First, highlight all the ones you know you won’t use. Then right-click on one of the highlighted updates. Select Hide Updates. All of the updates you highlighted will gray out. Now the next time you launch Windows Update, you’ll only see the important ones you need. If you want to restore updates that you’ve hidden, launch Windows Update. Start » All Programs » Windows Update. Now click on Restore Hidden Updates....

What happens if a song you don’t like keeps entering your Spotify-curated playlists? Thankfully, you can hide a song on Spotify to stop it from appearing. If you change your mind, you can always unhide it again. If you’re unsure how, here’s how to hide a song on Spotify (or unhide it again). How to Hide Songs on Spotify Limitations Technically, Spotify does allow you to hide songs you don’t like....

Footnotes appear at the bottom of each page in your document, while endnotes appear at the end of your document. Here’s how to insert them in Microsoft Word. Inserting Footnotes in Microsoft Word Word has offered the ability to add footnotes and endnotes to Word documents for many years, so these instructions should work in all modern software versions. To add a footnote in Word, open your document and place your blinking cursor at a point within your document....

Step 1 – Downloading the Dream Scene Activator Dream Scene Activator is a great application by door2windows, which you can easily grab for free from here. The application is great and requires no more than a few clicks to set up. Step 2 – Configuring the Dream Scene Activator Once you download the program, its icon should look like this: Right-Click on it and select Run as Administrator… …and then just slide the OFF button to ON...

LastPass Extension for Windows 10 While this isn’t the final version of Windows 10 quite yet, it’s just around the corner. So, if you’re a user of the popular password manager, and have been waiting forever to get it in Edge when the Anniversary Update is released, you can have peace of mind knowing it will be ready out of the box. Here we’ll take a look at how to install it on the preview version of the Anniversary Update; the process should be virtually identical when the final version is released to everyone this summer....

There are shortcuts you can take, such as adding moderators or setting up a bot to help filter messages. If users start to cause trouble, however, you’ll need to take drastic action to assert your authority. You can do this by kicking them, which allows them to rejoin later, or by banning them from your server for good. If you want to know how to kick or ban a user on Discord, here’s what you’ll need to do....

The recycle bin can be useful for easily recovering deleted files, providing a safety net. However, you might want to limit the amount of space the recycle bin uses. When you set a maximum amount of space the recycle bin uses, it will store deleted files until that maximum size is reached. At that point, the recycle bin automatically and permanently deletes older files to make room for the newer deleted files....

Knowing how to make Google Maps 3D allows you to get stunning views of natural features or famous landmarks. Google Maps provides 3D maps of the entire planet. Manipulating a 3D map can be pretty graphics intensive, however, so the default mode is usually 2D. If you want to view your maps in 3D, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Make Google Maps 3D on Desktop If you’re using a desktop, you should be able to view Google Maps in 3D with just a few clicks....

How to Connect an Email Account in Gmail on the Web Head to the Gmail website and sign in if necessary. Then, follow these steps to connect your email account. If you are having trouble connecting your other email account, make note of this statement from Google: Manage Emails From Other Accounts in Gmail Online Emails from your connected account will appear in your inbox like any email to your Gmail address....

Set OneDrive Sync Speeds To get started, right-click the OneDrive icon on the taskbar and select Settings. Then select the Network tab, and there you can change the upload and download rates (in kilobytes per second) to something that works better for your situation. Click OK when you’re done to save the changes. Everyone’s situation will be different, so there isn’t a “perfect setting” for this. You’ll need to do a bit of trial and error with it....

Sitting at home all day can get quite boring sometimes, but with a fresh idea like this one, you’ll have something fun to play around with. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to use a fun photography and Photoshop trick to clone any item or person you want! Let’s get started: You Will Need A Digital Camera (Point-and-Shoot or DSLR)A TripodA Room with Constant LightingSome Free Time Taking the Photos Set up your camera on a tripod....

What’s Taking Up Space On Your Mac? That’s your first question. Maybe it’s just a few huge files. Skip Apple’s About This Mac storage section. It doesn’t give you enough details to act upon. Its purpose is to give you a basic idea of how much space you have left. My go-to utility to analyze space issues is Daisy Disk. That program is nagware. It’s free for the first few uses....

You still need your regular login credentials to log in to OneDrive, but the personal vault folder requires strong authentication or the second step of verification to access it. Using Personal Vault in Microsoft OneDrive On the web, log into your OneDrive account and find the new “Personal Vault” folder and click on it. Then you’ll need to sign in to your Microsoft account and set up a second mode of verification....

In this article, we will show you how to do that. If you are running Outlook 2013, be sure to check out our article for that version here. Rebuild Outlook Search Index Go to File > Options and select Search in the left pane. Next, click the Indexing Options button. Indexing Options will open up; click the Advanced button. Note that this step may require administrator privileges. Next, on the default Index Settings tab, click the Rebuild button....

Restarting your Firestick helps fix minor app and system glitches and provides a fresh start to your system. For example, you might need to restart a Fire TV Stick to get Apple Music working or cast YouTube from Android to Fire TV. Whatever the reason for the restart, we’ll show you how to achieve this straightforward process on your Fire TV Stick using hardware or software options below. Restarting your Firestick can get apps and system functions to work correctly for a trouble-free viewing experience....

Since the release of OS X Mavericks, the company has opened its pre-release programs to the public. Millions of Mac users can now sign up and install beta versions of these popular platforms before they become available. There are benefits too; you can help find bugs and send in feedback. Sometimes your feedback might not actually result in a design change request, but can later show up in future revisions....

The Google Messages app, which you can install from the Google Play Store, is a feature-filled texting and MMS app. It started off as a Google Pixel-only app, but it has made its way onto most Android smartphones. Messages even has a web interface, if you text a lot and would rather use a full keyboard. Since Gmail has been offering something similar for a while now, it only made sense for Google to bring this into the world of texting....

Apple Health is pre-installed with all iPhone devices and gives you a lock screen ID card with your contact details and medical conditions. It also allows other health apps to send health information about you, so you have a one-stop shop if you need to check some health data about yourself. How To Set Up Your Apple Health Lockscreen Profile First, look at how to locate Apple Health on your iPhone and set up your lock screen profile....

Signal is a free chat app, extremely similar to WhatsApp. The difference is it is not owned by a for-profit company, and every message and phone call you make is heavily encrypted. Signal keeps no logs either, so if the government came calling for your phone logs, there would be nothing to give them. Set Up Signal On Your Smartphone For More Secure Conversations There is one inherent weakness with Signal....

For this to work, make sure you have the latest version of Spotify installed on your device. You can find the links for the Spotify app for Android and iOS below. If you’re new to Google’s latest streaming dongle, check out our guide on how to set up the new Chromecast. Note: You need to be a premium Spotify subscriber to play music through your Chromecast Audio device. Also, you will need to make sure your devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network....