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Bluetooth is a wireless technology that allows your computers, smartphone, and mobile devices to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices nearby. Many Bluetooth devices come with some minimum Bluetooth specification/version requirements to work with full functionality. If you want to check a Bluetooth device version or firmware, below is how to do that. With a properly connected Bluetooth device, users can stream music, send data, and communicate with nearby devices wirelessly with ease....

What does Speedify do? Speedify is a software that runs in the background on your computer to give you: More Reliable Connectivity Speedify instantly detects when Wi-Fi gets weak or disconnects, and seamlessly moves all downloads, uploads and streaming content to 3G/4G, DSL, or other wired connections preventing interruption in connectivity. As soon as Wi-Fi becomes available again, Speedify intelligently moves your device’s Internet traffic back onto the wireless network....

While you can technically download videos from YouTube and then use a tool to rip the audio files, it’s a time-consuming and tedious process. Fortunately, there are many tools you can use to convert YouTube to MP3 that will save time and give you good quality audio. Is it Legal to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3? According to YouTube’s terms of service (TOS), you may access content for your information and personal use....

By adopting bots, small and large enterprises reduce costs by handling routine queries and calls, thus replacing the number of staff needed for such tasks. They’re also able to connect with a larger audience, which means even more engagement with customers. Finally, they provide better service 24/7 without taking breaks, and respond instantly with reliable accuracy. This isn’t to mean that the human element is completely replaced, though. There are always agents available to handle complex issues that bots aren’t trained to answer....

YouTube provides recommendations based on several factors. Let’s look at what those things are, and you can customize the YouTube recommended videos you see. What Influences YouTube Recommendations Your activity on YouTube, including your watch and search histories, liked videos, and created playlists, can impact what YouTube recommends to you. In addition, your activity on related services and applications like Google and Chrome may influence recommended videos on YouTube....

Windows 10 introduced some new features that many might find embarrassing especially when someone is able to view your recent activities which you wanted to keep private. With Windows 10, File Explorer (previously known as Windows Explorer) opens to the frequent folders and Quick access files pane by default. Every file or folder recently opened or accessed is displayed in this page. For privacy reasons, some folks find these settings concerning....

Microsoft Word Dark Mode on Windows You can set the theme for your Office applications to one of the dark options on Windows in just a few steps. Note that when you use the dark theme in Word, it changes in your other Microsoft Office apps like Outlook and Excel as well. To turn off dark mode later, return to the Office Theme setting and choose Colorful or White per your preference....

The new Windows Edge has a dark mode, but to use it, you’ll have to turn it on and this post shows you how to. When you enable Edge dark mode, it changes the entire theme, menu, and other buttons completely dark. Changing to a dark mode theme only applies to Edge. Websites and other portals can choose to obey your theme selection, but no website uses dark mode for its content....

When you swipe from the right edge of your screen, it opens the Notification Center. If you do the same from the left side, it opens Windows Widgets. Although this feature is useful in some situations, it can get in the way of daily operations and become annoying. If you end up swiping accidentally and it’s becoming a nuisance, below, we’ll show you how to easily disable it. On the other hand, if you want to enable screen edge swipe to quickly access specific system UI elements with a simple swipe, you can use the steps below also to enable it....

Activity history helps keep track of the things you do on your devices, such as the apps and services you use, the files you open, and the websites you browse. Microsoft uses the activity history data to provide you with personalized experiences, and relevant suggestions (such as anticipating what your needs might be based on your activity history). You can choose to store or not store your activity history on your local device if you are not signed into Windows with your Microsoft account....

In Ubuntu Linux, if your device has a touchpad, you can click, double-click, drag, and scroll using only your touchpad, without separate hardware buttons. Your device’s touchpad can perform similar actions as a mouse or other pointing devices easily without the need to have a separate mouse or additional device to point and click. With the touchpad enabled in Ubuntu Linux, you can tap to click, tap twice to double click, and double tap but don’t lift your finger after the second tap to drag an item....

Windows 11 puts notifications in the Notification Center—right on the taskbar—where you can get to them instantly from a flyout. To open the Notification Center, select the area of the taskbar where the system clock is displayed. (You can also swipe in from the right edge of a touchscreen device, or press Windows logo key + N). Notifications will also automatically be displayed when they arrive, sometimes with sounds, if your device is not in a “Do Not Disturb” state....

Videos don’t play when this error pops up, but there are several ways to fix it. The error message usually appears when you try to play any YouTube video because what’s causing it affects the entire platform. In some cases, you might encounter it only when playing specific videos. Either way, you’re probably dealing with corrupt browser files, a faulty DNS cache, or an ad blocker going haywire. In this article, we’re going to explore the most common issues that cause “an error occurred, please try again later” on YouTube and show you how to fix them....

Web pages won’t open, and you can’t download a thing! What’s going on? It’s much simpler than you think to fix the issue on a Windows 10 or 11 PC. What Does “No Internet, Secured” Even Mean? This error message can be somewhat confusing if you don’t know much about how your internet connection works. However, it makes perfect sense when you think about it. You see, your computer isn’t directly connected to the internet....

On the error message, you should see a directive to reinstall the affected app. While that might resolve the problem, some less drastic troubleshooting steps are worth trying. For instance, a virus may delete the files from your device. We recommend running a virus scan using Windows Defender or your preferred antivirus software. Then, proceed to the troubleshooting steps below if your device is malware-free. Repair Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable The Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable contains data needed by Windows to efficiently install and run applications written in C++, i....

If you think an app, system driver, or an update for Windows is making your computer perform worse, restoring it to an earlier point in time might fix the problem. Restoring your computer to an earlier point in time won’t affect your files and documents, but remove apps, systems drivers, and updates and undo recent changes after the restore point was created. A new restore point takes place between 7 to 14 days....

The other reasons you may experience the above issue include Word’s Protected View feature blocking your document access, your file being corrupt, Word having problems, and more. Unblock Your Word File When you get the “Word experienced an error trying to open the file” error, unblock your Word file, and your issue may be resolved. You can do this using the Properties window on your Windows PC Fix the Problem With Multiple Word Documents If you get the same error for your multiple Word documents, you don’t have to fix the issue for each file individually....

When everything is working correctly, you’ll hardly know anything is happening at all. When Windows update errors happen however, the result can be anything from blocked updates to a computer that no longer works! Check if You Have an Update Error If you suspect there’s some sort of Windows Update error on your computer, you can confirm it by checking your update status: If not, you’ll see a green check mark and a message that you are up to date....

Sure, you can expand your Chromebook’s storage using compatible USB storage devices like thumb drives and external hard drives. But what if you don’t have an external storage device? Or you don’t like moving around with your flash drive? We’ll show you six effective ways to free up space on your Chromebook. How Chromebooks Handle Low Storage When your Chromebook is low on disk space, Chrome OS will display a constant reminder or notification informing that your “Device is low on space....

The Windows Security app is a built-in application that comes with Windows 11. It provides a centralized dashboard to see what’s happening with the security and health of your device and take any actions needed. The app has many sections that allow you to quickly see the status of your virus and threat protection, firewall and network security, Account protection, App and Browser Control, and more. The Device Security section provides the settings to help protect your device from malicious software attacks....