Articles by Philip Celasco

Enter Safe Mode when Windows 11 or 10 won’t boot: force Automatic Repair, use a USB recovery drive, or run bcdedit from Windows RE, then get back out safely.

Update your iPhone in Settings > General > Software Update. Which iPhones get iOS 27, updating with a Mac or PC, and how to move to a new iPhone.

Insert a watermark in Word from Design > Watermark. Add DRAFT, custom text or a logo, put it on one page, fade or move it, reuse it, and remove it.

Windows key not working on Windows 11? Turn off keyboard Game Mode, restart Explorer, clear the Win key policy, Scancode Map or PowerToys remap, and reset Start.

Microsoft Authentication Broker is the sign-in component (WAM on Windows) that handles Microsoft Entra sign-ins for apps. Where it runs, setup and common errors.

Use the Shift key to turn off Caps Lock in Windows 11 from Advanced keyboard settings, plus the touch keyboard double-tap Shift, Toggle keys and key fixes.

Allow a blocked file or app in Windows Security from Protection history, exclusions or Controlled folder access, and unblock downloads flagged by SmartScreen.

Fix Outlook not connecting to server: turn off Work Offline, check the internet, repair or re-add the account, test server settings, and update Outlook.

Recover an unsaved Notepad file in Windows 11 by reopening Notepad to restore unsaved tabs, plus Windows 10 fixes, clipboard history and Notepad++ backups.

Change keyboard backlight color in Windows 11 from Settings > Personalization > Dynamic Lighting, or with Lenovo Vantage, Armoury Crate or Alienware Command Center.

Change NAT type on a Windows PC from your router: turn on UPnP, forward game ports or set NAT filtering to Open. Checks and fixes for Windows 11 and 10.

Download Discord on Windows 11 from discord.com/download, run DiscordSetup.exe and sign in. Then join servers, add friends, run events and fix game chat mic issues.