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The Virtual Desktop we will be discussing today is a Windows OS feature that can be used to separate different tasks and windows into different Windows 11 environments, making it easier to manage and organize your projects and other work, without making a lot of clutter. What are Multiple Desktops in Windows Multiple Desktops, of Windows Virtual Desktops, are isolated Windows environments that separate your windows. For example, you can have 10 applications open on one desktop while having another 10 applications open on another, making it easier for you to manage them....

A mistaken click on the eye icon, especially in a public location, can reveal your password to anyone sitting nearby. There is a way you can completely remove the reveal password button (eye icon) both on your Windows login screen and on Microsoft Edge. By doing so, the people around you could not possibly know what your password is (unless they were looking at your keyboard directly whilst typing). This post enlists multiple ways you can enable or disable the eye icon beside the password text field....

Now, Microsoft has added the ability to view the Wi-Fi password directly from the Settings app. This ability has only been added to Windows 11 at the moment, and that too, in the Insider Dev channel. You can now find the password for your Wi-Fi network in Windows 11 Build 23466 or higher. Since the feature is now available to the Insiders, it is anticipated that this feature will be introduced with Windows 11 23H2....

Don’t panic yet. We have several solutions to fix your grayed-out problem, so that you can extend your volume, so more data can be kept within the same drive. This is usually important when your system/boot drive (Normally C drive) is filling up rapidly and you do not have any room left to install new apps and programs. Why Extend Volume is Grayed Out If you right-click on the volume partition in the Disk Management Console and find the Extend Volume option is grayed out and cannot be selected, it can be due to any one of the following reasons:...

If you were using the Windows Spotlight and noticed that the image no longer changes itself after a certain time, it may be possible that the feature has stopped working. Although the images are supposed to rotate, an issue with the Spotlight feature can prevent it. If you are experiencing issues with the Spotlight feature, this article lists several methods to fix the problem so you won’t have to refresh the entire operating system....

This is an SSL error which means that some components of your website are not loading securely with HTTPS. According to Cloudflare, HTTPS is a secure way to send and receive web traffic in your browser. All HTTPS traffic is encrypted in order to increase data security. This becomes more important if a website is transmitting sensitive data like login and credit card information. Fixing the issue in WordPress Finding the problematic resources and fixing the error...

There are multiple ways to install Windows 10 on a computer. Some use CDs or USB flash drives while others use WDS. Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is a server role used to deploy Windows on computers through the network. It is widely used at enterprise levels, or places where there is a need for multiple deployments in a short span of time. Another way of installing Windows is through the computer’s very own hard drive....

Using the Device Manager, you can install, update, and uninstall device drivers required to run the respective hardware. However, some of the devices aren’t always visible in the Device Manager, and always show up when you connect them. These are the hidden devices and this makes it difficult to edit the device’s property. That said, there is a way you can still view these hidden devices in the Device Manager on a Windows computer....

This article gives an in-depth knowledge of how you can set up two-factor authentication for your Microsoft account and manage it to make it more secure, and how you can recover it if you ever forgot your password. What is Two-Factor Authentication Two-factor authentication protects your online account(s) with an additional security layer, which you can bypass. It requires you to pass a verification exam, which only you can do, and only then will it log in to your account....

It can be a huge loss for any business if its sensitive data is compromised or lost accidentally or maliciously. While there is always a need for backing up everything that a business needs (with mechanisms of data recovery), data protection solution is another important aspect for business continuity. DLP refers to strategy businesses and organizations use to ensure critical data, intellectual property, and information does not end outside the corporate walls....

This article goes into detail on several aspects of the yourphone.exe process you may have found via‌ ‌Task‌ ‌Manager. Let us delve into the specifics of what it is and see if we can stop it safely. What is Yourphone.exe Process in Windows 10? With Windows 10, Microsoft introduced the Your Phone app, which makes it easier to connect smartphones and computers. The Yourphone.exe process runs the Your Phone application....

If you install the latest build, you will notice that the Desktop will display a different watermark information than the previous builds. The new branch has changed from FE_RELEASE to CO_RELEASE. This is just for Microsoft’s internal testing as they work on prioritizing what builds to flight and when. In the last build of 21343, Microsoft updated File Explorer with redesigned icons and also made enhancements to container technology. You can read more about Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21343 here....

This release brings a lot of fixes for the OS, but its main focus is on the new Search Highlights feature, which we have discussed briefly down below. Additionally, the Search Highlights feature was also recently introduced to the Dev channel in Windows 11 Preview Build 22572. This update ensures us that the feature will be released in the upcoming stable channel releases, as Microsoft has already named the upcoming releases “Windows 11 22H2....

Although the storage analyzer of Windows 10 can be used for the same purpose but it will only show a summary of each category for example, it will show you how much size temporary files are there on the drive and how much size system files are there. The below mentioned tools will help you identify the problems in filesystem size visually. 1- WinDirStat WinDirStat is a free tool that helps you in visualizing the clear view of your File System, so that you can easily see the folder size of each folder....

This article discusses two different ways through which you can remove this limit and get the maximum download speeds on your computer. Reason for limiting bandwidth Bandwidth, by definition, is the amount of data transferred between source and destination in a limited time frame. Therefore, bandwidth is always measured in Megabytes per second (Mbps), or Gigabytes per second (Gbps). Reason for limiting bandwidth How to limit reservable bandwidth in Windows 10 Limit reservable bandwidth from Group Policy Limit reservable bandwidth using Registry Editor Closing words...

When a broad deployment starts, it usually means that Microsoft is about to release a new feature update, which in this case will be 21H2. In another document, Microsoft stated that Windows 10 v21H2 Build 19044.1288 will be released publicly in November 2021, but did not disclose the exact date. That said, not everyone would want to upgrade to the latest Windows 10 release right away. We would also suggest that if you are using the Windows 10 OS in a production environment, it would not be the wisest to upgrade just yet....

Occasionally, travelers may encounter two Wi-Fi networks that have the same SSID and their computer would have difficulty connecting. The authentication failed as a different password has already been set for this name. Although you can recover the wifi passwords saved on your computer, they can’t be modified. You will need to “forget” your saved Wi-Fi network(s) and then reconnect. This article discusses four ways through which you can forget a single or all Wi-Fi connections saved on‌ ‌a‌ ‌device....

Skype Voice Changer (Windows) This is very cool tool which can change your own voice in a given effects and your own voice will not be send to whom you are calling. Your friend/contact will experience your new changes voice which is due to this interesting Voice Changer tool. Now you can talk in any voice you want like a robot, any animal or any other voice you want. This is now a fun time....

Adjusting screen brightness helps the user avoid eye strain, especially when the user is spending a lot of time in front of the screen, whether it be a Windows 10 computer or a smartphone. In this article, we will talk about how to change brightness on Windows 10 computers. We will also discuss possible issues we may encounter while changing screen brightness and their solutions. Increase or decrease brightness using Action Center The easiest way to change the brightness of your PC screen is using the action center....

A lot of people do not use this feature at all. They can completely disable push notifications from their browsers. After turning off the push notifications, you will not get any option to subscribe to a website through push notifications. Let’s learn step by step on how to disable push notifications in Google Chrome first. Disable push notifications in Chrome Google Chrome gives a much better approach to disabling push notifications than Firefox....