ll need to figure out a solution yourself. Here’s what you can do if Spotify Web Player not playing or loading on Windows PC. You need to edit the Hosts file. If Spotify is available in your location but you’re experiencing trouble getting the Web Player to load, try editing the Hosts file on your Windows device....

Spybot Identity Monitor Spybot Identity Monitor is a Windows software, and you can download it for free. This tool uses Have I Been Pwned website’s database, which gets updated after every leak. The main feature of this tool is you can find if your account has been breached by an attacker or not. The second functionality is you can enter either username or email address. The best part about this tool is you do not have to check for breach manually....

On starting up your PC, it will ask you to choose your boot device if you have multiple drives present. The issue here is that although the BIOS sees the connected SSD, it refuses to boot from it. BIOS recognizes SSD, but Windows won’t boot from it If your SSD is found, detected & recognized by BIOS but Windows 11/10 does not boot, here’s what you need to do to fix the problem: Do read further as we breakdown the above operations into easy-to-follow steps....

Surface device finds available wireless network but won’t connect 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. Before you try the solutions below, check for updates and install any available bits on your Windows 10-powered Surface device and see if the issue is resolved....

HDMI port is not working on Surface The HDMI port is an important aspect of the Microsoft Surface, which can be said for all laptop computers, really. However, recently some users have been complaining about an issue with the HDMI not working after a recent Windows 10 Update, so what’s the problem? It could be a factor of many things, but from what we can tell, the issue is not hard to solve at all, and that’s great....

Surface Pro 7 hibernates or keeps turning off randomly Upon first look, it appears the problem is not a hardware issue and so, exchanging the device would not be considered as necessary. Nevertheless, if you have a new Surface Pro and it keeps hibernating or shutting down unexpectedly, you can try any one of the following four methods to check if it works for you. The underlying issue is most likely related to firmware/drivers rather than the hardware itself....

Synchronize Navigation pane & Folder structure of Explorer To make navigation easier using the Navigation Pane, you might want to do consider checking on Show all folders and Automatically expand to current folder, in the General tab of the Folder options of Windows. Doing this, you will find that Windows Explorer will automatically expand in the Navigation (left) pane & display the selected folder in the Navigation pane as well as the right or main pane of Windows Explorer....

In this post, we will discuss Environment Variables, System and User Environment Variables and how to add and modify them. Then we will move on to Dynamic System Variables and see how to use them in the command prompt. What is an Environment Variable In Windows OS Environment Variable is formed up by two separate words, ‘Environment’ and ‘Variable’. Let’s discuss ‘variable’ first. It means that the entity can store a value and vary from computer to computer....

System Restore Points disappear or not showing up on reboot The following will show you the direction to work in: This post offers more suggestions on what you can do if System Restore Points deleted or go missing. It has been suggested that the problem could have been caused by resizing disk partitions with a tool that is not yet certified for Windows operation. If you need more suggestions, then this post on Troubleshooting System Restore in Windows is sure to help you....

This usually occurs when there is an update file is preventing your PC from updating. The tough part here is that that a Clean Boot cannot be attempted to troubleshoot the issue since the system cannot be restarted unless we force shut down it. Task Host Window, Task Host is stopping background tasks If Task Host Window is preventing shut down, then these suggestions will help you fix the problem....

Text not displaying correctly in Chrome on Windows 11/10 To fix text not displaying correctly in Chrome on Windows, follow these steps: Now let us see these in detail. 1] Use Cleartype Text Tuner Running the Cleartype Text Tuner allows the users to modify the font setting on their devices. Here’s how to do it: 2] Modify Chrome’s Font Settings Chrome offers some settings in the font customization menu. Modifying these settings can sometimes help fix text not displaying correctly on Chrome....

That password is incorrect. Make sure you’re using the password for your Microsoft account Well if you face this issue, here are a few random thoughts that come to my mind. 1] Check if your password is correct It goes, without saying that you must first check if your password is indeed correct and then enter it carefully. Make sure that your Caps Lock is not On. You have to also remember that Windows 11/10 will sync computer settings, app purchases, etc across all systems that are using the same Microsoft Account....

This error event gets logged by Windows Error Reporting infrastructure in the Application event log. This event indicates that an application has crashed the system. It can also be seen if a program hangs and freezes the system. You need to identify a specific pattern. Does it happen when using a specific application or does it happen even if the system is left idle? Based on this information, you can troubleshoot further....

The device has either stopped responding or has been disconnected If you are trying to copy or transfer files from a Moto, iPhone, OnePlus, Samsung phone to PC or vice versa & you see a message The device has either stopped responding or has been disconnected continuously, then try the following suggestions: 1] Reconnect the device This is a basic yet working solution to this problem. If the device is busy doing something in the background and you try to copy files or do something else, your phone may get slowed down....

BitLocker encryption is used to make use of its AES encryption technique to secure the whole volume. It is an alternate to EFS or Encrypting File System. BitLocker is preferred by those who wish to encrypt the whole disk rather than EFS which can encrypt individual files. BitLocker supports the following authentication mechanisms along with an optional escrow recovery key- TPM Only.TPM + PIN.TPM + PIN + USB Key.TPM + USB Key....

Keeping this in mind I commissioned Nirbhay Mandelia, a young dynamic professional web developer and freelancer who recently completed post graduation in Computer Application from Pilani, India, to design a new theme. Although the looks may be similar to our other site The Geeks Club, the theme has been optimized and re-designed in HTML5, with Rich Snippets and in-built ad management support and made fully compatible with WordPress 3.2.X. Its core execution on server is now 2X faster than its earlier avatar on TheGeeksClub....