How do I restart Windows Explorer manually if it isn’t responding? I accidentally turned off Windows Explorer. Now, nothing is on my desktop, including the start menu. How do I get it back? In this tutorial we’ll show you 3 easy ways to restart File Explorer manually in Windows 10. Method 1: Restart File Explorer […]
Disable Beep Sound When Plugging / Unplugging Laptop Charger
May 2, 2018 by No comments »Disabling annoying power cord beep? When plugging in or plugging out the power adapter, there will be an annoying beep sound. In this tutorial we’ll show you 2 simple ways to disable beep sound when plugging or unplugging laptop charger. Method 1: Disable Beep Sound When Plugging / Unplugging Laptop Charger via Device Manager If […]
How to Stop Laptop from Sleeping / Shutdown When Lid is Closed
April 25, 2018 by No comments »how do I stop my Windows laptop from shutting down when I close the lid? By default, Windows will go into sleep mode when you close your laptop’s lid. If you want Windows to keep running even when your laptop’s lid is closed, here’s how to customize the default action to take when you close […]
5 Ways to Empty Recycle Bin in Windows 10
April 23, 2018 by No comments »How do I empty Recycle Bin from command line in Windows 10? When a file is deleted, the space used on the disk is not reclaimed until you empty the Recycle Bin. In this article we’ll show you 5 quick ways to empty Recycle Bin in Windows 10. Method 1: Empty Recycle Bin in Windows […]
How to Delete Files Directly without Sending to Recycle Bin in Windows 10
April 23, 2018 by No comments »Recycle Bin is a special directory that is used to store deleted files that are awaiting permanent deletion. By default, when you delete a folder or file, Windows just sends your folder/file into Recycle Bin in the event you need to recover it. To get rid of all your deleted files permanently, you have to […]
How to Restore All File Associations to Default in Windows 10
April 18, 2018 by No comments »Windows 10 file extensions are messed up? Is there a simple way to reset all file associations to default? When double-clicking a text file, Windows will open it with Notepad because the file extension .txt is associated with Notepad by default. Installing a new text editor software can result in changes to the default file […]
Automatically Disable Touchpad When Mouse is Connected in Windows 10
April 12, 2018 by No comments »Despite touchpads have improved over the years and they support so many gestures, users still won’t like using the touchpad for gaming, and have to manually switch between the touchpad and traditional mouse. In this tutorial we’ll show you 2 ways to configure Windows 10 to automatically disable touchpad only when a USB mouse is […]
How to Create Keyboard Shortcuts for Any Windows Application
April 8, 2018 by No comments »Is there a way to create your own keyboard shortcut to launch the apps you use most often? This feature is built into Windows for quite a long time, but many people don’t even know it existed. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to create custom keyboard shortcuts to launch any application in Windows […]