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How to Generate Battery & Energy Report on Windows 10 / 8 Laptop

March 16th, 2017 by Admin

Is there a way to check battery health in Windows 10? How to troubleshoot laptop battery drain issues? There is a hidden tool available in Windows 10/8 that can examine your laptop’s battery usage / health, and give you a detailed report for energy efficiency and battery life problems.

Part 1: Generate a Battery Report

Press the Windows key + X to open the Power User menu, then select the “Command Prompt (Admin)” option.
At the elevated Command Prompt, type the following command line and press Enter:
powercfg /batteryreport /output "C:\battery_report.html"
It will generate a report file named battery_report.html under the root path of C: drive. Double-click on it to review the report in your default browser e.g. Microsoft Edge, Chrome or Firefox.
The most important details in the battery report are the Design Capacity, Full Charge Capacity and Battery capacity history. If you have a new laptop or tablet, it may actually have a higher current Full Charge Capacity than its Design Capacity. That number will decrease over time as the battery chemistry changes.
Under the “Battery capacity history” section, you can see how your battery’s full charge capacity gradually decreased over time compared to its design capacity. If you see a sudden drop, there’s probably a problem with your battery.

battery-capacity-history

Part 2: Generate a Power Efficiency Diagnostic Report

The Power Efficiency Diagnostics will analyze your system for common energy efficiency and battery life problems, and report any errors, warnings, and informational details found.

Press the Windows key + X to open the Power User menu, then select the “Command Prompt (Admin)” option.
At the elevated Command Prompt, type the following command line and press Enter:
powercfg /energy /output "C:\energy_report.html"
The program will analyze your computer for 60 seconds then produce an HTML report in the root path of C: drive. When it’s done tracing, you’ll see a generated report named engery-report.html, which shows you everything that’s going on with your power configuration, and gives you some ideas as to what prevents your laptop from automatically entering sleep.

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Set Windows 10 Touch Keyboard to Pop up Automatically in Desktop Mode

March 13th, 2017 by Admin

Windows 10 touch keyboard not popping up automatically? If you use Windows 10 on a tablet, it will default to the touch-friendly tablet mode. When you tap inside a text field, the touch keyboard will pop up automatically. However, if you switch to desktop mode, the touch keyboard won’t display automatically even if there is no keyboard attached to your PC. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to set touch keyboard to pop up automatically in Windows 10 desktop mode.

How to Set Windows 10 Touch Keyboard to Pop up Automatically in Desktop Mode?

Click the Start button in the bottom left corner of the screen. Next, click the Settings icon to open the app.
From the Settings window, click Devices.
Now choose Typing from the left-hand side. Scroll on the right-hand side until you locate the setting “Show the touch keyboard when not in tablet mode and there’s no keyboard attached“.
The default setting is Off. Toggle the button to the On position.
Now you will now find that the touch keyboard will appear automatically even if your Windows 10 is running in desktop mode.

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Customize or Add Items to Send To Menu in Windows 10

March 13th, 2017 by Admin

When you right-click on a folder or file in Windows Explorer, you’ll see the Send To menu in the context menu. If you need to send your files to a particular destination or application regularly, you can just add a shortcut item to this Send To menu. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to customize the Send To menu in Windows 10, by adding / removing or renaming the items.

How to Customize the Send To Menu in Windows 10?

Press the Windows key + R to open the Run command box. Type shell:sendto and press Enter.
This will open the following path in Windows Explorer:
C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
Look at the screenshot below and you’ll see a list of items that you usually see in the Send To menu. To add a item, just copy its shortcut into the SendTo folder. For example, I like to open files with the text editor program – Notepad++, so I copy the shortcut to this location.
If you want to rename an item in your Send To menu, just rename the shortcut in the SendTo folder. To remove an item that you never use from the Send To menu, just delete its shortcut in the SendTo folder.
After customizing, right-click on a file/folder and choose Send to, you’ll see the items you’ve added and the unwanted items you removed don’t show up.

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How to See Currently Logged in Users in Windows 10 / 8 / 7

March 11th, 2017 by Admin

How can I get a list of users currently logged on? If you’re wondering how to find out how many users are currently logged into your Windows 10 computer, there are several ways to view who’s logged on. In this tutorial we’ll explain 2 methods to get a list of currently logged in users in Windows 10 / 8 / 7.

Method 1: See Currently Logged in Users Using Query Command

Press the Windows logo key + R simultaneously to open the Run box. Type cmd and press Enter.
When the Command Prompt window opens, type query user and press Enter. It will list all users that are currently logged on your computer.

