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If you are reading this article, it may be because you have noticed that a certain light on your modem has turned orange, which earlier used to be green. You probably would also have noticed that since the light turned orange, the internet is no longer working either. If so, you are correct to assume that both are interconnected incidents. In this post, we discuss what this orange light means, what connection it has to your internet connection, and how you can fix it....

How to switch from Windows 11 Insider build to Windows 11 Stable build Here are the steps necessary to switch from an Insider build to a stable build of Windows 11: How to switch from Windows 11 Insider build to Windows 11 Stable build Unenroll this device when the next version of Windows releases Unenroll this device immediately How to leave Windows Insider When Using Windows Domain What if the Switch to Stable build option is greyed out?...

This task is already being accomplished by the graphic designers using third-party tools, such as Adobe Photoshop. Today, we will show you how this objective can also be achieved using the Windows-native applications: Paint and Paint 3D. Paint 3D was originally being offered as a preinstalled application in Windows 10. However, this decision was reversed and now a clean install of Windows 10/11 no longer includes it. You can still install Paint 3D from Microsoft Store....

In addition to that num pad has another utility. Keys on num pad are marked to work with ALT key for special functions. These keys are used for inserting special characters while typing. A combination of ALT + 0151, for example, produces em dash character in MS-Word. No, not at all. Num Pad functions are very much there in the keyboard of a laptop computer also. However, in laptops, this group of keys is a bit “hidden”....

Due to this age-restricted content configuration by Youtube, you may sometimes come across the following prompt: Even after signing in, you are sometimes unable to watch the video. If you are experiencing this issue and missing out on some of YouTube’s content, the following guide will help you bypass the age-restriction mode and disable “Restricted Mode” on Youtube on a computer, an Android device, or an iOS device. How YouTube Age Restriction Works When logging in to YouTube, you are asked to use a Google account....

In 2-step verification, Google sends you a code to your registered mobile phone. Once 2-step verification is activated –for login you would need to enter your password as well as the code you received on phone. You can mark your personal computer as a “trusted” computer. On trusted computers you would need to enter code only once in 30 days. So, for 30 days you will be able to log into your Google account just by entering your password....

Well, MS-Word has a feature called AutoFormat. This feature automatically formats certain keystrokes into symbols and other things that we would have to otherwise insert manually. For example when you type (c) and it gets converted into © symbol. The same feature converts a series of three or more dashes typed at the start of a line into a horizontal bar. But I have seen that this particular trick of MS-Word is more of a trouble for most users than a helpful tactic....

Google says that they will do this to give you better search results in the future. But if you don’t want Google or Bing to track you, you may use other search engines like DuckDuckGo which claims that they don’t track your searches. The problem with using any other search engine is that if you are used to using Google or Bing or DDG etc. it will be harder for you to switch to another search engine....

Even the word “Like” has begun to remind us of a tiny, blue color, omnipresent link. More than one billion people around the world are hooked with Facebook. Out of these, at least a few millions are really exasperated about their complicated life on Facebook. Akin to every other good thing –Facebook also has a dark side. If not handled properly –this amazing social networking tool will not give you much benefit....

However, by default, MS Word does not provide shortcut for strikethrough command. Even though strikethrough is an often used command, it is surprising that Microsoft has not created a shortcut key for strikethrough. But the good thing is that we can customize MS Word to create such a shortcut key combination. Today I will teach you how to set a quick way to make the text strikethrough. Sometimes in a document, you don’t need certain text but you don’t want to delete it....

The good thing about data entry jobs is the that you can do them at your own pace. The more you type the more money you make. However, some of the tasks are time bound and the employer would expect you to finish the work as soon as possible. Therefore, it is always better to learn typing so that you can quickly finish jobs. Now let’s see the types of data entry jobs that are available on the Internet....

Today we will take a deep dive into what a virtual bottleneck is, how you can identify it, and what measures can be taken to rectify it and enhance your computer’s performance. This guide will also be helpful for those who are planning on buying or building their own PCs and want to create a balanced and optimized system so that they would not need to upgrade for a long time....

Sounds interesting! But how exactly would you send a message to yourself? Well, long-time ago it was possible. At that time you just saved your phone number in your phone book; then go to phone book and open your phone number; here you would find an option of sending WhatsApp message (to yourself!). But now WhatsApp folks seem to have removed this possibility. However, there is a little neat trick that can still make it possible....

In Preview Build 21337 which was released just last week, Microsoft changed the layout for File Explorer. However, with this release, Microsoft has changed the designs of almost all the icons entirely. They have also made changes to the container technology in Windows 10 to enhance its performance, which Windows Sandbox and Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG) take advantage of. Now let’s discuss in detail what this build has to offer, and whether it’s worth upgrading yet....

HTML5 is perhaps the most radical and important update of the Hypertext Markup Language since it was formalized back in 1990. This latest update by W3C has come with a great number of new and exciting features. One among these newly added features is the ability to enter text in an input box using speech recognition. To enable speech recognition in an input box –you need to declare this feature explicitly....

Why Pinterest.com Refuses to Connect in India? When a person tries to open Pinterest.com in India, the domain automatically redirects to a country sub-domain website in.pinterest.com. It is this sub-domain that refuses to connect. The real cause of such behavior by a reputed website is not known. Company insiders might know the real truth. How to Solve the Problem? First of all, we would suggest that you take all the common measures to get around the problem of ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT: This webpage is not available error....

Regardless of the reason, if a user account may be needed in the future, but has no use right now, Windows 11 provides several ways to disable it. Disabling an account will allow you to reinstate it if ever required in the future, with all the settings and data as-is. This, of course, cannot be accomplished if you permanently delete a user account. Note: This is not the same as disabling/blocking a Microsoft account on a Windows computer....

Flash isn’t very popular any more. In fact, it is an aging technology but still a lot of websites use it for playing audio and video and execute rich Internet applications over the Internet. Flash Player can run from a web browser as a browser plug-in or on supported mobile devices. Sometimes Flash Player might not work properly on Chrome. In this article, we will discuss the problems that can cause Flash Player to stop working and how to fix them....

1. What is competitive analysis for UX design and why do it Competitive analysis is the process of studying your competition to understand what they are doing well and how you can improve upon it. It is an essential part of any successful UX design process, as it allows you to see what works well for other companies and adapt those ideas for your own projects. Image Source: adobe.com As a UX designer, it’s important to understand not only your own product or service but also the competition....

Although Chrome is quite stable and it performs well under normal circumstances, there are times when it starts behaving oddly like taking too many computer resources including hard drive, CPU and RAM. This article explains the issues and fixes when Chrome is using too much CPU on any computer. How to check Chrome processor usage? First of all, we need to be able to check when Chrome is using 100% processor time....