These apps find out what machine you have and what drivers it needs. Then they fetch the required drivers and install them for you on your machine. Also, they create a backup of your existing drivers first in case things go wrong and you need to roll back your drivers. DriverPack Solution (Free) DriverPack Solution is a small utility that helps you find and install required drivers automatically on your computer....

If you’re ready to call it quits on your Apple TV+ subscription or free trial, you can do that easily on any device that lets you manage your Apple ID subscriptions. Despite canceling Apple TV+, you can continue to use the service until the end of the current subscription period. For example, if you’re halfway through a monthly subscription or trial, you still have a couple of weeks to stream TV shows and movies to your devices....

Some options for changing Android’s app icons include using a built-in feature on your phone, installing a custom icon pack, using a free app to create a custom app shortcut with a custom icon, or utilizing a third-party app launcher. Change App Icons on a Samsung Android Phone If you use a Samsung Android phone, your phone has a built-in option to change your apps’ icons. This eliminates the need to download and use a third-party tool to customize your applications....

The background effects in Microsoft Teams allow you to remove the distractions of what’s happening around you in a video call and present a professional image. Plus, the feature helps others in the meeting focus on what you’re saying, not the strange object behind your shoulder. Whether you want an office environment, a tastefully decorated room, or a silly background, we’ll show you how to change the background in Teams....

First, you’ll need to have Steam Points. These are what you can use to buy your backgrounds. You can then choose from the available backgrounds on the Steam Point shop to add to your profile. Below, you’ll find a detailed outline of how to gain Steam Points for backgrounds, how to buy them, and how to set them up on your profile. Getting Steam Points For Your Background The main way you can get Steam Points for use in the shop is by buying video games....

If you don’t want this to happen, you can either sign out of your YouTube account or use the site in a private browser window or the incognito mode on mobile. But if you’ve already signed in and just want to delete your YouTube history and search activity, here’s how to do so. How to Delete YouTube Watch History Sign into your YouTube account. Follow the steps below to wipe any record of everything you have watched on the site....

Many questions may arise from this, though. For example, how much can you make from streaming? How difficult is it to make money on Twitch? These are certainly some things you’ll want to ponder. This article will hopefully answer some of these questions and help you start. How Twitch Streamers Make Money? There are a few ways you can make money streaming on Twitch. However, most of them involve becoming an Affiliate or Partner with Twitch....

POT, .PO and .MO files are common in PHP programming, WordPress and other programs that require multiple language translations. Should you encounter a POT, .PO or .MO file, here’s how you can view and edit it. Notepad can usually open anything, but when using the app to open one of the mentioned file types, it presents the text unformatted, scrambled, etc… Open POT Files using Poedit Instead, of using Notepad, download a specific text editor called Poedit....

There are a couple of reasons why you may need to reset your wireless router: 1) You used a hard to remember password, forgot it and don’t have the password stored anywhere or 2) It was setup by someone else and you don’t know the password or 3) You want to reset the router due to performance or connectivity issues or 4) You think your router may be compromised and want to reset it to block any unauthorized users....

If you’re using Discord as initially intended – for gaming purposes – screen sharing will come in handy when you want to stream your gameplay or host a D&D game online. Screen sharing has many non-gaming uses too. While on a video call, you can share a Word or Excel document with your colleagues or point out a location in a presentation. Here’s how to share your screen on Discord from your computer or mobile....

The first problem is partially taken care of by the email provider. For example, when you use Gmail, the connection is encrypted using SSL and you’ll notice the HTTPS in the address bar. This means anything you send from your computer to Gmail servers will be encrypted. However, once the email leaves Google’s servers and goes across the Internet, it may not be encrypted all the way to its final destination....

In this article, I hope to give you as complete a guide to sharing across devices as possible. It’s going to be long, so feel free to skip down to the section that applies to you. The sections will be broken down into sharing between computers, sharing between computers and mobile devices, and sharing between mobile devices only. Note: This article will link out to a lot of my previous posts on Online Tech Tips and Help Desk Geek because those articles explain certain tasks step by step....

If the idea of conversations from the privacy of your home or work getting transmitted out to a company over the internet causes you some concern, you aren’t alone. Thankfully you still have control over both your Google account and your device. And there are ways you can update both to stop Google from listening to you constantly. How Google Is Listening to You If it surprises you that Google is always listening to you, Google offers acceptable reasons for keeping the microphone on your mobile device open....

Calculating the difference between dates in Excel is easy, but can become complicated depending on how you want to calculate certain values. For example, if you wanted to know the number of months between 2/5/2016 and 1/15/2016, should the answer be 0 or 1? Some people might say 0 since it’s not a full month between the dates and others might say 1 because it’s a different month. In this article, I’ll show you how to calculate the differences between two dates to find the number of days, months and years with different formulas, depending on your preferences....

Here are five ways to turn off your Android phone using the hardware keys, system settings, and ADB commands. Method 1: Switch Off Your Phone Using the Power Button On older Android models, pressing and holding the power button will open the power off menu. After that, simply tap Power off to turn off your phone. However, from Android 12 onwards, pressing and holding the power button will no longer open the power off menu....

As with most everything else in Excel, this feature is robust. It allows you to perform everything from relatively simple What-If projections to highly sophisticated scenarios. And, as is usually the case with Excel features, there’s no way I can cover all the possibilities in this short tutorial. Instead we’ll look at the basics today, and I’ll provide you with a few relatively easy What-If concepts to get you started....

Most Android app developers publish regular updates introducing new features, performance enhancements, and bug fixes. The latest versions of apps also enhance device stability and security, making it essential to install them. You can update Android apps with a brief visit to the built-in Google Play Store. However, in some cases, you may have to rely on alternative methods to bring Android apps up to date. Update Manually via Google Play Store You can manually update individual apps on an Android device via the Google Play Store....

Why would you want to upgrade to a higher edition? Well, the Professional or Ultimate versions of Windows basically have more features that power users might use like the ability to join a domain, Bitlocker encryption, remote desktop, Hyper-V virtualization and more. So if you have decided to make the move from Starter to Home Premium, Home to Professional, or Professional to Ultimate, how do you go about doing it?...

What happens if you forget your password? How do you get into your computer? If you reinstall Windows, you will also be erasing all your custom settings and data. So you don’t want to do this. However there are other ways to reset your password. Use a Ubuntu Live DVD Hopefully, you have another computer with admin access to complete the initial steps of resetting your password as you can’t access the machine in question....

In this article, we’ll discuss Lightroom vs. Photoshop, their similarities and differences, and when it’s best to use either program. Lightroom vs. Photoshop: The Rundown Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop are powerful photo editing programs that share many of the same post-processing functions. However, while they have similarities, they are designed to meet different needs and offer a range of distinct tool sets to get these jobs done. Adobe Lightroom Adobe Lightroom is designed for photographers to manage and develop their photos....