Method 2: See Currently Logged in Users Using Task Manager

Right-click on the taskbar and select Task Manager to launch Task Manager. If you’re using Windows 10/8, you might need to click the More details button at the bottom to see active processes.
Click the Users tab at the top of Task Manager, you can see a list of currently logged in users and their status.

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Change Sync Frequency of Email Checking in Windows 10 Mail App

March 10th, 2017 by Admin

How often does Windows 10 Mail app check for new messages? By default, the Mail app in Windows 10 will check new mails based on your usage. But this will cause a delay if you don’t use the Mail app on a regular basis. In order to make email syncing more frequently, you have to change the sync frequency settings in Windows 10 Mail app.

How to Change Sync Frequency of Email Checking in Windows 10 Mail App?

Open the Mail app in Windows 10.
From the left-hand pane of the Mail app, right-click on the email account you want to change the sync settings for, and then select Account settings.
In the new window that opens, click the Change mailbox sync settings option.
Click the drop-down list for Download new content, and select how often you want the Mail app to check for new messages. If this is a busy and important account, you might choose “as items arrive” which means the Mail app will be constantly checking new messages.
Click Done to save your changes.

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How Do I Know If I Use A Microsoft Account in Windows 10 / 8

March 8th, 2017 by Admin

How do I know if I have a Microsoft account in Windows 10? In Windows 10/8, users are encouraged to use a Microsoft account (Hotmail, Live, Outlook.com, etc) to log into the system, but you can continue using a traditional local account. It’s a little confusing and you may not know which type of Windows account you have. In this tutorial we’ll show you 3 simple ways to find if you use a local account or a Microsoft account in Windows 10 / 8.

Method 1: Find If You Use Local or Microsoft Account from PC Settings

To get started, press Windows logo key + I simultaneously to open the Settings app. Click Accounts and then select the Your info tab in the left pane.

If you are logged in as a local account, you’ll see the text label Local Account under your account name (see the screenshot below). There is also an option underneath which allows you to switch it to a Microsoft account.

local-account-info

If you are logged in as a Microsoft account, you’ll see a Microsoft email address under your account name (see the screenshot below). There is also an option underneath which allows you to switch it to a local account.

microsoft-account-info

Method 2: Find If You Use Local or Microsoft Account from Windows Login Screen

Couldn’t sign into Windows 10 / 8? You can also find if your account is a local account or a Microsoft account. When booting to Windows sign-in screen, type an incorrect password and press Enter.

If your selected user is a local account, you’ll get a failure message that says “The password is incorrect. Try again.”

forgot-local-account-password

If your selected user is a Microsoft account, you’ll see the following error message that prompts you to reset password online via Microsoft website:

“That password is incorrect. Make sure you’re using the password for your Microsoft account. You can always reset it at account.live.com/password/reset.”

forgot-microsoft-account-password

Method 3: Find If You Use Local or Microsoft Account Using PowerShell

Type PowerShell into the Cortana search box (lower left of your screen), and click Windows PowerShell from the search result.

This will bring up the PowerShell console. Once here, type whoami and hit Enter. This will display the user you are currently logged in.

Next, you can use the Get-LocalUser cmdlet to view your account details. Replace jack with your account name.
Get-LocalUser -Name 'jack' | Select-Object *

The output of this command will list all the account properties. Look for the line beginning with “PrincipalSource“. There we can see if your currently logged-in user is a Microsoft account or a local user.

That’s all!

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2 Ways to Disable Cortana Web Search in Windows 10

February 27th, 2017 by Admin

Can I disable Web search results but keep Cortana on Windows 10 Anniversary Update? Since Windows 10 Anniversary Update (build 1607) there is no longer option in Cortana to disable Web search. Luckily you can still disable Cortana Web search in Windows 10 using a registry hack or local group policy.

Method 1: Disable Cortana Web Search in Windows 10 Using Group Policy

Press the Windows key + R to open the Run command box. Type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
When the Local Group Policy Editor window opens, navigate to: Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Search.

Double-click on the policy named “Don’t search the web or display web results in Search” in the right pane.
Select Enabled and click OK.
Reboot your computer for the policy to take effect. Any searches you conduct in Cortana will now search only your local files and applications.

Note that this method does not apply to Windows 10 Home edition, because the Local Group Policy Editor is not available in Windows 10 Home.

