Microsoft decided to pin the Microsoft Store icon directly to the Taskbar in Windows 10, because they really really really want you to use it. But we don’t want to. So here’s how to unpin the Windows Store from the Taskbar. (It’s easy). When you first switch to Windows 10, it becomes very obvious how desperate Microsoft is to get you to use the Windows App Store, also called the Microsoft Store—they are even willing to stick ads everywhere in the operating system....

If you’re in charge of setting up a Google Meet meeting, you’re going to want to schedule it so that nobody forgets and misses the meeting. You can schedule a meeting using Google Calendar on your desktop or mobile device. Schedule a Google Meet Meeting on Your PC To schedule a Google Meet meeting using your PC, launch your web browser and open Google Calendar. In the top-left corner of the window, click the “Create” button....

Text messaging is great and all, but it’s not always the most efficient way to communicate with another person. In fact, some would argue that voice messaging is the best chat feature you’ve never used. I won’t argue that, but if you’re interested in trying it out for yourself, here’s the best way to do it on your Android phone. RELATED: Voice Messaging Is the Best Chat Feature You’re Probably Not Using...

Most of the time, having your router assign dynamic IP addresses to your devices is fine. Sometimes, you want the additional control of assigning a static IP address that doesn’t change. Here’s how to do it on the Eero router. RELATED: How to Get the Most Out of Your Eero Mesh Wi-Fi System The Eero mesh Wi-Fi system has a lot of great, easy-to-use features, including some advanced controls. Setting static IP addresses for devices is one of them....

Sharing files over the network is convenient, but not without risks. If you leave permissions open, anyone on the network can see all of your files, which isn’t ideal on large networks. But if you lock things down you’ll have to share your Mac’s user account with anyone who needs access to the files. That’s not ideal for all sorts of reasons. This is why you should set up a Sharing Only user account in macOS....

One of the best new features in Android Oreo is the system-wide autofill service. Basically, if you store passwords and form data in Chrome, this information now syncs across the system for use in apps and the like. If you don’t use Chrome’s native password manager, though—instead opting for something like LastPass—you can actually change the default autofill manager to your preferred application. Before we get into the details here, it’s worth noting that this technique requires that the app to support the feature by implementing it with the new APIs....

Facebook groups are a great way for societies, organizations, or just groups of like minded people to communicate. Unfortunately, by default, you’ll get a lot of notifications. For groups with less than 250 members, you’ll get a notification every time someone posts in the group. For more than 250 members, you’ll get a notification any time a Friend posts, or Facebook feels like sending you one. If you’re part of an active group, this can mean a dozen or more notifications a day....

RELATED: How to Update Apps and Games on Android Manually Update the Google Play Store on Android To start the update process, launch Google Play Store on your Android phone. In the Store’s top-right corner, tap your profile icon. From the profile menu, select “Settings.” On the “Settings” page, tap “About” to expand the menu. In the expanded “About” menu, beneath “Play Store Version,” tap “Update Play Store.” If your Play Store version is outdated, it will begin to update....

Samsung’s build of Android Nougat has an incredible new feature that allows users to completely customize their listening experience based completely off their ears. It’s called Adapt Sound, and if you’re not using it, you’re missing out. Here’s everything you need to know. What Is Adapt Sound? Look, everyone’s ears are different. What sounds good to me may sound bad to you, and vice versa. Pair that with the fact that most music has so many layers that there are likely a lot of details lost in the mix, and you have the need for a custom sound profile, which is exactly what Adapt Sound is....

Note: For this article we are using version 3.0.2 on a Windows 7 (32-bit) guest OS. Install Guest Additions for Windows Guest Additions installs on the guest system and includes device drivers and system applications that optimize performance of the machine. Launch the guest OS in VirtualBox and click on Devices and Install Guest Additions. The AutoPlay window opens on the guest OS and click on the Run VBox Windows Additions executable....

