How to turn on Auto HDR in Windows 11
With PC gaming reaching ultra-levels of popularity, so is the want for more eye candy. Advancements in HDR, or “High Dynamic Range,” are making their way into Windows 11 and PC gaming […]
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How to turn on (and use) Bluetooth in Windows 10
You can connect all sorts of things, from a Nintendo Switch Pro controller and Apple AirPods to wireless mice and keyboards to your Windows 10 PC using Bluetooth. To do that, you’ll […]
PSA: Turn off your phone’s Wi-Fi when leaving home
You rarely think about the Wi-Fi function on your mobile phone in everyday life – except perhaps when you’re on a plane and switch off the connection during take-off. Otherwise, it usually […]
How to turn on Dark Mode in Windows 11
Like Windows 10, Windows 11 comes with two primary options for its menus, settings, and other primary interface elements: dark or light. While it’s easy to change from one to the other, […]
New Zigbee tech could turn Philips Hue lights into motion sensors
Matter may be the big new thing in the smart home arena, but the old Zigbee protocol still has some tricks up its sleeves, and this one’s pretty cool: The ability to […]
How to turn off Sticky Keys in Windows
Windows has plenty of buried features—and a few are tied to keyboard shortcuts that most users stumble across accidentally. For example, take Sticky Keys, which is an accessibility feature. It lets you […]
How to turn on Protected View in Microsoft Office
Unfortunately, we all still click on Office documents emailed from “trusted” contacts, so the next line of defense is to make sure Protected View—the prompt that warns you a file originated from […]
How to turn on Windows Game Mode (and fine-tune its settings)
Windows 10 and Windows 11 offer a killer Game Mode that can help make unplayable games playable — sometimes. It’s especially handy in lower-powered systems that have lots of programs running in […]
Turn your PC into a voice recorder with this simple free software
You probably know that our smart phones have a built-in audio recording app, but your computer can also act as a voice recorder. A popular free program is Microsoft Sound Recorder. It’s […]
How to turn on AMD’s Smart Access Memory for faster gaming performance
AMD’s Smart Access Memory allows you to combine a Radeon RX 6000 series GPU with a Ryzen processor to unlock even more gaming performance—dramatically so, in some cases. Before we show you […]