Create New Administrator Account in Windows 10 During the setup process, Windows 10 prompts you to sign-in with an existing Microsoft Account, Create New Microsoft and also the option to Create a Local Account to login to the computer. By default, the first User Account created during the setup process will be an Admin Account, which allows you to Install Apps, Install desktop programs, Uninstall Apps and make system related changes on the computer....

Disable Location Tracking in Windows 10 The Location Tracking feature in Windows 10 is basically designed to allow maps and other location based Apps to provide you with shopping, restaurant and other recommendations based on your location. However, if you are concerned about your privacy, you can either totally disable Location tracking on your device or disable Location Tracking for specific unwanted Apps. Steps to Disable Location Tracking in Windows 10 Open Settings on your computer and click on Privacy....

Download and Use Offline Google Maps On iPhone All that is required to use Google Maps in Offline Mode is to download a Map of your City or Area that you are interested in to your iPhone. Once a Map of the area is available on your iPhone, it can be used to provide you with turn-by-turn voice navigation, even if your iPhone is not connected to internet. Apart from turn-by-turn voice navigation, Offline Google Maps can also provide information about restaurants, businesses and their working hours....

Enable Hey Siri on iPhone The process of making Apple’s Virtual Assistant “Siri” to recognize your Voice Commands is termed as enabling “Hey Siri’ on iPhone. Enabling “Hey Siri” basically requires you to toggle ON Listen for “Hey Siri” option on your device, which automatically takes you through an easy to follow five-step process to Enable “Hey Siri” on your device. Once “Hey Siri” is enabled, you will be able to command Siri to send Text Messages, make Phone Calls, Play Music, make Skype Calls, get Weather Info and perform other tasks....

Enter DFU Mode On iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus DFU Mode (Default Firmware Update) can be defined as an advanced recovery and restore mode that allows iPhone to communicate with iTunes without the active boot loader being activated on your device. This provides greater control of the device and access to advanced functions like upgrading firmware, downgrading firmware and restoring a jailbroken device. Before going ahead with the steps to enter DFU Mode on iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, you need to be aware that DFU Mode entirely wipes all the data from your iPhone....

View Your WiFi Password On Mac Many users continue to use the same WiFi Password that was initially setup during installation of Router/Modem by the service provider. If you are like most users, you may have lost or misplaced the paper or the file in which you had noted down the Password for your WiFi Network. Luckily, Mac keeps WiFi Passwords stored in its memory and you will find below three easy methods to view the stored WiFi Password on Mac....

Another Computer is Using the Printer Error in Windows 10 The error message “Another Computer is Using the Printer” is most commonly noticed on many models of Canon Printers and also in certain Epson Printers. Going by the error message, you may assume that someone else in your house or office is using the Printer and may even go around to check if someone else is using the printer. However, this error message has nothing to do with other computers and occurs even if there is only one computer connected to the Printer....

Bluetooth Not Working in Windows 10 If Bluetooth is not working on your computer, you won’t be able to use Wireless Keyboards, Headphones, Speakers and other devices that can connect wirelessly to your computer using Bluetooth connectivity. You should be able to get back Bluetooth working properly on your computer using troubleshooting steps as provided below. 1. Make Sure Bluetooth is Enabled Starting with a basics troubleshooting step, make sure that Bluetooth has been enabled on your computer....

Favorites Icon Missing in Internet Explorer Like all Modern Web Browsers, Internet Explorer allows you to bookmark any website or webpage and makes it easy to access bookmarked webpages by clicking on the start shaped Favorites Icon. Clicking on the Favorites Icon in Internet Explorer takes you to the List of bookmarks, from where you can select and go to the bookmarked websites or webpages. Sometimes, the star shaped Bookmarks or Favorites icon can go missing in Internet Explorer due to incorrect path to Favorites Folder, incorrect Registry Values and other reasons....

High CPU Usage By WSAPPX in Windows 10 WSAPPX is part of Windows operating system that has been designed to bring fresh updates for Apps downloaded from the Windows Store. When the WSAPPX Service is active, it is known to consume as much as 40% CPU and high amount of RAM. Once WSAPPX has finished bringing updates, the WSAPPX service should automatically close and the CPU usage should go back to normal levels....

