How to

Create a Google Account at accounts.google.com/signup in a few steps. Gmail or your existing email, Android, iPhone, a child’s account, business use and fixes.

Enable a backlit keyboard by pressing Fn with the key that shows a light icon. Key combinations for Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS, Mac and Surface, plus fixes.

Scan a document with the Windows Scan app in Windows 11 and 10: add the scanner, pick JPEG, PNG or TIFF, find scans in Pictures\Scans, and fix a missing scanner.

Turn your phone’s flashlight on and off from Control Center on iPhone or Quick Settings on Android, plus Siri, the Action button, Gemini and quick fixes.

Download NVIDIA Control Panel free from the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 and 11. It needs an NVIDIA DCH driver. Plus the NVIDIA app route and fixes when it fails.

Find advanced system settings in Windows 11 under Settings > System > About, or press Win + R and run SystemPropertiesAdvanced. Every route, tab, and fix.

Remove duplicates from a column in Excel with Data > Remove Duplicates, the UNIQUE formula, or Advanced Filter. Which to pick, how to undo it, and fixes that work.

Enable Xbox Game Bar in Settings > Gaming, then press Windows + G. Record clips, take screenshots, check FPS and fix Game Bar on Windows 11 and Windows 10.

Open a CHM file in Windows 11 by double-clicking it. Fix “Navigation to the webpage was canceled” with Unblock, network-share CHMs, and convert CHM to HTML.

Change display settings in Windows 10 from Settings > System > Display: resolution, scale, brightness, refresh rate, HDR, multiple monitors, and common fixes.