Add Hibernate to Windows 8 Power Button First you’ll need to get to the power options. Hit the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + W to open the Search Settings and type: power options. Then under the results, click Change What the Power Buttons Do. System Settings will open on the Desktop. At the top of the window, click the “Change Settings that Are Currently Unavailable” link. Then scroll down and under Shutdown Settings check the Hibernate box....

From the moment the encryption process is over, data will be stored in “scrambled” format, and it will only be accessible after a code you choose has been entered. Do I Need Encrypt My Android Device? If the answer is yes, then by all means, go ahead and encrypt it, as it’s not complicated at all. If all you have on it is vacation pictures and a grocery lists, there’s not much of a point in doing it....

How To Completely Reset Internet Explorer 8 In Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Click the Tools menu and Select Internet Options. Alternatively, if the Tools menu is not available at the above location, you can access it by Pressing Alt+T on your keyboard while in IE8. In the options window Click the Advanced tab and then Click the Reset button. A warning/confirmation window will appear. Click the Reset button. Now all you have to do is wait for the reset dialog to finish, and you’re all done!...

Then I got a funny email from GE. And I realized that the high-tech nature of my fridge was never meant to benefit me. Here’s the email: Yep, that’s a little pushy there GE. And oddly menacing? You have 8 days to buy one of our fine filters. It’d be a shame if there were an accident with your old filter. So, I’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse....

Luckily, you don’t have to. This groovy How-to will show you the fastest and easiest ways to get vCards, VCF files and exported email contacts into Gmail. Update 10/16/2012: Gmail has changed its look and feel since we first wrote this tutorial. We’ve updated it with new screenshots and details pertinent to the new Gmail. Importing vCards into Gmail Importing contacts into Gmail couldn’t be easier if you have an exported vCard or CSV file....

We’ve shown you how to create a bootable USB drive with Rufus, but another easy method is to use the Media Creation Tool from Microsoft. The Media Creation Tool allows you to perform an in-place upgrade where you keep all of your files and settings. It also lets you boot from the drive and do a clean installation. Here’s how to create a bootable Windows 11 USB drive and install Windows 11....

You’re not stuck with system defaults, though. You can manage Search Indexing on Windows 11, so the search feature works better for you. This guide will look at different ways you can tweak and manage Search Indexing on Windows 11. Manage Search Indexing on Windows 11 We have already shown you how to hide files and folders from search. However, there are other aspects you can manage, like switching between Classic or Enhanced indexing, disabling content indexing, or disabling indexing altogether....

You might not be aware that you can use Office to repair those documents and not use a third-party utility to do it. The feature was introduced back in Office 2003. Here’s how it works. Note: For this article, I am using Microsoft Word, but the process is similar in the rest of the programs in the suite, too. Repair Office Documents Launch Word (or any other Office program) and go to File > Open > Browse and then find the document you need to repair....

When you mount an ISO image on Windows 11, you can access the contents contained in the image. ISO images allow software and media distribution without the need to ship physical media. Microsoft uses the ISO image format to distribute versions of its operating system—including Insider editions. Sometimes you’ll need to access the contents of an ISO image. We’ll explain how to mount an ISO image on Windows 11....

Why is the New WhatsApp Privacy Policy Worrying? Encrypted communication and privacy are both essential in modern communication. WhatsApp does offer end-to-end encryption of your personal messages and calls. This means that the service can’t see your message or hear your calls. It also doesn’t keep logs of who you’re calling and can’t see your shared location, either. WhatsApp Groups are private, too, and you can even set your messages to disappear....

Move Windows 10 Taskbar To move the taskbar around the first thing you need to do is unlock it first. You can do that by right-clicking an empty area of the taskbar and uncheck “Lock the Taskbar” from the menu. After you have the taskbar unlocked you can move it around on the screen. Just click and hold it while moving it to the left, right, or top of your screen....

Pinned websites in Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) are the premier feature that everyone is talking about. With pinned websites you can receive notifications, quickly navigate via the jump list, or control a webapp without even opening the page. Not all sites will have the full set of pinned features, since this requires that they’ve developed them in specifically for IE9. The main thing about them though is, each site will get its own icon on the taskbar –which makes them feel like individual applications....

Take a Video or Picture with Surface RT To capture videos or pictures on your Surface RT, tap the Camera app from the Start screen. Then you can select either the front or rear camera to take your video by tapping the Change Camera button. Tap the Video Mode button. Now tap anywhere on the screen to start recording, and a timer will start in the lower-left corner of the screen....

Print Passport Size Photos Using the Photo Printing Wizard in Windows 10 Select the photo you would like to print, right-click on it, then click Print. Select your printer, paper size, quality, and the number of copies. On the right side of the window, scroll down to the bottom, then choose Wallet. Click Print. Wait while your passport photos are printed. If you need to make adjustments to the photo’s dimensions, first check your country’s immigration website for details about picture size....

Whatever the case, whatever your intent, we’ll show you how to remove a horizontal line that automatically appears in Word. And so that you’re covered, we’ll explain how to do it once, stop it from happening in the future, and then insert a horizontal line manually. How to Remove a Single Horizontal Line in Word Follow these steps if you want to do a one-time removal of that horizontal line that automatically appears....

Remove Chat Sidebar from Gmail Log in to Gmail as you normally would, and then click the Gear (settings) button at the top-right of the window and select Settings. Click the Chat tab and select the Chat Off bullet option. Scroll down to the bottom and Save Changes. Done! Now Gmail will no longer pester you with annoying chat requests and you’ll have that much more room on your sidebar. If you are working on a smaller screen, this is quite a luxury....

Restart Chromecast with Google TV If your experiencing issues with the Chromecast one option is to simply restart it to get it working. You could always unplug the power and plug it back in again. But the device is probably behind your TV and hard to get at. Luckily you can restart it from the Google TV interface. To get started grab your remote and select your profile picture at the right of the home screen....

Overview As most iOS users know, the Settings app is exceptionally robust, with many of the available choices having multiple levels. Within those levels, there are many more choices and options for the user. It’s great that we can customize our iOS devices to make them better suit our needs and style. The downside to having that much customizability is that it makes it hard to find just what we want when we need it....

Send Texts via Alexa-Powered Devices To use it you need to set it up first. In fact, if you ask Alexa to send a text, it will tell you that you need an Android phone and to set it up in the app. So, launch the Alexa app on your Android device and tap the Conversations button at the bottom of the screen. You should see a notification that you can send SMS messages – tap the “Go to my Profile” link....

Connect Google Account with Cortana Connecting your Google account with Cortana is straight-forward. Launch Cortana on your Windows 10 system and select Notebook > Connected Services > Add a Service and you will see a new option for Gmail. Then just follow the onscreen instruction and sign in with your Google account information. Note that if you have two-factor authentication enabled you will need your phone nearby. After you have connected your Google account, you can access it on Windows 10 and other Cortana-powered devices like the Harman Kardon Invoke smart speaker....