Force Restart or Hard Reset iPhone A Hard Reset, which is also known as “Force Restart” or “Force Reboot” is usually employed when iPhone becomes frozen, unresponsive and appears to be suffering from unexplained glitches. While a Hard Reset can be trusted to fix unresponsive or buggy devices, it causes an abrupt shutdown of ongoing processes, which can sometimes lead to damage or corruption of software and system files on your device....

Prevent Stock Apps From Being Deleted on iPhone Unlike before, Apple now allows its device users to delete many of the stock Apps from iPhone or iPad. While this is useful in getting rid of Stock Apps that you are unlikely to use, it also gives rise to the the possibility of your favourite Stock Apps being accidentally deleted. For example, Stock Apps like Contacts, FaceTime, Calendar, Reminders and Maps are some of the Stock Apps that most users consider as being important and you may not want any of these Apps being deleted on your iPhone....

Reboot Chromecast Manually & Remotely If your Chromecast device is freezing, hanging and has become glitchy, you should be able to fix the problem by Rebooting the device. Similar to other devices, Chromecast shuts down and Restarts again when it is rebooted manually or remotely using Google Home App on Android or iPhone. Hopefully, this should help in clearing out stuck processes and minor glitches causing problems on your Chromecast device....

Reduce Transparency on Mac Macbooks have transparency effects enabled by default, which imparts a frosted glass-like appearance to the drop-down menus and open windows on your Macbook. You can check the impact of Transparency effects on your Mac by clicking on any Tab in the top-menu bar of your Macbook and taking a look at the drop-down menu. As you can see in above image, the drop-down menu is leaking its background, which is giving it a frosted glass look....

Reply WhatsApp Message Without Appearing Online It is not uncommon during busy periods to deliberately ignore WhatsApp Messages, in order to avoid the possibility of someone noticing our online presence and trying to strike a conversation with you. But, imagine coming across an important WhatsApp Message on such a busy day. It could be someone looking for urgent information, someone needing your help or something that needs your reply. On such occasions, it is possible to hide your online presence and Reply to WhatsApp Messages without appearing online by using any of the following methods....

Restore iPhone From Backup on Windows Computer Making a regular Backup of iPhone to computer allows you to recover iPhone using the Backup file, if something goes wrong with your iPhone. In general, people Restore iPhone from a backup to Recover Data, Recover Contacts, and to Transfer Data from Old to New iPhone. Also, if iPhone is bothering you with unfixable problems, you can Factory Reset iPhone using iTunes and set it up as a New device....

Send Contact vCard from iPhone When someone asks for your Contact Details or that of someone on your Contact list, you can either pass this information over a phone or make use of Share Contact feature as available on iPhone. The Share Contact feature on iPhone allows you to send Contact vCard using AirDrop, iMessage, Email, WhatsApp and others. The vCard format is supported on iOS, Android, Windows and most associated third-part Contact Apps....

Attach More than 20 Photos to iMessage While the Photos App allows you to select unlimited number of photos, you won’t be able to share those photos using the Messages App on iPhone. The reason for this is due to absence of Messages App in the Sharing Menu, when more than 20 Photos are selected for Shating in Photos App. However, you can easily bypass any Photos Sharing Limitation set by Messages or the Photos App by using the Copy function that is always available within the Photo Sharing menu....

Setup VPN in Windows 10 A VPN service allows you to protect your privacy by allowing you to browser the web anonymously from a remote location. In order to use VPN on your computer, you first need to look for a good VPN service provider and sign-up for its services. Once you sign-up with a good VPN service provider, you need to gather the following information. The web address (www....

Silence Notifications on iPhone In general, most users want their iPhone to actively ring during a Call and play an alert sound, whenever a New Text Message is received. However, when you are deeply engrossed in work or engaged in an important meeting, the last thing that you want is to distract yourself and others with Notifications Sounds coming from your iPhone. Hence, iPhone provides multiple options to deal with such situations, ranging from Silent Mode, Do Not Disturb Mode to simply disabling the Notification Sound for all or selected Apps on your device....