By default, Windows will require you to sign in again after waking up from sleep mode. Your computer will automatically go to sleep after a certain amount of time, or if you have a laptop after closing the lid. Some of you may prefer not to be required to enter your password again every time you open your computer back up.…
Any Windows computer should come with a license key for activation. However, that key isn't always readily available. Some refurbished computers have a sticker on the outside with it, but with most computers, the key is usually pre-loaded and stored digitally on the system. This article will show you how to find your…
If you're not getting any sound from your PC and you have speakers/headphones plugged in or perhaps even a monitor with speakers, the PC may be set to the wrong playback device or the level of the volume may be too low. Here is how to change those settings to ensure your PC's sound is set to come out of the correct device…
This guide will show you how to view such PC information as processor information, RAM information, as well as Windows 11 version information. Here is how to check this: 1. Right-click on the Start button, typically found at the lower left corner of the screen, then click on Settings. 2. From the Windows Settings screen…
This article will display how to view Windows 11’s built-in storage analysis. Here's an easy way to display the breakdown of space being taken up on your hard drive into the categories of items found on your hard drive. 1. Right-click on the Start button, typically found at the lower left corner of the screen, then click…
If you've ever had a certain issue happen with your computer, such as a blue screen, or a program crash and you're not sure when it happened, or why it happened, most likely it's logged in the Windows 11 event viewer. Event Viewer can be found on any Windows 11 PC. NOTE: Event Viewer has a lot of constantly updating the…
If you are unsure what your Wi-Fi/wireless password is for the network you are currently connected to, that can be found directly using Command Prompt on your Windows 11 PC. NOTE: This would not allow you to get password information for networks for which you do not already have the password. 1. Open the Start Menu and…
At times, it can be handy to copy the file path of a folder on Windows 11 to your clipboard and then paste it to another File Explorer window without having to navigate to that page again. Here's how to easily copy a file path to your clipboard. Find the folder, file, or document that you'd like to copy in the file…
This guide will show you how to set up a home page in the Microsoft Edge web browser. This will allow you to automatically open up to a webpage, instead of the default new tab page option in Microsoft Edge. 1. Click the three dots at the top of Microsoft Edge, then click on Settings. 2. Click the Start, home, and new tabs…
This article will show you how to repair or reset an app in Windows 11. Instead of uninstalling an application, apps can be repaired or reset in Windows 11. Repairing an app may fix an issue with a non-working app, while resetting an app will delete all app data, including preferences and sign-in details, to try to fix the…
