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Edge New Tab Notifications icon

How to turn off Notifications Icon on Microsoft Edge New Tab Page

October 27, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Edge New Tab Notifications icon

Here is how you can get rid off Microsoft Edge New Tab Page’s Notifications icon for good. This has been annoyance Microsoft needs to fix asap.

Posted in: How to, Microsoft Edge, Tips and Tricks
How to
Insert date and time in Notepad

Here’s How to insert date and time in Notepad++

October 18, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Insert date and time in Notepad

Want to insert the date and time in Notepad++? Here is how you can do that easily in 2021 without using the TextFx plugin.

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks
How to

How to enable Stacked Tabs in Microsoft Edge

October 11, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Microsoft Edge supports Chrome Stacked Tabs feature, here is how you can enable it in 2021 where Google is on the verge of removing it.

Posted in: How to, Microsoft Edge, News, Tips and Tricks
Freeware
2 ways to Disable Windows 11 new context menu

Disable or Enable Windows 11 new Context Menu w/ Free App [Registry method included]

October 10, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
2 ways to Disable Windows 11 new context menu

Don’t like Windows 11 new Context Menu? You can disable it with the registry method & a Free App. The app allows changing between old & new context menus.

Posted in: Freeware, How to, News, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
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Windows 11 showing recent searches on hovering over Search icon on taskbar

Disable Windows 11 taskbar Search icon from showing recent searches on hover over

October 1, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Windows 11 showing recent searches on hovering over Search icon on taskbar

Don’t want Windows 11 to show recent searches when you hover the Search icon on taskbar? We’ve got you covered here.

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
Google Chrome

How to disable Chrome’s Idle Detection feature

September 22, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Google Chrome 94 comes with Idle Detection feature, it is bad for user privacy, here is how you can disbale or turn it off.

Posted in: Google Chrome, How to, News, Tips and Tricks
How to
How to enable TPM 2.0 in Windows 11

Here’s how you can enable TPM 2.0 for Windows 11 In BIOS

September 13, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
How to enable TPM 2.0 in Windows 11

Microsoft has made a mess in communicating about system requirements for Windows 11, this made users believe they need to buy new PCs even if their device probably supports TPM, but is disabled by default in BIOS. It’s worth noting, Intel 8th Generation CPU, Secure boot, and TPM 2.0 are the most discussed new OS …

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
Browsers
Firefox suggest

How to disable Firefox Suggest in address bar for good

September 8, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox suggest

Firefox is now showing search suggestions (these may include sponsored) under Firefox Suggest in the address bar, here is how you can disable it.

Posted in: Browsers, Firefox, How to, Tips and Tricks
How to

How to make Cursive Chromebook App work on Windows

September 2, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Google’s Handwritten Note-taking App, Cursive runs on Chromebooks only, here is how you can make it work in Chrome on Windows.

Posted in: How to, News, Tips and Tricks
How to

Here’s How to Enable Native Reader Mode for Opera browser on computer

August 25, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Opera on desktop doesn’t come with Reader Mode built-in, Android version does. Here’s how to enable Chrome’s Reader Mode in Opera browser on a computer.

Posted in: How to, News, Opera, Tips and Tricks
How to
Google Drive for desktop is coming soon notification

How to download Google ‘Drive for Desktop’ now [offline installer]

August 15, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu 2 Comments
Google Drive for desktop is coming soon notification

Put an end to the countless number of “Google Drive for desktop coming soon” notifications and switch to the new Drive client right now by saying goodbye to Backup and Sync from Google. Here is an offline installer or direct download link for “Drive for desktop ” for Windows and Mac. What is Google Drive …

Posted in: How to, News, Tips and Tricks
How to

Don’t like Twitter’s new Chirp Font? Here’s how to disable it

August 12, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

Twitter has changed the font and Visual language such as colors it uses for its service on the web and mobile. The company says the new Visual Updates for Twitter makes it “more accessible, unique and focused on you what you’re talking about”. Twitter enabled Chirp font on all platforms. If you don’t like Twitter’s …

Posted in: How to, News, Tips and Tricks
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