How to Find and Remove Malware With Microsoft Defender Offline

WithWindows 10’s Anniversary Update, this tool is included with Windows, and even easier to launch. Here’s how to use it, no matter which version of Windows you’re on. Click Privacy and Security > Windows Security > Open Windows Security. Click “Virus & Threat Protection.” Scroll down and select “Microsoft Defender Offline Scan,” and then click “Scan Now.” Click “Scan” in the popup and your Windows 11 PC will restart itself and begin the scan....

August 9, 2016 · 2 min · 220 words · Kenneth Snyder Jr.

How to Save Searches in Windows for Quick Access Later

(In Windows 7, the Save Search button will just be available under the address bar). It doesn’t matter where you’re searching or how many parameters you’ve added. you’re free to save any search you want. (In Windows 7, they’re saved in the “Favorites” folder.) Then, it’ll show up in File Explorer’s left sidebar. File Explorer will initiate the search and show you the results. This works in Windows 7, 8, and 10....

July 27, 2016 · 1 min · 115 words · Jennifer Bentley

How to Share Notebooks in Microsoft OneNote 2016

We’ll show you a few different ways it’s possible for you to share your OneNote notebooks. This will sync it to the internet, but not make it automatically available to others. On the backstage screen, click “Share” in the list of items on the left. Only people you specifically invite will be able to access your notebook. The Share with People option is the default, so it’s selected automatically on the Share Notebook screen....

July 21, 2016 · 2 min · 275 words · Kayla Roman

How to Export Your OneNote 2016 Notes to Different File Formats

Here is a quick look at how it’s done. you could export either individual notes or full notebooks. kick off the OneNote notebook containing the information you want to export and nudge the “File” tab. On the backstage screen, click “Export” in the list of items on the left. We’re choosing to export the current page. There are several formats available for exporting pages and sections. Click “Export”. NOTE: A OneNote Package file is a single file archive for pages, sections, or entire notebooks....

July 19, 2016 · 1 min · 184 words · Timothy Booker

Boot From a USB Drive Even if your BIOS Won’t Let You

Put PLoP on a CD PLoP comes as a zip file, which includes a variety of files. To put PLoP on a CD, you will need either plpbt.iso or plpbtnoemul.iso from that zip file. Burn plpbtnoemul.iso or plpbt.iso to a CDand then skip to the “booting PLoP Boot Manager” section. To do this, we’ll use a freeware utility called RawWrite for Windows. Select your floppy drive, then choose the “…” button and browse to plpbt....

July 15, 2016 · 1 min · 169 words · Mark Wong

How to Download Movies and TV Shows to Watch Them on an Airplane (or Anywhere Else Offline)

Quick Links Solid Internet connections aren’t available everywhere. This could save lots of valuable cellular data, too, especially if you’reroaming internationally. Let’s take a look at some of your options. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek |leungchopan/Shutterstock Just download the app and sign in with your Amazon account. YouTube Premium YouTube offers this feature, but only if you pay for YouTube Premium. Tap the “Download” button. You’ll find the videos you saved for offline use under the profile tab....

July 15, 2016 · 2 min · 218 words · George Riggs

How to Sync OneNote 2016 Notebooks to Your OneDrive Account and Access them Anywhere

Related:How to Migrate from Evernote to OneNote NOTE: There are two different versions of OneNote. This article discusses syncing notebooks you created in OneNote 2016, the desktop version that comes with Office 365. go for the File tab. On the backstage screen, click Share in the list of items on the left. smack the Sign in button. key in your email address on the Add a service dialog box and click Next....

July 14, 2016 · 1 min · 113 words · Madison Stevens

How to Save Big Money on PC Games

Quick Links Thanks to the frequent sales, PC games just cost less than console games. Almost every game seems to regularly go on sale. Since Steam started holding their regular holiday sales, the sales are coming thicker and faster than ever. Steam Sales Related:What Exactly Is a Steam Machine, and Do I Want One? Steam is all about the sales. If you might be patient, you’ll save a huge amount of money on PC games....

June 23, 2016 · 2 min · 305 words · Jennifer Castaneda

How to Convert a Google Docs Document to Microsoft Office Format

Locate the document you want to download and select it by clicking it. you’re free to also convert a document directly to Microsoft Office format while you’re editing it. First, bring up the document in the appropriate editor. Your surfing app will download the file to your box. Scroll down and switch on the “Drive” option. Google will create an archive of all your documents and provide a download link....

June 14, 2016 · 1 min · 113 words · Brian Elliott

How to Change the Default Application for a File Type in Mac OS X

Well, were going to explain it anyway. You should see a prompt verifying you really want to do it, where youd click “Continue”. Thats pretty much all there is to it. Choose Open With > Other. pick the app you want to change it to, and then tap the Always Open With box. Click “Open” and that individual file will always open with the app you chose in the future.

May 23, 2016 · 1 min · 70 words · Bryan Lamb

PC Cleaning Apps are a Scam: Here's Why (and How to Speed Up Your PC)

Quick Links PC cleaning apps are digital snake oil. Don’t pull out your credit card – these apps are terrible and you don’t need them. If you do want to “clean your PC,” you could do it for free. Let’s Investigate a PC Cleaning App So what do these apps do, anyway? MyCleanPC is one of the most prominent PC cleaning apps – it even advertises itself with television commercials....

May 17, 2016 · 1 min · 151 words · Carlos Frost

How to Convert a Row to a Column in Excel the Easy Way

There’s no need to re-enter all that data. Just use Excel’s Transpose feature. opt for cells containing the headings and data you want to transpose. smack the “Copy” button or press Ctrl+C to copy the selected cells. Click a blank cell where you want to copy the transposed data. The cell you select becomes the top, left corner of whatever you’re copying. Note that your original, pre-transposed data still exists....

April 28, 2016 · 1 min · 83 words · Amy Sanchez

Secure Your Private Word 2007 Documents

In the Encrypt Document dialog window pop in in your password for this document. By default Windows Office Word 2007 will back up your document with 128-bit advanced encryption. Now when anyone goes to initiate the document it will automatically ask for the password. That’s all there is to it.

April 28, 2016 · 1 min · 50 words · Eric Mason