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Change Trackpad scroll direction on Windows Bootcamp On macOS, pulling down on the trackpad with two fingers means pulling the scroll bar up. Unlike in Windows 11/10, the trackpad drags with a unidirectional scroll bar. To change Mac trackpad scrolling direction in Windows 11/10 Dual Boot setup, do the following: Press Windows key + X to open the Power User Menu.Press M key on the keyboard to open Device Manager.Once you’re inside Device Manager, scroll down through the list of installed devices and expand the Mice and other pointing devices section....

Over time, cloud-based technology has gained popularity in the market. Microsoft has been a front runner for the integration of devices. It has also tried to keep its cloud platform efficient by enabling single sign-on through multiple devices. If you wish to check the list of all devices having access to your Microsoft account, then this post is sure to interest you. Check the list of all Devices having access to your Microsoft account The procedure to check the list of all devices having access to your Microsoft Account on Windows 11 is as follows:...

Chocolatey Package Manager for Windows A good package manager is always backed by a good package repository, and same is the case for Chocolatey. There are plenty of packages available in a community maintained package repository. You can find common software like Chrome, VLC, Adobe Acrobat Reader, 7-Zip, and some tools often used by developers like Git, Notepad++, Putty, NodeJS, JDK, etc. There are around 7K community-maintained packages and can be installed directly on your computer without the need of downloading the setup and then installing it....

Windows 8.1 Store apps will not open or close right away This issue can typically happen if the permissions for the All Application Packages group have changed, either by end-use action or due to a Group Policy that has been applied to a domain connected system. To fix this issue, you may, try to fix the permissions as follows: Using Registry Editor Open regedit and make sure that ‘All Applications Packages’ group has ‘READ’ permissions (check mark against it) for each of the following registry paths:...

There could be various reasons why Xbox Cloud gaming is not working on PC. A background app might be interfering with the Xbox app or your user profile on Windows 11/10 might have been corrupted. In some cases, Xbox Gaming Services can also cause issues, hence, uninstalling and reinstalling the Gaming Services can help. Sometimes, the issues are region specific. Cloud gaming is not working on Xbox app on Windows 11/10 If the Xbox Cloud gaming is not working on Xbox app on your Windows 11/10 computer, use the following fixes to resolve the issue....

Command-line switches to deploy Microsoft software Update packages The following are the various command-line tools that you can use to do various functions with Microsoft software update packages. Let’s get into the details of each command-line tool. 1] /help; /h; /? This command-line tool helps you get help in the form of a dialog box with information showing the correct usage of the Setup command, a list of command-line switches, and their behaviors....

What causes the Web proxy is not responding error? Similar to any other DNS-related issue, this error message also has very few culprits. So, here are all the main reasons for triggering the problem. Your computer appears to be correctly configured but the web proxy is not responding Here are all the effective workarounds to get rid of the Your computer appears to be correctly configured but the web proxy is not responding error....

While it is hard to replicate, the problem could be hardware issues and seldom because of graphics drivers. The majority of users have reported running Desktops which again points to the problem—the hardware. This post suggests a few ideas which you can go through. Computer freezes or crashes when closing Programs or Games Before we go ahead, make sure to check for any sign of overheating. Software like HWiNFO offers an excellent measure of temperature, especially if your motherboard supports it....

How do I convert a JSON file to Excel? There are several websites that let you convert any JSON file into Microsoft Excel format. In addition to downloading the converted JSON file, these websites offer some more options, like you can send the link to download the converted file via email, upload the converted file to Dropbox, etc. We have mentioned some of these free tools to carry out JSON to Excel conversion in this article....

Let’s assume that someone has sent you a spreadsheet which has items like products, price, etc. You need to make a new column to mention how many products have reached you so that you can clear things up. For such times, you can use this guide. Count number of comma-separated values in a single cell To count the number of comma-separated values in a single cell in Excel & Google Sheets, you need to follow these steps to count the value in a single cell- The detailed guide is mentioned below....

The portions of the disk used to create the volume need to be the same size; the size of the smallest free space included in the striped volume will determine. It can contain disk space from 2 to 32 hard disks, and the data is divided into blocks of 64KB. How to create a Striped Volume in Windows The physical disks in a striped volume do not need to be identical, but there must be unused space available on each disk that you want to include in the volume....

Code Editor for Windows computers As mentioned earlier, CudaText is a free and open-source code editor for a programmer with some very useful features that will let you increase your productivity within moments. The best part is this is portable software and with that said, you do not need to install it on your Windows machine. Talking about the features, here are some of them those you can find useful-...

Dashlane Free Password Manager for PC Dashlane can handle all your internet credentials easily and keep them secure by encrypting them with AES-256. Dashlane automatically imports any previously stored credentials from your browser and after that, you can add as many other credentials as you want. While you add a new credential you will be asked for few details that are the URL of the login page, username and password....

Service Host: DCOM server process launcher high CPU, Memory usage It has been well acknowledged that Live tiles are the main cause of this problem. Some users claim that simply disabling the live tiles resolved the problem. A part of the problem can be mitigated by shifting the system to the Best performance mode. If you encounter DCOM server process launcher high CPU usage on your system, then try the following suggestions to resolve the issue on your Windows 11/10 computer:...

The Searches folder finds good use when: You don’t know where a file or folder is located.You want the search results to include files from more than one folder, such as Pictures and Music.You want to search by using more than a single file name or file property. Where are Windows Searches stored? The Searches folder is used to save your Explorer searches. The folder can be found at the following location: When it is of no use, the user account-specific searches folder can be deleted....

Desktop and Taskbar keeps refreshing constantly The funny part of this issue is that it keeps blinking the Taskbar and Desktop every few seconds. It could be in a continuous loop or might happen every 3-4 seconds. You will not be able to see any icons on the Desktop, and the Taskbar will be useless as it keeps refreshing. Even if you right-click on it to open the task manager, it might not work....

What are Cookies? Internet Cookies are the small files that store data and information related to the websites you’ve visited. It may include your browser info, passwords, visited pages, preferences, IP address, time and date of visits, etc. Whenever you visit a website, the browser sends the already loaded cookies to the server that makes the pages load fast and serve ads, and other content according to your previous visits....

The normal reason for this error is because your computer for whatever reason thinks that your graphics card does not support DirectX even though it does. DirectX failed to initialize If you’re faced with this issue, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see if that helps to resolve the issue. Let’s take a look at the description of the process involved concerning each of the listed solutions....

Enable Cortana on Windows 10 Lock Screen If you are using an earlier version of Windows 10, you will have to create a new DWORD value in your Registry, name it VoiceActivationEnableAboveLockscreen and give it a value of 1 in the following registry key, to enable Cortana on the lock screen. But now, in Windows 10 Anniversary Update, you do not need to do anything as it is activated by default....

Windows Search is a feature-rich and powerful tool, allowing users to find a file whenever needed. There could be times when you want to get files from your OneDrive, Outlook, Bing, or other online services. As it indexes files and folders according to the user’s requirements, it is possible to include or exclude cloud contents in a Taskbar search result. How to disable Cloud content search using Settings in Windows 11 To enable or disable Cloud content search using Windows Settings in Windows 11, do the following:...