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If you have gotten a new printer for your PC, and still see the option for your old, unused printer, this process explains how to remove a printer in Windows 11, which will remove the option of it being available to print to. Here is how to do this: 1. Click on the Windows icon, typically found at the bottom of the screen,…
If you plan on using the built-in monitor that came with a laptop as one of the primary displays, then you can connect an external monitor to a video port on the side or rear of the laptop. These built-in ports can range from DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI, USB-C, Thunderbolt, or if you have an older laptop, VGA. The steps to…
This article will show how to enable the Print Screen key to open the Snip & Sketch tool in Windows 11. This will allow you to open the Snip tool to take a screenshot of just part of your screen by pressing the Windows key on your keyboard. Right-click on the Start button, typically found at the lower-left corner of the…
Optional updates can be important to keep up to date as they contain important drivers for many different types of devices. This is also a great step to check when troubleshooting a device that is not working like your Bluetooth or speakers as there may be new drivers ready to be downloaded and installed to your computer.…
Your desktop may or may not have a video card inside it. If your desktop computer does have a video card, then you need to use the ports of the video card to receive any video signal. You can usually tell if there is a video card in your desktop if you see the video ports are horizontal and are usually found away from the…
Apps obtained through the Microsoft Store in Windows 11 are called apps and provide different options compared to programs installed using a browser. Unlike programs that are just uninstalled or reinstalled, apps have a repair and reset option that can be attempted before reinstalling it. 1. Click on the Windows icon,…
Many laptops and desktops do not have a CD, DVD, or Blu-Ray drive, but these steps can still work for USB external drives as well as those computers that do have an optical drive installed. First, check if the drive has power, this can be done by pressing the Eject button. If it opens, that means we have the power cable…
Windows 11 has two types of accounts, Microsoft Accounts and Local Accounts. One key difference is whether it asks for a password or a PIN, if it asks for a PIN, then this may be a Microsoft Account. In this article, we will detail how to reset a Windows 11 password for a local account, and then for a Microsoft account.…