Disable All Notification Balloons in Any Version of Windows

These range from computer security alerts, to update alerts, and more. If you do, simply press Yes to run regedit.exe. Lastly, hit Yes to allow the hack to make changes to your registry. c’mon note that these tips will work on operating systems going as far back as Windows Vista.

May 29, 2015 · 1 min · 50 words · Tony Dean

How to Delete a Windows Service on Windows 10 or Windows 11

You could break something important. Should You Delete a Windows Service? When you delete a service, it’s gone—and services can bea real pain to get back. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek TakeCTFMonand the associated service for example. On Windows 10 (and earlier) you could disable it and only experience minor inconvenience. However, on Windows 11, removing it would probably render your system unusable. Related:Should You Disable Windows Services to Speed Up Your PC?...

April 26, 2015 · 1 min · 117 words · Daniel Jackson

How to Tweak the New Multi-Monitor Taskbar in Windows 8 or 10

Luckily Windows 8 and 10 include a new feature that makes it much better. Heres a quick look for those that havent already seen them. you could also make both taskbars show all windows if you choose. The Show taskbar buttons on drop-down lets you choose where the buttons appear. you might also change the Buttons on other taskbars setting.

April 17, 2015 · 1 min · 60 words · Garrett Maynard

How to Enable CTRL+C / Ctrl+V for Pasting in the Windows Command Prompt

Heres how to fix that problem. But first… heres another way to do it. You’ll probably have to poke the “Enable experimental console features” checkbox first though. And now you’re able to copy and paste in the command prompt. This will trigger the menus and paste into the console. Weve also provided a download in case there are any formatting problems. Download the PasteCommandPrompt AutoHotkey Script from howtogeek.com

April 16, 2015 · 1 min · 68 words · Crystal Stephens

Force Windows 7, 8, or 10 to Boot Into Safe Mode Without Using the F8 Key

Quick Links Starting Windows in Safe Mode isn’t terribly difficult. There is an easier way, though. Pressing the F8 key at just the right time during startup can open a menu of advanced boot options. Restarting Windows 8 or 10 byholding the Shift key down while you smack the “Restart” buttonalso works. But sometimes, it’s crucial that you reboot your PC into Safe Mode several times in a row. bang out “msconfig” into the box, and then hit Enter....

March 21, 2015 · 1 min · 157 words · Charles Pacheco

Disable Adaptive Brightness in Windows to Fix Dark Screen Problems

Heres how to disable it. If you still want to disable, heres how to do it. On my MacBook Air, this setting kept fluxuating up and down. Once here, poke the Change plan options link on the selected plan. Then nudge the Change advanced power configs link. And now, browse down to Display > Enable adaptive brightness, and change the controls there to Off. Changing this setting fixed my brightness problems on my MacBook Air running Windows through Boot Camp....

March 1, 2015 · 1 min · 80 words · Sherri Farrell

How to Resize a Partition on Windows 10

Quick Links Summary Windows 10 includes Disk Management to shrink and expand partitions. You don’t need a third-party partition manager for basic tasks, although they will often by more feature-rich. This works on other versions of Windows, like Windows 11 and Windows 7, too. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek In this example, our drive is almost full and only has 1.6 gigabytes free. If your drive has more, you’re able to just enter the correct amount....

January 7, 2015 · 2 min · 240 words · Cody Stone

How to Share a Network Folder from OS X to Windows

Once you are in there select on the File Sharing option. Then you will want to choose the “+” underneath the Shared Folders column. Then choose the folder you want to share. In this example we will use Share Me folder. Next hit the Options… button. Now you will be able to access your files from the Windows machine.

December 22, 2014 · 1 min · 59 words · Natalie Barber

10 Ways to Generate a Random Password from the Linux Command Line

Here’s 10 ways you’ve got the option to do it. Hopefully you’re using a password manager likeLastPassanyway so you don’t need to memorize them. Then it outputs the top 32. This one uses openssl’s rand function, which may not be installed on your system. Good thing there’s lots of other examples, right? This one works a lot like the other urandom one, but just does the work in reverse. Bash is very powerful!...

December 20, 2014 · 1 min · 122 words · Courtney Davis

Stop Believing TV's Lies: The Real Truth About "Enhancing" Images

Quick Links Youve seen it over and over. Well, How-To Geek is calling their bluff. Read on to see why. Lets think about cameras for a moment. In digital cameras, it is a photoelectric sensor. In film cameras, it is a chemically treated, light sensitive strip of film. But even with a film camera, only a limited amount of light can be recorded on the film. Put simply, no camera, no matter how advanced, has an infinite capacity for resolution....

December 18, 2014 · 2 min · 423 words · Carolyn Hall

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey to Turn the Desktop Icons On or Off

Well put it on the Start Menu so we can assign a hotkey to it. Still Using the Quick Launch Bar? Now you’ve got the option to reach the desktop icons through a shortcut icon or shortcut key. Download HideDesktopIcons tool (How-To Geek Mirror Copy)

December 17, 2014 · 1 min · 45 words · Jason King

How to See Your Current Wi-Fi Connection Speed in Mac OS X

So am I using 802.11ac or not? Here’s how to see your current connection information on your Mac. Using Option-Click Very useful. In my case, I’m using Wireless-N. Perhaps it’s time to upgrade!

December 10, 2014 · 1 min · 33 words · Christopher Brown

Prevent People from Forwarding or Replying All in Outlook

when you obtain downloaded it, close Outlook and extract the files to run setup.exe. This window should pop-up automatically. After the setup completes, you will be prompted to drop in the NoReplyAllAddin into outlook. Click install and then open Outlook. opt for buttons to disable those features and they will light up indicating that they are enabled. Send a quick test email to yourself and your reply all and forward buttons should now be grayed out....

November 19, 2014 · 1 min · 148 words · Tammy Jones