What is Dolby Atmos Immersive Surround Sound? Atmos, a surround-sound technology, was introduced in 2012, widening the previous 5.1 and 7.1 surround-sound configurations by adding surround channels that emanate from above, encircling the listeners in a canopy of audio. Unlike standard channel-based systems. However, Dolby Atmos does not simply broadcast individual audio levels to every speaker. Additionally, the system can generate up to 118 simultaneous sound objects, enabling the sound designer to place each sound and speech at precise places within the sound field as opposed to assigning them to particular channels....

What is Macro Virus Macro virus takes advantage of Macros that run in Microsoft Office applications such as Microsoft Word or Excel. Cybercriminals send you a macro-infested document via email and use a subject line that interests or provokes you into opening the document. When you open the document, a macro runs to execute whatever task the criminal wants. By macro-infested document, I mean macros specially designed to download malware or to perform certain other tasks....

RDNA 2 won’t just benefit the next generation consoles, which as of right now, are deemed as current generation since they are now available for the general public. What is RDNA 2 Well, it’s an AMD technology that stands for Radeon DNA, and it is the foundation for graphics rendering where next-generation PC gaming, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5 are concerned. It is also the successor to RDNA, which was released on July 7, 2019, which is not very far away in the past, all things considered....

Difference between Key Repeat rate & Repeat delay Repeat delay is the time difference between when you hold a key down and before it starts repeating. If you need to use the same alphabet or number or any character, you hold and wait for the same key to appear again and again but rather quickly. Let’s say you need to put 50 zeros. Pressing 50 times can be tedious. So instead, you press and hold the zero key, so it types it automatically....

The finding disclosed an unpleasant side effect associated with indexing. So, what’s the controversy around this much unknown WaitList.dat file, where is its location and how to delete this file? We answer your questions here. WaitList.dat file in Windows 10 The primary role of WaitList.dat file is to store text to help Windows improve its handwriting recognition feature. As such, when the feature is turned on a registry key gets activated to enable the text harvester functionality which generates WaitList....

What is the WinX menu, and How do you open it? WinX menu was designed for power users who want to quickly access apps that can be used to manage the computer. The list of tools include: Apps and Features – This opens the Windows 10 and Windows 11 app settings to the Apps & features section, where it is possible to change, delete, and repair apps.Mobility Center – Displays the Windows Mobility Center, which allows you to edit settings for mobile Windows devices such as laptops and tablets....

Windows RT is more a cut-down version of Windows that, unlike other versions such as Windows 8 Pro or Windows 8 Enterprise cannot be purchased from any store. You can only get it by buying a device that has RT pre-installed in it, like Microsoft Surface RT. Windows RT Features The brand-new Windows RT operating system is complete with features and drivers, making it a worthy competitor to iPad. Despite being a stripped-down version of Windows, It carries more of the pre-Windows 8 functionality....

Office Document Cache You can manage the Office Document Cache settings by customizing the settings in the Microsoft Office Upload Center. When you upload a file to a web server, Microsoft first saves that file locally to the Office Document Cache before it starts the upload. For this, Let us proceed further and see how to do it. 1] Open Microsoft Upload Center to check the status of all cached files Sometimes, if a file or a document is stuck midway, it shows a pending or failed state....

The Windows Accessories folder is a location where the Windows operating system stores shortcuts to all its built-in tools like Sticky Notes, Program Steps Recorder, Snipping Tool, Paint, Character Map, etc. Where is the Windows Accessories folder in Windows 11/10 To find the Windows Accessories folder in Windows 11, you need to open the Run prompt by pressing Win+R and enter this; To locate and access the Windows Accessories folder in Windows 10, click open the Start Menu and then click on the All apps link which would be visible towards the end....

One fallout of this method is that the Windows Update logs are not immediately readable. You need to decode the .etl file, which is the format these logs are saved in. Read Windows Update logs in Windows 11/10 To read the Windows Update logs in Windows 11/10, Microsoft suggests the following method: Now open a command prompt with administrative rights and create a temporary folder, named %systemdrive%\WULogs. Now copy Tracefmt....

Which GPO ADMX to use for a Windows 11/10 Mixed Environment The problem with the current scenario or the approach is that you cannot have a mixed template because Windows 11 has branched out on a different path, while Windows 10 will be supported for a couple of years. On top of this, Active Directory’s Central Store can only hold one set of ADMX files. So which one should you choose?...

Who owns IoT Data Does the end-user own the IoT data collected by smart devices that you use? Or does the company that created the single board has rights over the data? Does the operating system on the single board tell you that they’ll own the data passing through that smart device (In their “Terms and Conditions”) Does the board manufacturer own it? Among others who can lay claim to data collected by smart devices are the software developers who program the smart devices....

If you upgrade to Windows 11/10, the new OS will take the product key and activation details from your earlier OS. These are then saved on Microsoft servers, along with your PC details. If you clean install Windows the first time, you may face activation problems. If you performed an upgrade the first time, activated Windows, and then clean installed Windows on the same PC, then there will be no activation issues as the OS will pull activation details from Microsoft servers....

Windows 11 hidden features While you must have noticed and used many of these features as per your requirement in Windows 11, there are some features that might have gone unnoticed by you. Some of these features existed in earlier Windows versions too – but they have now been improved upon. These features can actually help you improve your overall Windows experience. Let us check out this list of hidden features in Windows 11....

Windows AppLocker prevents users from installing or running applications In Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, Applocker has evolved and lets you block legacy as well as Windows Store apps. How to use AppLocker in Windows 11/10 To prevent users from installing or running Windows Store Apps with AppLocker in Windows, type secpol.msc in Run and hit Enter to open the Local Security Policy Editor. In the console tree, navigate to Security Settings > Application Control Policies > AppLocker....

Windows AutoPilot in Windows 11/10 Windows AutoPilot feature can be used in Windows 11/10 Deployment to set up & pre-configure new devices, as well as to reset, repurpose & recover devices. It has been designed to bear all the hassle of setting up a new Windows 11/10 PC by allowing PC vendors to link a device to an organization. Once, the connection has been enabled, the machine can be linked to Microsoft services like Azure Active Directory, enrolled in Intune, and so forth....

Read: Beginner’s tips to optimize Windows for better performance. Windows Boot Performance Diagnostics Windows 11/10 ships with the Windows Boot Performance Diagnostics tool to detect Windows Boot Performance problems and attempt to determine their root causes. You will first have to activate it from the Group Policy Editor. To do so, type gpedit.msc in start search to open the Group Policy Editor. The gpedit.msc feature is only present in select Windows editions, by the way....

When you encounter this issue. you’ll receive the following full error message; Windows cannot identify all the resources (Code) The driver error may appear when executing too many tasks at a time. Commonly, the issue occurs during startup or shutdown, attempting to install a program or even during the installation of Windows. Sometimes, when a peripheral device like an external hard drive or a printer is not appropriately configured by Windows the error happens....

Windows computer boots to the BIOS every time When a Windows 10 PC boots, it goes through a lot of steps. One of the steps is where it checks for any hardware issue, including hard drives, peripherals, and external devices. If there is any problem, the computer halts the boot process. Let’s take a look at potential solutions: Make sure to have a secondary computer to test existing hardware devices....

Secure Boot is a feature of UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) that ensures that a device uses the startup software developed only by OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer). By doing so, Secure Boot protects the device from being taken control of by malware or other unauthorized software during the boot process. When we start our computer, the firmware validates the signature of the boot software. If the signatures are found valid or legit, the firmware gives control to the OS....