The interface was updated in May of 2017, but it’s still pretty straightforward. Once you’re in, press your account profile photo in the upper right-hand corner of the page. From the menu that appears, click “add account.” Now you’re back in the same login page, ready to jump in with your secondary account. You’re now logged in to both your primary and secondary accounts across all Google services. There’s no limit to the amount of accounts you could access simultaneously in this way....

The blue screen of death—or BSOD—is always an unwelcome sight. BSODs appear when Microsoft Windows encounters a critical error from which it can’t recover. Here are some common causes, and how you could start to troubleshoot a BSOD. What Is the Meaning of BSOD? BSOD is a shorthand for Blue Screen of Death. The blue screen of death isn’t the only colorful death screen Windows has, though. Regular apps usually won’t be able to cause blue screens....

you could delete Hiberfil.sys by disabling hibernation mode. Here’s what that file is and how you could delete it if you want to. What Is the hiberfil.sys File? Obviously, you could just shut it down. Sleep uses just enough power to maintain the information in your PC’s memory. That’s where the hiberfil.sys file comes in—Windows writes the information in memory to that file. And the file can use up quite a bit of space....

Quick Links Nothing ever vanishes completely from the Internet. Just poke the back button in your web online window when the web page doesn’t load. The web page will load instantly, but you won’t see any images. This tool allows you to browse entire websites that have disappeared or changed dramatically. You may also have heard of CoralCDN in the past. CoralCDN was particularly useful for viewing cached copies of web pages that went down due to sudden high traffic....

Ever wonder what the How-To Geek writers are up to? If you’re a Twitter user, you’ve got the option to connect with us directly. We’ve also setup a new@howtogeeksiteaccount if you just want to keep up with the latest articles. Note: This page is very out of date.

Quick Links Summary Thebuilt-in backup utilities in Windowsare pretty solid. you’re able to even create a full backup image of your PC without a third-party utility. This tool is still included on Windows 10 and Windows 11. Jordan Gloor / How-To Geek The System Image Backup functionality is deprecated. What Is a System Image Backup? Asystem image backupis essentially a complete snapshot of an entire hard drive. No need to reinstall Windows or your apps....

But now comes the conundrum—what if you want to use different images on different screens? First, we’ll look at the manual way to make your own multi-monitor wallpaper. To do this, you’ll need some kind of image editor. you could adjust the position and spacing of the monitors' virtual location on the Display prefs screen. To do this, right-click an empty area on your desktop and click “Screen resolution.” You’ll be greeted with something like the following screen....

Here’s the fix. Just hit Windows+I to bring it up and then nudge the “Accounts” option. Hit Start, throw in “power options,” and then hit Enter. In the “System configs” window, nudge the “Change configs that are currently unavailable” link. Open “PC tweaks”, and then click “Accounts.” From there, click “Sign-in options” on the left-hand side to get to the security options. smack the “Change” button in the “Password Policy” section....

If so, your emails have been scanned by that company and sold to third parties including Uber. There’s a chance they’re scanning your emails right now. It’s the first thing I did when I found out. Come back when you’re ready, though, because I know you’re curious how Uber is involved. You might be aware that Uber is having, shall we a say, adifficultfewmonthsin the public relations department. We Got Played I used Unroll....

kick off the hosts file, which is located under C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc. Occasionally you may need to edit the hosts file on your machine. Your host file might have been edited maliciously in an attack, or as a prank. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek Alternatively, you may just want to control access to certain websites or control connection traffic. What is the Hosts File Used For? Since they were used to aide in data pipe name resolution, hosts files grew to become massive documents....

Quick Links Oh, theFinder. We can’t fix the Finder for you: no one can but Apple. We’re betting that doesn’t happen any time soon. Let’s get started. Related:What Is Finder on a Mac? You’ll see the complete path to your current folder, in a dropdown menu. Click any of these options to jump to a given folder. Click “View” in the menu bar, then click “View Path Bar.” you might double-click any folder here to instantly jump to it....

We’ll show you how to download movies and TV shows on Netflix. On the Premium plan, it’s six devices at a time. Also, you’ve got the option to only download titles on supported devices. Popular ones include Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows 10 and 11, and some smart TVs. The Mac and web versions of Netflix do not allow downloads. If it is the former, delete the video and redownload it to renew it....

Here’s how to get rid of it. Now, just to be clear, we’re not saying that we hate Windows Defender. Some spyware protection is better than none, and it’s built in and free! Windows Defenderis a reasonably solid antivirus app that comes built into Windows 7, 8, and 10. That said, what you use is up to you. It never hurts to check that, though. Running more than one real-time protection app can cause conflicts and waste system resources....