Method 2: Disable Cortana Web Search in Windows 10 Using Registry Editor

Press the Windows key + R to open the Run command box. Type regedit and press Enter.
When Registry Editor opens, navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search

If the Windows Search key doesn’t exist, you need to create it firstly.
In the right pane, right-click on any empty space to create a new 32-bit DWORD value named ConnectedSearchUseWeb and leave its value data as 0.
When it’s done, close Registry Editor and restart your computer. Now you’ve turned off the Cortana Web search results in Windows 10.

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2 Options to Insert a Check Box in Word 2016

February 22nd, 2017 by Admin

How can I add a clickable checkbox in Microsoft Word? Inserting a checkbox into a Word document is a common task when you create surveys or forms using Office Word. In this tutorial we’ll show you 2 simple ways to insert a check box in Word 2016.

insert-check-box-in-word

Method 1: Insert a Check Box in Word 2016 for Printing Only

Select the list in your Word document. In the Home tab of Microsoft Word, under the Paragraph section, click the small down-arrow next to the Bullets button.

Then choose Define New Bullet from the drop-down list.
In the resulting dialog box, click Symbol.
When you open the Symbol window, select Wingdings from the Font drop-down menu. Next you can select the check box that is either checked or unchecked, and insert it into your Word document.

Method 2: Insert Clickable Check Box in Word 2016

Microsoft Word also allows you to insert check boxes that are clickable. Checkbox once clicked is checked and on second click it gets unchecked. Here’s how to insert clickable check box into your Word document:

In the Home tab of Microsoft Word, right-click on an empty spot on the ribbon and then choose Customize the Ribbon.
When the Word Options dialog opens, select the Customize Ribbon tab. Select Main Tabs from the Customize the Ribbon drop-down box. Check the Developer option in the list. Click OK.
Now you can see that Developer tab is added in Ribbon. In the Controls group of the Developer tab, you will see a small check box icon. Click it to insert a check box at your cursor’s location.
Now that the check box has been inserted, you can click it once to toggle whether or not it’s checked.

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How to View or Export Edge Saved Passwords in Windows 10

February 22nd, 2017 by Admin

How can I export / backup the passwords saved in Microsoft Edge? Many people save the passwords for different websites so that they don’t have to enter the passwords again and again, but what if you forgot the password?

microsoft-edge-saved-passwords

Microsoft Edge stores all passwords in Windows Vault (also known as Credential Manger). In Windows 10, you can easily find Windows Vault files by accessing the following locations:

C:\Users\user_profile_name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Vault
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Vault
C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Vault

All web credentials are stored in an encrypted form and Microsoft Edge doesn’t provide an option to view the saved passwords. In this tutorial we’ll show you a simple way to view & export Microsoft Edge saved passwords using a reliable tool – Password Recovery Bundle.

How to View or Export Edge Saved Passwords in Windows 10?

To get started, click here to download Password Recovery Bundle. Once the download process is complete, double-click the setup file to install it on your Windows 10 computer.
Run the Password Recovery Bundle program. Click the Start Recovery button, and then select “Internet Explorer (Edge) Password” option from the drop-down list.
It will decrypt the encrypted Vault files, and show you all saved passwords in both Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer. Select all passwords and paste them into a text file for safe keeping.

The most painful part of a computer crash is often the loss of data. It’s an important best practice to keep a backup of Edge saved passwords, especially if you use Microsoft Edge as your primary browser.

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How to Run Any App from Windows Login Screen

February 21st, 2017 by Admin

Is there any way to run a program on Windows 10 logon screen? How do I take a screenshot of Windows login screen? You might want to start some programs (e.g. Command Prompt) before a user logs on to the system. In this tutorial we’ll show you a simple way to run desired app from Windows 10 / 8 / 7 login screen.

How to Run Any App from Windows Login Screen?

Open Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
In the left pane, right-click on Image File Execution Options and then choose New -> Key.
Name the new key utilman.exe, and then select it. Right-click on the empty space in the right pane, and then select New -> String.
Name the new value Debugger. Double-click Debugger to modify. In the Value data field, type the path of the app you want to run on Windows logon screen. For example, If you want to run Snipping Tool on login screen, set Debugger value as C:\Windows\System32\SnippingTool.exe.
Now sign out or restart your computer. When you get to Windows login screen, click the Ease of Access icon. It should open the app that you have set in registry.

In my example, the Snipping Tool is launched. I can use it to take full screenshot of the login screen.

This registry trick makes it easier to open any app on Windows login screen. If you want to restore the functions of the Ease of Access button, just delete the utilman.exe registry key and you’re done.

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