LibreOffice is the premier open-source office suite, and it’s the default office package on most Linux distributions. But can a free product go toe-to-toe with one of Microsoft’s flagship applications? How Office Productivity Suites Began The office suite came hot on the heels of the success of the earliest word processor and spreadsheet programs. These bundled the most-used types of office software into coherent families of software. Gone were the days of running a disparate collection of software on your desktop....

Giant monitors, high refresh rate displays, and curved screens are all fantastic on their own. The Samsung Odyssey Ark combines all three into a single device, and now you can reserve one. The Odyssey Ark was announced at CES 2022, but now Samsung has revealed all the details. The screen is a 55-inch rotating curved monstrosity, with a maximum refresh rate of 165 Hz, HDMI 2.1 (4EA) support, and a responsive time of 1ms....

Most PC users understand that a power surge, blackout, or other sudden loss of electricity has the capacity to seriously hurt your computer. But exactly what one should do to protect against it gets a little fuzzier. The two most common means of protection are a standard surge protector, sometimes (wrongly) called a power strip, or an uninterruptible power supply, usually shortened to UPS. (No connection with the delivery guys in the brown shorts....

The First Commercial Single-Chip Microprocessor In 1969, a Japanese calculator manufacturer called Busicom hired Intel to create chips for a calculator that Busicom designed. Intel devised a chipset (called the MCS-4—short for “Micro Computer System”) composed of four integrated circuits (ICs) that dramatically simplified the calculator’s internal design. In delivering its solution, Intel developed and commercialized the world’s first single-chip microprocessor, the Intel 4004. It also designed three supporting chips: the 4001, 4002, and 4003....

Windows 10’s Fast Startup (called Fast Boot in Windows 8) works similarly to the hybrid sleep mode of previous versions of Windows. By saving the operating system state to a hibernation file, it can make your computer boot up even faster, saving valuable seconds every time you turn your machine on. Fast Startup is enabled by default in a clean Windows installation on most laptops and some desktops, but it doesn’t always work perfectly, and there are some downsides that might convince you to turn it off....

Microsoft is building an ecosystem of “Mixed Reality” headsets from various PC manufacturers. Despite the misleading name, the first headsets you can buy today are really just virtual reality headsets, with no augmented reality features at all. These devices were originally designed to be less expensive than the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, but the Oculus Rift now costs $399, which is the same price as the cheapest Mixed Reality headsets....

You’re looking through Activity Monitor when you notice a process you’re unfamilar with: UserEventAgent. Should you be worried? No: this is a core part of macOS. RELATED: What Is This Process and Why Is It Running on My Mac? This article is part of our ongoing series explaining various processes found in Activity Monitor, like kernel_task, hidd, mdsworker, installd, WindowServer, blued, launchd, backup, opendirectoryd, powerd, coreauthd, configd, mdnsresponder, and many others....

Google released Chrome 96 on November 16, 2021. Your Chrome browser will now use more of your system’s RAM, but for a good cause: The back and forward buttons will get even faster. There are many more changes behind the scenes, too. Faster Back and Forward Navigation If you’ve ever felt like Chrome is a little sluggish when you’re using the back and forward buttons, Chrome 96 aims to fix that....

Every camera — whether it’s a dedicated digital camera or the Camera app on Android or iPhone — places the photos you take in a DCIM folder. DCIM stands for “Digital Camera Images.” The DCIM folder and its layout come from DCF, a standard created back in 2003. DCF is so valuable because it provides a standard layout. Meet DCF, or “Design rule for Camera File system” RELATED: Why Do Removable Drives Still Use FAT32 Instead of NTFS?...

When you go on an extended tv viewing session on Netflix, you’ll sometimes be interrupted by a prompt that asks if you’re still watching the show. Here’s why Netflix keeps bugging you. “Are You Still Watching?” Netflix, like other streaming services, seems designed for binging tv shows. For most of the titles on the platform, all of the episodes of any particular season are available all at once. Netflix automatically plays the next episode of a show once the current one finishes....