That said, Microsoft previously included a built-in sound equalizer in both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Using it, you could control the different frequency bands and their decibel levels according to your hearing preferences. However, Microsoft then removed this essential tool, and is no longer available. In this post, we are going to show you multiple ways to increase or decrease the volume as well as the bass so that your sounds are “just right....

Via Command Prompt (Admin): Type ‘bcdedit /timeout (seconds)’ and press Enter. Via System Configuration: Open it from the Start Menu, switch to ‘Boot’ tab, adjust ‘Timeout’ value (seconds), check ‘Make all boot settings permanent’, click ‘Apply’. If Windows is the primary Operating System, the default boot menu timeout is 30 seconds. This means the boot menu will be displayed for 30 seconds. If no action is taken, the system will boot into the default Operating System....

Microsoft Edge 89 comes with the new accent color themes support in the browser. The accent themes will change the color of the browser. The browser theme color will match the color of your choice, making it a more readable and better browsing experience. Accent themes are a better choice if you want to enable the dark mode but don’t like black or gray shades. You can choose other dark colors that are less annoying to the eyes but are not blackish....

The basic purpose of local user management is to assign rights to different users and groups on a computer. For example, the default roles include administrator, power user, standard user, guests, etc. You can open local users and group management console by going to Run –> lusrmgr.msc. But when you run this command in Windows 10 Home edition, you will get the following message: The problem with the user accounts tool from the control panel is that it does not give a lot of options regarding user rights control....

If your computer supports virtualization, then it can be enabled from the UEFI/BIOS settings. However, in the case of a Virtual Machine (VM), you cannot access its BIOS settings. However, one can need to run a VM, an Android application, or a Linux distro inside a VM. So what do you do then? In such an instance, you must enable nested virtualization on a guest operating system. This is our topic for today, and this post gives you a step-by-step guide on how to enable nested virtualization on VMs configured on Microsoft Hyper-V, Oracle VirtualBox, and VMware Workstation on a Windows computer....

Every action you perform on your computer is controlled by services running in the background. Normally, you do not even need to interact with any services manually, as the operations are automated through these services. That said, you may need to occasionally stop a service to perform a certain task, restart it because it was malfunctioning, or even disable a Windows Service permanently because you do not need it. Therefore, you need to know how to manage Windows Services using the Service Manager, the Task Manager, and the command line....

In this post, we are going to show you how you can take control of your internet security and policy yourself by using NextDNS. Usually, the default DNS is provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). However, some people also tend to use publicly available DNS servers such as Google’s or Cloudflare. Public vs Private DNS services What is NextDNS How to Install and Configure NextDNS Create NextDNS account Install NextDNS client on your computer Configure NextDNS Create profiles Secure your browsing Parental controls Allow and Deny websites and domains Monitor traffic Verdict...

These all are non-security updates, which put patches to almost all of your MS Office products for the relative version that is either 2013 or 2016. I have added changelog for each update and then the downloaded link for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows are added so you may easily get the update via direct links which are safe to download. Let’s go through the improvements of the updates then you can have the download links....

Both Windows 10 and Windows 11 come with built-in support to monitor internet consumption as a whole, and per-app usage. You can also configure a usage limit, so Windows automatically intimates you when you are close to reaching it. Other than that, there are also third-party applications available for you to use that provide more control over your data plans. Let us now show you how to track your internet data usage in Windows....

These keyboard shortcuts can be used daily, to perform even the basic tasks, like remaining an item, selecting all items inside a folder, etc. Of course, there are so many shortcuts, we do not expect you to remember all of them by heart. However, once you start using the ones you need, they will just be another muscle memory. Below you will find different keyboard shortcuts and details on where they can be used and for what purpose....

Other than what can be seen visibly, some fixes have been made to the functionality of the operating system as well. This is discussed in detail further down the article. If you are subscribed to the Dev Insider Channel, you will receive this update automatically through Windows Update. Let us dig into what build 21327 has to offer. What’s new in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21327 Redesigned news and interests The layout of the News and Interests flyout has been made more appealing to the user by making slight changes to it....

These updates do not introduce any new features, but makes several changes to enhance the user experience. Microsoft has retracted the ability to share local system files directly to OneDrive which was built into the Windows share window, introduced in Build 22622.436. Microsoft says that this is only temporary and will hopefully be reintroduced in a future flight. If you have been subscribed to the Beta channel for some time, then you would already know that Microsoft split the Insiders into 2 groups: One group receives the updates with the new features already enabled (22622) and the other group receives the updates with the features disabled by default (22621)....

Windows 11 was released just recently by Microsoft, and thus it may have its own issues. However, it is very unlikely that the auto-rebooting is occurring due to a problem in the operating system. Some of the most common issues for the problem are: Overheating of the graphics card.A problem with the app or Windows update.Scheduled automatic restart task.Faulty hardware driver.Faulty power supply.A malware rebooting your system. If you are using Windows 10, you can disable automatic restart easily....

A digital license can be attached to your Microsoft ID or it can be specific to a device. In either case, you don’t need to enter a product key in order to activate Windows 10 license. It will be automatically activated. There are times when users need to verify if their installation of Windows 10 is activated or not. In this article, we will go through three easy ways to verify that your Windows 10 license is activated properly....

If you are tired of having to re-enter your password every time your device goes to sleep mode, especially if you find that some settings are greyed out and cannot be changed by conventional means, this post discusses several ways you can mitigate the issue. Learn how to disable Windows 10 Sleep Mode. Fix Authentication is Required when PC wakes from Sleep Mode Windows is configured to request authentication when it awakens from sleep by default....

Windows Defender is an all in one security software from Microsoft consisting of antivirus and a firewall. Windows Defender comes pre-installed with Windows 10. It gets all its updates from Windows Update. Although you can turn Windows Defender on or off from Windows Settings, there are other quick ways to turn it on or turn off Windows Defender Windows 10 or even Windows 8/8.1. You should choose the best method according to the version of Windows you are using....

The twisted pair cables are divided into categories according to their speed and frequency. Let’s discuss about these categories and know their functional differences. After reading this, we will be able to figure out the best category cable to use in a specific environment. Cat5 Cat5 (older and slower) is the oldest networking cable of all and has almost become obsolete these days. Cat5 is a multi-pair cable which uses on 2 pairs of cables out of a total of 4....

If you want to make your videos smaller in size for some backup purposes, or if you want to have some free space on your hard drive, do not get worried at all about this. In this tutorial you may able to find the best software that easily compresses your videos to smaller sizes without even losing quality of your video. You can download high quality videos from the Internet using Free Download Manager or other Video downloader Chrome extentions....

So what to do in this situation so that when you get back to your browser, you will have a track of all of your URLs of all open tabs in any browser. I have mentioned the solution for your issue, you can easily copy URLs of all open tabs in all browsers. Copy URLs of all open tabs in Chrome If you are a Chrome user then go with below steps to copy the URLs of all open tabs in it....

Since all the vulnerabilities fixed in Java 8 Update 251 are of a critical nature, it’s important to update your installation of Java as soon as possible. All 15 vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely over a network or internet without requiring any user credentials. Let’s discuss some important details about Java 8 Update 251 and then we’ll move to its download and installation section. Quick facts Latest Java Version: Java 8 Update 251, Java 14....