Pause Windows 11 Updates To begin, click the Start button and then click Settings from the menu. Alternately, you can use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + I to open Settings directly. When the Settings app opens, click on Windows Update at the bottom of the list on the left. On the following “Windows Update” page, click the “Pause” dropdown and there you can choose to pause updates for up to five weeks....

What you’ll need to do this: Your Kindle Fire must be rootedRoot Explorer app installed Unlock your Kindle Fire and open up Root Explorer. Within Root Explorer browse to the following folder: Within this folder is a file named wallpaper. Tap and hold down your finger on the wallpaper file. After holding your finger down on the wallpaper file for a moment an Options menu will appear. Tap Permissions....

Anyone with a phone that supports HTML 5 (Android 2.1+ and iOS 3+) can instantly and easily print Google Docs from their phone via the cloud. It’s a snap, and today I’ll show you how to do it using both a groovy screencast video and our standard step-by-step instructions. Let’s jump right into printing Google Docs via an iPhone. Update: Google Cloud Print is no longer supported by the company:...

The good news is you can get it back, and there are two ways to do it. Getting the old Volume Mixer back will allow you to adjust app and system sounds the way you’re used to doing it. If you want to know how to restore the classic Volume Mixer in Windows 11, follow these steps. What is the Windows 11 Volume Mixer? If you haven’t used the new Volume Mixer in Windows 11 yet, let’s take a look....

Once you’ve created a Windows 7 system image, you’re probably curious how to use it to restore your computer. If Windows 7 is still operational, it can easily be done using the Backup and Restore tool. However, if Windows just won’t boot up correctly, there is an alternate method to get things back up and running, and luckily for you, the simple step-by-step is below! Note: Before we get started, be certain you want to replace your existing Windows 7 install with a new system image....

But now the feature is being baked into Gmail on the web or via the mobile app. Google recently announced the feature in a post that celebrates 15 years of Gmail. It’s important to note that Google started a gradual rollout of this feature on April 1st (no joke) and not everyone has it yet. If you don’t see it yet, try logging out and back in or updating the app on your phone....

For example, when you take a screenshot while content is playing, you may get a black screen. Fortunately, you can do a couple of things to get a shot of something you like on Netflix. Netflix doesn’t want its shows to be pirated, and most have Digital Rights Management (DRM) rules. However, we’ll show you how to screenshot on Netflix and bypass these restrictions. How to Screenshot on Netflix Note: First, we’ll try to take a shot like normal because sometimes it works....

Windows Experience Index (WEI) – Still Here, but Hidden… First introduced in Vista, and refined in Windows 7, the WEI gave you a quick assessment of your computer’s hardware performance and gave it a score. The piece of hardware with the lowest score was your grade: At first glance you might think that in Windows 8.1 the feature has been completely kicked out. While in Windows 8 you could see it by right-clicking the Computer icon and then going to Properties, what you get now is this:...

Step 1 Open your contacts app. This can be done via the app drawer, or you can Tap the Contacts tab from your phone’s dialer. Step 2 Now find the contact that you would like to send and do a Long Press on that contact. A new menu should pop-up, at the bottom of it Tap Send namecard via. Step 3 Depending on what version of Android is running you’ll varying options here....

Share Files from SkyDrive Compose your message in Outlook.com and when you’re ready to attach a file, click Insert > Share from SkyDrive. A separate window will open to the files and folders stored in your SkyDrive. Just select the ones you want to share. You can also share complete folders too. In this example I am sharing some photos and a folder from my SkyDrive. Notice that it displays thumbnails of your photos which makes it easier to know what you’re sharing....

We previously showed you how to access private browsing in your browser. But, if you always want to use private browsing to avoid saving your browsing history, cookies, temporary internet files, site preferences, and passwords not be saved at any time, you can start your browser in private browsing mode by default. Today we’ll show you how in Chrome, Firefox, Chromium-based Edge, and Safari. Chrome and Chromium-based Edge – Windows Starting Chrome and Chromium-based Edge in private browsing by default is very similar....

A good reason to turn the autocomplete feature off is that it offers too many suggestions. For example, did you know you can get to a website by manually typing the URL into File Explorer or Run? That can add up to a lot of irrelevant suggestions when you’re trying to get to open a specific utility. Disable AutoComplete in File Explorer with Registry Hack The autocomplete feature should be enabled by default on most systems....

Another thing to dislike about Suggested Sites is that it takes up room on your favorites bar. When I’m scrolling through my long list of favorites, this is seriously the last thing I want to click on accidentally. Since it’s happened a few times and the results were NOT groovy or anything close to what I was looking for, let’s nuke it. How To Disable And Delete Suggested Sites From Internet Explorer 8 In Internet Explorer 8 – Click Tools and Select Internet Options Now Suggested Sites is disabled, but the shortcut is still there, so let’s get rid of it!...

Uninstall Google Drive from Windows First, launch Google Drive if it’s not already running. Then right-click the Google Drive icon on the Taskbar and select Preferences. The Google Drive Preferences window comes up. Click the “Disconnect account” button and then click Yes to verify you want to disconnect it. After a few seconds, the account will be disconnected, and you’ll see the following verification message. Click OK. Now you can go into Control Panel » Programs and Features and uninstall Google Drive....

How to Unlock Your Apple Watch With Your iPhone Overview The Apple Watch defaults to a simple four-digit passcode, which is not very secure. Did you know you can set an Apple Watch passcode that’s up to 10-digits long? I know you probably think it would be inconvenient to enter a 10-digit passcode on the small Apple Watch screen. But you don’t have to sacrifice security for convenience. Did you know that you can unlock your Apple Watch using your iPhone?...

Update: Windows 7 is no longer supported by Microsoft. For the latest, greatest, and most secure, make sure you’re running the latest version of Windows 10. What You Might Need Scenario: Let’s say I want to take a spare tire I have laying around and sell it on craigslist. I’ve gone ahead and taken my pictures and copied them onto my computer from my camera or phone. Now I just need to copy the files onto the internet so potential buyers can see them....

What is Hide My Email? When you use your email online to make purchases, it’s possible that your email address is being sold to marketers, who then sell it to other marketers, and so forth. To combat these folks and scammers alike, “Hide My Email” lets you use temporary Apple email addresses. Messages sent to these addresses are automatically sent to your primary email address. There are two ways to use “Hide My Email....

Scan Documents and More with Office Lens For the purposes of this article, I am using the iOS version. After launching Office Lens for the first time, you are greeted by a quick tutorial which gives you an overview of the type of things you can do with Office Lens. Files scanned can be used in other Office apps such as OneNote, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The most important part of setting up Office Lens on your smartphone is giving it access to the camera....

Add “Out of Office” Google Calendar Entry To get started, sign in to your Google Calendar and click the hours or day(s) you will be away on vacation or otherwise unavailable. Then choose the “Out of Office” button, type in a decline message, and hit Save and Save again to the confirmation notification. That’s all there is to it. Any meeting requests will automatically be declined during the time specified....

There are a lot of moments in my daily life where while I look at something I just wish I could import it into Photoshop and make it BIGGER. Like my monitor… or my room… Well, sadly enough Photoshop cannot alter reality just yet, but today we’ll show you how you can use Photoshop to extend any three-dimensional object into the distance using Vanishing Point making it as large as you want (at least in the virtual world)....