Depending upon your watch hour and TV settings, they can last for years in an optimal environment. Since replacing a TV screen will cut off a huge part of your budget, it is better to take care of your TV and make it last longer. In this article, we will discuss how long TVs last, when should you replace them, and some tips to make them last longer. How Long Do TVs Last?...

I had previously written about a third-party program with parental control features, but I have found that Windows 10 works quite well and is easier to use since it’s built in. Before you can start using any parental control features, however, you first have to create a new family member account for your child. In this article, I’ll walk you through the steps for creating a new Microsoft family member account....

Sometimes parts of audio can be unclear, and having subtitles can help with this immensely. YouTube does provide the option for viewers to see auto-captions, or automatic subtitles generated by YouTube, but these tend to be inaccurate. Lastly, subtitles can be used to add various language translations to your video, making it accessible to a global audience. On YouTube, you have the ability to add subtitles to videos. You can add them in a few different ways, whether it’s typing up subtitles in a separate document or directly into YouTube....

That’s where Chocolatey comes into play. Use the free app Chocolatey to keep your software up to date. It’s easy, fast, simple, and did we mention free? Seems too good to be true, yet it is. But what is Chocolatey? What is Chocolatey? If you haven’t done things in the Windows command line, PowerShell, or Linux command line, the concept of Chocolatey can be a bit weird. Chocolatey is a machine-level program that helps you manage software....

Using the desktop app, you can have files locally available on your PC while still syncing to OneDrive. However, it takes up some space on your storage too. On the other hand, the web app allows you to store files without consuming any space on your PC. But, you must sign in to your account from the browser and download the files each time you need them locally. Nonetheless, here’s how to back up your files using both the desktop app and the web app....

If you actually want to cover all bases when it comes to backing up your data, we recommend saving the backups to an external drive and, ideally, a third copy on the cloud as well. If you only need to backup certain files, you could simply copy and paste them to the external drive. But when backing up large amounts of files or the entire system, this wouldn’t be very efficient....

As its name suggests, the feature only blurs the background. Outlines of objects and people in the background will be visible even if you use this feature. That’s why we’ll also show you how to use Zoom’s virtual background feature to completely hide your background during video calls. Who Can Use Zoom’s Blur Background Feature Zoom will show the blur background option to you if your computer meets a few minimum requirements....

But, what if you’re more than a hundred hours in and you want to change the way your character looks without having to start a new game? What if you want to change Skyrim’s race and stats midgame? How to Change Skyrim Appearance and Name There are two ways to change your appearance in Skyrim. One of them is an in-game NPC, and the other is a Skyrim console using the Skyrim race menu command (cheating)....

The background effects in Microsoft Teams allow you to remove the distractions of what’s happening around you in a video call and present a professional image. Plus, the feature helps others in the meeting focus on what you’re saying, not the strange object behind your shoulder. Whether you want an office environment, a tastefully decorated room, or a silly background, we’ll show you how to change the background in Teams....

However, the downside is that these Windows features work only with limited image formats. So, in this article, we’ll go through all the different ways to check the DPI for all sorts of image formats in Windows. What is DPI? DPI refers to dots per inch. An image is made up of numerous tiny dots. DPI simply means how many of these dots are present in an image over a square inch....

If there is too much dust and dirt build-up, your heatsink will not be able to dissipate heat normally. Your CPU will start to thermally throttle. Your games will lose fps, sudden unpredictable stutters will occur, and in some cases, your PC might crash suddenly. To avoid these problems, you need to clean your heatsink periodically. But since it’s a CPU-attached component, you might not know how. That is why, we have written this article for you so that you can clean your heatsink properly....

You can still create a personalized email address, but it’s not possible without paying. The reason for that is because you need to first purchase a domain name in order to setup the email for that domain. So in order to get a personalized domain email address, you first have to register a domain. This also means that you are limited in what your “personalized” email address can be. If a domain is already registered, you won’t be able to buy it and therefore won’t be able to send email via that domain name....

However, deleting tons of photos in one sitting can be time-consuming. So, we’ve mentioned ways to do so in an easy and convenient method in this article. How to Delete All Google Photos? It would take a long time to select and delete each picture individually from Google Photos. So follow the method mentioned below to delete them in a short time. On Desktop If you have several pictures, you can scroll through the webpage to check if they’re selected before you delete them....

However, the firewall sometimes interrupts connections for some applications. So, disabling the firewall will prevent any such interruptions. If you want to learn how to disable the firewall in your PC with any operating system, this article is for you. What Does Firewall Do? A network works on requests and retrieval of data packets. The firewall’s job is to prevent unwanted data packet exchange. Every network has a firewall to prevent this kind of breach....

Donations are a way to support your favorite twitch channels. I guess it’s similar to putting money on a street performer’s hat. But there’s no hat online, so how do you support your favorite streamers on Twitch? Just follow these simple steps to donate on twitch! A quick note, make sure your favorite streamer is currently streaming if you want your donation messages to pop up! That’s half the fun of donating!...

Developers often use it to verify their web services before launching them in the public domain. But you can also use it for blocking malicious or offensive websites. How to Edit Hosts File in Windows 11 There are mainly two ways to edit the Hosts file. You can either use a text editor or the CLI. First, backup the hosts file. Then, apply one of the methods we have provided below....

iMessage usually takes 24 hours or less to activate. So, if you receive the message “waiting for activation,” don’t worry. You can wait it out. But, if you are greeted with “iMessage needs to be enabled“, you should double-check your steps for enabling iMessage. How to Enable iMessage on Your iPhone/iPad You can enable iMessage on your iPhone or iPad with the following steps. How to Enable iMessage on Your Macbook/iMac There are no specific toggles in Mac to enable iMessage....

You will find the general steps as well as motherboard brand-specific steps on how to safely enable the virtualization option. How To Check Virtualization Support in BIOS Before enabling virtualization in the BIOS, first, check if your CPU supports it. The simplest way to check if your CPU can support this feature is by following these steps: This image above is how it appeared in my case. Note that if your CPU Is not capable of virtualization, it will not appear there or be set to “Disabled” or “Not available....

After files are parsed as archives, they must be unparsed to reuse. But, while unparsing the archive, you may receive an error: “cannot open file as archive.” In such a case, you may wonder if the files can be unzipped without any data loss or not. Read through this article to know the causes of the issue and methods to retrieve data from your archive successfully. What Causes the “Cannot Open File as Archive” Error?...

This is exactly the case if you face some issues that stop you from connecting to the internet. Once you run the network troubleshooter, one of the error messages you see is “Problem with wireless adapter or access point.” Today, we are here to provide you with some solutions that might fix the issue you face. What Is Wireless Adapter and Access Point? The Wireless adapter lets your computer connect to a wireless network, i....