1. How to restart Windows 11 using the Start Menu The most obvious way to restart Windows 11 is to use the Start Menu. First, open the Start Menu by pressing the Windows key or by clicking or tapping the Start button on your taskbar. Open the Start Menu to restart Windows 11 Then, click or tap on the Power button located in the bottom-right corner of the Start Menu....

NOTE: This guide applies to both Android 10 and Android 9 Pie. If you do not know your Android version, read How to check the Android version on your smartphone or tablet. The procedures for adding a Google Account are similar on all Android-powered devices, although some might include additional configuration steps, depending on their manufacturer. How to set up a Google Account on a new Android device When you get a new Android smartphone or tablet or you reset Android to its factory defaults, you have to go through a few configuration steps....

NOTE: As I’ve mentioned in the intro of this guide, you can follow the next steps to make your Windows 10 clipboard sync with other Windows 10 or Windows 11 computers, as well as with Android smartphones. However, you might have noticed that I didn’t say anything about clipboard syncing between a PC and an iPhone. This guide doesn’t cover that, as this is not something you can do using Windows 10’s built-in features or default system apps....

NOTE: If you want to understand more about Bluetooth technology, read our guide explaining how Bluetooth works. 1. Use the iPhone Bluetooth Settings to turn the feature on or off The Settings app lets you configure almost anything on your iPhone, including Bluetooth on iOS. The iPhone Bluetooth settings are also the most reliable and straightforward way to turn your device’s Bluetooth chip on or off because instructions are the same regardless of your iOS device....

Add a Trusted PC Using Windows 8 PC Settings As a Windows 8 user you can quickly trust your PC through PC Settings. Go to the Users section. From here, you’ll be able to see user settings for your computer. Click or tap “Trust this PC” to get started. Your computer’s default web browser will launch and load the Microsoft account page. Enter your account information and click or tap “Sign In....

Motorola Edge 30 Neo: Who is it good for? This smartphone is an excellent choice if you: Want a compact Android smartphone that’s easy to use with one hand Desire a smartphone with a beautiful screen and body Are looking for a smartphone with excellent fast charging Pros and cons Here’s what I like about the Motorola Edge 30 Neo: The P-OLED screen is bright, offers excellent color reproduction, and has a refresh rate of 120 Hz It’s compact and lightweight, fits in any pocket, and is easy to use with one hand It supports Motorola’s 68W TurboPower charging, filling its battery in less than 37 minutes The fast charger is included in the standard packaging Clean user interface based on Android 12 with no bloatware IP52 protection against dust and dripping water...

MSI GE66 Raider 10SGS: Who is it good for? The MSI GE66 Raider 10 SGS is an excellent choice if you: Want to play any modern game at high framerates and maxed graphics settings Desire a laptop with high-end hardware that can handle any task, no matter how demanding You afford paying a high price for a premium device Pros and cons There are a lot of good things to mention about the MSI GE66 Raider 10SGS:...

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle or the art of Ray Tracing lighting After a few hours in the game, I realized that Global Illumination, the part of the ray tracing feature responsible for creating lights and shadows, is spectacular. The stone walls, the catacombs, the angles of the lighting coming from the windows, all quite faithfully reproduce how light would travel and bounce in the real world. Vatican at night From what I gathered reading about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on the internet, the developers intended (and succeeded) to create an exclusive game based on hardware with physical ray-tracing cores....

The current flagship of the Lenovo brand, the Lenovo X3 Vibe, is the perfect example for this argument: with its 5.5 inch screen, a hexa-core processor and a 21 MP camera, it’s a beautiful handset with solid performance and a good price point. However, compared to the competition, it has a clear disadvantage in terms of advertising and reach. In this review, let’s take a closer look at the Lenovo X3 Vibe and learn whether its level of performance is up to flagship standards:...

What is the TP-Link RE350 AC1200 range extender good at? The TP-Link RE350 range extender is well suited for: Extending fast 5GHz wireless networks on a wider area Mobile remote management (only when your smartphone is connected to the same network) Extending your WiFi coverage without spending a lot of money Pros and cons These are the strengths of the TP-Link RE350 range extender: It offers very fast WiFi on the 5 GHz wireless band The Ethernet port is very fast if you are using the 5GHz band as the source It has a mobile app for iOS and Android that you can use to manage this range extender Easy to use interface for administering this device Well done Help documentation that is easily accessible Great multi-lingual support While it is not the cheapest device of its kind, its price is reasonable...

