I have done some research on this battery drainage issue and came up with some good solutions. Let’s discuss the exact problem first and then we’ll head towards the possible solutions. One thing we must understand is that the battery of a laptop does not store charge forever. The battery will drain even if the laptop is shut down. But this drainage will be so minimal that we don’t feel it unless we keep the laptop shut down for a long period of time....

Thankfully, Microsoft has made an external troubleshooter for these problems. If you are unable to install or uninstall a program or are blocked by your system, you can use the “Program Install and Uninstall” troubleshooter that automatically detects and attempts to fix any issues related to program installation/uninstallation. This troubleshooter can be used in the following Windows versions: Windows 11 Windows 10 Windows 8 Windows 7 What “Program Install and Uninstall” Troubleshooter Does The “Program Install and Uninstall” is a tiny utility that does not install on your computer, but only scans the Windows Registry to look for any anomalies and fix them....

If you add x-webkit-speech attribute to an input box; a microphone / mic / mike icon appears in the input box. Clicking on this icon activates voice recognition. But mic speech input is not allowed in TEXTAREA element. However, with a bit of CSS and JavaScript –you can design a textarea element with speech input. Here is how you can do it: First of all, add an INPUT box and a TEXTAREA box in your page....

How do Live Photos Work? With Live Photos enabled, the camera app starts recording video as soon as you open the app. Besides the video, it also captures a still image the moment you press the shutter button. The 1.5 seconds of the video starts before and after you press the shutter, therefore, it is important that you hold your phone still before and after taking the shot. Not doing so will end up capturing you trying to move the camera to shoot instead of the frame that you were intending to shoot!...

If you have been hit with a similar problem, this is the post for you. Below you will find several methods to solve the problems resulting in your computer’s mouse highlighting everything wherever it goes on a Windows 11/10 PC. Why Mouse is Highlighting Everything? There can be several reasons why your computer mouse may be highlighting everything on your screen. It can be something faulty, or maybe a Windows feature that is enabled that you are not aware of....

In MS Word, it is quite easy to create Table of Content (TOC). Many people who do not know about this feature try to manually create TOC –but you can imagine how tough such manual process would be. Why to reinvent the wheel? Let’s learn how to automatically make a table of content in MS-Word: In order to automatically create TOC, you need to do a few things before staring the process of actually making TOC....

To find a solution, please read on! BitLocker is a useful utility to encrypt devices on your computer or even a USB Flash Drive. However, if the encryption algorithm or the sectors on the encrypted drive get damaged, it would be impossible to access it and retrieve your data, and an error such as the following might be displayed: Thankfully, Microsoft has also included a BitLocker Repair Tool in Windows 10 for such scenarios, where a user can recover the contents of their damaged encrypted drive onto another unencrypted drive....

How to Access Icon Cache Follow these steps to access iconcache.db: Now that you know where the iconcache.db files are stored, you can proceed to the next phase: refreshing the icon caches. Refresh Icon Cache in Windows If your icon cache is corrupted or Windows is not able to create the new image of the replaced icon, you need to rebuild or refresh the icon cache. To refresh the icon cache, just delete the iconCache....

Although these icons provided quick access to certain Windows functionality, many users had no use for them, while some found the taskbar very clustered. Thankfully, the Windows operating system gives users the option to hide these icons, and show them when needed. You can hide or show these icons from the Settings app or through the Windows Registry. We suggest that you opt for the latter when you are unable to get the job done through the Settings app....

NOTE: Recently we had published an article about how to type faster on an iPhone. Steps for typing ° degree symbol in iPhone or iPad This method of inserting ° degree symbol works in all versions of iOS and all Apple devices like iPhone and iPad. You might also be interested in knowing that sometime ago we had also published a tutorial on how to type ° symbol in MS-Word and webpages....

Using the Windows Registry, you can permanently uninstall programs and apps to ensure that they do not cause further problems. In some cases, you might have uninstalled a program through Add/Remove Program, but it still appears in the Control Panel (Run » appwiz.cpl) list. If you try to run the program, it will not work either. It is best to attempt to remove it using the methods discussed in this post if that is the case....

Tablerone – no, not Toblerone chocolate – is a free browser extension designed for Google Chrome that provides, but is not limited to, quick ways to save multiple open tabs and organize your browsing sessions. It may not be one of the best-rated tab management extensions out there, but it gets the job done and once you are familiar with it, you may never want to switch to another tab manager....

This post lists the top 5 free antivirus software you could use that provide similar security protection to Bitdefender’s free edition antivirus. Bitdefender Antivirus Free is Retiring The company previously announced Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition will be discontinued and will not be available for download until after 31 December 2021. Bitdefender Antivirus Free is Retiring Why Bitdefender Antivirus Free has Been Discontinued Free Alternatives For Bitdefender Antivirus Free Windows Security (Microsoft Defender) Avast Free Antivirus AVG Antivirus Free Kaspersky Security Cloud Free Avira Free Security Closing Words...

Let us check the apps that hardly serve any purpose other than consuming battery and occupying storage space. Cleaning Apps You do not need to clean your phone often unless your device is hard pressed for storage space. If you do need to clean the device often, you can do so by going to Settings > Storage > Cached data and clean the cache for all the applications. You can also clean the cache for individual applications by going to Settings > Applications > Downloaded and delete the cache of specific app....

Having said that, some new features have also been introduced to the Windows 11 operating system, of the most significant ones being the addition of a new button in the Taskbar that controls your Microphone audio transmission. This button can be used to mute or unmute your device’s microphone during live calls. Moreover, Microsoft is also beginning to test out other new features such as showing snap groups while using the ALT + Tab and the Task View option, similar to the ones when you hover above the open apps in the Taskbar....

If you are anticipating the release of Windows 11 version 22H2, then join the Windows Insider Program today and check out the new features. This flight introduces 2 new Windows applications, to which you can find below, along with other fixes and changes. However, there are also several problems with Build 22572, which have also been briefly discussed in this post. Let us now continue to see exciting new features on this flight....

Let me be straight to the point in the beginning. Both www and non-www URL formats are equal. Neither is better than the other. So, you can use either of the format, it’s totally your personal choice. But it is highly recommended that you use only one format. Either stick to www or consistently use non-www format. Google Webmaster tools allow you to set your preferred domain (http://www.example.com or )....

We will show you 3 methods to block/prevent Windows from asking for your Microsoft account credentials. By using these methods, you can also block other users on your computer from being asked for Microsoft account credentials. Note that disabling a Microsoft account is not the same as removing a Microsoft account. Nevertheless, we have also covered this topic near the end of this post. Disable/block Microsoft Account using Group Policy You can block Windows from asking for your Microsoft account credentials when trying to look into your computer account using the Group Policy Editor....

Skype is the classic when it comes to VoIP. It is what most people will be introduced to when they start using this type of software. Skype is well-known and therefore easy to use. Like a lot of VoIP applications, it is possible to use it on a variety of phones. You can also connect to landlines if you have the appropriate amount of credit. This is a type of service that is offered by Google through Gmail....

This article discusses what network discovery is, why it is used and how users can troubleshoot it to work. What is network discovery? Network Discovery is a feature in Windows 10 that allows its users to discover other devices on the same network which have this feature enabled. It is primarily used to share files and folders between various devices on the network. It can also be used to share a locally-attached printer to run errands of other computers on the network....