Connect a Printer to Surface Here I’m connecting a Canon MP495 wireless printer. The easiest way to get the correct drivers is by plugging the printer into the USB slot on the right side of the display. Then power on your printer. Go to the desktop, and you should see Windows is looking for the correct drivers and installing them. The drivers for most modern printers are supported, but if you’re trying to use an old legacy printer, your results will vary....

It’s free, it’s easy to use, and it’s packed with features. You don’t need to pay for a quality email service—Gmail offers one for free, and it allows you to send and reply to emails from anyone. By default, however, you can only reply to the sender when you receive a message meant for more than one recipient. You can change this pretty quickly, however. If you want to know how to reply all in Gmail, follow the steps below....

Run Linux Beta on a Chromebook The first thing you will need to do is run the Linux (beta) app on your Chromebook. Start by clicking the clock on the taskbar and choosing Settings (Gear icon). When Settings opens, you should see “Linux (Beta)” in the left panel. Click it and then click the Turn on button. Next, the Linux setup screen will display on your screen. Click the Install button....

Update: Modern versions of Office no longer need this extension. Saving files as a PDF or XPS is a function that’s built-in. Save Office 2007 Documents as PDF or XPS 1. Download and install the free PDF Add-In: 2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS 2. Click the Office Button in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc. Hover mouse over Save As, Click PDF or XPS Fill out the PDF or XPS options, and you’re done....

It provides a travel log of stunning background images taken from around the world on your Lock Screen. Many of these are desktop-worthy, too. Here’s how you can find and collect those pictures. Find Windows Spotlight Lock Screen Pictures Windows Spotlight Images are not stored in the most obvious of places. First, open your user folder, press Windows key + R, then type: %userprofile% and hit Enter. When File Explorer opens up, you’ll need to turn on Show hidden files and folders....

The layout remains largely the same, however, with text covering the page from the left to right margins. If you want to split a Word document in half, you’ll need to change your Word document layout by adding columns or inserting tables. This guide will explain how. How to Add Columns to a Word Document The easiest way to split a Word document in half is to add columns. Columns allow you to split the text into two halves, making it easy to create newsletters, booklets, and similar documents....

All these features add a lot of convenience to your browsing experience, but it would also be a huge pain if you had to personalize Chrome separately on your other devices. Chrome’s Sync feature comes to the rescue allowing you to use the same preferences, extensions, themes, bookmarks, etc., on all your devices. Today we’ll show you how to set up Chrome Sync and connect all your devices. Set Up Chrome Sync Unlike Firefox Sync, you don’t have to register for a Sync account in Chrome....

Windows XP is No Longer Supported or Secure Unlike Windows Vista, Windows XP doesn’t have a great screen snipping tool. That being the case, it’s still possible to take Screen Shots, Screen Capture, or Screen Snip in Windows XP; it’s just not as easy OR sexy. Using the process below, I’ll demonstrate a few ways to capture virtually any image you see on your screen, whether you want to snip your entire screen or just a single window....

Get Started with Google Hangouts Remote Desktop Support Remote Desktop for Google Hangouts First of all, you need to have a Google Hangout in progress with the other person. Next, click View More Apps at the bottom left side of the screen, then Add Apps. You’ll get a list of apps you can add to your Hangout. Click Remote desktop. Now you’ll be asked whether you want to help the other person or get help yourself....

The most common and obvious method for splitting your screen is using Windows Key + Right or Left Arrow. You can also split your screen in Windows 11 through window management capabilities. For example, you can use Windows Snap, Virtual Desktops, and Snap Layouts. Let’s explore each in more detail. We’ll show you how to use split-screen in Windows 11, so you can multitask and get things done. Use Windows Snap to Split the Screen Microsoft introduced the Windows Snap feature with Windows 7, letting you snap open windows to the left and right sides of the screen....

They almost look random. You’d think that Instagram would order your followers and following list in order of who followed you recently (this is the case in some profiles), but Instagram doesn’t do this. You may also be confused as to why certain people are at the top of your followers, and following list and certain people are not. Instagram hasn’t revealed how these lists are ordered, but they’re based on an algorithm....

2. Instagram Servers Are Down If your service and WiFi connection on your phone is otherwise working fine, then it may just be Instagram’s servers. Although this is rare for Instagram, don’t be frustrated, as this can happen for a number of reasons. They could be performing scheduled maintenance, their servers could be getting attacked, or it could be something as minor as a power outage. Whatever the case, there is no need to worry as when the servers inevitably go back up, you should be able to see your gallery on Instagram....

Reasons to Disable Internet Explorer Note: Microsoft is ending support for IE 11 on June, 15th 2022. The company will also remove it from Windows 10 and Windows 11. 1 – Disk space When Internet Explorer is turned off, you free up about 150 MB on your hard disk. Free disk space with IE11 turned on Free disk space with IE11 turn-off 2 – Security All software and browsers, in general, have security vulnerabilities....

The Eye Control feature will allow Windows 10 users the ability to navigate the operating system just by glancing around on the screen. It provides the ability to control an on-screen mouse and keyboard as well as text-to-speech with a glance. The eye-gazing technology uses a camera on a laptop or PC monitor to track where a user is looking. You can launch apps, type text, and perform other common tasks within the OS....

Bing Desktop Beta First, download and install the Bing Desktop Beta from the Microsoft Download Center. It’s currently only available in the US, and you’ll need Windows 7. It doesn’t work on Windows 8 Consumer Preview. It installs in seconds. Before using it, you’ll have the option to set Bing as the default search engine in Internet Explorer and set your wallpaper to the Bing Image of the Day. Uncheck the options if you don’t want them....

Windows 10 Mobile Update History Because several Windows 10 users complained that Microsoft didn’t provide enough information about its cumulative updates, it launched the cumulative update history page. Now the company is providing the same transparency courtesy to Mobile users. The Mobile page essentially says the same thing as the PC one. “From time to time, we release updates that add new or improved features that make your device even better....

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4343909 Provides protections against a new speculative execution side-channel vulnerability known as L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF) that affects Intel® Core® processors and Intel® Xeon® processors (CVE-2018-3620 and CVE-2018-3646). Make sure previous OS protections against Spectre Variant 2 and Meltdown vulnerabilities are enabled using the registry settings outlined in the Windows Client and Windows Server guidance KB articles. (These registry settings are enabled by default for Windows Client OS editions, but disabled by default for Windows Server OS editions....

We already wrote about the importance of not deleting the Windows.old folder, in case you wanted to revert back to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. But if you’re happy with it, and want to get a good chunk of your local drive space back, you can. Delete Windows.old on Windows 10 To clean it up, open This PC, right-click your local C: drive and then select Properties from the context menu....

Snapchat is a great app when it’s working, but there may be occasions when you have trouble getting it to stay open. You may find the that app constantly closes when you’re using it, or that you can’t get it to open at all. Here are some fixes to try if Snapchat keeps crashing on Android or iPhone. 1. Update Snapchat In 2021, Snapchat released version 11.34.0.35. Unfortunately, installing this update caused Snapchat to crash for numerous users, who would see a message reading ‘something went wrong, please try again’ before the app would close....

Some users have found that getting the answer wrong a few times before getting it right works for them; others have to get past it using other methods. So let’s check out these possible causes of this error and how you can fix them to verify that you’re a human on Tinder. Why Does Tinder Keep Asking Me to Verify I’m Human 1. A Human Would Make A Mistake, So You Need to Prove That Unlike the regular captchas you’re probably used to on Google, you might find it daunting to use captcha images for Tinder verification because the process is a little different....