If you have a PC that comes with the Windows 10 operating system, you might wonder if you can transfer your license to a new hard drive after you change the motherboard. This is because the operating system is tied to the motherboard. If you change the motherboard, Windows will not be able to find …
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If you are getting the “The Requested operation requires elevation in Windows 10” error message, you may be wondering how to resolve this issue. First, you must grant elevated permission to the user. This is not a hard task and can easily be done by changing the ownership of the drive. Otherwise, you will be …
To locate the font folder on your PC, open the Control Panel and type “fonts” into the search bar. A sample of the font should be displayed. Right-click the file and select “Install.” The font will now be installed on your computer. You can also search for fonts by name in the Control Panel. You …
If you have a Mac, you might be wondering: How Do I access my Mac’s HFS+ drive on Windows? The answer is simple: you need a Mac formatted drive, a Windows compatible one, and an HFS Explorer program. Mac Explorer loads the drive when connected, and provides a graphic window with the contents. It can …
To make any program run at startup on Windows 10, you need to enable the ‘run at start’ option on its application’s properties page. There is an alternative way to add a program to the startup folder. You can either use the App Startup Control Panel, or the Taskbar, to control which apps are automatically …
If you’ve accidentally deleted or formatted your hard drive, you’ll want to know how to restore a previous user profile in Windows 7. You can also use the Backup and Restore Control Panel item to schedule a backup and revert to a previous version of Windows. Fortunately, Windows provides a User Profile Tool that lets …
In Windows 10, you can take screenshots by pressing the Alt key and the Print Screen key. The screenshots will be saved in the clipboard and can be pasted in any application that supports images. The screenshots can be found in the Pictures folder, under the Screenshots subfolder. You can also map the Print Screen …
The easiest way to change your Windows 10 login password is to change it from the lock screen. To open the lock screen, press the power button (usually located at the top right of your keyboard on a laptop or monitor). Input your current password, choose a new one and choose a hint for the …
If your computer is not shutting down properly, you need to find out why. The default Windows shutdown procedure is called “Hybrid Shutdown.” It’s a combination of powering off and hibernating. While they share many similarities, they are not the same. The next time you turn on your computer, it will try to run in …
Using Microsoft Edge, you can also choose to set your homepage. Microsoft Edge allows you to select as many Web pages as you like to open in the default browser, and you can also customize the settings to make it your homepage. If you’re looking for a more personalized experience, then Microsoft Edge will be …