Introducing Nmap & Zenmap - the Security Scanner Nmap means “Network Mapper” and it is a command line tool for network discovery and security auditing. It is free, open source and multiplatform. It can run on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It is capable of some really advanced stuff and that’s why it is used by many network administrators and security professionals all over the world. I mentioned that it is a command line tool....

What VPN Unlimited has to offer KeepSolid is based in New York, USA. The company was founded in 2013, and specializes in productivity and privacy protection. Their Research & Development is done in Ukraine. Although they are relative newcomers on the cybersecurity market, their privacy protection service, VPN Unlimited is well-known and mentioned in lots of publications. Besides their VPN service and application, they also offer a Private Browser for Android and iOS, which uses the KeepSolid VPN infrastructure, an eSignature solution and a WiFi Hotspot Protector and Network Tools for iOS....

The hardware specs of the desktop PC that we used for testing We performed our tests on a desktop PC with the following hardware: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 six-core processor, running at 3.2 GHz ASUS ROG STRIX X370-F GAMING motherboard 16 GB of RAM DDR4, running at 1600 MHz, made by Corsair MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB video card KINGSTON A400 SSD drive with a capacity of 240 GB of storage space Western Digital Blue 1TB hard disk drive, at 7200 rotations per minute (rpm)...

NOTE: In this article, I merely present the features I love most about Opera GX. However, it has much more to offer. If you want to find out more about what this gaming web browser can do and how fast it is, I recommend you to read my full review of Opera GX. Also, if you want to install it on your Windows computer, you can get Opera GX from its official website....

NOTE: Some people asked me whether there’s a way to show all the Windows keyboard shortcuts. Unfortunately, there is no method to display all the shortcut keys in Windows 10 or in Windows 11. Therefore, your best choice to learn such keys is to read (and learn or save) keyboard shortcut lists like the ones I’ll present in this article. Keyboard shortcuts for the Windows user interface The desktop is the most used interface in Windows, so any keyboard shortcut that helps you do stuff faster is a good thing....

TP-Link Archer TX3000E: Who is it good for? The TP-Link Archer TX3000E network card is an excellent choice for: Users who have wireless routers with the new Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard People who no longer want to use network cables for connecting their desktop PCs to the network Gamers and users who desire fast Wi-Fi connections Pros and cons TP-Link Archer TX3000E has the following positives: Support for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 Excellent speed on Wi-Fi 6 It can be mounted both in standard desktop PCs and small factor PCs Windows 10 drivers that receive regular updates and improvements...

NOTE: The screenshots and the instructions in this guide apply to Windows 10 May 2019 update or newer. If you do not know what version of Windows 10 you have, read: How to check the Windows 10 version, OS build, edition, or type. How to access the App history tab in Windows 10’s Task Manager To access the App history tab, you first need to launch the Task Manager. We found it easiest to use the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl + Shift + Esc....

A brief history of the function keys (F1 to F12) Today, when we speak about function keys, we instantly think about a series of keys found on computer keyboards. But that wasn’t always the case: before computers conquered the world, people used to rely on typewriters in order to create printed documents. Typewriters were similar to computer keyboards: they had a lot of keys and always included letters, numbers, punctuation marks and other symbols....

What’s a third-party DNS server? Third-party DNS servers are public DNS servers that are maintained by various operators around the globe, and represent an alternative to the DNS servers provided by our ISP (Internet Service Providers). If you need a refresher on DNS servers, they’re responsible for translating and identifying the names of websites into numerical IP addresses. For more details, read What is DNS? How do I see my DNS settings in Windows?...

What is System Restore? System Restore is a system recovery tool that takes snapshots of some of the essential system files and the Windows Registry. Those snapshots are saved as Restore Points, which, in turn, allow you to reverse the changes that were made to your Windows 10 operating system. System Restore works like an Undo button for the changes that were made to system files and settings, like drivers, registry keys, installed apps, and so on....