Focus is a new feature in Windows 11 that helps you minimize distractions. To help you stay on track, it integrates with the Clock app with features like a focus timer and music integration. By default, after each Focus session, you will hear an alarm sound with a notification letting you know that the session has ended. For long sessions, breaks are included to get you to do other things and recharge or take a bio-break....

UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a standard firmware interface created by the UEFI consortium, designed to replace the older BIOS (basic input/output system). It is designed to improve software interoperability and address the limitations of BIOS which has been used for decades. The UEFI environment is a minimal boot OS upon which Windows devices are booted and the OS runs. As of Windows 10, version 1703, Microsoft requires UEFI Specification version 2....

However, most people don’t realize the magnitude of the problems that come with a router that has been hacked. Manufacturers are also mass-producing different devices and don’t bother to update them, which leaves them open to attack. In fact, cybercriminals take advantage of this to attack many routers. The most recent example of router malware attacks is the VPNFilter threat. Following the massive malware attack that compromised thousands of WiFi routers and networked devices worldwide, the FBI issued an urgent request to home and small office owners to reboot their routers in a bid to disrupt a massive malware attack....

But while support for the WEBP format has grown since Google introduced it back in 2010, they aren’t the most compatible (especially with legacy image editing applications). So below, you’ll find several methods to convert WEBP images to the widely compatible JPG and PNG formats. You’ll also learn about the best way to save animated WEBP images in GIF format. Use Browser Extensions to Convert WEBP Images If you come across a WEBP image while browsing websites in the desktop versions of Chrome or Firefox, you can choose to save it to your PC or Mac in JPG and PNG with the help of a browser extension....

We’ve talked before about how to use Windows without a password, but that isn’t what passwordless logins are about. Rather than using a password, Windows passwordless logins let you sign in using alternate security methods. To use the feature, you’ll need to make sure you have Windows 10 version 1903 installed. Creating a Passwordless Login On Windows 10 If you have Windows 10 version 1903 installed, you can create a passwordless user account using your cell phone number....

If you’re a power user who often creates documents based on the same content, you can create file templates of your commonly used documents to reuse. This makes it easy to create your next documents. For example, you can create a template of your business letterhead or statement. You can then save this file as a template for reuse, so you don’t always have to recreate it every time you start a new document....

You see, Windows 10 automatically downloads updates and patches in the background, which may be a real pain for folks connected to slow or low-quality internet. While automatically downloading Windows 10 updates in the background is a good and wise thing to do, at times you want priority tasks or work to be completed quickly, and if your Internet connection is slow, the background download services will make it slower....

Windows and macOS support exFAT out of the box. However, Ubuntu and some Linux distributions do not support the file systems, at least not out of the box. If you need to include exFAT support on Ubuntu, you will have to install additional packages. Microsoft developed the exFAT file system to replace the older 32-bit (FAT32) file system which has lots of limitations, including not supporting files larger than 4GB in size....

Your computer will play a simple alert sound for certain types of messages and events. These events could be notifications, clicking, and prompts. You can choose different sound clips for alerts, set the alert volume independently of your system volume, or disable alert sounds entirely. System alert sounds are entirely different from sounds coming from your moves, music, and other audio and sound files. Changing or musting the alert sound will not impact sounds coming from these files and formats....

In Ubuntu Linux, you can adjust the contrast of windows and buttons to help people with low vision and light sensitivity. The high contrast feature in Ubuntu Linux helps you distinguish between things that differ only by color. It changes the color palette of objects on the screen which brings out the contrast and could help you see clearly. This is not the same as changing the brightness of the whole screen; only parts of the user interface will change....

Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection is a tool that lets you remotely connect to another PC from anywhere. It is built into Windows and is disabled by default in Windows 11. When you turn on Windows Desktop, you’ll be able to access your computer remotely as long as the computer is turned on and accessible over the network. From outside your home or office, you may need to use a VPN to connect to the machine....

The tar command allows you to create and extract tar archives. There are many compression algorithms used by the tar command including, gzip, bzip2, bz2, xz, and more. Tar archives compressed with xz will end with either .tar.xz or .txz. If you’re a student or new user looking for a Linux system to learn on, the easiest place to start is Ubuntu Linux OS. It’s a great Linux operating system for beginners....

Notepad offers fewer features than Microsoft WordPad, which is also an editor, but offers more features and works with more document formats than Notepad. You can use WordPad to open and save text files (.txt), rich text files (.rtf), Word documents (.docx), and OpenDocument text files (.odt). If you need more than a plain-text editor, then you might want to use WordPad, which is also included in Windows 11. An alternative plain-text editor that also provides more features than Notepad is Notepad++....

If you’re a student or new user and need to understand how your computer is connected to the network, getting the system’s IP address information can be crucial. When it comes to IP addresses, there are two basic types. Private and Public addresses. Private IP addresses are reserved for internal use only and are not route-able across the Internet. This means, if your computer is assigned a private IP address, no one will be able to connect to it from across the Internet directly....

In most cases, the error is easy to fix and doesn’t require any major troubleshooting. A reboot can resolve the issue, but if it doesn’t, there are other fixes you can try. Below, we discuss the most common ways to address this error. Use DISM DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) is a built-in command-line utility on Windows used to service system images. It’s a powerful tool for solving a broad range of issues....

Memory Is Not Disk Space In this case “Memory” does not refer to hard drive space. It refers to RAM (Random Access Memory). That’s the fast working memory of your computer and exists as physical microchips, separate from the hard drives that permanently store your operating system, apps and data. This means that to fix this issue, you need to free up your computer’s working memory. However, it’s also doesn’t hurt to free up some disk space too if you’re running low....

Another major cause, however, are missing or corrupted software libraries that allow programs to run on Windows. A “vcruntime140.dll is missing” error, for instance, points to a missing or corrupted Microsoft Visual C++ runtime installation. If you want to fix this issue, here’s what you’ll need to do. Repairing or Removing a Microsoft Visual C++ Installation The vcruntime140.dll file is part of the Microsoft Visual C++ software runtime library. Provided by Microsoft, this library is used as part of the process of compiling software (created in C++ using Visual Studio) to run on Windows PCs....

It’s common knowledge that water and electronics do not mix well. In many cases, water can completely fry electronic equipment and stop it from working entirely. Thankfully, for keyboards, it’s very possible to fix them by removing the moisture. It’s also possible, although more difficult, to repair a laptop keyboard after it has been water damaged. How to Fix a Water Damaged Keyboard for Desktop PCs Fixing a water damaged keyboard is usually quite easy so long as you take the necessary steps and you are cautious during the repair....

It’s possible to fix the “Driver Overran Stack Buffer” BSOD by following the instructions below. If Windows crashes before you can boot into the desktop, you can try running them in Safe Mode. Update the Problematic Driver The quickest way to fix the “Driver Overran Stack Buffer” BSOD is to update the problem-inducing device driver. Since Windows uses multiple drivers, your best bet is to analyze the memory dump files using WinDbg or NirSoft BlueScreenView....

This brief tutorial shows you how to quickly resolve Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) and VMware Workstation Pro errors where Ubuntu failed to boot up properly. Currently, there’s no fix, only a workaround. If you find yourself in the same situation where Ubuntu 16.10 won’t boot up with running as a virtual guest machine on VMware Workstation Pro, continue below to learn how to resolve it. To resolve, boot into Ubuntu Recovery Mode....